Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
FANTASTIC WON OUT
BY HALF A LENGTH
Largest Attendance of the Sea.
son at the New Orleans
Track. 4
Sir Toddlngton Disqualified tor
FouIing Meadow
Breeze.
Special Dispstch TO The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW ORLEANS, La, December S-Pzn-
tastic showed the way from the time The
barrier was released until the wire was
| crossed in the preliminary Derby Handicap
at the Fair Grounds this afternoon Tho
race was tryout for candidates for tho
Crescent City Derby and was worth sg1oO
to the winner.
Twelve crack two-year-olds faced Starter
Dade in the preliminary and each was lib
orally backed Shortly after betting rad
been posted in the first event Il was an
nounced that Baneful. owned by George g.
Bennett was an added starter In the pre-
Urinary Baneful traled the field all the
way and finished last.
In the betting, the Burlew and O'NeHl
entry. Judge Post. Fantastic and Royal
Breeze were made favorites at TO = Tho
books accepted Glamor an equal choice
at the same price. Jockey Nicol put up a
mastery ride on Fantastic and beat out
De Orc, at 16 to /, by half a length. Glamor
met with considerable Interference She
was crowded back at the start and also lad
TO go wide through the stretch.
Sir Toddington Disqualified
Sir Toddington, after finishing a clo.a
third to Toboggan and Meadow Breeze in
the second event, was disqualified .or
fouling the latter, and the short end of The
purse was given to Lady Vashti.
Gid. the New York sprinter in the Bur-
lew stable took the lead early I'm the third
race and would not be stalled off by tho
rush of Missouri Lad. The latter remained
second throughout hard run two and .
half lengths in front of Flavigny.
The public lost heavily on the bad per-
Torrance of Woodclaim, the favorite in
the opening event. Tom Mankns. at 20
to /, won by a neck from Considera ton.
heavily played at TO 5. Gay Adelaide was
the pacemaker until the head of the stretch
was reached, when she retired and Tom
Mankns took up the running.
Padre rewarded the talent at even money
in the fifth race, landing by two lengths
ahead of Mamie Algol.
Twenty-six bookmakers, including two
helders, operated today. The attendance
was the best since the opening day Racing
shifts Monday to City Park, where tho
initial handicap will be the feature.
Summaries
First race, SIX furlongs: Sseilfng-Tom Mankius,
1O7 Keyes). 20 to 1, won; Consideration loo Me
DaneD. to 2. second; Gay Adelaide, 10 CIIosxt
40 to /, third. Time, LIS Is. Atlas. Invasion.
st. Noel. Optional, Pinsticker, King willda J. ".
o'Neill. Woodclaim Cannon Ball, Abjure, Gera-
mum and Martius also ran.
Second race, SIX ACKNOWLEDGMENT III NIour-
tafn) II to g.. won; Meadow Breeze 40 OIorris,.
t o. seGqn m LAY 'as as Jos IA 10
Old Hal. Sea Voyage. Tyrolian, Calabash and
onisro also ran. Sir Toddington disqualified after
finishing third.
IT; Third ,oa race mile and sixteenth; hanaleap
Lad. 1o7 Garner, to 3, second: Flavlrny % "a:
Martini, Is to I, third. Time 1.47 is. Pride Of
Woodstock. Besterling, Charatan and Henry Wat
terson also
Fourth race. preliminary Derby: six furionss-
Fantastic. 116 (NicoD. to 6. won; De Orc. 100
tMountain) Is to /. second: Glamor. lis ,Garner,,
9 to 8. third. Time. IA 2-5. ALLOWABLE. billy
Preston, Voting POmpadour, Chase. Lucky Nose.
Judge Post. Baneful and Royal Breeze also ran.
Fifth race. two miles-Padre. 90 Garner. even,
won; Mamie Algol. 100 1Iennessvl II 10 2. Sec
ond; Cashier 102 CMnderl. IL to /. third. Time.
1872 10. Bulwark, Royal Arms and Pothen Also
Sixth race. mile and seventy yards Goldsmith,
112 tNIountain) 60 to !, won; Lady Ellison. 100 u.
Hennesseyl. 3 to z second; Kittie Platt lc9 a.
Bullnnch. Tinker. Lena j., ARABIC. Or. Heard,
Monte Big Bow and Don't Ask Me also
Seventh race. mile and seventy yards Rather
Royal. 100 Beckman), to I. won; Merry Pioneer,
40 tHegesonl, 10 TO l. second Harmakis. 100
CTrueman). to l. third. Time 1.46 A.. Merry
Belle. Scalpock. Triple Silver; Jungle Imp, Golden
Mineral, Bitter Hand Odd Ella. Docile. F0rEel,
Oberon Grand Duchess and Lady Ethel also ran.