The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
Tries His Hand at BOOkmaking at
Crescent City and Cashes Il
Combination Bet.
MONK WAYNAN WINS AGAIN.
Crowds Cheers Woke Him Up at
the Grand stand and He Took
the Audubon Handicap
From StrangcSt.
R~EPTBiIc

HEPTBiLc SPECIAL
New Orleans. Ia. Jan. 5-Encouraged by
the cheers 81 the crowd in the grand stand.
Monk Wayman Just got w In time 10 beat
out Strangcst 10y a neck In the Audobon
! Handicap. which was the feature OF to-
, days card al the Fair Grounds.
The handicap was the fourth on the card
: and a field OF seven paraded to the post.
Strangest was made the favorite at , TO
L, :, and was heavily played. Albert Vale. on
account Of his preference for soft going.
was made second choice at Il TO ;. while
Monk Wayman. who opened at three. drift
ed to nves at post time.
S~trangest was Off I'm front. but was cut off
at the first turn by Ida Ledford, who took
command. hut was headed after a half was
Travelled by Monk Wayman. Strangest. who
was compelled TO 20 all around his field.
co!lared Monk at the clubhouse bend and
led from there till the grand stand was
reached, when Monk was awakened by the
shouts and cheers Of the crowd in the
stand.
catching Strangest twenty yards from the
wire. he managed to set his neck in front
as the finish was reached. Vale was third.
three lengths away.
ommedi Hits a combination
Steve LHommedieu. the plunger. tried
his hand at the booking game this after
noon. He booked under the title OF the
Palmetto Club, and led the pricemaking
ana also laid top prices on all the starters.
steve gave the combination book a
screening by calling the second race one,
two. three, for 500, at odds OF Is to 1 for
the call.
The steeplechase handicap. from a racing
STANDPOINT, was a brilliant farce, there be-
ing oniy three starters. Of which Isen was
made the favOrite at 1 TO =. Don ClarenciO,
VINO was laying in second place. fell at the
tnird jump. while Harve h, the pacemak-
or. tumbIed at the sixth jump. After an
thls excellent fencing, Isen was the only
one OF the field left and she was pulled up
and walked home. Williams. on Harve H..
pluckiIy remOuntsd and secured second
money, willie Hertige. Don Ciarencio's rid
or, did likewise. and was placed third.
Orion. the favOrite in the second. made a
show Of his field by winning eased up by
twelve lengths. SeliIe J.. the second choice,
took the first in a hard drive from Barrica,
a heavily played good thing. Ray Salazer.
the fayortte, couldn't raise a gallOp and
finished in the ruck.
In the fifth the judges overlooked George
Gardner. who was second by fully a length,
and placed Bean second. The race was won
by Saragamp. d 10 TO / shot.
Sue Johnson. backed down from 10 TO 1
70 s TO 5. took the closing event in a gallop
from Macie Marie.
Coburn's Troubles Not Ended.
Captain James J. Rees. one of the stew
ards Of the Crescent City Jockey Club.
tonight received a telegram from Joseph
AA1AE Ply aAA1 - II AA-Nu "a ~-1
California Jockey Club. notifying him that
Jockey Coburn had left San Francisco for
this city. and not to let the boy ride here,
as he had Jumped" his contract with At
kins & LottrlGge. his present employers.The
telegram also states that Coburn will be
ruled OF the turf for life II ne is not back
in Frisco within ten days.
The Summaries.
First race. six furiongs. selling-Sallie J.. 15
0O'BrenD. : 90 2. Won; Barrfca. 10 lDale). 5
4 10 !. third. Time. la Floyd Dixie. Rey Sala-
Ear. Brown Vail and Maggie Y. also ran
Second race. seven furlOngz. s~elling-Or1on, 100
oCochranl. s 10 and l to :. won;. LADY
Curzon. ~ GayD. 5 to l and even. second. Dick
Turber. li walsh. 9 to ?. third. Time, 1:ss.
Miss Loretta. Bequeath. Gray John and Spurs
also ran
Third race. steeplechase. handicap. short course
-Isen. ls GawlessD. 1 20 2 and out. won:
Parye B.. ~ CWilliams). 4 10 / and 3 to 3.
secord; Don Clarencio. E5 OHerting). 4 10 !,
third. Time. 4.0Si4.
Fourth race. Audubon Handicap, mile and a
si~Kteenth-Monk wayman. II: dale. 5 TO l
. ana l to 2. second: Albert Vale. liz Wink
field. d TO 5. third Time. 2:9llz- Bright Night.
Ida Ledford and Early Bird also ran.
Fin race. six and q half furfOngs. ceiling
sara Camp. lCl dale. 2 to / and 3 70 l. won;
Etan. 1Ol CGsrnetu. 10 to / and 4 TO l. second:
georsia Gardner ll d Beck % TO l. third
Phosphorus and Assessment also ran
Sixth race. six furlOngs-Sue Johnson, -
Cochran. s 10 3 and 3 TO 3. won. Aacie Marie.
- GNekerl. 5 to 1 and ? TO L. second. Saguranca,
iD INcGinnJ. ; to J., third. Time. l:2Slz. Zanet-
10. advertisement, hushhelds. st. Ersin. Pant
land and Lareq1oise also ran