Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-28
PHIL FINCH IN FINE FORM
Was Second Best Horse at Crescent
City Last Winter.
EASY WIN FOR JUDGE POST
Harvard Calls for Base Ball Cand1-
dates-Brown Leads in College
Chess Tourney.

NEW ORLEANS. December 2S.-Burlew
& ONeill yesterday doomed up again as
factors in the racing here. After ten days
OF poor luck. these owners, who head the
winning list, won another stake race, the
New Year Preliminary. Judge Post easily
led his field. finishing a length in front.
Although this event was planned by the
racing secretary to bring out some good
two-year-olds at a mile, to give them a
public try-out for stake features early next
year. the field was far below expectations.
None of the contestants was above third
class.
Judge Posts victory therefore loses much
of its prestige. Beau Brummel, after a
rough passage, closed up big gap and fin
ished second. Lucy Marie also suffered
from crowding. She could not force her
way out of the jam and finished in the
rear division.
Minnie Adams. conceded by turfmen to
be the best three-year-old filly in the west,
was beaten cleverly by Orbicular. The lat
ter was in receipt of fifteen pounds by the
scale from the FLY. and the advantage as
sisted him materially. He had to be very
good to win, as Minnie Adams was in her
best mood. She acted as pacemaker at a
terrific clip and raced Juggler leg weary in
the first seven furlongs.
Orbicular had been racing third for seven
furlongs and then tried to rush through an
opening. but was cut Off. This checked his
speed and he seemed beaten. But he closed
resolutely In the stretch and won by half
length. Minnie Adams was second, length
before St. Valentine.
The time made by Orbicular-1.39 1-5-was
the fastest mile of the winter meeting and
within one-fifth of a second of the track
record.
Belle Strome Disqualified.
Belle Strome. a cast-ofr from Sydney
Paget's stable finished second to Phil Finch
in the fifth race, but was disqualified She
swerved while making the turn for home
and bumped Frontenac, the pacemaker, re-
peatedly. She then took the lead and held
it TO the last stride when Phil Finch came
with a rush on the outside path and beat
her a head on the post.
A claim of foul was lodged with the
stewards against Belle Strome by Mountain,
the rider of Frontenac. and it was allowed.
Lady Vashu was placed second and Gala
bash third.
The success of Phil Finch caused keen de-
light to the old guard of horsemen who
dearly love a horse of high class He was
second best here last winter, his stable
mate Rams Horn, alone exceeding him in
speed and stamina 1t his second
EFFORT after a long period rest. Judging
by his effort yesterday he will again prove
to be the champion a distance.
AS the fields will be very large today and
the quality poor much will depend upon the
start in each race. a horse that gets away
well will have big advantage.
The Summaries.
First race, six furlongs-western. 9s lloyd,
6 10 /. won; Chase, 10T Garner, even. second;
Zick Abrams. 101 a.. Smith, 80 to /. third.
Time LA 20: Lady Vimont. Demo. 1mperti-
nence Royal Bond. Captain Mccormick Malta.
Second race. five and a half furlongs- French
TIM Is to l. second; Tiehimingo 106 (Garnerl, 6
10 i, third Time IO7 As. Mullins Gold Bearer
Oasis. Abjure Posing Miss Ferris Come On Sam,
Hocus Pocus and Great also
Third race. New Year preliminary; seven fur
longs-Judge Post 1902 o. Hennessyl. 8 to l. won;
Beau Brummel. 1O2 tiarner), TO 2, second vot-
ing 1o2 0iountain) 80 to !. third Time, .27 2-5.
LucIe Marie De Oro Tudor Pompadour and Para
gon also ran.
Fourth race handicap me-Orbicular. 101
CMountan) to /. won: Minnie Adams, lib
(NicoD. 10 to s. second: ST. Valentine. ia Gar
nerl. IL to 8. third. Time, 1.39 10 Pride Of
Woodstock. Jugger and Debar also ran.
Fifth race. six furlongs-Phil Finch, 112 Gar
ner). IL to 5. won; Lady Yacht, 106 (Hennessyl,
TO L. second Calabash. 105 (Rice 10 to /,
third Time, 1.13 10. Frontenac. Paul Clifford,
Mafalda. Trepan, Sidney F. and Belle Strome also
ran. Belle Strome disqualified for fouling.
sixth race selling; mile and sxteenth-Tern's
Rod. 1O2 (Bac,, 10 TO l. won; huntington 101
JTruesmanl, 10 TO ]. second; Merry Pioneer 100
tkustin,. 8 TO l. third Time. 14T 10 Foot
lights Favorite. Docile, IOle Monte, King Ellis
worth. Bulwsrk, Beilindan, Orly II and Lemon
ri alSO