The evening world., 1905-12-12
JOCKEY WAS LUCKY
! TO. ESCAPE DEATH
Spears, Thrown from Debbie
May in Crowded Field, Is
Just Shaken Up.

FAIR GROUNDS. NEW ORLEANS,
La. Dec. l2-rhe afth race at the Fair
Grounds was declared on and the sixth
race split. The conditions Of the race
were Tor horses that had won but two
races since Sept. 1.
The Regent and Little Scout were
both entered In the event and as both
won yesterday consequently they were
scratched. Macbeth was also scratched,
lesvlhg three common. ordinary platers
TO 20. Mr.. Nathanson thought that II
was best 10 declare the race on and
split the closlag event.
Interest in the racing to-day was CEN
tered in the Six-furlcns handicap.
Some Of the best colts and filltes which
ore ellglblA for the preliminary Derby
faced Starter Dada The course was
fast and the weather clear.
OF the seventeen h5rss that started
at the Fair Grounis yesterday and hn-
lshod inside OF the money, twelve were
nom the New York tracks Local race
goers at the Fair Grounds are playing
ncliing but the horses from the East,
The first desertlon from the City
Park since the meeting occurred to-
day, when Jockey ]. Mcintyre left the
new track and reported at the Fair
Grounds. He was granted a license by
Secretary Naihanson, and later signed
n contract with George G. Bennett, OF
Memphis fii t
Mcintyre rode for Capt s. s. Brown,
the millionaire turfman, last summer
Jockey Spears m the openlng race
had q narrow escape from death. Spears
had the mount on Debbie Nav, and as
the field reached the grand stand Deb-
bic May stumbled and went down. She
YES y bs middle Of s.. Sns bunch n,,ia GRd ~ Z
KILLED but fortunately mot a horse
tollchcd him. and he escaped with a
few slikh bruises and shaking W.
As for Debbie Mav., she was 80 badly
injured that II will be ddlte a wailo
before she viii be able TO 10 "a the
post
Early this morning the rost-oflce at
i.lb0 letters taken The pcst-oflce IN at
ghe snaln entrance and the majority OF
the letters contained money orders.
FIRST RACE-Purse, A0oi three
vear-olds ane up; selling; hve.and one
Gaif furlones. Pancreatis, lo2 MAN
ders), 10 u and I 10 !, woa by two
lenaths Many Thanka i08 Cherry,
10 1 and 3 10 4, second; Arch Oldham,
i0s III, Jones), IL TO 1 and. 10 4, third.
Time--i.07 IS. Gallant Cassie, Whip
poorvsll, Don Aware, papple Gold,
FRANK Bell. Teddy Brockwood. Tom
Mankins, ARABIC. Estcrre, Dcbble May
ana Doctor Dan ais, ran.
grcoND RAcE-Purse 500: three
vear- ODDS and upward ee,ilnt; one mile
Rourxe Cochran, l2 (R. 0reennehi),
10 / and TO |, 1, GiadlhtcS lOl CFrcc-
mnnl " to 1 and 90 /. .; Tower, 112
fDNeil). 7 20 and Z 20 ., Time,
i'i3 Ife Btinson. saul Burning Class,
lrlrigue Paail Aueur. Raipho Delmore
AMI Chats also fun. .I
THIRD RAcE--Pufse 500, for three.
seven furlongs lNN
Monaco Maid, " lChAndlerl.f 10
and 3 70 3 l. Lucky Charm. 100 Il Me-
|ntyro,, $40 !. and even, q, Torcheiio.
q tw Mcoes). % 70 ! and I 10 /. d
IsrInc' 'Roderiek sna,pr spruin also
an. ltiIfi
FOURTH RAch -rfauaIcap; rsrse
300, for fwo-yeafs ODDS. ak fnrlonas.
Water Wing, fi2 (0'Ncil). 4. to { ana n
10 % won; lsoIla iOl (iiolgesOn), ( "a 4
and 6 TO g. ~ fIorseradirh lol (Feichn.
+ TO 4 ana 70 I. 3, Time. Is l.k, SNOW.
James Reddick, o. q, parlce. The Ram
and Attraction also ram n