The Washington herald., 1907-04-03
SELLING PLATERS GET MONEY.
New Orleans Races Anything but
Exciting to Tracksters.

New Orleans April 2.-The programme
to-day was given over 70 selling platers.
with the exception of the fourth event
which furnished the feature Of the DAYS
racing, and the steepechase. which re-
suited in the disqualification Of Esterjoy.
who inlerfered with Kara the favoritc
The fourth was "a mile purse affair. and
in view of john Smulskrs good perform
ance the last time out the public took the
Mayberry horse on rather extensively at
10 ] and less. Grenade. however. proved
the winner. mainly because Jockey Gar
ner refused To send Mary Morris into the
bunch al the start
Kara carried l65 pounds gamely in the
short course steeDleehase. and with little
or no effort from his rider proved the
winner, simply because the judges dis
qualified Esterjoy who carried him out
in the last turn Of the ield
Bitter Sir proved easily best of a flock
OF twO-year-olds, who started in the half
mile dash. and racing l. Ham, the odds-on
favorite. off his feet-in the first half mile,
drew away with an effort I'm the stretch.
I. Ham was striving the limit to save sec
Ond place from Bucket Brigade.
Auditor won the best end of the seven
furlong selling split, with 4 to I about mis-
chances. The Tucker cast-of raced away
from his field just after the barrier went
up and was never bothered lee. who had
the mount, kept riding the colt hard in the
last quarter. however to stand off the
rush of Posing. Airshi2 finished weak
third. Basil was easily best of fourteen
cheap platers which started in the open
ing event. GamaTa Went to the post
slight favorite. but he was practically left
at the post. ouagga and John Garner.
Two outsiders. were second and third.
Summaries
FIRST RACE-Purse 500: for three-y -year-olds and
up; seven furlougs selling. Basil. los Hoggl Il to
=. wen; Quagga, 95 u1oyd Is O. /, second John
Garner, lo6 tkeyCsl IS 20 !, thhd Time. q %.
Joe Davis, Goldway Neribest Hocus Pocus, GamaTa,
Lady Ethel, Ever Near. Gladiator Light Note
Clique and Bert OsFa also
SECOND RACE-PuTse, 500; for three-year-olds
and up; steepechase; short course. Kara. l66 a.
Murphy. TO ]. won; Lights 0ut. IA Y0urelB Is
% ]. second; suhador, li2 iGayioFl, 70 J. third
Time, 20 Is. tsterloy uon, 1ut was disqualified
for fouiiRg- Naran Molo B- Henry 4. Schroeder,
jackson Day. ard SHtor Resarius also ran.
THIRD hACE-PaT=e. 500; for tWo-year8lds; ;
four fWlcngs. Bitter Sir. ll5 lHcegl, 6 20 l. wn; (;
]. Ham lla ~. Lgei 10 ]. second Bucket Brigade
1S ~. Dalfl. il % ], Third Time 0.i9 as Ham
let, Vic LoTch Hannis, Flyon Logis RodereF, Ben
Dand, Chorisfgr IT,, Headline Caucus tee Whiz.
and BsyCu Lark also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Parss. $50. for fulF-year-olds
ana up mile Grenade. Il2 1roxlerl. 10 20 J.
won: John smulski los lIloydi. TO J. second; Mars
Aiouis lo9 Jtismerl. 20 90 L. third. Time 10 20.
Ohiyesa. Cut'eF, Dolmora l4aucastrian Cull and
Donna els0
FIFTH HAJE-Purse. $40, for three-y -year-olds and
up; seven nriongs. Auditor. lo6 tJ l.eel. 20 l.
won Posing los lGaugel, 20 /. second, AirshiD
los lGamerl, 20 !. third lime. - Schroeder
Midway Tom Nankins, EnTlrite. Pride If Wood
stock. J. ". O'Neill, RosehoTo. Wild irishman, and
Pinsticser also rau.
SIXTH RACE-{urse, 500 for fossr-year-oids snd
up one and one-eighth miles; selling. Brilliant l0i
Heyi 90 won; Harry stephens, l02 lGaugeil s
20 . second: Horse Radsh les tHoggl 10 l.
third Time. 50 Is aohn Mcbride. Long Bright,
Estrada Palma, TelegFsnher Tancred. Triple Silver
GlelclaTe. Foclights Fsrcrite. Canson king OF the
VALLEY Loretta H.. and LADY Folise also ran
SEF FENfH kAcE-4hlfse. 500, Cor three-year-alds
and up; six iuloDgs selling. Prince Brltus IN
o. Dalyi i3 to 1 won; Boserrian, ie7 lssarner} 20
. e.oaad Spider Web. lo5 H. Lesi 10 ? third.
Time IA % Little George ConurcF. ROYAL River
fesme No Quarter, McAllister, and Bud Hli also
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