Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-10
PlNKOLA FIRST IN
INAUGURAL HANDICAP

NEW ORLEANS, December 10.-Pink-
ola, the western champion two-year-old,
is racehorse Of the first water. He
proved this in the Inaugural handicap at
the opening Of the Crescent City Jockey
Clubs track yesterday afternoon by beat
ing a fast lot of sprinters. He gave
away big Jumps of weight. by the scale,
to his opponents. but, nevertheless. beat
them home cleverly after much Interior
ence soon after the start
Chapultepec. the eastern champion two
year-old. that is here; Jack Atkin. the
fast sprinter. and several other fleet
footed short distance horses were with
drawn from the race There were two
reasons for their withdrawal A rain
storm In the morning changed the track
from fast to sloppy. and this lack of good
footing was responsible for the absence
OF Jack Atkin. But regarding Chapulte-
pee. no such excuse could be handed out,
for he IL mud runner and showed to ad-
vantage last summer in the heavy going.
What his owner, Fred Burlew, was afraid
of was Pinkola. He scratched his horse
because the Handicapped had placed seven
pounds more on his colt than on Pinkola.
and the eastern horseman was not willing
to concede that amount Of weight to w.
II. Fizer's great colt.
Pinkola Early Favorite.
The field of starters was made up of
eight horses. In the early betting Pinkola
was the favorite at 3 to 3 but such
heavy support was accorded keator that
their positions were reversed at post
time Keator's odds dropped from ) to 2
to to ), while Pinkola's price receded
from TO 2 to to 2.
The race was between the two first
choices Pinkola drew the extreme out
side position. and in order to get to the
front he had tn around his field
This robbed him of much of his early
speed. and he was carried wide he
lost several lengths. But he had a win
ming margin swinging for home in spite
OF his early difficulties, and he managed
10 retain it to the end.
Joe Notter climbed into the position
of leading jockey here by winning the
first two races. He won the opening
dash with La Soeur and the second race
with Dainty Belle. The former FLY was
favorite at to s, and was we'll backed
by her owner, Louis Celia She won
easily at the finish after indulging Do
naldo with the lead for the first three
furlongs. Dainty Belle. at the excellent
price of to /. galloped away with the
second race. Notter pursued the tactics
with her which gave him the victory In
the first race He held second place I'M
til the backstretch and then moved into
the lead and won easily.
The Summaries.
First race, I'VE furiongs-Ls soeur. ITO (Not
teri. 8 TO j, won Donaldo. l03 is HeideD 8 Il
. I. second: Edna. 1903 Geibert,, 30 to 1. third
| Tine, 1.O8as Night Mist, Helen Holland, Cul
tqre' MarrisO. Muren, Wild Irish and TWO ster
| also
Second race. one mile and seventy yards
Dainty Belle, los tSotterl. to /. won: Com
munipaw, l0l WARREN, Is TO !. second; Tinker
| l07 CPickensl. TO !, third. Time, .53<s ST
Noel Terms Rod. Jungle Imp, Druid. Goldway
and Proteus also ran.
Third race. six furlongs-Almuer. LOG Min
DER, to D. won; Georgia Girl. l03 (McDanieD
Z to J. second; Miss Delaney. loS tDelenyl. L
Brown Thistle. Miss Msrzoni and Knight Heat
also ran
Fourth race. six furlongs-Pinkola los Min
der). TO . won; Keator. III tBrusseD. s to 5
second; Lens, los (Mountain). to l. third
Time. lie. Jacobte: Lad of Lansdon, Hickey
Grimadi and Deoro also ran.
Fifth race, one mile and seventy yards-Mor
tiboy. 90 &c. Henry. TO !. won; Tileins, III II
Sumpterl. 7 to 10. second; Orphan Lad 10.
CMcDanieD. 20 to /. third. Time. l.52N Ia
maceo also
Sixth race. one and three-sixteenths miles
DR.. McCluer. 100 (Pickensl, 6 to 1. won; Fonso
luca, o5 tHufnageD. to l, second: Belleview
rs g. Flynn. to /. third. Time. all t;rac
Larsen. Anna Day. Athena. Charles Thonpson
Veneentio and Little Elkin also ran.