Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-16
New Orleans Stewards Ruled
Off Trainer Hastings for Life.
HE SOLD HIS MEDICINE
Minnie Adams Made New Track Rec
ord in Mile Race.
ONLY TWO FAV0RITES WON
News of National Game From All
Points-Pinehurst Golf Tourney
Bowling Battles.
HE SOLD HIS MEDICINE
ONLY TWO FAvoRITES WON

NEW ORLEANS January 16-Wiliam
Hastings a trainer was yesterday ruied OH
the turf for life by the stewards OF the
Crescent City Jockey Club. He was charged
with doping race horses. He admitted
his guilt and received the full penalty OF
the racing law.
Until placed under the ban by the
stewards. Hastings was In the employ OF
w S. (Kansas) Price as the foreman OF the
latter's stable. In his confession TO the
turf authorities, Hastings said that it had
been his practice for several years TO lur-
nish other trainers with dope" to be used
on their horses. His knowledge OF the
horses that were to receive the speed-pro-
ducing stimuIant enabled him. he declared,
to convince big bettors that the horses
would win BY these methods he obtained
many big bets for himself.
The event of the afternoons racing at
the City Park track was the sensational
performance of Minnie Adams in the fourth
race She ran the mile course in l5S 40.
This time is a new track record and the
fastest time made in the south this winter.
At Her Best.
The former Queen of the West was in
her best racing mood She went to the
front at the start, opened up a Dig gap
early, and soon had her opponents so leg
weary Jlldl DIT the tIlu VI Si> iNA'o'oN 10y
quit The last quarter was merely romp
for her and she won by nearly two lengths
pulled up.
Lens. a three-year-old bay gelding, be-
longing to u. Dunno. was the medium OF
big plunge by the western contingent IT
was his first appearance of the season. AS
he had shown some remarkably fast trials
In private he was backed from u to down
to . to .. He held the race safe from
start to finish, racing in second place be-
hind Penrhyn to the homestretch where he
moved out and won by length.
Agra with S to l about her chances, gal
loped over an ordinary lot OF three-year 't,la
filies in the opening event, and won as she
pleased Lucy Marie was the favorlte, but
finished a distant fourth.
Grosgran and Nicol were winning com
bination in the second, a mile and a SIX
teenth affair. Grosgrain was backed from
8 to = down to to . at post time. Nicol
waited until the stretch and drew away
without an effort.
The Summaries.
First race-Three year-o ds; six furlongs Agra,
dove lo Is to second; Masker, ITO (Niceb Is
TO l. third, Time, 114%. Lucy Marie Ounce
press. Lady Nimont, Attention and Eva lser also
ran
and onesixteenth miles Sirosgrain los INicop
to !. won; Brookstone, 105 "a. Martini, 20 to 1,
IA. sanction. Gay Minister. Big Bow, Bullhnch
Miss Annie. Bernie Dreamer, Old Hall and Deka-
Third Three year,Ol4s and upward; six fur
Lon ass sps - ows Belle Snme ia ~
Martini, II tn 8, third. Time LBS. Zienap,
Pasadena IIera Kemp, Ridgeley, Paxton, Vinegar
Bill and Buford also
Fourth Handicap; four year-olds and up
ward: mile. Minnie Adams, 40 tNcol1, . to
. won; Alma Dufour, 1OG (Mountalnl, 2 to l. sec
ond; Peter Sterling, 106 Garner, to l, third.
Time. 1.3St5. Athlete also
Fifth race-Four year-ods and upward: one and
one;siAteenth miles. Merry, Belle, 9s G-owel 20
second; Gold Coin. 1872 CW. McIntyrel 10 to l,
third. Time l.l625. ScaplOck, Heart of Hya-
einth, Arthur Gunner, King Ellsworth. Ioe. Bril-
liant, Willie Newcomb and Torchello also
Sixth race-Four year-ods and upward; five and
one-haf furlongs Rusk. l0l tNandusenl. to >,
won; Butinskie 30 tFarrow) 30 to /, second; Miss
Leeds, 80 Garner. to /, third. Time LOG.
Alencon. Rebo, Rather Royal, Lady Carroll and
Rough Head also
Seventh race-Three year-ods and upward: seven
fmlongs. Reticent, l0I GIeustisl, to l, won;
GOldway lO1 Garner, 10 to l. second; Refined, 90
CA Martini, TO /, third. Time. 1.2I15. Tom
Mankins. Consideration. lmpertinence, Foreigner,
Sir Vagrant. Western. Maelstrom, Beecher, Ma
zenia and Gay Boy also