New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-17
RACING AT NEW ORLEANS.
eg4KE FOR BEN HOLDER.
Fins Preliminary Derby-Lsra-
lighter Takes the Cypress.

.~.arleans Dec ls.~-Ben Holder won the Pre-
,-,srarv Derby at the Fair Grounds to-day and
-ll,eafer took the Cypress Stakes at City Park
800 fixtures served to attract big crowds at the
100 than have prevailed in the last few days,
- spirited ard interesting
80 preliminary Derby was run as the fourth
a. the Fair Grounds Eleven horses faced the
,sr ard the field was fairly good one, as the
49, vas worth s2I5O to the winner. The distance
s - SIX furlongs. Newton Bennington's Guiding
-, was q lukewarm faverite at to 2, with Willie
ss,sdss Ben Holder, quite well backed. at to L.
re start was fair, aud Delmore went out to make
- running. He showed the way to the stretch.
.ssre Dickson brought Ben Holder up with rush.
- von going away by tive lengths. James Red
~ at Z to ], suffered from some interference In
ss carly part, but closed strong in the last fur
ioos and took the place from Delmore. Guiding
s;ar ran disappointing race
lssa in the nth race, got caught in a jam at the
sss6 Six favorites were beaten. Lady Ellison was
rs run UP 10 1895 and Light Note TO 1896 after
sirnns Both were bought in.
half-hoiday crowd filled the grandstand ct
s~ Park. Only two faVoritss finished first, and
sTe az the 9dS on pso Ios9an rp 5s tTd sa6
rs Toa easily by Luralighter, which went TO the
P1e: sraish which. was high in flesh was well
ssrsed second choice IN the third race, but ne
1sSed on Mr. Rogers, his owner. 10 explain why
3 aae expained that this Vas the first time
sssfSosh had been TO the post since he went aniss
t s,Innlaer The horse had been working well
,Sst ii Was thought he was good enough TO win.
FAIR GROUNDS SUMMARIES.
4-e raos ave and one-haif DeYxtemps ios
X Noes II 10 8. Won ForaassteT III Ccrimmins).
,ss ss'g hTsF sscher Lady asoa Catherine l.
Hsss ad ace selling: one nil and seventy yardsD-Deo
osao1 lo3 Ny. Hayesl. . 2 2 Won: Wed dg IS
Al "a third. Time 1.544s Fsvenus. Tempt. Allan,
R.1g rsae selling ta es}9ashier 81 1cerry1.
.iaf Won: Ponca. IS C1 E.yes to J. second; AuTu
g ssby. Psa dahsspinne IRA FIipo Ralph Del
fa 4ss' !aas reliHaa5 esrby ha9dsap;
e SIX fnT Pa fi2 Tssenan1 - second Del
ISIS IS w AieS5ee, 70 third - Tins st H. Rga
s Excitement ard TTigg i2Tse also ran; 1.6,
u9a loz Qree1an9 Q wei l o99pe ee Mn'e, Los ~
eh5 10 = se9no' E Wing i Dan McISenns e ca ~
1s lsA and J. P NayberTy $50 ran
s ttsisI56asla5 Va: safsgua1d 1o6 G3eaelD 70
rs s LADY Avon Lad! Fonso. Scarlet. Merry Aero
al sra Pennant also raT
CITY PAX SUMMARIES
Fst raos selling: &c and thres-sixteenths miles,
2 Is sa asa6 e R0 162 9 Mo4, Il g 8
thil Time 2:lo95 Ethel MARI, Little Boy. Town
stcond Tae Cye fcngs9A5int Boy los Cerrsttl
* Eo9 ,JcnrTa1 to l. third Tine. los Favor
ia JuTist Knicke,oeker. Barnoletts and Tiohimingo
Tbrs race aandhp; six furlongs)-Toscan. 11s CRo-
. ssss Lucy y Z 9ou m IS 5erail to l. third Time
~ St Resol F stss o atso sp 5 neeet miles,
aTaighter IS stilieg to / Yen q RlenzEood lo7
/ thza Time, 2sss Elliott. Foreigner. Estrada Palma
Fra race S.eIig; seven rlongD-Echodae 1eT Nor
ssl 70 5. EoI Josette es R Love-; 70 ssoogadi
TstSer Taant woodyn Miss shyIock. Jove Flying
c s7 ana ~ and onestxteenth Neutrality-suspicious.
"a EHea T9n; Dousls q CVishe 70. 10 70 /
i9e Rszi .lsQue Sanction and Economist also ran.