The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
The THORN IN FRONT
McCOrmick's Gelding Wins
Opening Event.
POOR CARD at FAIR GROUNDS
FayOrites Are BOwIed over with
Great Regularity, the Public Los
StrOme in the Fourth and Fifth
Events-CeIIa Csshes on COnviue.

New Orleans. Jan. lI-Class was again
noticeable by its absence from the racing
programme AT the Fair Grounds to-day
Fayorites were bOwled over with great
regularity, the hardest defeats of the day
being Gambrinus and Miss Strome in the
fourth and fifth races.
J. II. Mccormick, who is credited with
being one of the shrewdest horsemen rae
ing here, put through a good thing in The
Thorn, winner of the opening race. The
Thorn was a 10 to l chance at one stage
OF the betting, but a steady play sent it
down 10 6. Sumter rode The Thorn a good
race and got the Mccormick gelding
home first from Night Mist and Dick
Rose.
Arrow Swift, a 80 20 1 chance, had no
trouble in disposing of Rustic and Third
Rail IN the second. Hollow was backed
from TO even money, but tired badly
after showing the lead into the stretch.
Consistent. local owned FLY, and train
ed By Bob Walden, won the third race
rather easily from French Nun and Jack
Bratton, two outsiders.
The Celia forces again cashed a big
wager over the victory of ConviIle in the
fourth. Conville was well ridden by
Flynn, and he landed his mount home in
front
A party headed by BoOkmaker FOn-
telIiu, gave the ring a scorching in the
fifth, when Footlights FavoTite got home
in front of Miss Strome. The iavorite,
Miss Str0me led until the last twenty
yards. where Footlight's Favorite got up
IN time TO obtain the verdict
Melange proved easily best of the If
teen three-year-olds in the closing event
and won easily from Miss Mazzoni and
Moscow Belle.
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-Five and opp-haf furlougs, The
Thorn, lG H. SUMTER, 70 / won; Night Mist,
10l u. Hnnessyi, Z 10 J. second: Dick Rose. I0l
tConlnl p 10 ]. third. Time 100 IS Padrune.
Brimmer. Tea Leaf Sanesaw Ben Sand Osmunda,
McGregor JOYFUL Lady. Redemption, Bitterly, and
Harrington also ran
SECOND BACE-Fve and one-half furlongs Ar.
soW Swift, 100 tSclisingtrl, 20 10 l. won; Rustic,
los IS. Flynn, 10 , Second, Third Rail l07 Not
ter. s % /. third Time, l,09 Is Hollow Ethel
Carr ketchemike. Queens Souvenir Tackle Bridge
Whist. Orcna Bounding En-, and Katherine Muir
ply also ran.
THIRD RACE-sx furlongs. Consistent. 15i
NMcDanlel. . 20 g won: French Num- l0l IS
Flynn, TO /, second; Jack Bratton. l02 IA Mar
tim, % % J. third. Tins I:l6. Penryu Black
Mantilla. Daring. r NJ Mcleod Flowauay Dari0-
Allogmaise Prince Of Pless Hadur. George Bailey.
and Tudor also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Six furlongs. Conville. l02 IS
Flynn, to 2 won; Gambrinus. I0l u. SUMTER
- 10 I, second; Raupahaunock. lG5 j. Lee. I9 to
8, third Time, l;l5 55. Mr. Peabody Debar Reb0
John Smulski l.. $. B.. Javauese Ralhert, Black
Bum. and kuuznann also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Oue and 0ne-siZteenth miles
Footights FaT0rite. 100 w. Glcssl. 30 TO T. won:
Miss Strume l05 AfcDauien { 10 5 second. LADY
Alicia, 100 " Powers. Q 20 7. third. Time 30 35
Tyrdian. Lemon Girl, Sister Polls Aleg1a Lady
Oakland, Athena Odd Ella. Lady Chsrade Sweet
Kitty Zinfandle and Maize 0'Nein also ran.
SIXT-f RACE-Oue milo and seventy yards Ne
lsnge. 9s IS. Flynn % J. won Miss Mazzoni
l6i Yorset IS 70 T. second; Moscow Belle. los
dloydi. . to J. third Time l:7 % Jennie's
Beau, Thomas Calhoun. Florida Glen Lotus
Brandt Hmalaya. Bucking Boy, Bukhead Hans
Geo. h White, Bitter Man. Busy Boy, and Stone
Street also nan.