The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-09
OLD HONESTY VICTOR
Long Shot Captures the Old
Hickory Handicap.
CROOKS AT WORK IN RING
After warner GrisSVeu had Fin
ished ia Front in second Race
Ticket Raisers Get Busy and Hand
IL 10 Gene Austfn's Cashier for
Two Hundred Dollars.

New Orleans, Jan. Sod Honesty. an
added starter. at 10 to l in the betting.
won the Old Hickory Handicap at one
and a quarter miles. worth 81 $50 which
was the feature Of a half-holiday card
at the Fair Grounds to-day.
Old Honesty was spiendidly handled by
j, Lee, and. after racing alongside of
PlantlaHd for six furlongs, drew clear Of
his field and easily held his company safe
journey. Ellison's Temaceo. with hotter
in the saddle, was the betting favorite.
but second was his best. Plantland had
only Flavigny Donna, and the out
weighted Pasadena to beat for third
money. and ne accomplished that handiIy
with the exception OF Docile and War
ner Griswell. well-played outsiders swept
the card. Javotte. running in the colors
OF A. +. Matthews, won the opening
event easily from Sainesaw and Frescatf.
JavOtte was l5-to-1 chance in the bet
ting, but in a steady play forced his odds
down to S at post time
Pat DUNES Warner Griswell had an
easy me I'm the mile ana seventy yards.
sFaAt va Aitf JUS titii-ltfs anu HtAifiIffttA
over Grenade and j. d. Dunn with ease.
Pedro upset calculations for the Simons
following in the third by beating Higgin-
botham for the money. The latter was
heavily backed at post time and would
have undoubtedly won had he gotten a
good start Cooney X. finished a good
third.
Miss Delaney galioped over a fair lot in
the NTH, a siX-furong handicap. Keator
was supposed the good thing In this
race, but Brussel could never get him
running Coon and Platoon finished sec
ond and third
Docile galloped home an easy winner
IN the last race
Ticket raisers were at work in the ring
after Warner GrisWell won. and succeed
ed in handing fl To Gene Austin's cashier
for 500
Summaries.
FIRST RACE-Five and onehalf fu-louEs. ia
Vote 80 e.. h0emcrf. % T. won. Saiuessaw. 100
u. Lee. ~ ]. SECOND Frescsti. q rs. F1ynul
% TO third. Time, 10 zs. D0ualdo. Agnes
Wool Inauguration. Bitterly. Ethel Carr. Diyarree
Mamie AIag. Aus1nh. and Ausrici0us also rsu.
SECOND RACE-Oue mile and seventy yards
NareT Griseel. i05 ~. Powers Il 70 s. von
Grenade. io5 Bod. 3 70 Z. second. J. u. Dunn
. IS. Flynn. 60 !. th.ri. Time. i53. Charlie
THOMPSON AHnrfe. 'Ffei. FUu-piTfa. EipTaWaF
Hammenway. Tudor. froeIs George Bailey Nil
tades. Don Hamilton. and Prince Fwtmatus ais
ru.
THIRD BAcE-six fuimzs Pedro Is j. Nc
taHeyt : 90 ]. won. Hi.Eiuboihsm. ~ IT, sum.
fer. Is i0 ;. second C0auey X. IS fnsunedyl
20 J. thirf Time iIs g. No Quarter Hsvkama
sa'ly Preston. Gold Proof DE Reszse. Re-
Gauntlet. Refined. Frank Ford. and AvamtesF slss
ran.
FOURTH RACE-One and one quarter miles. Old
Honesty, lla H. Lael. 10 % T. son. Temsceo lli
iN0ttfr J1 3. SECOND; FARMLAND l0- iIlgydi. q,
third. Time ZIP IS. FlaFiuy. Donna and
Pasadena alzs ran
FIFTH hAtE-Sn fUTl0ngs Miss DELANEY g.
- Flynn ID ga 8 won. Coon. % Nfoiesw0rtbI
20 J. second. Platoon. @ ~ Kennedy. 90 J.
third. Time. lis Is. Kestor Chief Haycs. Kis-
mesha H. and our Boy also ran
SIXTH RACE-One mile and three-sirteeuths
p0lle. l9i ~. P0Wfui u To B. W0n. jain Nc
Bride l3l lAlolesworthi. Is 70 l. secnnd. Sisrel
Polly q ~. sumter. 20 J. third Time 207 25
BeIoicw. Jayanese. Katie Powers and Jungle Img
al~o ran.