The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-22
.ANCELUS PROVES
 HIS HIGH CLASS Mcdaniel Pilots Winner In the
 Preliminary Derby LA SOUER IS GOOD THING Louis ceila's Horse Is Backed In Pool. Rooms All Over the Country and Comes In HandiIy With
 the Goods.

New Orleans. December 21-(s Especially Angeus proved his class when he cap tured the Preliminary Derby on the City Park track this afternoon in driving finish with Miss Delaney. Getting off absolutely last, Miss Delany worked her way up through the bunch and was in sixth place when she hit the head of the stretch. Delaby used the whip with all his strength and passed all but the leader a sixteenth from the wire. A long drive of Miss Delaney tired her so much and she was not not able to overhaul Angelus.
 A real good thing of the day came in the second race when La Souer, who be- under the wire. six lengths in front of Bounding Elk. La Souer was backed by poorrooms all over the country and they cleaned up about S50,cO6.
 Summarizes:
 First race. five furlongs. seling-Dick Rose 90 Delaby), 10 to 1, won; Tea Leaf, lo4 tNotter), to l, second; Sanesaw, 1OS (Finn), to ?, third. Time, 1:cS S-5
 Second race, five furlongs. sellng-La Souer, 11O (McDanieD, 8 to ,, won; Bound ing Elk, 9S QIogg). 9 to l, second; Pat Ornus, 1021s Qkohn), 50 to l, third. Time, 1:0S 2-5
 Third race, seven furongs-C Coltness, 107 CDeiaby), to l, won: Bertha E., 103 (Not- ter), to ?, second; Ralbert, 1o3 (OtU, 8 to l, third. Time, 1:21.
 Fourth race, six furlongs, the Prlimin- ary Derby handicap-Angelus, 104 (Mc- l,DanieD, to 1, wony Miss Delaney, 1Oi (Delaby), to l, second; Banridge, l031s (Notter), 12 to l, third. Time, 1:21 2-5. Fiftb race, mile and sixteenth, selling Dainty Belle 1041z (Notter), 3 to 3, won; Mortiboy, 104 (MeDanieD, to l, sec ond; Grenade, 101 Dreyer, 40 to l, third. Time, :57 3-5.
 Sixth race, mile and quarter, selling Dr. McCluer, Ill tKoerner), to 10, won; Terms Rod, 94 (Sumter), 20 to 1, sec ond; Agile, no (Hennessy), to 1. third. Time, 2:21 4-5.
 New Orleans Entries. First race, five and one-half furlongs, purse-Cuernavaca, Gee Whiz, Buckng
 Boy, Pedigree, SeXane, Sweetener, Polar Sthr, 103; Himalaya, Banridge Alsatian, Lorrimer. 106; Evelyn S., Apple Toddy, Sultan, Divorcee, 10S.
 Second race, seven furlongs selling Higginbotham, DeShano, No Quarter, 97;  Bonarit. Sulu. Tivolini, 102; Abingdon, MT. Peabody 10S; Javanese, Flowaway, Pry tania, Warner Griswell, Halbard, 105. Third race, five and one-half furlongs. purse-Dew of Dawn, Silver Ball, 93; Pedro, Refined; Belle Wether, Hawkama, The Bear, Al Muller, Artful Dodger, 10l Handzarra, Lens, Platoon, 106; Meadow | Breeze, 109; Coincidence, Ill; Arch Old ] ham, IA.
 Fourth race, seven furlongs, purse Okenite, 104; Faust, Zipango, Old Honesty. 107; Donna, 1Oa; Little Lighter, 110; Jack Dolan. Jacobitc, 112 Pasadena. 115. Fifth race, mile and one-sixteenth, sell ing Flovign, Husted, 95; Rio Grande, 9S; Approbation, 101; Rebounder Gauge. 103; Dainty Belle, 1o4; Mortiboy. los; The Clansman, Gambrinus, 106 Sixth race, mile and one-eghth, sell ing-Ooubt S9; Water Dog, Gold circle,
 Katie Powers, 95; Milshora, 97; Lady Oakland, 99; Lady Charade, First Mason, Charlie Thompson, 100; Vincentio, 101; Amberjack. 102; Trenola, 103; Beleview, Anna Day, Grace Larsen, 104.