New-York tribune., 1907-12-07
NEW ORLEANS RACING.
JOCKEYS CLOSE CALL.
p. Kelly Has Narroz0 Escape When
Maize O'NeiU Falls.
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune.

New Orleans Dec. s.-P. Kelly, the jockey. had
q narrow escape from instant death in the last
race at CITY Park to-day, when his mount Maize
O'Neil. fell shortly after the start and directly In
front of the grandstand- The boy was plckeo ,t up
unconscious but recovered later ana escApeu "iNAI
a broken collarbone-
Nine horses went TO the post. with Granada a
slight favorite over Dainty Belle. In jam JUST
after the barrier released Maize O'Nell crossed
her legs and fell. She was in a forward posluoh
at the time so that Kelly was thrown among lne m
feet of the speeding horses. cry went up i,oll, @
the crowd In stand as il looked as II the ooy
was killed that that he escaped seemed htte SHUT
of a miracle. -,
The uncertainties of racing illustrated when
James Fleming backed Taskmaster the favorite IN
the opening race, and then watched nus o~fi - =.
Apacfe roYnp home the lucrative price OF L 10
j. Fleming thought Apache needed one race 70 P.e -
him on edge and did not encourage ms llleiiu, W
bet but the horse fooled him and proved that aIte,
su the insider is little better on thah 'iie S
racegoer in trying 10 pick winners L..,os
l. S B. owned by Mrs. T. Capo. was a oot.Ieu
up good thing il the second race Inc hu 80 S
was Quietly backed from 80 TO to 10 10 l. aho Moii
after a long hard drive with Bonart me IasoIi'e'
which was also heavily played from 10 70 ~ 40 "
gTstle and Lens were the only winning faNorites.
The former won handily after racing 1AtOh S"ttt ~
into submission the last furlong pole out Le,s
had to he driven out TO the last ounce 10 peat peat
The Bear a short head in the fourth ia.e- -
two horses head and head most OF IAio ,;,1.
ans MCDANIEL unfinished Shreve IN Inc cioSiHs
Notfer won the last two races with Coon ana
Dainty Belle, but II TOOK MS OeS' e -
them home in front
The summaries follow-
First race selling and one-half frrlonssD
100 tGr.1 - to i won. Master s5 sumter
tNotterD, 20 l. thlrd- nm
7ossS water Lock Ansonis Sainesaw. Bosom PREM @
Zine Ban Boil. Rosebloom. fhlilesAODe AN'@
sanders Sir Cyril and Blue Lee also ran u 90
second race selling; seven furlones !, 20
,ctiessinrerl 10 TO j. Ronart. loI tNotteIl' -
second: Young stevens: 90 Nufnage), 20 70 tlsu
aime 52s5 Fiowaway. McAiser. Broken Mei9dy. lso
Znfandei Grace George. George Bailey. Ineooooia' f
ME Kate and Durable also ran r,s,,.
Third race tsellins; five and one-haif o
1n3 1eiberl TO s. won; ArTowsWift ioS taraIl1.'
- second: Inaugurston. 102 tNarren - 70 l. tt.lI
Tr1e -nsls orena, Thomas Calhoun, I'd hane Stols
Lexington Lazy ana
Boy also ,..,oa,,ar,
Fo-th race (six furlongs)-Lens loS CAcDanie4) 70
r won: The Bear (Shreve), TO l. second
Ahmed Io9 CMountain). to l. tn:ra lint, linz Tas.
Frontenac, Cooney h Chafne East
Anna Scott and MeadoHbreeze also ran
FIFTH race fseI,ing furlongs-Coon lo t>otter
20 ? won Miss Strorne los Lehertl 20 TO see@Ia
Elarnor lOs Sumter, !. third Ille, -
savanese Denigree Judge Treen Con1rTuIliTaN Aifei
fsrcheu Artful Dodger and hose 9L esiDaInty
veeIie 100 otter1 10 . won; Dernore ioS CW Wa4shl
IL ~ second: King Of Troy q. Jee) 20 J. third
Time T:4sIb call Charlie Thompson, Sister Polly Sre
rads HaIbard O'Neil also ran