The Washington herald., 1918-01-10
DROPS
DEAD In RACE
Jockey Johnson Is Injured
When His Mount Falls.
Outsiders Score.

New Orleans, Jan. 9.-Outsiders got
back into form at the Fair Grounds
today and once again pushed the ia
vorites on the boards. as not one Of
the. public choices finished in the
money in the seven events.
Jockey johnson, one OF the stars OF
the meet. was injured in the second
race, when Poppee, mis- mount. who
was leading the field. dropped dead.
Johnson was Immediately hustled to
the hospital, where it was said his
injuries are not serious.
c. A. Comiskey got down in front
in the opening number at 15 to 1. with
Humma running second and Green
Grass, third. Bachelors Blend went
around his field In the second number,
which was a six furlong dash, for 4
year-olds. Poppee dropped dead at
the head of the stretch and forced
the other horses to go around him.
Basil captured the third event, which
was a handicap at six furlongs- AS
sumo ran second with Top of the
Morning in the show position. Valais
landed the fourth, while Rife Shooter
turned up the winner in the next
number. The sixth venS to Billy
Oliver. while Harvest King annexed
the final The summary:
FIRST RACE-FITe and one-haf furlongs
5year-olds. C. A. Comiskey, ll6 tNotterl. IS to
!. s to ], to ]. won; Humma, lis (PooleJ,
Is to /. 6 to ], . to /. second; Green Grass.
liz (Robinson). 9 to /. TO 10. l to >, third.
Time, Idz. Dioseoride. Edith L., Black Bass,
MarJ's Beau. W. H. Buekner. ReiIloc. Tanlac.
CrucibIe and St Theresa also ran. Crucible
added starter.
SECOND RACE-Claiming; +year-olds and
upward; six furiongA Bachelors Blend, los
(Obertl, to /, to 2 6 TO 5. won; Mae Muir
ray. l05 Dykel. 10 to /. 4 10 l. 2 to j, second;
Yernila, IS Mooney. 7 to /. to 2, OF 5.
third. Time lib Swift Fox. Walter ID.
Pearce. Bachelor. Sinai. Blue Bannock, Ampere
II. POntefract and MesliekA also ran. Jermil1
added starter
THIRD EACE-Handicap; 5year-olds and up-
ward; six furlongs. Beil. 10 CKeoghl. 4 to ].
7 to S. TO 2. won; Assume. los Uanderl,
to l. to /, TO ), second; Top O. the Morning.
n6 (Obert). 10 to l, to i, 2 to ]. third Time,
lil rs. Brinzhurst. Sedan, John. jE.. lcarus.
Manokin and Murphy also ran
FOURTH RACE-Nile; 3year-olds and up
ward. valais, lOl Mooney. . TO 5. ) to 5,
out. won; J. J. LiIlis. log U4yke). to /, to
.. TO 10. second; Whirling Dun. le Buxtonl.
to 2. even. to 2. third. Time. l3s45. II
PATIO, Last Spark. BufoTd and Mary II. also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Mile and one-sixteenth; 4.
year-olds and upward Ride Shooter, llG
Lyke,. . TO 5. to 10. TO ). won; Regresso.
no (Boltonl. Is to l, to /. to ]. second
Executor. ll0 (Bauettl, Is to ], to ]. to l,
third Time, 1:H Is Baby Cal. Zstic. Hand
full Thoruwood. Stir Up. Brown Velvet. Pluto,
StonehsDge and Dahlia also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Claiming; +year-olds and up
ward; mile and one sixteenth. Billy Oliver.
1I0 (Poolsl, 8 to l, to l. to 2, won; Long.
fellow. u0 (CoElins). to /. to l. even. second
Beauty Shop, lN (Mooney). Q to 5. ) to 5. !
to >, third. Time, !: Is Altamaha, Her
mudA, Glory Belle. Disturber, Working Lad,
Edna F.. Louise May Tameriane and Miss
Represent also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-Mils and one-sixteenth
+year-olds and upward. Harvest King, ll0
tKscghl. ls to ). 6 to 5, ) to 5. won; Bud.
weiser. IoS CDonohuel. 20 TO /. 8 to ], 4 to !.
second; silk Bird. liz CRobinsonl. Is To !. :
to /. even. third. Time, IA. Perpetual.
Checks. MohtGny. Ambrose. Dancer. Eddie T..
Euterpe, Rosewatsr and Jocular also ran