The sun., 1902-02-11
UPSET IN TWO.YEAR.O RACE
NATASOTi, THE F4FORITE. FALLS
~ STAKE Event.
Jockey Landry HAS Narrow Escape
From Death Gold Ornament. nj 10
oil. Profits b, the Disaster Only Two
Fa,orites Win--A Race for Intrusive.


toI. Profits b, the Disaster Only Two
Fa,orites Win--A Race for Intrusive.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb in.--Despte the ar
rival Of his Majesty Rex, King Of tho Carnival
In this city to-day and the countless "ther
attractions in town, one Of tho largest crowds
Of the season was out at tho Fair Grounds
to-day. An excellent programme. consist
ing of six races and including 1.-THE New
St Charles Hotel stake for two-year-olds
was framed for the occasion. The track was
in good shape and the weather was clear and
bracing. being Just the kind for racing, Only
two Of the Elk fayoTites were successful
The New ST. Charles Hotel stake which
was the days feature. was marred by Sava-
sofa going down shortly after the start with
her Jockey. Landry. Navasota was the
heavily played favorlte, being backed down
from to TO to at post. The field after
the barrier went up had not gone thlrty
yards before Slack. on Flash OF Lightning
and Odom. on Wilton, crowded in on Nava-
sofa, causing the FLY TO trip and 90 down
with her rider. Gold Ornament, the cN-
trsme outsider in the race, escaped the nix,nP.
being on In front. and was never hraueu'
winning by two lengths IRON Merry Sister:
escape from instant death, as over hsH the
field passed over him. lie was plcksd up
from the track ln an 9e1hscuk hw ,hs ,rsnk pbyscsn
IL was found that no bones were orokeh ana
outside Of number OF bruises ne WOuld De
The opening event resulted in an upset
for the talent Balloon, at y 70 !, wlnhlng
In a hard drive from Josie +; Rose OF May
the favorltc. was poorly ridden and finished
In the ruok OEle and Grantor rode head
and head together all the way ia the second
the latter drawing away opposite thc giahu
stand and winning by a length and half,
The secondary feature OF the aiterh92n
short course. Cantadas was the iaNorite,
but the best he could do was TO ilhleh louftn'
ridden out, by nve lengths from Mis- ram
Intrusive, the even money faNorit". hhd 70
do his best to beat out Reseda IN the nltn M
in a drive by Pirates Queen, the secohu
choice Ia the betting. summaries
FIRST Race-Onc mile Balloon. lO1 u-andryl,
anS AZ e. ShG second 90 SSaa S" los T ssn id Time
l42Js. Masteliul. Howard hunier.' Lhtty ~"
lhck rhcIps Rose OF MAY, rsnA "a, Jones ," N''s'
second Race Sly iurlong,, Granlori 81 T'
DEAN 7t9 aud 70 NIn; Gn nEl' va ~ il cseso3 saS1
third Time. lIrg. Enma \. NJ PhaTaoh and
TkkIrd IN Racr -S,eeplerhase over short course
King EllWoOd, ~ C.. Johnson, ~ 10 and o 70 T.
second. bristol. 100 PENN. third. Tine. s'O'
Fourth Race New 81 Charles Hotel Stakes;
four fuilongs Gold Ornament. l02 Ibrennsn''
2s 10 / and : to l. won. Merry sister 10 ul nei
bto and , TO l. second wilton ii5 tOiOm', third
Time. o:is'. Step About, Musical Sllppcr fiasa ash
OF lightning. Princess Tulsnc sweet Neil ana
LADY Wlnlic also ran. Na>asota felt. ,-.-...,...
Tiuh Race One mile and ~ yardN-lniuSlNr'
lS odom s'ga sna Ven 20 y %Se >seond ss'P sdereh
los brennan, third. Tine 40 Sh\et NO'h a'S'
''SSi,,h Race one mile and a sixteenth Pirates
Queen gI boyd. TO and TO D. Won lllue
Tommy Tucker. 81 Wallace. 10 10 anu ' 70
iTys 40 IorU.t BloS~UU.. Grey Morn. Menace,
St David aud CleaIncld also ran