Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-08
JOCKEY MOUNTAIN
IN TROUBLE AGAIN

NEW ORLEANS, January S.-George
Mountain who was at one time the lead
ing jockey here and who last summer was
under contract to ride for August Bel
mont, was notified yesterday by the
stewards of the Crescent City Jockey
Club that in the future he would be
was at once taken by the officials of the
New Orleans Jockey Club.
This order by the turf authorities here
was not unexpected. Ever since the acct
dent to Mountain at the former meeting at
the Fair Grounds track, his horsemanshp
has been severely criticised He rode
many heavily backed favortes so badly
that they were beaten. This incompe-
tent jockeyship was in such startling con-
trast to his previous excellent work in the
saddle that it aroused the suspicion of the
stewards. An investigation was ordered
which resulted in his expulsion.
While Mountain is not officially ruled
off the turf his punishment is tanta-
mount to that. His license TO ride will
be, revoked.
Mountain made his appearance at the
Fair Grounds track yesterday ready to
fill several engagements he had made to
ride. Before he could don the racing
colors Clarence Mcdowell, one of the
presiding officials, told him that he would
not be permitted to ride. and ordered
him to leave the grounds.
Was Good Last Spring.
Mountain achieved great success in the
east last spring. 1t was his excellent
jockeyship on Glorifier in the big handi-
caps that caused August Belmont to place
him under contract to ride his horses
Mountain rode many winners until the
Saratoga meeting While there the
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Okenite. which at the time belonged to
Belmont. Later Belmont released him.
The deep heavy track yesterday after
noon proved to the undoing of the ia
first choice to win was Ace High. He
won the last race for Big Tim Sullivan
at odds of to ). He made all the run
ming and won by a length.
Alice, two-year-old by Fatherless.
was the biggest surprise of the day. She
won the first race at odds of % to 1. She
showed good mud running qualities by
closing rapidly in the stretch after poor
start. Under a vigorous hand ride she
won by half length. Cunning, poorly
rush and beat Mrs. SewaB the pace
maker. for second place.
julie Carson, turf protege of John
E. Madden, and one of his betting agents.
made a killing with his FLY Nancy. a
daughter of Hastings. in the third race
to to l. ]. Sumpter cut to the inside
position swinging for home and saved
so much ground by this maneuver that
he won by two lengths. SNOWFALL, the
early leader, lost the race by wide
turn.
The Summaries
First race. three furlongs-Alice 10 Of. Bur.
toni. Is to !, won; Cunning. 40 ALEX. 40 to /
second; Mrs. Sewell, ITO ". Powers. Is to J.
third. Time, o.3s 3-3. Arionette. Holy Mass
Miss Hapsburg. My Lady Frances. Lady liam
mon, Exotic. Chnlice. Molly Stark. Lady Psyche
and Dorothy Webb so ran.
Second race, six furlongs-Eroken Melody 1O2
". Powers), q to 1, won; Mazzoni. IO4 &C.
Booker. % to /. second: Stella I'rrlilis 30
lSchlesinserl, - 10 l. third. Time. .23 80
Eta NJ, Grace George. Constantia, Cutglass
Edith NJ. and Nicotine also ran.
Third race. six furiongs-Nancy, 100 u. Sum
teri, to |. won: SNOWFALL 104 a. Brooks. 10
to ]. second: Caper. 105 tPickcns), 10 l. third
Time. .23 10. Tyrolian. Tres Joli. Tinker
Sheen. Anna Scott and Zinfandel also ran.
Fourth race five and One-half furiongs--Miss
Delaney: 93 Is. Finn. to 1, won: Al Muller.
Q! tR. Munro to .. second: Hyperion II. 40
~. Leo. Q to TO- third. Time. Lii; ;. Black
bu n, Frank Lord. Royal Income, Russell T., Tim
Kelly and Glen Roy also ran.
Fifth race. mile and seventy ya-ds-Oar-
ling Dan. 100 "a. MaFtin,. to I, WIN: Ban
ridge. 100 ". P0weTs, to 10. second; Brake
speare. 103 tMcnaniell. % TO 1. ihfl. Time
Mctrackin and Phil ChiHn also ran.
Sixth race. one mile and furong-Ace High
los ". Powers, to >. won: Sea Salt, 81 u
SUMTER q to ], second: IvanhOe iO2 a. Me-
Cahey). TO /. third. Time 2.O4 As. Skyward
Mortiboy and st. Noel also ran.