The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-05-02
RACING SEASON OPENED.
Fair-sized Crowd Sees the Ponies
Perform at A-muz-u Park-Good
Sport in Each Event-classy
Program Tomorrow.

| Program Tomorrow.
The racing season was opened here
! Sunday afternoon under auspicious
| circumstances with matinee at A.
| muz-u Park, in the presence of a fair.
| sized crowd. Weather conditions,
! somewhat unfavorable during the
| forenoon, were perfect when the
starter first announced They're off, .
and the track was in tip-top shape.
All the events were won in straight
heats, but there were several pretty
finishes and the sport was excellent.
Billy Sam, owned and driven by
Mrs. Joseph T. Landry, formerly Mrs
A. NJ. (Peter) Cooke, was an easy
winner of the Glass A event, taking
the lead at the start and never be-
ing headed.
In Glass B, Sailor Boy, owned by
Ed. Ryan and driven by Abe Mill
man, carried off the honors, but was
closely pushed by Lord Leroy, with
Princess Ozma always contender.
May Advice led her field all the
way around the track in both heats
OF the Glass G event, but Button
Bright challenged on several occa-
sions and might have won the first
heat except for bad start.
The judges were w. G. Hanson,
Olga Mary and U. A. Rousseau.
Starter, R. H. Shockency. Timekeep-
er, Sidney Webre. Summary:
Glass A:
Billy Sam, Mrs. J. T. Landry owner
lx.s
ana driver =. l l
Bessie R., ]. H. Barnett owner, Abe
Mllllman driver :. -. :. 2
Bonnie Wilkes, E. l.. Leonard owner,
Alfred Gehrke driver :. -. 8 8
Time: 2:21, 2:19.
In the second heat of this race
Bonnie Wilkes broke her hopples and
was withdrawn.
Glass B.:
Sailor Boy, Ed. Ryan owner, Abe
Milliman driver :. 1 l
Lord Leroy, G. A. Staple owner and
driver ;. -. -. 2 2
Princess Ozma, ]. Stone Ware owner
and driver -. ;. 8 3
King H, H. J. Harris owner and dri-
Time: 2:35, 2:27 Ia.
Glass c.:
May Advice, ]. H. Barnett owner,
Milliman driver :. ;. / l
Button Bright, ]. Stone Ware owner
and driver =. '.... >. 2 2
Taft, Evan J. Mccall owner and driv-
er :. l.. 4
Thomas Flyer, E. c. Wathen owner,
Robert Stewart driver :. 8
Time: 2:37, 2:26s.
What is regarded as the cIassiest
card ever arranged for the delecta-
ton Of local devotees of the kingly
sport is that to be presented at A
muz-u Park tomorrow afternoon, con-
sisting of the following speedy
events:
Glass A-Billy Sam, Mrs. J.T. Ian
dry. owner and driver; Amelia Ball,
J. F. Ball owner, Abe Milliman driv-
er; Cayce Jones, Capt. Ham. Wagner
owner, F. Fl. SEWN driver; Bonnie
Wilkes, E. L. Leonard owner, Alfred
Gehrke driver
Glass B-Sprinting Blazes, S. J.
Weber owner and driver; Sailor Boy,
Edward Ryan owner, Milliman driV-
er;; Princess Ozma, ]. Stone Ware
owner and driver; Nellie G., Sidney
Gomez owner and driver; Frances
T., Evan J. Mccall owner, Robert
Stewart driver.
Class C-Paul Lambremont, Bat.
We'll owner, Leblanc driver; May Adj
vice, r. H. Barnett owner, Milliman
driver; Button Bright, J. Stone Ware
owner and driver: Boca Grande, J.
F. Ball owner and driver; Lord Leroy,
G. A. Staples owner and driver.
The four entries in Glass A
are said to be the speediest free-for-
er conditions are favorable it is con-
fidently expected new track rec
ord will be set by the winner of this
event.
In Glass c all the entries are trot-
tiers, and this will be the first race
on the A-muz-u Park course in which
all the horses were gated the same.
AS they are evenly matched as to
speed and staying powers, this event
promises to furnish unusually high
grade sport of the hair-raising va
riety.
Attention is called to the fact that
the admission price for ladies and
children has been fixed at 25 cents,
instead of so cents, as was charged
last season. The ladies have always
been among the most loyal and en-
thusiastic patrons Of the track, and
it was to show the homogeneous ap-
probation of their good will and en-
courage their attendance in even
larger numbers than heretofore that
the reduction was made in the price
of admission charged them.