The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-08-16
SENSATIONAL SPORT.
Thrilling Race at A-muz-u Park Goes
Seven Heats Without Determin-
ing Winner = Holly Contested
Event to be Finished Tomorrow.

I Sensational sport was afforded the
] racing fans at A-muz-u Park last
sunday afternoon, when four we'll
matched entries in the 2:I5 event
battled for seven gruelling heats
without either being able to finish in
llfst place the three times necessary
to win the race. Owing to approach.
ing darkness, the judges were ii
naLly compelled to call the contest
Off, and it was announced the decid-
! ing heat would be run the following
forenoon at 10 O'Clock, when the pub.
TIC would be admitted free. On Mon.
morning, however, after con.
sultatlon between the track manage
ment and representative of owners
OF the horses entered in the event,
II Was agreed to defer the contin,
uatlon OF the race until Sunday. II
VIII be the first event on the card
Tor tomorrow afternoon, and will pre-
cede another race between the same
four entries for a purse of $500,
nile heats, best 3 in 5.
In the first heat of last Sunday S
thrilling struggle, Frances T. got
away with a big lead and had nc
trouble finishing in frcnt. She pass
ed under the wire second the next
round, but was unplaced afterWard.
Arkansas Queen won the second and
fourth heats, and was second in the
other five, the fight between her and
| General SWaggert for the place fur
nlshIng neck-and-neck finishes each
Tho ia}.n cfal II
the field in the third and fifth
heats, finishing fourth in the first,
second in the fourth, and third in the
other three. Exchange l.. was slow
to get going, but when she did strike
her stride she set a pace that was
too fast for her rivals, coping the
sixth and seventh trials with little
difficulty. The remarka bic finishes
set the fans wild, and the sport was
by far the finest yet witnessed at the
local track.
| Scratches narrowed the 2:4O event
to two entries, Molly Wilkes and
Taft, Stone Wares Princess Ozma
and M. Glaser,s Deck Mar being
withdrawn. Molly Wilkes won in
straight heats, closely pressed by
Laft. The Hayward mare COPIED the
second heat by scant head.
The Ware entry, Button Bright,
was also withdrawn i'll the 3-minute
class, leaving Olga Rex, Teddy and
Japalac to constitute the field Teddy
won handily in both heats, the other
two entries dividing second and third
money.
The judges Were w. G. Hanson, J.
j. Lafargue and u. A Rousseau
Starter, John Cary, of New Orleans.
Summary:
First race, 2:15 class (speciaD f,
nile Leafs, 8 in 5-Arkansas Queen,
e. Ansemann owner, (Gehrke), 2,
/, 2, I, 2, 2, 2; General SWaggert,
William Richardson owner and dri-
yer, 8, 4, i, 2, /, 3; Exchange L.:
Robert Maestri owner, (Oatman), 4,
3, 8, /, /; Frances T., Sidney
j. Saucer owner, lHerndon), I, 2,
4: Time: 2::231s, 2.221A,
2::26, .2::24. 2:s27, 2.2e, 2::3333
Second race :A0 class, mile heats,
2 833--M oily Wilkes, w. C. Hay
ward owner and driver, i; Taft.
Evan j. Mccall owner and driver, 2,
2. Time: 2:4l, 2:37A.
Third race, 3-min,lte class, mile
heats, 2 in 3-Teddy, Charles Gil
bert owner, (IIerndon), 3, 2 Time:
Rex, w. J.. Chittenden owner and
driver, 2, 8; Japalac, Evan J. Nc
Call owner, (Gehrke). 8, 2. Time:
2:45, 2:46.
The track was dry and fast, but
threatening weather kept the attend
ance down.
A good-sized crowd assembled at
the park Monday forenoon expecting
to witness the finish of the race con-
tinued from the day before, and in
order to compensate them for the
disappointment occasioned by the
postponement of the event an i'm
promptu card was arranged by Man.
ager TrlsxilIo. George Malareher,s
Grace Brooks and Sidney Gomez Mel
lie G. competed in two exhibition
mile heats, the former winning both
in 2:26 and 2:22, respectively. @.
Levert's Star Blaize and Dr. E. K.
Sims colt, Ella Direct, raced two
mile heats in 2:4S and ESQ, the
Levert mare being first each round.
Grace Brooks was driven by her own
er, Ella Direct was handled by young
Kittredge Sims, and Nellie G. and
Star Blaize were pilcted by John
Herndon.
The fans are promised some fine
sport tomorrow afternoon, when the
following high class card will be pre-
sented:
Continuation of 2:15 event, unfin-
ished last Sunday.
2:15 class tspeciaI, mile heats, 8
in Same entries as above.
Match race for purse of 500, mile
heats, 2 in 3-Cayce Jones, v. CALI
ianza owner, Oatman driver; Billy
Sam, Mrs. A. NJ. Cooke owner and
driver.
3-minute class, mile heats, 2 in 3
Star Blaize, Omer Levert owner,
Herndon driver; Button Bright, J.
Stone Ware owner and driver; Japa-
lac, Evan j. Mccall owner and dri-
yer; Grille o., T. j. Oufnac owner
and driver.
The races will begin at 2:30 sharp,
and the attendance is expected to
set a record for the season.
A very delightful dancing party
was given Thursday evening of last
week by Misses Aimee and Jeanne
Maurin, complimentary to- Misses
Garnet Mal1rin Madeline futile and