Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-26
Five Favorites, Heavily Backed,
Won at New Orleans.
HORSES WERE CONSISTENT
Heceigner Only First Choice That Fail
Cd to Cash.
B00KIES WERE HARD HIT
Salary Limit for Tri-staters-Golf on
Florida Links-ChAngs in Foot
Ball Rulss-Bowling.
HORSES WERE CONSISTENT
BooKIEs WE'RE HARD HIT

NEW ORLEANS, January S.-Form
players had a gala day at the Fair Grounds
yesterday afternoon. They csshed bets on
i've favorites. As all the choices were at
eKcettent odds the ring received the worst
ffnaacisi drfbbing OF the season.
Just what caused the favor.ies to race so
well after many disappointments this win
ter no one came forward to explain. Train
err ridiculed the suggestion of dope and
thought it was due 10 the muddy condition
OF the course. a change from the hard,
brittle track over which the horses have
raced until many have gone lame on hoof
and ankle. The students of racing. those
who hsure ON the changes of horses math-
ena ticaliy declared that the favorites were
due to win-that the wheel OF chance In Its
cycle had swung around to them.
Whatever the reason. the horses won and
tho men who follow the faverites blindly
had their innings. One after another. with
eat q break In the sequence Of luck. the
FIRST choices dashed past the winning post
la front.
Lattice, at IL to TO- won the first race in
a driving finish by a neck: Refined. at to
6. had a tight squeeze to land the second.
but beat lmpertinence head on the post:
Mortiboy got head victory in the third
from Grenada. and il was not until the
very last stride that his hackers were GER
tain OF their bets. at odds of . to S.
In the fourth race sulky old Gamara took
kindly to the changed condition of the
track. and. stepping along with the free
dom of a colt. led from start to finish and
heat his former stable mate. Delphi. by a
length. The price against Gamara was .
to s.
Only Favorite Beaten.
Foreigner was the only favorlte to fail.
He was In the last race. with lot Of chea p
-
We'll In the slippery mud. and finished fifth.
Dels 6trome, at II to I. was the winner
Thls ally like most daughters Of Ben
strome made light of the heavy soil and
ptOwed through II rapidly. Her opponents
became leg weary. and she won by two
lengths.
The rsiHstorm of the early morning not
only changed the complexion Of the racing.
but Il nearly wrecked the program. During
the afternoon twenty-nine horses were
withdrawn. So many were scratched in
the fourth race. which was the main fea-
turs Of the card, q dash of seven furlongs
that il had to be declared off. No race
was substituted and only SIX contests took
place.
p NJ. Civil announced yesterday that he
would retire from the turf. All of his
horses. he declared. will be sold at auction
On Monday. Pat assigned no reason for
his determination to quit business that
has been prof bile to him for many years.
but his friends stated that the defeat Of
Orly III Thursday was solar plexuS to the
Kentuckisn. He backed Orly III heavily.
they said. and the big. loose-jointed gelding
ran like tortoise.
This is not the hrst time that Orly II has
made PATS bank account slim. He now
declares that he will sell out before he
goes broke
The Summaries.
First race three and hsIf furlongs-Lattice,
1O ~. Lover. IL to 10. woB Dew OF Dawn los
IN. Wocd'. y to l. second; kubywick, 96 BRADY.
TO I. third, Time. q. AZ Is Bitter Fair. Southern
kaight. Mssuly Dink, Fisrney. Antoine, Annie
Irish and tolsudrina also ran.
SECOND ysce. six furlongs-Rehned. l04 U.oydl.
to 5. won: impertuence. iO2 tVandusent Is to
8, second: Bertmont l01 Huestfxb. IL to 8. third.
Time. 1.i5i Is Elected, Skinner, Doric Hanliss,
Asinstoa and Taunt also
81 tL0we,. TO ., won; Granada 1o5 Garner,
to 1. second: Hickey, IO5 Fsrrow) II TO 8
third Tune. 1.6l. Jacoms. Chiyesa and Tornus
slAa
Fourth race one mile and q sixteerth-Ganara
lis ~. Martini. even money. won: Delphie. lls
eiD. 30 to I. third. Time, LEES n. +. VIII
Hams. Jack Iory. Raiulaud, Saul, Holloway Can
yon AMI Belle the Cat also ran
Fifth race. i've and one half furlenxs-Beserriaa.
l0s tAubaeisonI. to 10. won; Monero. 1e0 Gar
ROW.. 10 TO l. second; Voting. los sI.owe,, IL to
4. third Time 1.0s45 Lucy Marie Tres Joli,
Gracs Larson Nellie Racine and Nancy also ran.
Sixth mile and seventy yards-Deie
Sttoae. 81 tF. SWAIN. 12 to ]. won: Terms Rod.
I0s tSilsc'. q to I. second: Grosgrain. Ila ~.
Scslpiock Bsnefui Sophie Carter Merry Belle
Foreigner aud Reside also ran.