The Washington times., 1908-02-09
OLD HONESTY WINS
FROM YANKEE GIRL
BY HIS GAHENESS
Takes Stake by a Head.
leo Beach Set
Back.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. SIN a terri
fc drive from the head of the stretch
10 the wire. A J. Gorey's Old Honesty,
neglected at "a to /, beat Yankee Girl,
Charley EILzon's Sir Dixon hIly, q head
ON the post ia the New St. Charles Ho-
tel Stakes, the feature event at the
Fair Grounds this afternoon.
JuggIer. Burlew & O'NeiIrs represen-
tative. which closed second choice at )
10 !, brought UP the rear Of the money
division.
When the barrier sprang, Lee broke
first, with Old Honesty. with Temaceo.
NotteT up. a close second. and Juggler,
q length away When they had run
seven furlongs Notter shook up his
mount, but the colt seemed to have shot
his bolt. He ran to Old Honesty, but
Lee let ont 2 link and kept the lead.
Coming around the turn for home.
Yankee Girl cTept up 10 the leaders, and
when they Strengthened out for home
Yankee Girl and Old Honesty were on
equal terms. but the gameness of Old
Honesty was not to be WithstOOd, and
Lee slot him across the line q victor
Al Muller. MI Fizer's consistent geld
ing, won the second event by open day
light. He opened at to !, but, with
fIeidel in the saddle no one cared for
him, and he closed at threes. WOODLAND.
At to l. beat Severus a length and a
ualf for the place
The long shot players received a solar
pleXuS blow In the third race. when
Teo Beach, which finished first at 10 10
I, was disqualified for fouling Goldproof.
the second horse. John Carroll. the 6 to
favorite- which finished third, was
given the place, and Lady Anne was
placed third.
The disqualification was caused by
Beach rushing through the field in the
stretch and humping practically every
horse in the race.
Summaries.
First ace-Two-year-oIds; three and
one-half furlongs. NIarse Abe, lis CNot-
teri. 10 :. won; Cunning, I12 NC
Daniel. L to ], second: POcotalIgo. lO2
tboWers), 90 70 I, third. Time, 0.i4 Is.
Grotto. Keumare Queen, Rudd, Eliza
beth HarwOod, and Injury also ran.
Second ace-Three-year-oIds six fur-
longs. Al Muller. IO5 lHeideD. to ?
won; Woodland. los CPowers). 3 TO 1.
- second, SeVerus 105 tNOtter) II to D
third. Time. ia Is Lady Amy, Bitter
Sir, Miss Delaney, and Hollow also ran
Third race-Selilng, fOur-vear-olds and
upward. six fuTlOngs. GOIdprOnf III
tAICDanieD, n 10 .. won; John Carroll
los (Ottl, 6 TO 3. second; Lady Anne III
tSotteT), l. to !. third. Time ia "a.
MeadowhreeZe. Maelstrom, Robin Hood
Balle StrOme also ran
Fourth race-New St Charles Handi-
cap; e-yeaT-olds and upward: one
and one-quarter miles. Old Honesty,
III Ueel, Is to /. won: Yankee Girl. I04
tNotterl, 4 to ., second; Juggier. 10
CMcDanieD, 10 L third Time, 200 2-5
Temac Geo, Alma Dufour, and Redgaunt-
let also ran Yankee Girl and Temaceo
coupled i'm betting.
Fifth -year-oids and up
ward; seven fUrlOngs. Jack At'in. ~
fpowers), % 10 10. won; Pedro. I03 (OtH,
to 1. second; Lad OF LIangden, 100 ODE
lsbvl. TO ], third, Time. I:zt 40. J. asst
Premium and J. C. Core also ran
Sixth race-SelIinS: four-year-olds and
upward; one and One-fOuTth miles Orly
II, 104 (Powers), even, won; Doubt, 93
(Ott. 10 2 second. F1aviguy. o. de
labyJ. to I, third. Time. Ell is
Sea Salt and Delphie also ran.
Seventh race-SeIling; four-year-olds
and upward; one and one-sixteentl