Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
JUDGE POST WINS
RACE BY A HEAD
Exciting Struggle for the Mag
noIia Selling Stakes at
New Orleans.
Cnincident Takes the Contest OF
the TWO-Year-0IdS at
80 to |.

sperial Dispatch to The star.
>-E1y ORLEANS. January Judge Post,
In suite of bad start. won the historic
Magnolia Selling stakes today at the FAIR
Grounds getting the victory from Envoy
by a head. Envoy was pinned In on tie
rail and could not get through James
Reddick was scratched shortly before the
betting was posted, leaving a neid Oh
eleven. Columbia Girl and Elfall carried
the bulk of the money. Envoy was piayeo
from is to Is, while Judge Post, as the
third choice. ruled at to l throughout.
When the barrier was released one OF the
assistant starters had hold of the head of
Judge Post. and the geldng reared, but
Henncssy. however, managed to get him
straight ElfaU was the first away, along
with Royal and Columbia Girl. Elfal con-
tinued in the lead until the back stretch
was reached. when she oalkeu. i nm GO
place and from there on 1t was between
the gelding and Envoy. The performance
of Columbia Girl was sore olsappoiht-
mcnt. -, -
six starters faced the barrier in the open
ing event and they got away in strag-
Cling manner The field was such lalsc
one and the form so uncertain tlial at oIie
time Come on Sam, the faVorlte, was as
good as to l in the betting, though backed
TO As at post time. while John Peters was
the second choice, his price ranging from
4 to y To /. Al inc i've lui tp4ie
Sponge cake. which had the lead all the
way quit John Peters coming to the 'front.'
The latter was cut off, however IN me
next few strides by Come on Sam, Whlch
landed 10y length.
Coincident at 80 to l.
\ dozen juveniles performed in the third
race Whisk Broom, made faVorite on
the strength of his winning the first event
for two-year-olds here this season on
New Year day, was unplaced, the winner
turning mp in Coincident, a brown FLY out
of La Cheviot As good as 30 TO l was
offered against Coincident. Flarney ana
Ida Nav from the Stable of j. {. Milan
& Co. were backed from 10 to l to to l.
The best sprinters at the course faced
the starter in the fifth event at hvc ana
one-half furlongs Toboggan' equal IA
vorite with Charley Eastman at 3 10 .,
scored a nose victory over the latter, II
was practically two-horse race. coming
into the stretch Toboggan led by half a
length and then Mountain brought up
Charley Eastman. The hackers of Charley
Eastman did not appreciate the verdict OF
the judges, and when the placing was
nosted there were long and loud Kisses,
drowned in part by cheers from the Iopog-
gan layers.
A record was established when thirty
four books cut in this afternoon, besides
three field layers to take care of the dollar
bettors.
Summaries.
First race six furlongs selling-Come On Sam,
100 tNIountainl TO l. won; Dapple Gold ITO
(Aubuchon,, to I, second; John Peters, ll5;
tIIomiuicki : to l. third. Time 1.l3 A.. Chief
tain Banefu Abjure, Sheer, Sponge Cake, Monte
Carlo. Marvel T., Nerdant. Jerry c. Dr. Riley,
Rail CNftonbuy and Dick Stanley also ran.
Second race five and one half furlongs-Palloday
IO7 N.owel. = l. won; Tudor, 9S tEnglanderl, :
10 l. second Ensley, lO1 Lloyd, 30 to i, third
Time. l.o7 10 Excitement, Grandita, Sarsa-
pariIa. Ohyesa. Sir Andrew, Waterfall, For
master Turbulence. Miss Jewell and Drusie Smith
also
Third race three and one-half furongs-Coinc
dent. 100 Gowet 20 To ]. won; Ida May, los (Au-
buchoni 6 TO l. second: Flarney, 1Oi ID. Austin)
q To l. third. Time. O.43 10 Poem, Work-a-Day
Whisk Broom. Prince Bowling, Lattice. Running
Girl Nettie Miller, Dew OF Dawn and May New
man also -, -,
Fourth race one mile selling-Judge Post o. o.
Henuessyl IL To- /. won; Envoy, 100 Lloyd, TO
l. second; Columbia Girl, 100 wan Duseul, ) TO l.
third Time. 40. Flavigny, Henry Watterson,
Abe Meyer Pompadour. Rather Royal, Florizel, Ell
Fall ana Photographer also ran
Fifth race i've and one-half furlongs-TobogGan
10 ID. AUSTIN. to 3. won; Charlie Eastman
ia tAiountain,. 3, second Alencon, 40
Mnderi. 80 TO l, third. Time, LOG 80. Rusk and
Glamor also 80
Sixth race. six furlongs, selling -Pinsticker 1903
Dickens. 20 to l. kohinoOr 10 Hen
nessyl II l. second; 81. Noel, lib tNcoll. II TO
/. third Time la. Lady Henrietta, Babe b,
Alsono. Bonart, BTlttanby, Lucullus, The TbraI
j. W. ONeil Cannon Ball, Matador, Telescope
and Poetry also
Seventh race, mile and seventy yards, selling
-Ifarmakis lO1 (Momtain , to /, won: Daring,
lO2 BURTON, TO l. second; Pride OF Woodstock,
lO2 tTruemsui. 10 10 !, third Time, 40 30
Oberon. Judge Burroughs. Rebounder DIR. McCluer
Bitter Brown Triple Silver, IL DOttore, Old Stone
and Bernie Cramer also ran