The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-10
RACING At NEW ORLEANS.
Humping Matches on Nudd, Track-Laura
Hunter Disqualified,

NEW ORLEANS Feb. 0.-To-day's track
NJ the Fair Grounds WAS the worst Of the
vcar There was a bottom to il somewhere.
but before q horses hoof reached IL 1t had 10
sink through n mass OF thick oo2y mud TINT,
once it got hold relinquished its grip very
SLOWLY Naturally horses tired and 1oun-
de-ed. with the result Of more or less hump
iur The most serious case o. this sort.
according 20 the judicial view. came mp in the
last ra.e when Laura Hunter swerved from
the middle of the track 10 tho inner rail. Just
as Clarernont was making his run on the in
sidc. apparently the stronger horse of the
two Both were we'll played good things.
Laura Hunter by the Western division Clare
mont by the Eastern crowd. headed By Dave
Gideon. Laura Hunter got to the inside in
tine to cause Clarcmont to pull mp There
was no actual contact though there is no
doubt Clnremonts progress WINS mpeded.
but i has been sort ~ precedent this year
that where there was no actual contact there
was no foul. Hence when Laura Hunter
was disqualified there was a tremendous
howl from those Affected.
Another feature was the poor race Of Floral
Wreath. fnvorite for the third She was
ridden bv apprentice Baird quite few
horses havc run very disappointment under
him Of late, aud Floral Wreath Yesterday
was no exception. Floral NreaiA WAS played
a bu. but went up considerably. while
Miss tome was backed down fhe latter
went 20 the front early and remained there.
winning cLee1 NO 10y a iiuc margin
Garret Nilsson was the best OF bad lot
in the first and led all the way Hudson by
cutting on hi4 entire teld at the start and
knocking all the contenders completely out
Of the race. was able to win the second. Bel
indian. fuvorte iu the fourth. was In a soft
SPOT Norwood ohio in the afth. was the
best PLAYED fayoritc Of the day and raced
we'll after queen Rose had run herself dizzy
"a front
Martin. @ to !. won. yellow Hammer. 10 nten
ncssyl 20 10 T. second: Decoration, 1871 shaver.
20 80 f. third Time l5f John DOYLE. Rank
Street. The Hebrew. Judge Saufey, Bsnpp Weed.
Lookout, Nondolci and Nightmare also rau
S-cOnd Race SIX lGTongs Hudson. l0a iAu
hIchonl p to l. won. Dappc Gold 100 ~ Philippe.
TO ). second Gicndpn. ~ tLlNnsston, II 10 l,
third Time. i.2i ). over Again. Whorlcr. Fly
Ing Charcoal. Antitrust and ,sprrancc also ran.
Thlrd Race Six futongs Miss Gomez. 100
JAubuchoui, ~ to 5. won Floral Wreath. iOl lbalrdl
20 3 second Filla. NJ Ryan, 10 10 l. third. Time
i.2O 3 jungle INN ALSO ran
fouuh Race one mile and sixteenth Bellndlnn.
90 tMclntyrcl. 10 b. won Sarah Maxim, lO5 ~
Phillips. TO ?. second. Favonius, no -, Martin
btu2 third Time i5S - Ralbcri, MAZE Hanlon .
DuSky. tristan Snandy and Mlsanthrope also ran
fiftn Race Six iurouEs Norwood ohio, tO7
10. Honnrssyl, II To .. won tvaIl, los III. PhllluS
90 T. second Queen Rose, l0i Nlcoll, 10 I, third
Time ~ ! =. Mon Amour RoS. Queen Esther
I.ampgh', Clover Hampton and Pawtuckrt also
Sixth Race SIX furonzs Carcmont lOi lSchn
ling 20 .. won Princess Attaching, lOi 20 to f.
SECOND Similar iO1 ~ Martin. 20 to /. third Time
l7I Laura Hunter finished mist but was dis
MT. Frank Foster. Spec. Agachuc, Juba and Gold
aga alsD ran