Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-25
RAMS HORN WITH EASE
Wins the Boston Club Handicap
at New Orleans.
PHIL FINCH SCRATCHED
City Park Coterie Visit the Fair
Grounds.
RETURN OF JOCKEY REDFERN
Large Attendance at Both Tracks
Two Horses Fall in the
Steeplechase.
'HlL FINCH SCRATCHED
RETURN OF JOCKEY REDFERN

| special Dispatch 20 The Star.
FAIR GROUNDS RACE TRACK. NEW
| ORLEANS. February p - The city Park
| sharpshooters invaded the local ring today
| and made Rome howl. Albert Slmons Jack
| Phillips. Fred Mason and Arthur Foy. the
| latter the New Orleans betting commits
| sioner OF Senator p Fl MoCarren OF New
| York. came over early and wasted little
! time IN engaging the books in n money
! battle. The foreigners went wrong on the
! opening event where Norwood Ohio was
| the choice. Later on the coterie evened up
| with the layers
! Jockey Arthur Redfern, who will ride
/ Willie Shields Ben Holder IN the coming
! renewal OF the Crescent City Derby. got in
! from New York before the first race. He
weighs ia pounds and will take solid
week OF the road work to come back to
! about 100 pounds
There were twenty-five bookmakers in line
today and a tremendous crowd In attend
! snce. Every seat in the grand stand was
| filled this afternoon
! Triple Silver, at s 10 J. won the opening
| race for three-year-olds and up at three
| quarters of a mile. Bone Brake ran sec
| ond. with Tom Mankins third. The field
| ran well punched all the way, the winner
| coming away from the company In the finat
! rush TO win by a handy margin, with the
| others bang up. Norwood Ohio was inter
fered with in the last eighth OF a mile or
! might have won.
Salvasa, the II to 3 favorite won the
| two-year-old scurry at four and one-half
| furlongs. Bud HIN ran next and Black
| Mate third Baleshed was nowhere Judge
| DaVy showed lot Of early foot and drew
| away from the field in a businessike way,
| rounding for home, The Judge looked ali
| over winner out in the front but at the
| eighth pole he curled up az II q bit short
| or little green and dropped out OF IL. In
| the meantime the others finished In a bunch,
| the winner getting I'm front on the last half
| dozen yards to win, going away, In the final
| jump or two.
| The Cure, at to :. proved 10 be a lucre-
| tive investment in connection with the third
| race at three-qUarters of a mile for three
| year-olds and up. The big son OF Mac
| Bride won In a verltable gallon from DR.
| Coffey, with Invincible third. Iuvincible
| got OF well and led into the stretch where
! The Cure overhauled him and won through
me maj eighth OF mile just he liked.
| The Boston Club handicap of one and
| one-siXteeHth mics. was the feature event
| of the afternoon and served TO relntroduce
| the popular Rams Horn after two months
| rest up. The gallant son Of the inglorious
| Buie slgnaIIzed the occasion by winning a.
| grand race. Capt. Williams scratched Phi
| tlnch and decided to stand pat with Rams
| Horn. He drew first choice price Of Q TO
| . III the betting. After Consuello II had
made the early running Rams Horn went
| 10 the front and was never in serious
| trouble through the stretch. He won at
the end from Losistella at to !, VITA
Lady Navarre at TO 2, third. Sum
| maries;
First race, six furlongs-Triple Silver, 100 Il.
Jones'; to J, won; Bone Brake. I03 tSeweiD
to J. thlrd. Time, la So Many Thanks nSs'' he.
guest. Merry Bell, Indigestion. Sea Voyage. John
second race, four and half furioOss"sai Sh
10 1893 ,seyeD Is to won; Bud Hin iof 9lqekeyl.
to l. third fi@e' o55 s. Judge s" Da FSgO6 o9;
Own Baleshed, Glad Pirate and blackburn also
Third race. six furlonSs-The Cure 11e pelD.
ond 70 f n MON Or loo S9nsy 20 Scons) to sec
Hd4, ss Gay Adslaide Pin.tieker Scotch Dance
Fourth race, Boston Club handicap. ons mile and
sixteenth-Ram's Horn. i1S (Perrine) even won; on,
Easysre o iOt ssxe Smith q e lay
St. Valentine, Monaco Maid. Little Scout and Con.
Fifth race, two miles-Cashier, 81 (Aroreland,,
to |, won; Aarumaster, lo1 (w. Hayes, 70 B,
| 8s5. Nones, Coionist, Bowler. Lady FSnsH
Hickory Corners. Goo Goo. All Scarlet and Brook.
s Sixth rae one nile and twenty
Wedgew9Od Northwin, Old Hal, Atwood and Lou
Seventh race, one milo and twenty yards-Biter
kG"P d to E SbJidf asmI io eE
jones'. 20 to /. third. Time, LA 3-6. Chub,
VSa fonso Franz hanaS
Dromio and Marvin Neal also
At City Park Track.
| Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW ORLEANS, La, February 4-The
| good card this afternoon at City Park race
track attracted one of the largest Saturday
| crowds, and twenty bookmakers. who cut
| In for business, had all that they were able
| to handle. The heavy shower of this morn
| ing did not affect the track TO any extent,
as II appeared to be in fast condition, James
| Mccormick refused to accept 140 pounds for
Monet in the five-and-a- half-furlong handl-
cap, and withdrew his horse,
Miss Mamie L., second choice IN the open
ing event at two miles. proved easily the
| best by racing 10 the front at the start ana
| keeping a lead OF three lengths. which was
| increased 10 five at the finish. Regale, the
| even-money favorite, always held the place
| safe. with Mildred L. an easy third. Bar
| ring the first three horses, there was little
| or no class to the field.
The steeplechase race over the short
course was one Of the best races OF this
| character that has been run over the course,
| barring two accidents at the first jump but
neither of the Jockeys was injured. ONO
King, - to 1 chance, raced away from
| his field at the first fence, and after show
ing the way for the best part OF the jour
ney tired slightly. and Wild Range moved
up fast and beat him a length and q half
| In a drive. Lights Out finished an easy
| third before the favorite, DR.. Nowlin, which
went up in the betting. Custus and School
| master went down at the first jump, but
horses and riders escaped with slight
shaking up.
The handicap at five and one-falf fur
longs, which was one of the features OF the
program. resulted in an easy victory for
Robin Hood. who took up 125 pounds. and
after setting the pace won easily from Ed.
Corrigan's Derby possibility, Kargut.
Morris took Robin Hood TO the front IN
the first few strides and there was never
a spot In the road where he was threatened.
Kargut and Quinn Brady fought II out for
the place, the former getting Il In a drive
by a head. Orly III. carrying 137 pounds
and backed into favoritism, could not ham
die his weight, and finished in the ruck-
The Respess handicap at one mile and
sixteenth produced one of the best finishes
ever seen at City Park. Debar, Garnish
and st. Tammany hooked up at the last
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