Evening star., 1908-01-26
CHAP PU[TEPEC WINS
THE FEATURE EVENT
Meeting With Jack Atkins at
New Orleans City Park
Draws an Unusually
Large Attendance.

NEW ORLEANS. La, January 25-
Perfect weather brought out one OF the
largest crowds of the season to the City
Park race course this afternoon. The
track conditions were perfect and more
than the usual amount of interest was
displayed in the running Of the King
Cotton stakes. In which Chapultepec and
Jack Atkins tried conclusions. OF the
six horses that were carded to start
Angelus. Tokalon and Temaceo declined
ihe issue. leaving only Jack Atkins.
Chapultepec and kealor to face the bar
rier.
Nothing was discussed at the race
course but the meeting between the
speedy son of Sain. Jack Atkins, and
Burlew & O'Neill's So 600 colt Chapul-
| tepic. and the contest developed into a
match race between the two. Whatever
doubt there m gat have been OF the abil-
ity of tha BurleW & O'Neill three-year-
moved when Chapuitepec went away
from him in the first stride. opened as
big a lead as Mcdaniel would let him
during the rating process in front and
Salloping all the way under restraint
reached the end of the mile ten lengths
in front being eased up. Seeing that
the Schrei0er colt was hopalessly beaten,
his rider eased up in the last seventy
yards. Opinion was divided as to the
outcome OF the race. and IL is doubtful
VII th@T a race in recent years In New
Orleans has attracted so much attention.
The fact that Chapultepec and Jack At
kEis Nerc TO meet was directly respoa-
sihle for big increase in the attendance
this afternoon. The race proved To De
the best betting event OF the season. and
the forty bookmaners which. by the way.
is LIE largest number tnat has ev~r
book Il here, had all they could Go 10
handle the money that was wagered with
them.
Favorite Wins the First.
The Corigan filly. Anne -aacGee. was
easily best in the three furiongs for
two year-oids that opened the card. She
was the first choice in the betting and
Justified the good opinion that her
previous form entitled her TO when she
outbroke her company and showed q
clean lead all the way. She is a speedy
| miss that undoubtedly will be doing bet
| ter things later on. because her Impress
| i've. race today took place with the
| best of her age that have been shown
this season. The Morris filly. Lady Chill
ton. with liberal odds quoted against her.
| was a good second and Craftsman drop.
| ped in for the short end.
| Failing TO profit by the showing he made
when no won his last race, the talent al
! lowed Bell the Cat to go to the post a
2o-to-1 shot Tor the steeplechase over the
| ilii totISt He osciSISHl piOsSu SoStiys
/ for Bell the Cat came right back with
| another winning effort and won by a nose
| in hard drive with Profitable second
! Pete Vinegar 4 closing third. Bell
! the Cat WAS always prominent in the pace
! making. and moving up about half a
| mile from the finish. wore down Profit
| able and, after botherng him considera-
hly at the last jump and again through
the short stretch run. just did land in
front.
Claim of foul was made. but was not al
lowed.
Risk added another to the list OF win
ming favo;ites when he galloped home the
winner of the fifth race. He had speed
enough to get out of the crowd In the
first few strides, and although firing at
the end and bearing out, he easily held
his company safe to the finish. Stone
man was always nearest in the chase and
got the place without a challenge. OTena
taking the short end.