The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-02-18
VICTORY FOR NOTTER
Jockey Gives Clever Exhibi-
ton Of HOrSemanShip.
WINNER WITH YANKEE GIRL
Rushes Ellison Horse Through on
Rail and Comes Out six Lengths
OF Mile in Feature At New Orleans.
Pedro Finishes Second in Drive.

New Orleans, Feb. 7.-Patrons of rae
ing to-day witnessed the best piece of
hOrsemanshlp that has been seen here
this season. The high-class> work came
from Joe hotter, who was allowed To
ride out his engagements previous TO the
ten days suspension for rough riding in
the feature event, which was tine direct
cause OF Ellison's Yankee Girl beating
Pedro and John Carroll.
Notters work occurred shortly after
the start when Yankee Girl dropped out
OF the running c. Koerner. who rode
John Carroll. Immediately tried 10 carry
Pedro to the outside fence rounding tn
first turn. and succeeded. while Nottel
rushed Yankee Girl through on the rail-
and was six lengths in front before the
field had gone a quarter Of a mile.
The ground saved by Notter enabled
Yankee Girl TO have a four-length advan-
tage. and she landed the purse after a
terrific stretch drive with Pedro a good
second. John Carroll. Of whom great
things were expected. landed a bad third.
Car, ridden by Powers. proved the
best of the fifteen in the five furlongs,
y
meeting with much Interference, got up
in time 20 beat Ellisons Red Mill a
head.
A rumor was current in the betting
after this race that Robert Tucker, the
pIunger-trainer. placed 5000 on Car in
Chicago
Gault, one Of the outsiders. outran and
outiumped his field in the steeplechase
and was never bothered, while Buchanan
beat Capt. FARRELL the favorite head
for the place money
SUMMARIZE
FIRST EACE-Three furlongs Hardyana lO6 ~
Powers. 90 J. won. SCTenade. IL tNotterl 10
lo secrnd; Alamo. lG IS. Hede. % 70 l. third
Tine. o3j 45. Caslice Miss Snack. Mis-, Hars-
burg. lady Chiffon. SilyeTine. MAY Lee Bahia Nv
lndy Frances. Nancy Blues. Bessie Trent She Wolf
and Gata also ran
SECOND RACE Steeplechase; short course Gault
IS Daytoul, . 20 /. won; Buckham l56 Nictlaini
70 l. second. Capt. Jaue is Yourelu. g 10 ;
third. Time 30s Lndale, Berry Waddell ONYX
ii. Sandcatcher. Nolo B.. BasSolo, and Jim Hutton
also ran.
Powers 10 ]. won; Red MIL los tNotter). II 20
;, second Nccdmore. 100 IS Hcidelf. 70 2 third
Time, / 90 - BeTaUd. IT.. Milo ROYAL ChluCr
Ben Walmsley. Wausau. May NcComb Billy Starr
PM Chnn. Orie Reed. DixweH. John A. Cooke,
and /. A. Never also ran.
FOURTH RACE-One and one-siyteeuth niles
Yankee Girl. 100 iNOitori ~ ,. won. Pedro. 100
Mcpauien. II 20 TO- second. John Carroll 10
&C. koemeri. 90 8 third. Time. I-is s. SeiT1ngo
also ran.
FIFTH RACE-six farlouzs. Goldproof. 10 Not
ter. II 10 10. won, EellWgther. 95 L. smith j. 20
J. second; Ncuick. lO5 &C. koernerl. GO 20 T. third
Time. ia IS. Teo Beach. Loring. Miss Delaney.
lens. Apache. and CO0nev h. also ran
SIXTH EACE-Oue and onesixteenth miles ST.
llaru. 10 ~. Powers, : 10 l. won. Sevcrus 10
tNo,teri. 20 ;. second; Hans, l0T MCDANIEL. 9 70
.. third Time. 80 IS. Rebel Queen Rauridcr
Hanbndsc. Geo H. White and Albert starr also
ran.
SEVENTH EACE-Our and ouc-cishth miles.
Deiphie, l97 AlcDaueD. l5 20 l. won: Louise Nc
fdrlan. i05 lAiindcri 10 10 l. scC-nd. Lady Nincgnt
- Sumter. 10 10 > third Time I-57 Is Adcsso.
Halhard. John Smutsh. Granada. Flaviguy. and
Anna DAY also ran