The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-17
CLOSE FINISH M HANDICAP.
KITE PLAT heats ESCVTCH.
EON AND TRAPPER.

Ed Early at so 70 I Finishes In Front OF
Hadrian, q 10 FaV0Fite-MezEo and
Montpelier Win at Coed Odds-The
Meeting Extended Until March ~.
NEw ORLEANS. March ie-The Crescent
City Jockey Club made the announcement
to-day that after the Louisiana Jockey Club
had completed the week tho Crescent city
would take up the running and continue until
March rs, OF two dnys before the scheduled
opening Of the Memphis Jockey Club, Sane
ton for the extension was grantedRt q special
meeting OF the Western Jockey Club held
In Chicago to-day. This means that the
conflict will continue until March rs and
possibly beyond that time.
Nothing Of a classic nature was attempted
at the old track to-day. The host race on
the programme was a handicap at seven
furlongs, that produced one OF the most ex-
citing finishes OF the season. Kitae Plat,
Escutcheon and Trapper finished noses apart
at the end OF an interesting struggle, The
three placed horses were about eQ ual favorltes
ranging from to 70 3 to /. Klttle Plntt.
came down on the outside. and with a strong
finish won by a head. Jockey seder tossed
on a race on DR.. Stephens, who quit and came
again. only to be beaten by Memo. yelos
held on a long time. and was beaten only
HadTian, the 10 fayorlts IN the second. was
easily beaten by I'd Etrly. 80 70 shot Tho
htlQ hAQTlun bhle III lnt maj hNuEklts ne
talent Ia just getting familiar with the fact
that Montpelier Is something more than
joke. Ogles got as good as Q % against
the son Of Madison to-day. and he cleaned
up. Opinion got away in good position In
the sixth race, and that settled II, and there
was no getting away from Arch Oldham In
the last
Ffrst Raoe-ons mile and a slItesnth-M Nero.
100 "a. Murphy, 70 1, won; stephen, i0 tSederl'
Time. $50 Rachael Ward, Troy Bennett, MAJ.
rose CArley's Dream, Ben Chance, John H. and
second Raoe"si1 furlongs--Bd Early % Csederl.
80 10 l. won HadriAn. 100 o. Martini Ito S. second;
Nj Jack, III Baird, IS 70 1. third. Time ~ 3.
Swedish Lad, Gladiator, Cdpitano, Bishop Weed,
Flying SchWab, Cour Crsr, Prestige and Graphite
Third Race-Three and half iuIongs-BAck
Eyes, " a. Rlcel 10 TO !, won; Whgsan, 100 Baird
5 TO /, second. Hand Bag, II fAubuchQnl, 70
third Time, 043 2 5. Pinta CArnnGtbn. West
pearl. Russell. Joe Wooton. Ada 81. Mary, ChAuncey
Olcott. Wild Indian and Blue Grass Lad also ran.
Fourth Race-Seven furlOuEs-kttic Plat, ii2
tAubuchonl, s to s, won Escutcheon ~ u. Martini
IS 70 s, second: Trappcr, ii9 (DomlncN, 10 5,
third. Time, i2o IS. Light Note and The Timer
Fifth RAoe-one mile and a siIteenth-Mont-
peller, i02 tShaveD.e 70 won The Huguenot, III
u. Martini II 10 S. second Male HAnlon. 100 Baird.
u 10 I, third. Time, lE1 rs. Favonlds, LampOon.
Sixth Race-SiN furiongs-Qpinion, 100 tShaverl,
10 ?, won; AonAmouT, 1906 tBssl. 10 20 ], second;
Clique, iO6 tAubuchonl, TO l, thitd. Time, lis.
Jucora. Woolnola Trtumphtress, RejOlnder, Gas.
come, Precious. Rondoet, Clover Hampton and
seventh Rsce-Five furlonrs-Arch oldham. los
(McMullenl, 10 6,won Whippoorwtl, l0b (Schlingl,
2 second; Stella Allen, 90 lA. Murphy, 20 /.
ST. Bonnie, Grey Plume, April Bird. Annabelle Ire,
Mildred B. and Cherry Boy Aleo ran,