Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-08
PLANT:LAHD WINS
CYPRESS HANDICAP
Makes Liberal Concessions to
Most of the FieId-Books
Hard Hit on Sally Pres
tons Victory.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW ORLEANS, La, December T.,
Making liberal weight concessions tot
most of the field, Plantland. the consist |
ent gelding of w. n. Fizer. had run
away race in the Cypress handicap to- !
day at City Park. Minder rushed him to |,
the front from the start and stole al
lead of four lengths going around thief
first turn. The others were conLented
to wait while he was sailing along in'
front and started after him after pass |
ing the half-mile ground. Then 1t was
too late. Zipango was first to get clear
of the crowd and moved up strongly onl
the stretch turn but at no time got
dangerously near Plantland. Che latter
kept going stoutly and after one cuti
with the whip settled down to keep a |
comfortable lead to the finish. lipango
was an easy second and Faust camel
from behind to land in third place Lordi
Lovat ran away three miles after tho
finish.
Marbles Disqualified.
The first disqualification Of the meet
ing occurred after Marbles won the
third race. The filly was 1 to favor
ite for the race, and, breaking in front
the first half mile. Nothing got danger
ously near until in the stretch Nc
Daniel brought LaJeunesse along for al
hnal brush He took the shortest way
ana, running along the rail, was sharply
cut OH and forced to pull up hundred
yards from the finish. marbles wasi
swervlng slightly, and Motter made lit
tie eHort to keep her straight marbles
was promptly set back after EcDaniel
made ms claim of foui. InIanta. which
led IN the chase OF the tavorite in the
early part of the race, then got the
place, and Bellwether third money.
VI the fifteen Icarded to SO nine
splashed through the sloppy gJIng for
the seven furiongs of the hrst race. and
in rafting finish Yves was returned
the winner. Conville was again honored
with the first call in the betting, and for
hve-eighths he looked as though hei
might reward his hackers. In tho
stretch run, however he failed badly.
and Yves, closing with a rush, after
having been close up all the way, put it
on him in the last hundred yards. Pride
of Woodstock, which had been consist
emily backed at a good price, was an
other strong finiSher, and the place fell
to him just as the finish was reached,
COnville retaining third place as his
portion. Agile, the second choice with
the players, got away badly and at no
Al Hamei 4 Co. lost Yves through the
selling-race clause. Yves was entered to
be sold for 500, and Barney Shea carried
the horse until his price rose to 81, Co., at
which Inquire he secured the horse.
Hard Blow for the Books.
OBJ of the biggest blows the books res
ceived during the day came with the fifth
race, when Sally Preston won after being
played from 3 to l to Z to 8. She won
all the way, but was ridden out at the end
to stall off the rushes of Ace High and.
IDAEy Itch IL
Refined third. Ace High beat the barrier.
but was soon caught by Sally Preston.
who made most of the running.
So far as Pete Vinegar and Magic weret
CONCERNED. the steeplechase was a repeti-
ton OF the other good cross-country races
OF the meeting. These two horses fought
out rafting finish. with Pete Vinegar
the winner and Magic second, about tif-,
| teen lengths in front of the rest of a
StrunG-Out field.
The twelve starters made up one of the
biggest fields for this kind of a race here.
and the only miShap was that at the
eighth jump, when Peter Becker threw
his rider. The latter helped Sam Hoff-
heimer to force the pace for a turn of the
tield, and was sailing along at fair clip
when ne made his bobbie.
Magic and Pete Vinegar moved up to-
| sether at that stage, and, racing together
| ike team, came to the last jump and
over it, with Magic having slight adj
vantage. Strong riding from both jockeys
| made it a good finish with Pete Vinegar
having the best of it. ltacatiara was q
distant but easy third.
McDowell's Stable Arrives,
The stable of 7. c. Mcdowell, consisting
of fifteen horses, arrived today from Lex
irgton.
Summarizes:
First race. seven furlongs; selling-Wes. 100
tNotter). to /, won Priue of Woodstock lO4
tAloiesworthl, Il to l, second; Conville, ll3
tNicoll, IL to .. third. Time, 1.30. Airship,
Agile, Tinker. ropsy Robinson. St. Noel and
tiOTentine also ran.
Second race. steeplechase; short course-Pete
Vinegar. 14l ,Wellonl, to l. won; Magic, $50
| (E. Heider), 10 to l, second; ItacatiaTa, 149
| IT. Sullivan, 20 to 1, third. Time, 800 IL.
Sam Honhemer, Profitable. Dulcian, Bob Muir
pny, Bank Holiday, ARABIC, Humorist and Ven-
dor also ran Peter Becker lost rider.
| nesse, 102ia tR. McDaniel), to 1, won; Infanta,
103 "a. Piekens),. 8 to l, second; Bellwether,
109 tkoerner), to l, third. Time. Los. Mar
bles won, but disqualified. Needmore, Dew
Of Dawn, Kings Plate. Bucket Brigade and Viz
gina Maid also
Fourth race mile and one eighth; Cypress ham
dicap-Plantland, 10o "a Minder, to /. won;
lOI tirussell, 10 to l, third. Time, l.56 As.
Yankee Girl, Alma Dufour, Lord Lovat. Jugges.
Little Lighter and Besteriing also ran.
Fifth race, six furlongs; selling-Sally Preston,
1U2 ,McDaniel), 3 to 2, won; Ace High, 80 u.
Butler. to l. second; Refined (HuffnageD, to
/. third. Time Ms 30 Cooney X, Rio Grande,
Royal Onyx and Gambrinus also ran.
baton, lO2 (Warren), to 5, Won; Faavigny, 100
Delaby). 2 to /, second; Belleview. 100 "a.