The Washington times., 1907-03-03
By ]. S. A. MACDONALD.

NEW ORLEANS. La. March 2.-On /
the 23d Of this month will be rum the
banner horse race of the winter turf
season, the Crescent City Derby OF
$1,000 New York may have the Subur-
ban Handicap and San Francisco the
Burns Handicap. but nothing so arouses
public interest in the lower Mississippi /
country and the great Southwest as this
Derby affair, which annually comes TO
hand in the third week Of March. Year
by year the event has gradually grown /
in value and importance until last year.
when Jockey Jack Martin drove home
on Guiding Star in the colors of Trainer
sam Hldreth, just $500 was the stake /
taken down by the owner of the first
horse and not fewer than 10000 persons |
witnessed the finish. That day forty !
three bookmakers offered odds on the
field Of candidates.
Evidence of Great Interest.
Perhaps the greatest evidence Of the
widespread concern in the outcome OF
this years Crescent City Derby is seen
in the fact OF the first future book on
the result ever posted being offered the
local public.
The book is being made by Ed Collel'
Of New York, but unlike the future
books on the principal races Of recent
years no bets are being accepted through
the mails. The book is open TO the
New Orleans public-race followers
booknakers, etc, but the proprietor de-
clines mail orders. This action is due
to the fuss raised by Kid Weller in
attempting to make a future book on
the Suburban Handicap of 1905
The Postal Department at Washing
ton, d. G, issued an order against the
scheme and prohibited the circulation Of
the necessary literature and the passage
OF money by mail The book has been
operating for "a few days and the play Is
quite brisk.
ColleIs prices give a very good line on
what the insiders think OF the probable
result. There are several other colts and
hlhes eligible, but they are not consid-
cred by even the pilSers and hunch play
ers, for their prices range from 30 TO l
TO 500 TO l. 1t is from the list in the box
above that the Derby field and the win
ner VIII probably come.
Miller to Ride Temacco.
There is every reason to believe that
"Boots" DurneH will have Temacco here
from California and in good condition
for the race Marvellous Miller will
ride this colt. Durnell gave Sam
Lazarus. of Texas the sum OF $500 for
him late last autumn, and he is a cOrker.
Montgomery and Marathon will be
down from Montgomery Park, at Mem
phis Tenn. Both colts are in fine Older
and almost ready to race today. The
former has wintered exceptionally well.
while the Cellas picked up a bargain
when they got Marathon from Harry
Payne Whitney for $4,000 lie has been
showing grand form IN his gallops and is
bound to cut some considerable figure in
this seasons -year-old racing
Tileing is still a favorite. He is going
as well as ever, and II the track happens
TO turn muddy, he viii probably 20 to
the post the public choice. This son Of
Hastings has shown an ability to 20 the
route and carry stake weight One Of
the quiet tips is Judge Post. This colt
is getting a fine pointing from Burlew
Late this week Burlew said to
friend: This colt, has improved more
in the last three weeks than any horse
which has come through my hands since
Beldame was a three-year-old." This
fellow can gallop a very fast seven fur
longs, while Burley oftentimes had de-
clared he is natural distance horse.
Mortiboy But Hope.
Mortiboy is a greatly improved colt.
but Is only a mud hope at best Lens
has many a follower, including Ed Cor
rigan. who thinks Pat Dunno has in
this one sure winner. Gid is not as
good as he was early in the year, while
Sir Toddington is the reliance of Messrs.
Burlew 4 O'Neill in the case of mud.
great many changes in the Derby
situation between now and the 23d Of
the month may occur. In the meantime
no better field of three-year-olds had
been in point for a race here at New Or
lans in fifteen years.
One Of the comic reliefs to the hard
money grind of the betting ring during
the current week was the sensational
elimination of BOokmaker phil
O'Neils winter campaign on last Tues
day
O'Neil is a well-known character in
the professional turf world. When he is
winner, no more sweeter-souled or wit
tier Hibernian sails the sea of life.
But when luck does not break well for
him the farther away from him the
better for ones own self. O'Neil was
a lion in the field" inclosure about
New York last summer.
Quit New Yorker a Winner.
He started in on shoestring and ran
IL into the proverbial tannery- Quitting
a $4,000 winner on the summer season
about New York. he hied himself and
booking crew 10 this city for the winter
racing. Winning little and losing a
little. O'Neil found himself about S5.eOJ
to the good on the opening days of the
Mardi Gras Carnival Then came a
Waterloo. Day after day ne lost until