Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04
BEST OF YOUNGSTERS
Lens Wins Louisiana Stakes
for TWo-Year-0 Odds.
FEATURE AT CITY PARK
AT CITY PARK
Exciting Steeplechase Over the Short
Course.
ANOTHER GOOD THING" LOST
John W. Gates Representatives Of
fer $4,000 for the Release Of
Jockey Sewell-other Tracks.

CITY PARK RACE TRACK, NEW Or
LEANS, March 3.-The Louisiana stakes
at four and a half furlongs for two-yeas-
Odds was the principal event OF the good
half-holday card presented at City Park
today, and It brought out every good
youngster N the track ". Ia any preteusion
to class Albert Simons named Blue Dale
over night and added his colt Chamblet.
who won a race yesterday, as a running
mate for Blue Dale. Jake Marklien. the
Cincinnati horsensln, added Beau Brammel.
while odd Trick was Withdrawn.
A steeplechase over the short course en-
listed the services of good field of chasers
with New Amsterdam carrying top weight,
165 pounds and Ruth's Rather and Chara-
wind one pound less.
Charley Malone. who brought the stable
of H.. McCarter Potter to City Park this
winter. shipped the string to New York last
night. Malone will send his stable Of
platers including Thistle DO ana others, -
oaklawn, Hot Springs. tonight.
The rain OF last night had no effect on
the track.-rh going today was good from
rail to rail.
Yachting Girl proved easily the best OF a
fair lot of platers in the opening race at
one mile and "A quarter. keener, who had
the mount, sent her into the lead at the
half mile pole and remained there Gntu
the finish winning handiIy by length and
a half. Flying Charcoal was well backed
at a long price and secured the place
easily from Piller, the second choice. Dun
ganan was favorite in the race, bat after
showing a turn of speed for five furlongs
faded away, and finished in the rear
Safety Light Heavily Backed.
The two-mile selling race was the best
betting enga cement Of the day. Four of
the five starters went back in the betting.
with Safety Light, the heaviest played or
the lot. Safety Light was backed from
4 to 1 down to ) to at post time. and after
a drive with Double for the last half mile.
got home first by a head RomaHeiI who
rode the winner cleyerly, unfinished Jockey
Hennessey on Double. Little Elkiu and
delgerson made it aa interesting race for
third place. In which the latter got by h
head on the post.
The steeplechase race over the sh9-L
course produced one Of the most exciting
finishes of the afternoon. Custus, We'll
played at to in the betting, and well
ridden by Jockey SObell, raced 10 the front
at the fourth fence and. making running,
stood long drive and beat out the good
thing, Bank Holiday, by a head at the
finish. Bank Holiday received a lot of sup
port at 10 to l in the betting. and was
running over the winner when they passed
the judges stand Newamsterdam carried
his 165 pounds, but the weight seemed to
stop him in the last turn of the field.
Ruth's Rather and Schoolmaster fell, but
neither OF the boys was injured.
The Louisiana stakes at four and a half
furlongs. the feature of the card was won
by Pat DUNES good colt, Lens. who was
backed from 2 TO / TO TO in the betting.
Beau Brummel, al added starter, made the
pace for the first quarter, closely followed
by Lens. who, under a strong ride, drew
away from his field at the sixteenth pole
and well In hand from Karama, who
was coupled with Ronay as the Hole entry.
Chamblet, an added starter closed up a lot
of ground In the run home and landed the
show money,
The other races were featureless. sum
maries:
First race, mile and quarter-Yachting Girl JOG
CKoerner), 40 to l. won; Flying Charcoal III per
rett), 10 !. second; Piller, l0T lDealyj 10 10 s.
third Time, 2i0 40. Rankin. Dell Death, Dlgty
Bell, Turando, Dungannon, Algonquin and Gray
Second race, two miles-Safety Light IO7 Ro-
manellp, to 2, won; Double, i0l u. Hennessy),
IS to 5, second; IIeigerson, I67 (B smith, 10 to
8, third. Time, 3.34 20. Little Elkin and Miss
Third race, short-cour steeplechase-C l5s
1GSo6elp 2 to won Bank NIX Holiday rs 81;
(Pemberton), to /, third Time 323 SO. dhara-
ran Ruth's Rather and schoolmaster fen
Fourth race, the Louisiana stakes; four and one
half furlongs-lens, l15 q. jones', to 5, won;
Karama, lis (0berp, to 2 second; Chamblet,
Beau Brumme Bluedale. B0serrian. Bonart, K0-
nay and Black Flag also ran.
Fifth race. mile and a quarter Grayina 100 (B.
second; Bisque 100 d'endergastl 30 10 l. third
Time 2 10 50 Gold Bell, Semper VIyax Liberty
Mo Foreigner John Garner and Siss lee also ran.
to 2, won; Daring % (Deaiyl 10 to ?, second;
Bon Mot, lis (E. MOrrison to 2 third. Time,
10 Fonsoluea Bellndian, Cascinc Blum,
Jack Adams. Brushton, Granada aud Glenolare
seventh race. i've and one-balf furlongs-Meadov
Breeze, los &C. Norris, TO 3, won; Anna Smita,
ITO C. Schllllngl. to /, second; Oratorian. io4
d. AUSTIN to /, third. Time. los -. Rain
Zone. FayOTita. Red Ruby. America II, Sweet Pa
yor, Principal ard Sister Edith also ran.
At the Fair Grounds.
FAIR GROUNDS. NEW ORLEANS Ia,
March 3-Jockey Sewen's managers were
today offered by local bankers representing
John ". Gates of New York the sum Of
$4,000 for the contract papers on ScWel,
the jockey hit Of the local season in so
far as race riders go. SO far the deal has
not been completed. but il is more than
probable that Sewell will be seen riding for
the stables owned by Gates and cham
pioned by Boots Durneil on the metro
politan tracks this coming summer. Among
the horses owned by Gates and now ia
the hands of Durnel al Los Angeles, Cal,
IS the filly Lotus, rated al one Of the com
ing sensations of 1885, SeweN leaves Tor
Memphis, Tenn, tonight
The track was fair and safe, but not fast
today. big crowd came a-ra.,ing While
the sport was of excellent character
In the opening race Il. A. Chinns Shenan-
doah at to !, won handily from Dan Nc
Kenna, at 8 TO ], with j. g. Glen, at TO j,
third. 1t was corking good race. The
first two went 10 the fore early and stayed
there right to the end, and the field swung
wide and Dan MckeDua and Shenandoah
went 10 the outside. They finished Ike
team through the stretch.
Senator T. d. Sullivan of New York
owned the winner Of the second race, an
affair for two-year-olds at half mile.
This was Frank Lord. The colt was prime
favoriie in the betting. being backed from
even to 3 to In the first ten minutes OF
speculation Frank Lord went TO the front
early and was never In trouble again. win
ming easily from Our Own. who just did
nip the place from Helen Lucas. who led
to the turn for home.