The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-10
ALMA DUFOUR THERE
COrrigan Filly Takes Stake
at City Park Easily.
HANDICAP DASH EXCITING
OrbicuIar, with Martin I'D, Wins
Best Race of Day in Ntp-and-Tucll
StyIe-MOIIie MOntrOse Keeps Up
Unbenten Record in Event for the
YOungsters-Other Track News.

New Orleans, Feb. "a good pro-
gramme. bordering on the frst-class, was
offered at City Park this afternoon. and
grand weather helped to swell the crowd,
which was the largest of the week. The
star event on the programme was the
Heaslip Cup. at two miles. with an added
value Of 81 500 thrown in by the associa-
ton. The cup was presented by local
stakeholder
The field in the feature event was a
small one. but a fair lot of distance per
formers started. Corrigan's Alma Dufour.
top weight. rs pounds, won easily. The
quartet that finished behind her could
not last the distance Nicol had the
mount. and being a 1-to-3 choice in the
betting. raced into the lead after the first
half mile was Travelled and won without
ever being extended. Mamie Algol fin
ished an easy second. while Orly II
dropped into the show because James
Reddick and Arthur GUNNER were eased
up by their riders.
Martin in Good Race.
out OF the six furlongs, handicap, in
which eight started, with Emergency as
the betting choice. The public took on
McCormicks horse rather extensively, as
he was d 4-tO-1 choice at the opening of
the betting. Sir Toddington and Tobog-
gan were the pacemakers for the best
part of the route. then Tobogsan dropped
out of il. Lens and Orbicular. the latter
being ridden by Jack Martin. joined Sir
Toddington. and from the sixteenth pole
until the wire was reached it was nip
and tuck between the trio.
Martin. however. easily unfinished Lowe
and J. Hennessey- Lens was but a short
margin in front OF Sir Toddfngton, while
Emergency, the favorite, showed little or
10 speed, and was beaten of at all stages
Fantastic. the 9-tO-l0 favOrite had the
race of her life TO beat Campaigner by a
neck in the one-mile purse affair. Cam
paiguer set a fast pace in the first part,
but weakened in the final strides, allow
ing Fantastic 10 get up in time 10 secure
the decision.
George H. Holes hlly Mollie Montrose
kept up her Uubeaten record by winning
the two-year-old event handily at the
favorite price, Go 10. NicOl had TN,
mount and, outbTeakiug the field. made
the most of Mollie's speed. but she was
doing her best TO stall of the rush OF
N0tasUlsa at the finish. The latter fills
closed with great gumeness, and appears
10 be one that viii improve with racing.
The steeplechase over the fun course re-
suited in a driving finish between Henry
a. Schroeder and ARABIC. The former got
the decision Morrison. who had tie
mount. took the Corrigan horse wide al
all stages, and finished i'm the ruck. There
was but one accident. and that came IN
the second iump. when Jockey Hagan on
Aules, forced sam Honheimer into the
wing of the jump. The judges decided Il
suspend Hagan for the balance of the
winter Neither horse nor rider was in
jured
Polly Prim. the favorite. proved best ol
an ordinary lot i'm the opening one-milt
selling. Lemon Girl was closest TO her at
the end, while Nellie Burn, a well-played
long shot, was third.
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-Seling; for fllies and mares
f9lI-year-olds and upward, one mile. Polly ITim
lli 81. Heunesseyl, to 3. Won. Lemon Girl. 10
love. 20 =. second; Nellie Burns, l04 81. 1iUr
phy. p to J. third. Time 40 as Sincerity Belle
OrliHe Lady CAarade, Beglnia Margaret NJ. Orient
Louise Mcfarland, Jehaue. Iole, and Alazouia ais,
ran.
SECOND RACE-Steeplechasc f0ur-year-0lds an,
upward. full course. Henry A. Schroeder Is pol
lock-. % % l. won. ARABIC IH Huesiont t0 !
second; Gould, Us .AIcClurel % 20 J. third. Time
402 IS. AUles. Creoliu, Uncle James sam Hof
heimer and Orthodox also ran.
THIRD RACE-Two-year-1Ids three and one-haI
fulongs- 1l0Ilie AI0ntrose. us lNic0n % To- won
NGtasulss, % Nv McIntyrel. z 20 /. second; Co
incidence, 100 lLoweI, y 10 ]. third Time Al -
Bitterly. Lee Crest LaWleSs Elyira NJ Bayou
Lark. Donna H.. Drurstitch. Florence NJ Emma q.
and Bosom Friend also ran.-
FOURTH RACES 80 added. Ihree-year-olds ang
upward; two miles. Alma Duf0W. ZIG tNicoll. Il
g. won; Mamie Algol, l03 lFauowl. 20 J. second
Orly IT. los ~. Lee. p To ]. thnd Time O. p IS
Arthur Gunner and james Reddick also ran.
FIFTH EACE-TM5eyg ar-0lds and upward three
quarters Of a mile. Orbcular les d. Martini &
!. won; Lens. a r. Love-. 20 p second; Sir Tod
dington, q IT. Heunesseyi. 20 to J. third. Time
LIB % Spider Web, Emergency. Meaduwbreezc. am
T0hCgEan also ran.
SIXTH RACE-TLree-y ear-ods: one mile Fan
tastic. 98 lL0Wci. 10 TO- won. Canpliguer. JOS ~
Hennesseyl. Il 10 s. second; Srion. 100 tBeckmanj
y 90 J. third. Time. $40 25. Kemp RiGgeley
QuaaS8, Reside Turbulence. Ozanne and Narel
also ran.
SEVENTH RACE Selling. tlree-y caF-0ids and uu
wards: hve aud one-haf fUrlongs. Miss Leeds 9
Lowe. % 8. won; Butinski. Jos lpocgI, 2 TO ]
second; Prince Butus, 10 ~. Daiyi. Is 10 l. third
l0- So Bitter Miss. Mafalda. Biyouac Auditor
Tchimingo. ROYAL River. DE orc. Chase Mayo
johnson, and Miss McKenua also ran.