The Washington times., 1907-01-13

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. lA-Ihe meet
ing OF the Crescent city Jockey Club,
which closed last Saturday. was I'M
doubtedly the most profitable in the his
tory OF the club The attendance all
through the holiday fortnight Was well
maintained. the number Of bookmakers
doing business in the ring was at all
lines large. and II the management OF
the club is not well pleased it must. in
deed. be hard 20 satisfy.
II was particularly lucky in the matter
OF weather. as all through last week II
looked as If spell OF rain might set IN
at any time and seriously affect the at
tendance, but the fates were favorable
and the threatened rain kept on in a
manner nothing short OF remarkable at
this time OF the year in New Orleans.
The condition OF the track for the great
er part OF the week initiated against
form players. and. owing to its very
peculiar nature. made results or races
dependent 20 a very large extent on the
posi- positions OF horses.
When the track becomes muddy il is
part OF Superintendent Myers system to
place wooden obstacles. generally re-
ferred to as dogs on the inside OF the
track. next 10 the rail-. 70 prevent horses
working over that portion. As a conse-
quenee. the going on the inside. as the
track Is drying out, is very much better
than on the outside distinct path"
is created, and as this strip is only wide
enough for two horses. the ones Iuelev
enough TO draw inside positions or OBJ
tain them shortly after the start had
the race practically Won.
The feature OF last weeks racing was
the first start OF the two-year-sIds or
1877. As revealed in the four races
given for juveniles, the Youngsters
which have started in these events so
Tar cannot be said 10 be a good lot
Early corners which are thought little
enough OF by their owners 70 csuse them
TO be started for the small purses offer
Cd around the first OF the year rarely
amount 10 much in their after racing.
/. ID. sullivan's Frank Lord. raced by
Archie thinner here last season was
the only yOungster OF those which fig
ured prominently in New Orleans last
year TO show 10 advantage later on.
unless il Is Colloquy, George Hams
nying Ally, which was raced two or
three times at City Park late In the sea-
son There Is no Qussu-n that CoIloouv
not only retains her phenomenal sDeed
but that. though she has not grown nm
much she has filled Tut and thickened
the right way as sIe showed her
ability 10 handle weight when she car
RED ll5 pounds and made her field look
cheap last Friday, running the six fur
longs in I:13 Is.
The hrst race for two-vear-olds run
on New Year Day was won bv a small
chestnut My belonging to Robert Tuck
er called Whisk Broom, which was
beaten last Saturday IN the race won
BY W. II. Snyders C0incidenL WhIsk
Broom Is rarely bred one, by Cesarion.
sire or Minnie Adams. Fred Cook
Weii-known mare aud also OF Seweu.
The brown colt sold last fall by Charlie
Rowe 10 Hugh Grant Brown for $4,000.
Nhisk Broom is out OF Elf. the dam Of
that good horse Broomstick. and Broom
handle.
Old Elf vas well represented on the
first day Of the year. as her son Elfall
won tile New Year Handicap. the sue
ceeding race to Whisk Broom's Elfal.
il may be said ia passing. was one Of
the Tot belonging 10 the estate OF the
late Capt. 5. S. Brown which were sold
last summer when Salyidere and others
We're disposed Of Up 10 his race last
week Elfau was a maiden. though he
had shown good form on more than one
occasion.
Whiskbroom was A well-played favor
lie when she won. as her owner. Robert
Tucker. Is big bettor and liked tie
filly's chance. but big outsider in jules
Garsen's filly Work-a-Day won the sec
ond race of the same kind. Work-a-Day
was ridden by an questionable negro
Jockey. J. Lee. and went out at 60 10 ].
Both previous winners, Whiskbroom
and Work-a-Day. were beaten last Sat
UTday by CoinCident. a nlly by On Deck
and bred by Alfred Featherstone at
Kenmore Farm.
". H. snyder, who trains Co.ncideut.
thought the hlly had not shown good
enough form at the barrier 10 warrant
betting on her. and. like Work-a-D Day.
she went out at long price. Dick Rose.
the other Juvenile winner of last week.
is bay colt belonging TO Dick Watkins.
got by SOrceTer. On the form he had
shown in hts first race Dick Rose was
well played 20 win last Friday.
Among the best of those which remain
in the Derby and which have not vet
started in New Orleans. are Chiun &
FOrsytbe's Montgomery. a horse which
should be well suited by the distance
and company; the Celia pair, Conville
and Marathon; Par DUNES Lens. good
performer last spring: c. F. DurneTs
Temaceo and c, r. Elis0n's YANKEE
Girl, both sood performers on Eastern
tracks, and J. II. McCormick's Tueing.
a colt Of some class.
The form shown by BurleW & O'Neurs
colt. Judge Post in winning the Mag
rolia Selling Stakes last Saturday. was
distinctly good. as JUdge Post a three
year-cld, was meeting many lightly
weighted older horses on practically
even terms.
Many oEioOkeTs. ana amonE Them
many good judges. thought that Envoy
hardly received fair NAV i'm the Mac