The Washington herald., 1908-01-02
.CHAPULTEPEC VICTOR
GerOlStein Colt Shows Great
Form in Handicap.
ODDS-ON FAvORITE AT l TO 8
DispOses of Poor Field in Easiest
Sort Of Way and Canters Home
with Victor- in Feature of Fair
Holiday PFOgramme-C. Baker In
jured by Fail on Harting.

New Orleans, Jan. 1-That ChapUltepeC
| is without doubt the best raceborse ever
seen in this section Of the country since
the days of Lacompte was evidenced to-
/ day at City Park, when the Gerolstein colt
/ shouldered 126 pounds and won the New
Year Handicap, the feature Of a fair
/ thalf-Roiiday programme, in the common
/ est sort of cauter. So ordinary was the
/ lot opposed to the Burlew & O'Neill colt
that it was considered no race from bet
ting standpoint, the layers holding him a
l-to-3 fayorite
Mcdaniel sent the colt along at the start
and when Strengthened away for The run
down the back stretch he cut out a lead
OF six lengths. with McDaniers body be-
ling almost two feet from the saddle. The
/ farther the field went the farther Chapul-
/ tepec increased his margin. and won.
pulled to a walk. in lao 3-5. The race for
second place was more interesting. st.
llario and Woodlane fighting it out, the
former getting it.
| To celebrate the New Year, Secretary
Maginn framed baby race at three fur
longs, IN which a dozen started, with II.
c. Riddles Irfaneh. the fayorite and win
neT. Irfaneh had the services Of Nic0l,
and, getting a running start, won all the
way. Mayberry's Holy Mass and Arion-
cite, who finished second and third, re-
spectively. we're the only ones behind the
winner who knew what was expected OF
them. Cunning. a flly by Chiffon. owned
by the Morrises. outlooked the remainder
OF the field
Al Muller. l-tO-3 fav0rite, was driven
10 the limit TO beat an ordinary bunch
Of three-year-olds in the six furlongs
purse event Blue Lee was crowding him
az the finish Al Muller's performance
/ to-day clinches whatever pretensions OF
Derby class that has been claimed for
him by the Western followers.
Ace High proved gamest of OrIy II
and Lancastrian. in the mile and a six
! teenth. selling, and taking the track at the
rise Of thu barrier. outgamed Orly II al the
end. Hsrting was q supposed good thing
/ In this event, but stumbled at the start
/ c.. Baker his rider. suffered serious in-
/ jury. and was taken to "a local hospital
! Ray Thomson and Co0ney * fought Il
/ out in the NTH, the former getting the
verdict by a short margin.
The Summaries.
| FIRST EACE-Ttree fud0ugs Irfaueh IJ-
/ fNic1f s a. s. Won Holy Mass l0- Lloyd. Is %
| !. second. Ariouette l0- r. SusinI 6 90 J. third
/ Time. 0-35 35. Ginning, ToiaDe Alice sam Ward
/ Anna Mciee. Challja Jessie McCaue and Light
[ ming Flash also gan.
/ SECOND RACE-SiK fulouEs Al Muller. ll-
! "a Ninicri. ] 70 s, Won. Biue Lee, lB -. Zee
! 10 o. T. second. ETelJH S.. l2 Dubs' 80 70 T.
| third. Time. ll4 55. Gee Whz. Hollow. BUCsiHg
/ Boy Neeimore. and NcAtee also ran.
/ THIRD RAtE-One and one sixteenth miles. Ace
/ High, I0l a. MiUda} u To 2 wm. Orig H. lg1
/ Mountain. Z to 2. second; Laucastriau, I6 Me
! Dauisn B o. third. Time. III 2-5. Bright BBy,
/ UkeHiJe. and GreEsda also ran.
/ FpI RTH HACE-Oue mile. ChapulteIec lZt
/ NlCDauiell, 10 -, Won. 81 Ii5no 10 a. Pow
ersl. Is % ]. second. Noo5laue ll5 IT, Lsel l4 tr
! /, third. Time. I.i8 S5 I'd Kane, Bau1dge Jen
/ uIe'5 Beau, Feast. and Dew %. Dawn also ran.
! FTFTH RACE-Siy furi1ngs- Ray Thompson I0
1 Warren. D % TO- son. Cooney lT Is, Minder
/ 4 90 s. second. Hauhrdge, p .Dutie D 60 J.
third. Tine 1854 HEm0 Don Hamilton. DR.
/ Me-ieur. and Charley Eastman als0 nu-
/ SIXTH BACE-Oue mile and seventy Yards Bear
/ Bummel los j. Lee % % J. won. Gambriuus. I0
/ ~ Powers. 90 !. second. DeipHie, l93 .alcDaR
/ led, 90 J. third. Time 49, 55 RJdor Ths
/ Clauslnan. Gl8m1r. Gold Way. Flovaway Clara
1 Hmun. Alpenmarchen. Aiegra, Pride Of Noodstock
and Tens Rod also Tsn.