The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
MEEL|CK DEFEATS
 DERBY FAvOR|TE Pacific Coast Horse Carries Off
 S10,O0O Prize CHAPUL TEPEC BADLY LEFT Elnkola Is a False Alarm In the Great Crescent City Derby-Thousands
 of Dollars Change Hands
 On the Race.
CHAPUL TEpEC BADLY LEFT

New Orleans. March l4.-( Special)-Mee- lick. wearing the well known colors of sam Hildreth. and carrying ton of western money. lived up to his great repu- tation made on the coast by capturing the S1O,00O Crescent City derby this a.ter- noon at the Fair Grounds Chapultepec. the colt for which Fred Burlew refused an offer of sSOoCo, was forced to trail his colors in the dust half length be- hind the western champion. Angelus. the stable mate of Chapulepec. was third. two lengths away
 The time hung ID by Meeick for the race, 1:51 4-5, which is a new track rec ord. was only 4-5 of a second slower than the worlds figures, made by Bonnibert at Brighton Beach in 1902.
 Only four horses faced the starter After three minutes at the post Cassidy pressed the button and the race was on to a good start
 As the horses swept along in front of the grandstand they were greeted with cheers. Meelicl was leading with Chapul- tepec a neck away. Angelus was two lengths behind and a head in front of Pinkoa. When the first quarter was reached McDaniel lot out a link on Cha- pultepec and he dashed to the front and stayed there for the next four furlongs. As they passed the mile post Meelick gained a few feet on the leader Dugdn knew that he had plenty in reserve When the field hit the head of the stretch Dugan gently urged his mount, and before the pair had reached the last furIong pole NIeelick was on even terms with Chapal- tepec, and duel of riding between Dugan and Mcdaniel began.
 Mcdaniel put up one of his best exhI- bitions of skill as jockey. but Dugan and Meelck could not be withstood, and when they entered the last sixteenth Nee lick was half a length in front. McDaniel was spurring and laying the lash on Che pultepec, but he had run his race and Meelick swept over the mark to a grand victory.
 The books could not handle the money in the ring fast enough. Chapultepec. coupled with Angelus. was favorite at Il to 20. These short odds did not discour- age the admirers of the colt. and thou sands were dt Ile DOOniGS.
 Owner Hildreth had a commissioner in the ring, who got down S5000 on Meelick- He got $10o0 at the top price of to ]. but when he had finished betting the odds were reduced.
 The victory makes the third derby Nee lick has won during his few months IS a 3-vear-old. He won the California derby at the Oakland track, and then captured the Los Angeles derby at Santa Anita. Summarizes:
 First race four and half furlongs- Intervene. 103 IS. Flynn), II to l. won; Arconette, 1G6 (Notter), to }, second; Nigger Baby, 100 GA. Martini, 100 to 1, third Time :54 4-5.
 Second race, selling, six furlongs-Es- cutcheon 11o (Notter), even, won; D.. T. Shipp, s4 (S. Flynn. to 5, second; Spion, es( Mulcahy), , to l. third. Time, 1:l3 3-5.
 Third race, six furlongs. handicap-Hy- perion IL, no ~. Powers), to 5, won; Hasty Agnes, 95 IS. Flynn), Il to 2. sec ond Prince Ahmed, IA co. Koerner), to 1, third. Time, 113 3-o.
 Fourth race, mile and an eighth, Cres- cent City derby-Meelick. 122 (E. Duganl, 16 to 3, won; Chapultepec, IF (McDanieD, Il to 20, second; Angelus. 119 (Notter), Il to 20 third. Time. 151 4-5.
 Fifth race, mile and an eighth, handi-