The Washington herald., 1908-02-15
POWERS WINS -FOUR
Riding Feature of the Card
at New Orleans.
HEAVY STORM MARS SPORT
Rain Turns Track Into Sea Of
Mud and Many Additional Scratches
row Escape with His Life While
Riding First Mason in Sixth Race.

New Orleans, Feb. 1L-One CT the
heaviest storms Of the winter broke over
the Fair Grounds just before the opening
race to-day, and as a consequence the
track was sea Of mud. Many additional
scratches resulted.
The bright attraction OF the sport was
the riding Of Jockey Y. Powers. who rode
tn7 first four winners. Powers. however.
rode the best horses in every event, and
his work did not characterize any bril-
liant horsemanship.
Jockey =. Burton had a narrow. escape
from serious injury in the sixth race.
when First Mason and he slid about the
first turn Tor almost a sixteenth Of d
mile
The Jockey escaped with a shaking Up.
While the 0ne-time great racer ran five
miles. There wds rumor current that
a battery was used on the animal, but
he was caught on the back stretch and
led away before any investigation could
be made.
Jockey Molesworth was carried 10 the
Jockeys room after the last race, and II
is thought he is seriously injured. The
lad had the mount on J. D. Dunn, who
bolted into the sixteenth pole and knock
ed down part Of the outer rail
Heavy Fall of Rain.
Exotic won the first race in a binding
rsinstorm. The rain was so dense that il
was impossible 70 distinguish the field
until they were in the last furlong. Miss
Hapsburg and Miss Snack finished sec
oad and third. While Kitty Fisher. the
b-to-9 favorite, on which Notter had the
mount. was beaten Of.
Lotus Brandt and Alcalde, the former
at odds-on and the latter a l2-to-I chance
won their events In a common canter
Odom's Oraculum was a 9-to-l0 favorite
and ran over a fair lot without any trou-
bic IN the fourth
Donna, az odds-on. outclassed her field
in the sixth and won eased UP from Fla
vigny Lees strong ride was responsible
for the victory Of s.. Noel. the S-to-5
favorite ia the fifth. while Notter landed
Grenade winner Of the last event
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-Thres furI01ss Exotic. u2 IL.
Powers. TO J. won. Miss Hapsborz 100 .skirg1ui
Sc 70 J. second; Miss Snack. l0l tkohaf 60 20 J.
thud Time. 9T %. Lady Chiffon Yoseka. Gaea
Aau1ras Nellie Free. Kenmore Queen B0IaEe, Kitty
Fisher Guard ALlean. Nora McKenna. swiftly. and
Elsie also ran
SECOND BACE-Six furlongs. Lotus Brandt. l85
Powers. O. 5. won; VARIETY l12 fNotterl Il 10 s.
second Inauguration 10 u. Murphy 6 % ], third
Time. Us SIS. Feast also ran
THIRD RACE-Oue ard oue-sixteeuth miles Al
e5ile lG Powers. 70 70 ]. vgn; Flora Riley. JOS
hCeIuerl 70 2 second. sylvia g.. l00 iMucahyl
8 90 ]. third. Time. 20. Mason Calvin. NoxeY
Mead, John A. Cooke Busy Boy Tim Kelly. Bulk
head, Jennie's Beau, Abrupt, and Water Cooler also
ran.
FOURTH RACE-Six furl0n-z Orsculum Ia7
Powers. even. Won; Bllehed. g Howard 70 T.
second; Posing l55 (N7tJerl. b. J. third. TINE
1882 No Quarter. Belle Scott. Come 90 sam,
FlfsbIard Lucy Young Ben TuTaio Maelstrom.
and Faxhsli also ran
FIFTH RACE-Oue and three-sixfeenfhs miles
Donna. lll tAlcDspieH. % s. won: F1ayuy IS
iMccahey', 20 ?, second pclphie. I05 Powers. g
70 2. third Time. 2o3 g5 Safety Light, Lady Ali
Ga. and TTihes HII also ran.
SIXTH RACE-0ns and one-sixtzenth miles. ST.
Noel lG ID. Lee. N 5. wCn: DspDls Sold Us
Hc'deh. - to e. second, 6earss Vivian. s5 AI--
'aheTl, 81 b. J. third No time given. King Brush.
Lawson, Padre DARING Dsshou, EIfaIl. Abe Never
Shining Star, and First Mason also ran.
E|ENTH RACE-O1e and onesi1teeuth miles
6repfde. lG lNotteri % 2. Won; Tesgrapher. JOS
O. hoernerl. Z 70 /. second; High Bear. 10 ID.
Leel 20 ]. third No time given. J. d. Dunn
Dr. Dollar, Canopiau King Cole, jack WITT, and
The Clansmsn also ran