The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-19
LUCKY B. Is BEST IN
THE LIBERTY PURSE
Consistent Son Of Jim Gaffney
Wins Feature at Fair
Grounds Track.
Special DespotcA to TIE srN.

NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 1s.-Lucky Y. the
four yea r-old bay colt by Jim Gafney-
Viola B.. owned by NJ Shields, ran on
with the Liberty Purse. the feature event
at the Fair Grounds track this afternoon.
He defeated good field OF handicap
horses over the one mile and seventy
Yards route In impressive style. Warsaw
finished second and Waukeag was third.
Despite the fact that Lucky b. was
decisively beaten in his last start here,
he was made the favorite at to 8.
The race goers knew him as an honest
colt and a speedy one and threw out
his last race. when making their handi-
caps He had won three races in row
before his defeat and In each had beaten
better horses than those matched against
him to-day. Besides he had Jockey
Connolly instead OF Gamer IN the saddle
When II came 10 racing he lived up
10 expectations. Connolly got him away
from the barrier well and kept him in
a commanding position throughout The
track was heavy and the time. :49s-5,
was not bad.
The Haig lightweight handicap at I'VE
and half furlongs went to G. v.
Barnes's bay colt Korbly. He. too. was
the favorlte and also was ridden by
Connolly. A. y. Akin finished second
and Pickwick was third. 1t was Korbly's
third consecutive victory here and as a
result Of II he has earned the title Of
King OF the Winter Sprinters. He was
heavily backed at to s.
Pueblo. carrying the colors Of J. A.
Hendricks. won the two-yea.-old event
al three furiongs. c. Robinson rode hin,
HUMAN took the second end OF the purse
and Lonely was third. The results:
First Raoe-Two-year-olds purs. $500.
to !, TO and TO 3. FRS; 'Runnan.
io7 tKirschbaum). /: to J. TO ana . to
!, to and even. third. Time. c:s7 as.
.Metem, Canvas Back Annabelle, Mo-
d'ste and Ogden Gil also ran. Coupled.
wsri; claiming: purse $500: Hve ana a
hair furlongs Sandy Lad. ia &C. Robin
som. to 2. to and 10 10, FIRST; Gal,
20 D., second; Bob Hensley. il3 CON
neIyl' - 10 !. to and % :. third.
Time, 10 Is sca-amouch. Port Light.
Onery and Words o Wisdom also ran.
Third Race Four-yesr-olds and UP.
ward c.sim.ns' Purse 800 one mite ARD
Rhymer. lot &C. Robln.onl, TO S. 3 20
and 10 8. second; Blue Rock H. CBur-
ios Pluto to VII nnf De even p,,t ,ss1 TIM.
portation and Evelyn V. also ran
:, Fourth Race - The Ha:g Hghwe!sht
hana'ca,pt th.s.-yssr;oids ana Upward:
korblIy. ia5 Connolly. to 5. | to and
out. frst: A. y. Akin, l?o (Metcalt. 5 to
2. to 10 and out, second; Pickw!ck. las
.Crumpl: TO ). J to and out third.
Fifth Race-The Liberty Purse; three.
year-olds and upward; purse $500, one
mile and seventy yards; Lucky n. ITO
Connolly. ito &. 3 to and 10 T. Arst
warsaw. 100 twalls), 10 |. to 5 and 2
to S, second; waukeag, los oMandsrsl. 10
20 /, to ana to s. third. Time.
1855. Ticket King Neptune and Royce
RoolA also ran.
SIKH Race Three-year-o Odds and w
ward. claiming; purse 1900; one mile ard
a sixteenth: Harvest King. III BUXTON,
TO 2; even and TO ?. nrst Irregular,
l07 Burke, : TO !. 20 and to 5,
second; Brownie McDawel, los (Barrctl,
~ : IN and TO s, third Time.
1851 as. Hank o'Day, Gypsy Queen. Re-
vivor, Lord Herbert and Broom Peddler
also ran.
Seventh Race Four-yeRr-olds and M
ward: claiming; purse $500; ono mile and
sixteenth: Jack Reeves. l0I 'Dorsch,,
6 to /. TO and even, nrst; Grumpy, 81
STALKER. 10 !, 70 and 2 20 =, second ;
Petit Rlsu. 100 tpoo!el, to /. TO and
even, third. Time. l:jtS-5 Noureidin,
vintage Comacho. TIC LIS! ana Capt.
Hodge also ran.