The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-24
SPORTING NEWS.
Four Mile Race Winds Up New
Orleans Season.
Major Mansir Gall0ps Home an
Easy Winner.
SIX STARTERS.
First Event of the Kind in
Twenty Years.
FavOrite Jockey Rode = Won
Purse of $4,000.

New Orleans, March 24.-There was
a dash of elegance and a sprinkling OF
the unusual in the windup of the sea-
sons racing in the Crescent City. One
of the best crowds of the season put in
an appearance at the fair grounds, at
tracted there by the running of the
New Louisiana stake. This feature was
an alI-aged event, four miles, with ST.
600 added, and winners portion of the
money was $1,000
Not for twenty years has four-mile
race been run off here, and the last saw
the grand heat contest between Lex
met his waterloo. Many an old citizen.
a witness of the great heat contest OF
years ago, was on hand to see the new
Louisiana stake mark the arrival or
long distance running in the south.
1t was the enthusiasm of these VEN
cradle sportsmen that added eclat to
the days sport. Hundreds OF Wen
dressed members of the fashionable
400 were on hand to see the old boys
enthuse and not one of the large at
tendance regretted his visit to the
track. The sportsmen OF long ago
made merry. They attracted attention
as the sextet of horses raced the track.
and it was not until the "bell'' lap that
the thoroughbreds were given much
consideration.
The spice of the unusual was there,
made the conclusion of the racing in
New Orleans for 1902 one to be remem-
bered.
Major Mansir, from the stable of ].
U. Strobe, was the favorite in the big
event. 1t was not exactly on form
that he was installed in the exalted
position, but mainly because of the fact
that Winnie O'Connor had the mount.
The great jockey had announced tina
he would ride Aim and in the over
night pool rooms the Westerfield en-
try was a to shot. The change of
jockeys from O'Connor to Munro on
Aim made the latter Az to l in the
betting ring, while the switch from j.
Miller to O'Connor on Major Mansir
made him an even-money favorite.
Starter Fitzgerald did not daily long
with the six starters, but sent them
away at the initial break Old Bristol.
the steeplechaser, went to the front inn
mediately, Earl riding as if it were a
quarter-mile sprint. The game mare
hung on as long as Earl continued his
urging but before the end was reached
she was exhausted and had to be
stopped to a walk. At the second mile
Aim took up the running, and with
Little Elxin made the pace. O'Connor
had double wrap on the favorite and
for three miles Major Mansir was last.
but running easy.
At this point O'Connor let the Strobe
entry down little by little, and when
the stretch was reached he had taken
Bristol, Aim, Jackanapes and Little
Little Ellxin to beat. The latter tired
very badly and Major Mansir simply
galloped home in 1864, which of course
established a track record for the dis
tance.
Little Tommy Tucker came again un-
der a strong finish by Jockey Lindsey
and finished second, six lengths in front
of Little Elkin.
Jockey O'Connor rode an odds on
favorite, Loves Labour, in the initial
event and won handily from a poor
field. He was unfortunate in having
to pull up early in the race and from
then on gave a grand exhibition of
patient race riding.
An outsider, Four Leaf c., captured
the second event in handy style after
Sir Christopher had made the pace from
a running start The favorites, coupled,
entry of Moderator and Maggie Davis,
were as good as left at the post
At that Maggie Davis was so good
that she came on and beat out the pace
maker for the place money. Eugene,
an outsider, won the third event, and
handily the fifth race went to Van
Hoorebeke, who had a very easy time
of it. This was because Ida Ledford,
the to favorite, threw her rider at
the post.
Lofter, the to favorite in the wind
up of the day and the meeting as well,
had to take second place to Donator,
to 1 shot, although the verdict was
but a nose.