Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
A Holiday Crowd Present at
the City Park Track.
PENCILERS KEPT BUSY
La SoRCIERE WINS SPEED HAM
DIcAP AT FAIR GROUNDS.
van Ness Loses by swerving Badly in
the Last Furlong-Bob May, at
% to l, Takes First Race.

N-" ORLEANS, December Ca holt
aaV crowd witnessed excellent snort ar
oity fark today. The weather was cool
ana CLOUDY. though not unpleasant. and
the track was fair.
Inc feature of the card the Tes, s.sk.s
ior ali ages. was Won by St Josenh whtob
went to the post a pronounced favorj,a
and won impressively Orbicular was SOC
ohd and Czaraphine third Only two ia
Vorites won. The betting was a.cen,to,,-
ally good and the twenty bookr,akars WIZ
uIew IN nad all the business thew could
handle. Summaries:
FIRST race, mile and an eighth-Ifttle Elktn 10.
tMorris), to /, won; Monochord 90 ,perre,r ;,
10 J. second Tapiola, 30 (Koernerl @ to J. third
siI -.oi 20. Falkland, The Don, Nameokf
eaiety Lght, Reveilie, Little Boy and Conuuar,,n,
also ran. '"'
second race, mile and seventy yards-Grosara3,
~ 'McManaway}, to l, won; Big Bow. 1oy
toeaiy AL, 10 to l. second; Covna lo4 koerner,
adare ' E..,,r lime, l54 20 Janeta, Tete Nor
y IniTd race, seven furiongs-Royai Legend 1o7
second; Gus Heidorn. ii5 Mo or iiSsasasd TO l.
Draught and Monacodor also ran. ii"""''
fonrth race, six furlongs: the Test sfskas -.
Joseph, ol DAILY, to s. won; orbicniaT "a
sh9erner)' to 5, second; czaraphne ia iStcoH,
Esther and Goldie also ran -~"'
1oI mn f race I'VE and half furongs -woodcIaim
'iNAtl' V 10 4, Won, LADY, t.Dusupio
sW Allen, 10 to l. second; Planet. ia GTroxIert '
40 TO / third Time. 1.1o. Miss Shyiock, LYMAN
and LII rn1aie Red Merces Lord Dixon, Neyefmore
sixth race. five and a half furlongs-R. I Arm
so9 tperrettl, to /, won; Lieber Gore II2 wish
I, l, third Time. ill., Prince of Piass Gnidao
Gil W, Polly Perkins. Kara Champ CLARK CIoyer
noe Uncle James, Gray BAL, Gold Coin and Eu
Sew Nh race. FIVE and a half furlongs BAIL. 100
,,Nicol; . to j, won; Sir Andrew. ia tHaIn . to
u stcoL j. I'd Griin, ia 3udl tn I ,hfr
Tine Tine l. o 10. Room Mate. Otsego Julia
PRECIOUS Stone, Laura Hunter and Sportsman also
Only One Favorite Won.
NEW ORLEANS, December 30-Fayor-
ites performed poorly at the Fair Grounds
To-Day cousin Kate being the only favor
lite to win. The feature was tho Snaod
handicap, a sixfurlong dash. worth 81 6Io
to the winner Lady Vashti was always
laVor1te, with Formaster second choice
Van Ness set the early pace, and, sweryinp
badly in the final furlong, carried Fornoas-
ter out with him This ended the chances
for both, and La Sorcere. skilIfuly han
died by Sewell, came on and won, Van
Ness, which finished third was disouali
fed.
Bob May won at so to / in the first race
Summaries:
First race, six furlongs Bob May, 100 Spears,
90 TO j, woni Whipporwili, 100 G'errinel 6 TO L.
second Optional, l04 McGeel ) TO l. third
Time, III AS. Mon Amour, ogontz, VIII shelly.
havana. Tyrolian, Glen Gallant, Don Aware, Ara
DO, Firing Line and Norwood Ohio also ran.
Second race, mile and seventy yards Bonnie
Prince Charlie. 103 tSeweID, 4 TO j. won; Har-
makis, 10 Nv. McGee), to /, second: DR.. Hart,
lob {Dennisonl, to /, third. Time l5o 20
Bishop Weed. Sea Voyage, Light Note, Claremont
Los AngeleDo and Decoration also ran.
Third race five and half furlongs; handicap
Cousin Kate, ia d. Smith. 10 10, won; Rolia
ITO (Helgesen); to 5, second; Stockwood 80
tPerrine), IL to l, third. Time, 1.6s As. Mazzini
Deuxtemps and Pepper Dixon also ran.
Fourth race, six furlongs; the Speed handicap
La Sorcere tSeweln, 10 1, won; Fornaster 107
tO'Seil), IL to 8, second: Lady Bashti, loo DIX
ON, ID to s., third. Time. 118. Gold Enamel.
James Reddck, King Cole, Lady Henrietta and
Snow also ran Van Ness finished third, but was
disqualified for fouling
Fifth race, two miles-Louis Kraft 104 Heichtl,
10 to /. won; Cashier. 90 Cherry. to l. second;
Capt. Bob, 101 tONelD, IL to 20, third. Tins
8:43. Ponca, Handspinner, Plautus and Goo Coo
also ran
Sixth race, mile and seventy yards-Far CaIyp,
SO. 80 Cherry, TO 2, Won; Henry o., 9s Men
Geei, 8 TO 2 second; Athena, los G'oleyb ~ TO ].
third. Time, 1.51. Fra Fitippo Fairbury Mod.
orator, Odd Luck, Ed Early, Berry WaddeiI Bird
wood and Murmur also ran