Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-08
CLOSE AT CITY PARK.
Last of One Hundred and Eleven
Days Of Racing.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CITY PARK RACE TRACK, New Or
leans. La, April This was getaway day
at City Park after one hundred and eleven
days of continuous racing. The secretary
attempted to provide a card that would
close the meeting with blaze of glory.
Seven races that filed to the limit were
presented. with handicap at one mile as
the feature. Fourteen were named to go
in the short course steeplechase. but the
field reduced to eleven by scratches.
OF the fifteen named over night in the
getaway selling race at the end of the card
only six remained in With the exception
of the handicap and the closing race the
card was named on cheap lines and at
tempt was made to allow five races to fall
to the poorer class of owners.
1t is generally understood that there are
to be wholesale reinstatements at the close
of the days racing, and it is whispered
that the kansas City Plunger" Sam Most
Will be restored to the good graces of the
American Turf Association. Most was
visitor at the track this morning, but when
questioned he refused to divulge the nature
of his visit.
Long Bright was supposed to have the
hrst race a selling affair at a mile and
furlong, at his mercy, and being PLAYED
heavily at the favorites price was forced
to be content with second place Little
Giant, with 20 to l against his chances
proved the best, and won as he pleased by
three lengths Long Bright had no trouble
in saving the place from Oural, who fin
ished third
Jockey b. Davis celebrated his return to
the saddle by getting the heavily played
good Reticent home a winner. in the five ind
a-halffurlong selling race for three-year-
oids and upward. Reticent was backed
down from TO / to TO | at the post time
and racing with DR.. Mack, the second
choice, until the last sixteenth, drew away
and by fbrp.
wei backed by the paddock OUTFIT, finished
third.
The judges decision in the handicap, the
feature OF the card, brought forth Kisses
and Jeels from tie big crowd in the grand
stand Only four horses started with De-
bar carrying top weight, ana Envoy as
equal favorite III the betting while GA
mara was The heavily played good thing.
Gamara was offered about - to | when
the betting opened, but WIS pounded down
to to post time
Lucy Young made the running for q half
mile, where Debar picked her up and looked
like the winner, but quit badly in the last
furlong Envoy then raced into the lead
and looked 70 have won the race by a good
head, but the judges decided that G4mara
got up in time and gave the race to him
The decision caused the crowd to hiss and
Jeer the judges for fully ten minutes after
the numbers went up. Summaries:
First race, che and onn-e@ht} Ial!es-I.tttle
Giant, lb6 tPendeTgasQ. 2h - 1. won; Long
s -
q. Hepnessy4, - ]. third. Tna. ;55 ,Iac
Blaze, Tariola. Algcuquin Ida Vivian Rough ard
Tumble. NarGp, Prediction. Limerick GIN and
Mrs Philips also ran
Second race, short course stecplechasa-Dr Now
lin. 1i5 fBeyeJ. TO J. wcn: Judge Nolan I40
Casey, to >, sese nj; creplin. f4o Dup,el ; to
J. third ZINE. 3.a2 Is. Iacaliara. Sa5alor
Madac. Tripoli ard Nikey als1 ran. C3rn.n!rln
pulled up aud War Chief lost rid,r
1hrd race five and anc-falf tgr ongs-Re cent.
121 III. Davis, to /. wen; Dr. Mack 100 Jell-
klnsl. IS to }. second; Iospttr, ft9 Yonng} Ia l.
third. Time. 10T 30 Major CsiDanter MusslI-
man. Martha C., Arachua. Clique. KnawfcGga. An
fortas, Rain Devils, anne Bryan ana Arm'
also
Fourth race one mile haadicap-tiaulara 20
tPendergasti 9 70 ., Won: E1YuF. i02 q Hen
messy. ia r, second; pcbar l04 CIV, Alrul -
to 10. third Time. 1.f0 Is. Duey Y2ung also
ran.
, Fifth race. mile and an eIghth-capt Bush rs
tHeffernGni TO 4. won; SwiftNing. loo nv Al
lenl. Is TO /. second Brani New, 1ai AZ. Davis,
TO /, third. Time. 1.54 40. Jaceb, Bell the cat
jena DaaeanBoE. Lady Lavish and Gray DIAL ran.
Sixth race, five and one-haf furIongs-Self Re-
liant. 100 tNieob, 10 :, won; Mabel VIM 10
tGallctl, - to l. seccnd; America H. i0i lSederI,
2 to /. third. Time. OK 20, Alrautara :Aiifton
BOY. Muldoon, Prince Of Pess. MIR. ScotF Steve
Lane, Toposhichi. Agave ard Eeveille also ran
Seventh six furioBgs Robinhood, is Oh
cob. l6 te ., won; BERTHA T., % II. Hennessyl, Is
to 5. second: Capitana. los NV. Allen. Is to l.
third. Time. 1.13 2-5 Ben Mot, Don Fonso and
Norwood Ohio. also