The Washington herald., 1907-12-26
TEMACEO IS WINNER
Captures Christmas Handi-
cap in Last Stride.
JOCKEY DELABY SUSPENDED
Rider Set Down for Poor Perform
ance az Okenite, and May Be Ruled
on PermanentIy-Rny Thompson
VIII Be Allowed 20 start Only
When the Track Is Dry.

New Orleans. Dee. 2.-The record crowd
OF the season passed through the gates of
the City Park to-day. and what was con-
eeded to be the best days sport was wit
messed
The features We're plentiful, most inter-
est centering about the Christmas Handi-
cap This event was won by c. r Eli
sons Temaceo. which was coupled with
Yankee Girl as an entry.
The riding Of Joe Notter also stood out.
he having four winners and a third to his
credit at the end Of the day.
The sudden awakening Of Oken!te and
Ray Thompson was rather startling 20
the regulars. but no attentions was given
either animal by holiday visitors. The
Improvement of Okenite was startling. 10
say the least. but the stewards allowed
The matter 10 pass. Ray Thompson's $
coming back TO life after his disgraceful
effort Of Saturday drew a ruling that the
colt Will be permitted to start only
when the track is dry. The poor per
formance Of Okenite caused Jockey Del
aby 10 be suspended for the current meet
ing several days ago. and 1t was unofi-
cially stated the lad would not be allowed
10 ride at all in the future
In the Christmas Handicap Temaceo
scored a head victory over Sally Preston.
The latter made the running until inside
the sixteenth pole. where Notter brought
up the Ellison horse and obtained the de-
cision in the last stride
Severus and Coon were Notter's other
winning mounts. each getting the money
after hard drive.
Summaries.
FIRST RACE-Fire and one-haH hlrlongs. Sc
Verus. io5 Nottcr. II % s. won: Tea Leaf lOi JBr1s
sell. % 20 J. second. Inauguration, I90 &C. SVainl
y 70 l. third. Time 50 Dick Rose. Lexington
Lady. SainesaW. Sabado. BaIla, Truro, The Horn.
Lute Foster. T1mrbeJ. Thomas Calhoun. Orandot
anu Bosom Friend also ran.
SECOND RACE-Six iurlongs Coon. loi Not
ter. 70 I. won; Belle Strome. lo6 H. Conliul. Is
TO l. second, Meadow Breeze. l05 a.. Koencr. 9
% !. thisd- Time. ] IS IS Fay Handura. fan
tastic. Oriy H. Bertha T.. Artful Dodger and Raj
THIRD RACE-Six hrlonss Ray Thompson. us
Warren, 90 l. Won. Dew cf Dawn. l05 tNotterl
y % !. second: Mus Delaney. lN &C.. Koerneri. Il
% s. third. Tlmc. lis 25 Woodlane. Briumer
Tartar Maid, and Lavatriua also ran
FOURTH RACE-One and one-sixtcenth miles
Tenaceo. le. tNotterl. 70 ]. won. sally Preston IS
"a. Martini. - 20 l. second PiautIand. 10 "A.
Msrderi, 20 70 l. thini Time. rs Old Honesty.
Carthage. Ace High. Lad OF Lang5en Zpango.
Alma DuiogE. Faust, TileinE ard Yankee Girl also
ran
FIFTH RACE-Onc mile and seventy Yards.
Okenite. loi (N0tterl. % J. wor Halhsrd 81
Sumter. 70 s. second; FIavigny % u. Mcgahcyi
5 90 J. third Time. las l-5 Gamhriuus Obc1lu,
Appreciation, Monacodor TYolina The Clausman.
and Anna Fitzbugh also ran
SIXTH RACE-One and 0ne-lu2rter miles Arlc.
le y. HCnnessey. 3 20 s won: Footlights FaTorise
loi ~. Gloss. 60 to L second: Doubt % d. sun
teri. % 4. third. Time 2-lI S5 8ilshora Grace
larsen. Elfsl Kings Valley Amber Jacx Horse-
radish. First Mason. Elaine. Mine. and vincenro
also ran.