The evening world., 1901-12-14
L'HOMMED|EU HIT
THE Ring AGAIN +.
PLUNGER CASHED THREE BIG
BETS.
aIemphis Jockey Club Has Issur,;
Stake List for spring
Meeting.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 1.-THE new
Memphis Jockey Club has issued a list
Of stakes for the spring meeting next
year at Montgomery Pnrx. and the on
tries to all of these events Will close
On Jan. I, 1892 Five OF the events are
for two-yenr-olds. one for threc-year-
.Ids. four for three-year-old- and IN
yard. In addition to the ABOVE stakes.
two three.ycar-old races will be decided
NJ the spring meeting. the entries 70
which closed on Jan. 1 of this year,
Declarations from the races viii he due
,cxt Jan. I.
These two events are the Tennessee
Derby. Ss.coo added. at mile and .
.urlong. and the Tennessee OAKS. Tor
sliies. $500 added. one mile.
The club announces that no purse
during this meeting Will be less 'hin
TOO. while the majority OF races "il
have $500, $50 and 500 added. the latter
being the amount added In all handi-
:nps. Two or more jumping races wiz
Dc s!:ca each week. and the purses IN
these events will not be less than $50
I,IIom medieu Wins Again.
sieve L'Hommetiicu had another go"d
BETS down on Burnic Bunton, Dciorainc
and peponan. L'fiommedieu was nor
mo only one who won. however. As Biily
Kane, the weii-known plunSer. and the
res, of the Texans burnt up the ring on
he victories of Dcloratnc and peponnh.
he latter in particular.
It was Deponan's FIRST start Of the
meeting, and the books were generous
Enough to give !: 10 for the asking
shcn the betting opened. This d!d not
nst long. for so much money went In
IN Deponan that. although there was a
OF OF money bet on Myth. Donitor and
Pay the Fiddler. Deponan's price fell so
hat at post time he was l3-to-5 IA.
;prite.
In The NTH race form made Deloraine
ook a certain winner. yet the hooks
we're again generous and laid TO !
,sainst his chances at one time. al
housh the closing quotation was to s.
he led all the way In the race and beat
tEim out easily.
After many trials the two-yehr-old
Crescent City. which Is owned by r. c.
Bush. son OF President Bush. finally
ucceedcd In graduating from the maiden
,
he help OF Starter Fitzgerald to do SO.
however. The latter let him Se, away
front. running with an advantage OF
s,ree lengths. Meme Wastell. the sec
nd horse. would have won easily with
n even break
Cochran and Coburn divided the rid
NJ honors yesterday. as each rode two
winners. Cochran was first on Star COT
on and Dcloraine. while coburns win
,inE mounts were Crescent GUY and
3urnie Bunton.
Precursor should Have won.
Precursor was backed for a real old
ashioned killing in the second race. lie
'ent from ~ 10 / 10 S TO l. but n iii his
Usual sulkIng act at the post. and this
ost him the race. He spoiled several
God breaks, and even when the flag d'i
all and he was away we'll he prop2oi
simself. so that he was almost a. good ~
Z eft ut the post. Gormlcy sent him on
.fter the field and he WAS away with
hem on the first turn, when he bolted
thc outside fence. This cost him
bout twenty lengths, From that point
Z he ran straight ard true, and the way
made up ground on the b2ckstre,eh
( nish was reached he was d close fourth.
Had he broken well with the field h.
fouid have won beyond doubt
Another startling reversal OF form Vas
hown In the steeplcchaSc yesterday.
,hIch was won by advertisements. In his
revious races AT the meeting he could
OF run fast enough TO heat anything,
tut yesterday II was different. His price
orse with speed, and. OF course. he won.