Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-21
THREE HORSES FELL
Highly Exciting Hurdle Race at
City Park.
LIONEL WON BY A NOSE
Long Shot Players Rewarded in zwo
Events.
BEST CARD OF THE SEASON
The st. Charles Hotel Handicap at
the Fair Grounds Won by Phi!
Fin1b at to S.
BEST CARD OF THE SEASON
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW ORLEANS. La, January 2o-Ths
City Park Jockey Club offered to its patrons
this afternoon by far the best card that
has been presented here. The program con-
sisted of seven races with the Cosmopolitan
Hotel Handicap as the principal attraction.
The race is over five flights of hurdles, ana
is considered somewhat of a novelty. There
We're two handicap races. Both races
brought together some of the best handicap
race material CHARTERED at the course. The
rest OF the card was made up Of selling
races built on high-class lines
Albert Simons furnished the favoritt, for
the two-year-old race, at three and one-half
furlongs. in Belle of the Bay. The FLY was
made 1-to-1o favorite over likely look
ing set of youngsters but never was dam
gerous. Bonart, owned by jim Davis OF
Blue Banner fame. was returned the WIN
ner over Frances H., who had 10 to l about
her chances.
Two Long Shots Won.
Long-shot players had their inning in the
second and third races, as Hymettus; with %
to against her, and Don Fonso 30 to 1were
winners The winner moved up around
tfe first turn and raced Yachting Girl an
other outsider, off her feet by the time the
turn INTO the, stretch was reached and drew
away, winning in common canter
The Cosmopolitan Hotel Handicap over
hVe flights of hurdles. which was the star
number of the card today resulted in moth
ing but accidents and a nose finish BENGAL
VINO was coupled with Onyx. went down at
me hrst jump, while his stable companion
fell at the second. DR.. Nowlin raced into
the lead going down the back stretch and
100! aII over winner but bolted at the
Iast lump and went down. The finish mar
roWed down to nose one between Lionel
ana Rip and the former got the verdict
CharaWlnd, who was played for a good
thing in the betting, landed in the third
place. The race furnished a lot of excite
ment and luckily none of the riders was
injured.
Summaries.
First race, three and a half furlongs-Bonart. 1,s
tStille), S to /, Won; Frances H. 115 (Austin, 10
to !, second Lens, lis u. jones' TO l. third
Time, 0.4l 40. Dan Bradley Knockirky. Maj
Lowe Bell of the Bay. Black Flag Heirloom,
Author Rosenfeld and Larernet also ran.
Second race mile and three-sixteenths- Hyme,tus
104 (Hennesseyl, rs to J. won; Grosgrain 30 tW.
Mcintyre, 10 TO !, second; Handmore l19 wish.
ard. to l. third Time, ZOE Little Giant. Bell
coal, Lou NJ, Yachting Girl and ARABIC also ran.
Third race. five and a half furlongs; handicap
Handsel. 90 Hennesseyl, 10 TO l. second; Astarita,
% Deayl, st to l. third Time io5 20 Pat bud
Attemept, Arship, Albuia Bensonhurst and Leta
Duffy also ran.
mile and quarter; hurdles-Lionel $50 (Archi-
bald, 10 1, won; Rip, l2s McHugh), to l,
Time, 2.23 IS. Creolin, Martin Brady, Pcktime.
Gould, DR.. NowIin and Lights Out also ran. Scep-
Fifth race mile and sixteenth: hnndicap-De-
vout 107 u. jones', II 10 l, won; Alma Dufour.
tHennessyJ 80 to /, third. Time, AS %. corus
cate and Orly II also ran. ,o-
Sixth race, mile and seventy yaraSIt,TeHei; iet
%. Halp, even, won; Morendo, lo6 daly,' 10 70
/, second; Little Elkin. 101 Morris, q to thra-
Time las 3-5. Conundrum, Meriingo, MaIedlcuon'
Thora Lee and Rankin also ran. $780,, r;,,,
Seventh race five and half furlongs.Ilehmln'
GO 115 tAustin,, 10 to l: won Kara ITO u1ayt:
/ third Time l.O9. Creel, Tarpr Self ReIiantr
Champ Clark. Minnehaha. Oak Grove hea hups'
Bertha E. Annie Berry and Oak Cln also ran
At New Orleans Fair Grounds.
NEW ORLEANS, January 20.-Phil Finch
overshadowed his rivals in the betting as
well as in the running, and cantered hon's
an easy winner in the New st. Charles no
tel Handicap at the Fair Grounds today.
The race was worth $3.50 to the winner.
King Ellsworth made the early pace, but
was unequal TO the demand made upon nm
in the final struggle. Lieber, Guiding star
and Aurumaster were the other winning Id
yorites. Weather showery; track good
First race six furlongs--Plater III lMangosl,
second; Whorler leo IL. Smith, Ii TO /, third.
Time 1.15. Electric Spark, Dapple Gold. BOD
NAV Bonebrake, Fancy Dress, Bronze wing, Many
Thanks Ben Lear, Marvel p. and Schoharie ran.
Second race, half mile-Bemay, 112 T. Smltn,'
s to l. won; Glad Pirate, 10l Nlicks'nj, ~ 70 l.
second: ST. Cloud, 1l5 (O'Neiu), even: thlrd.
Time o 40 As. Peter Mauck Bob Augustine, Ma
mile k Lucy Marie. Estele H., Blacklock, Jerry
Sharp Fanny Marks, Blackburn, Jack hardy ana
Third race one mlle-Iieber, 100 d. SMITH l
to 2 won; Whippoorwill. l05 (PeTine), 10 l,
second; Novena l03 (McDonaldD 30 to l. thlEd:
Time AZ 35. Don't Ask Me- IL Dottore ana
Fourth race, the St Charles Hotel handicap.
one mile and quarter-Phll Finch, 100 tPerrinel.
@ to g. won; King Ellsworth, lol tseweill, TO !,
second; Monaco Maid, 50 u. Smith, 10 to l.
third Time, POS As. Mr.. Jack, Tartan, RAIN
land and Little Scout ran. p. u
Fifth race six misunderstanding Star, 9s ".
Smith, IL to TO- on; st. Valentine, III CIV; Rob
third. Time 1.l4A. Deviltree, StGner Hill, Mayor
johnson and Pity ran. -
Sixth race six furlongs-Baywood los diving
ston) 5 to l. won; Arsenal 100 (BeiD, 70 /,
second; Vagary 1903 johnson, 10 to /, third
Time l.16 40. Water Pansy Peggy, Tenny Burn.
Chauncey Oicott. Gorsar Pretorious, Wiseacre,
Ogontz, Varna Fonsa. Mordella Lady Free knight.
Arab and Arab May ran.
Seventh race, mile and acknowledgements.
1O7 fSeweln. to 2, won; Colonist. loo ltenni,
son, 20 to l, second Joe Lesser, 107 fsreemanl 8
to l. third. Time, 1.52 70. Prince Salm Salm,
Lemon Girl Gay Lizzette, Raviana, Decoration
Ind Los Angeleno