Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
MEETING ENDS At
FAIR GROUNDS TRACK
Nearing the Close of the Racing
Season in New
Orleans.
City Park Opens Tomorrow tor
the Next Two
Weeks.
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Special biSpHlth 10 Inc star.
NEW ORLEANS La, March 30.-The
season of 1O6-0T, so far as the Fair
Grounds track was concerned, closed to-
day. For sixty-One days the old course
has been the scene of racing activity
and in all the fifteen years Of its history
there never was one like the one just
closed There have been seasons that We're
productive of more profit to the associa-
tion for the reason that II formerly held
undlsputed sway over the sport, but from
every point of view this season has been
Immensely satisfactory to those who most
benefit by the success of racing, and the
financial rewards, even with the division
of the dates have been great enough to
insure liberal dividends on the investment
of the outside capital that now controls
the plant.
1t was also the last day of racing for
the old track as 1t has stood for so many
years. BY the time the beginning OF another
season rolls around 1t Will be an enurely
different-lOoking race course, the manage
ment having planned to make alterations
during the summer months that will COM
pletely change the appearance of the plant,
so that the old home feeling will be lost
and in its place will be a more modern
race course, in which the new comforts
will be expected to replace the familiar
scenes that so appealed to the regular VS.
ittrs.
City Park opens Monday for a two weeks
meeting, at the end of which time racing
for the winter will be ended in New
Orleans, unless an extension of dates is
made because of adverse legislation In
Tennessee and Arkansas.
Tame Sport on Sloppy Track.
A sudden change in track conditions and a
heavy rainfall shortly after noon upset cal
culations at the Fair Grounds on the occa-
sion of getaway day, and slim gathering
saw tame sport on sloppy course that
few hours before had been lightning fast.
Baleshed was all but played off the boards
In the second race, being backed down from
fiyes to to 1 at post time. Despite the
fact that Pickens had the mount, the pub
lie went to the colt in hurry. Pickens
got Baleshed off In front and made no mis-
takes, winning In a gallop from Lady Carol.
Donna Elvira was never prominent, and
finished in the ruck. This one looked to
be the best on form, but Picket could not
do her justice.
Fancy Dress was the favorite for the
opening event and was backed down from
IL to to s to > at post time. Odd Trick
and No Quarter were the second choices
Fancy Dress was away from the post in
front. and made all of the running until the
seventy-yard pole was reached, when rick
ems brought No Quarter up with rush and
won going away by a length.
The third, at six furlongs, brought out a
specify lot OF sprinters, including Charlie
Eastman, Morales. Rebo. Frontenac and
Fantastic. Charlie Eastman was made an
odds-on favorite and was heavily played.
Charlie Eastman and Morales went out to
make q runaway race of 1t, but the latter
quit as the head of the stretch was reach
ed, and Frontenac, coming with a rush. had
IL out with Charlie Eastman, but the latter
under Lees clever handling managed to
have enough left to win by length.
In the betting on the Audubon Selling
stakes, which was the feature of the day,
St Valentine was made the favorite. Open
ing at 8 TO . he was played down to even
NJ A..gtt fYfNa 70
Ond choice, . to l. The race proved a gal
lop for st. Valentine. Lee, after permitting
Sally Preston to show In front until the
half-mile was reached, sent st. Valentine to
the front, and from there on home he led as
he pleased. Sally Preston easily secured
the place from Royal Breeze Quinn Brady
was a poor last. The summaries follow:
First race, Ave and a half furlong,, selling-NO
iUs Gee,, 8 to 5, second Alanis SO Deiabyj Il
70 /, third. Time. los. Mayor johnson, Ellsmere
nseSs lady
Donna = Ei1 H J. W. 6Selii, Dorothy Duncan '
Third race, six furiongs Charlie Eastman los
.. Lee. 70 g. won fron'enae, 100 I-loydI %
Time Ia. Morales and 'Rebo also ran. Gold
Fourth race, Audubon selling stakes. mile and
Won; sally Preston, 81 "A. Martini. 10 l. second
l.4s 35. Quinn Brady also ran.
Fifth race, mile and seventy yards, selling
ARABIC, H. ITro1lerl, ~ To ], won, Pentagon, l04
sHogg,, 80 to l. second Telegrapher. los u. Lee,
TO l. third. Time. la. Adbe Ternus, Pride
Of Woodstock, Paragon, Babe B., Arthur GUNNER
bourke Cochran and Monere also ran.
Sixth race, mile and a slxteenth-John Smuski
1l5 Uloyd is 10 5. won; Lancasuian, 40 a.
Lee, to 5. second; Golden Mineral, I12 Garner
10 2. third Time, 40 10. Triple Silver Bitter
Hand. Mngita. Syntsx. Iole, Horse Rsdish, Harry
stephens and Tancred also ran.
Seventh race, mile and seventy yards selling
Granada, 40 lloyd, to ., Won. Grace Larsen
% Garner, 10 !, second; Bye Bye ii, 81 (Blac,
TO !, third. Time. LAG 30 Foreigner. Dapple
Gold. Agra, st. Noel, Sincerity Belle and Sayoire
Ialre also