The Washington herald., 1908-02-08
POOR CARD ON TAP
Ordinary PlatePS Compose
Field at New Orleans.
ONLY TWO FAvORITES SCORE
Rexane aud Druid, in Last Two
Events, Save Public from Complete
CaRerty Fails to Make killing with
Big Ben-ResuIts at other Tracks.

New Orleans, Feb. Form players had
an ordinary lot of material to work upon
with the card offered at the Fair Grounds
to-day. Selling races. allowing the poorer
class OF platers a chance to sport silks.
were the conditions, and every race was
filed almost to the limit as a consequence.
Fayorite players had a rough time of
III in selecting winners. Rexane and
Druid. however. saved them from a COM
layers. Both Rexane and Druid stood
out in the light from their opponents and
w0r cantering
Powers started the talent on the tobog-
gan by getting left at the post with cli-
borne the betting favorte. In this Not
ter rode the winner in Galta. second
choice, and only got the decision by a
neck from Autumn Maid; one Of the out
siders. while Borage. AT a long price. was
an easy third
Rosenburg upset calculations for T. c.
Mcdowell and the Lexington contingent
by beating Serenade. from the Mcdowell
stable, in the second two-year-old race
of the day. Serenade broke flying. and.
showing great burst of speed. weakened
fifty yards from the finish. md Roseburg
II won going lv,ay. Exotic finished a
good third
Ny Love and Heidel were a winning
combination in the NTH, and beat Gar
and Bobbin Around a length. Red Mil.
from the Ellison stable with Notter in
the saddle, was a favorite but the Ellison
horse was beaten OF after going three
furlongs-
j. McCafferty planned a killing with the
one time good sprinter, Big Ben, and
would have probably put it through had
Jockey Brusscll been able TO do the
Weinberg horse justice at the finish. As
it was. BrusseIl wa unfinished by Null
cahey and Sumter. who landed their
mounts. ArtfuI DOdger and Higglnbotham,
in first and second places.
Paul proved a handy winner over Aste's
HOoray in the mile and one fuTlong sell
ing affair Sumter butChered il up with
HOoTay IN the closing strides and but
for that the Aste horse might have won.
De Reszke. a star of other days, finished
a good third, Rexane, heavily played
around . 60 /, and Druid. the even money
favorite. won the last two races in a
romp.
Summaries.
FIRST RACE-Three furlp1gs Galta. III Not
ter, il 10 5, won. Autumn Maid. 10 lW. Walker
90 20 l. second Rorage 100 Mcdaniel, y TO J.
thinl Time G1s 25 Nellie Free. Claiborne,
Nancy Blues. GuaulallCin McNally Mique OBrien.
Lady Hammon, Edwin L.. Columbus. Sir baris.
and FredsW also ran.
SECOND RACE-Thres fulongs RoseirIrg II.
ll2 iSnrini, 20 !, wen, Serenade. l99 ~. Pow
ersI. IN p second; Exotic. I19 BrIssell. 10 20 J.
third. Time. 03s Is Helen kidder. intervene
Serueencc Yaseka. Bo0kbindsr. Dispute, Straight
Talk. Aamia. Silverado. and Gaea also nn.
THIRD RACE Six furlougs Aiy Love- JOG IS.
Hei1eli, % /, Won; Gar no tMcDanieN. 20 J.
second Bobbin Around 10 ". OttJ. 20 l. third,
Time, liz 35. Bauridge, sylvia c.. Bukhesd, Red
MIL Fashion, Elizabeth FFnnces Pr0wler, Dcjeci,
and Zra also
FOURTH RACE-sx furlougs Ariful D0dgcr.
l02 Alulcahcyl. % TO 4, Won Higgnh0tham. l02 ~.
SUMTER. 10 2 second Biz Ben. III tBmsssll. 6
To Z. third, fine. i;lT -. 80 Quarter Bertha r..
Meadow Breeze, Lu0 Young Baleshedl Gracichus,
Raibat, Adesso, Hancock, Congille. Coon. and Al
l1Wmarse also ran.
FIFTH RACE-One and nre-eighth miles Paul.
Il2 q. Pow5rsl : 20 !. won. HOoray l02 a. Sum
teri s TO s. second; De Reszke. 10 tDelahyi. TO
p ihrd Time l59. Besterling John Mcbride.
and Lord Stsnhopc also un
SIXTH RACE-One and one-sxtcsuth miles.
ReXaue IO2 IT, smIerl. 8 TO 8. Won; Miss MAJ
zo1i ll6 N1cDanitp to ?. second, SaingsaW. l06
tP0Wcrs). s 10 l. third Time. 81 j-5. Bridge
Whist, Mickey Mead McAtce. Brakepeare. Pat
Ornus, Ben Sand, Ed Ksns Stoneman, and Miss
Isabelle also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-One mile and seventy yards
Druid. 40 iBusselli even, won; Katie Powers ljj
tGlagIerl. 20 % I, second Elaine % tH0fmaui. 60
20 J. thirL Time l.i9 a. Edith n suffice
any Sister Folly Annie Sanford. and Anna Scott
also ran.