The sun., 1919-03-02
QUEEN APPLE TAKES
THE BEHRMAN CUP
Daughter Of King James Leads
Way in Two Mile Race at
New Orleans.
FRANKLIN FIRST IN REX
Defeats Big Field Of Noted
Sprinters in Command
ing Style.

NEW ORLEANS, March 1.--Racing at
the Fair Grounds track this afternoon
furnished the best sport OF the meeting
Big helds went to the post In every
event. and In almost all OF them stir
ring contests resulted. There were two
handicaps on the programme. The Rex
At fve and a half furlongs and tho
Martin Behrman Cup at two miles.
The Berhmah Cup was the feature
In quest of the $500 and the trophy
hung UP by the association Ave OF the
best "stayers" In training went to the
post. After a nip and tuck struggle
premier honors went to 8. LouiSs chest
nut mare Queen Apple with Puts and
Calls second and Lord Herbert third.
Wordsworth had the mount on Queen
Apple and made no mistakes. He proved
an expert Judge of pace and handled
his charge so nicely that at the end
of the long journey the daughter Of
King James was far from fstisued.
big field Of the best sprinters here
went forth to do battle IN the Rex
handicap and after q spirited race H. 8.
Koppin's chestnut seldins Franklin was
returned the winner. Charley Ly-
decker took the second end Of the purse
and Kate Bright was third Simpson
rode Franklin In mastery fashion. The
winner had few friends and raced home
at the long odds OF 10 to /.
The two-year-old race at four ftrrlonGs
was won by Cornelius FelloweGs Fair
Play ally Mile. Dazzle. She was an odds
on favorite and won easily. Rarar I'm
ished second and Guaranteed was third
The results:
Fret Rsss-T,xS:yesr,olas; pur.. $500
to s, to s and out. FIRST; Rarar, liz
tMetealp, 8 TO I. to and 3 to 5. second
Gus 1T ,n ia t1sulsy} g to
| Ter, Diomed and Rasan.o also ran
Second Race--Three- year -olds and up
w rs,, claiming purse $500; 1ys and =
s. . to s and 1 TO ., first; Laura Miller, i6i
Cassidy. 20 to !, to ! and I TO 1. sec.
snd H1sh sns tn lbs .S,rd Tm
Bert williams. Early Morn. Bracelet. Med.
| ding Miss. Reilloc Clip. Marie Cornell
TsiHS as sne Rsa HsnSiesp c tsn..
and = half iurlonss: FRANKLIN. lis tslmp
c :Sn 10 L TO to id s ssari 'i
~ stalker. IS q !, 70 ! and !, % !
Assume. Basil. Marie Miller. Bell Boy and
Orlando of Havana also ran.
! Fourth Race-The Martin Bshrman Cup
q, 500 ADDED two miles: oussn Apple, Is,
iMolesworth). 7 to 2. 8 to and out. nrst
| Puts and Calls. LOG tEricksonl. Q to s,
to and out, second: Lord Herbert. 1oi
| tBarrettl. 7 to s. . to s and out. third
Time, 4;s4. Pit and Benefactor also ran.
: Fifth Race-Four- year odds and upward
claiming; purse $500; one mile and fur
long: Honolulu Boy, Io2 (0erner). 10 to !
! Z TO I and to ]. nrst: John Hurie, lo'
twiliisl, IS to I. to and to !. second
Leta, 1ob (Mooney), 4 to l. s to and 4
10. third. Time, 1858 as. Ellison, Foun
! tain Fay. Bar of Phoenix. BoGart, Fairl,
palwood, Senator Broderick. Brown vsivs
| and Ornery also ran.
! Sixth Race--Three-year-olds and up
ward; claiming: purse 5000; one mile AM
seventy yards: Grumpy, 1903 tGarner). !
to /. . 10 s and to .. hrst: Kilmer, 10
! Rowan. ~ to !, s to ! and to 2. second
Romeo, ioi Mooney to s. to AM
| out. third. Time. l:4Si-5. Ben Hampson
| Old Man Crit, Blue BAnnock, Sosius, Ma
| Tom and w II. Buckner also ran.
! Seventh Race-Three-year-old and UP
ward; claiming: purse 5000: one mile and
! sixteenth: seafarer. Ios tBurkel. TO 3
1 to . and out, frst: Amelia, 100 CRicel
| 6 to !, 2 to and even, second: Prunes, TO-
| (stalker), I to I. to 8 and to ., third
! Time, 1:ts Sleeth. Iolite. King Neptun
and Broom Peddler also ran