The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-07
NEW ORLEANS MEET
CLOSED YESTERDAY
Largest Crowd In History OF Racing
There Sees Finish---Ericks son
Furnishes StcilCr Incident.
DADE HOT SPRINGS STARTER
Veteran Starter Officintcd at Ncv
,,OricaDs-Crack Ponies Entered
In Empire Derby.

NEW ORLEANS. March 6 6-The
largest crown in. the history Of rae
ing here saw the finish at the fair
grounds yesterday Summer weather
and agreeable racing conditions were
responsible.
Jockey Erickson furnished the
steller incident OF the week when he
rode Poverina and Minawand 10 VIC
tories In the second and third races,
while In the succeeding race no
showed great contrast on Frederick
the Great Erickson was leading a
quarter from the start when he be-
gan 10 pull the pony back and
failed TO cnlsh In the money. Erick-
sons explanation to the Judges that
he had instructions to save the horse
In the early part OF the race and that
his foot came out OF the stirrup at
the three-Quarter pole was accepted.
Eternal, Billy Kelly, War Pcnnant
and other crack racers are entered
In the Empire City derby. to be run
In New York.
A. II. Dade. starter at New Or
leans is 10 get them away at Hot
Springs.
Harm ees racing In Canada will be
opened early in June in the north
west and continued until September.
a number OF early meetings already
have announced their programs and
O decided impetus will be given the
harness horse in all the provinces.
r. u. Mayes OF Susanvillc. Cal. re-
ports the arrival OF a bay colt sired !
by Peter the Great, 2:07 = adam Miss |
Nutonia. by Nutwood. els. This |
colt Is fun blood brother TO the |
famous Mabel Trask, 2:0l%, that W. |
X. Cox has campalgned three sea-
sons for Barton Pardee. the Atlantic |
CITY fancier, The owner OF the col,
has apprised Greely Winnings, su- |
perintendent Of the Laurel Hall farm |
at indianapolis, that tho colt will ba
named Peter Lincoln as the young
ster saw the light OF day Febru-
AIRY ~,
Reports going the rounds send
Miss Bertha Dillon, 3:O2L, and The
Divorce 2:06h TO tho court of Peter
Volo, 2:02. Nella Dillon, 2;O5 lewilI
be mated with Etawah, 1903.
The s-year-old trottcr. Harvest
Moon. by The Harvester. 2:01 dam
La Franc, owned by Harrison Rhine
hart, and now In the training stable
OF Charles Jamison at Butler. is said
TO be the making OF one OF the hest
trouers In the western part OF this
state.
The colt does not not resemble his
famous sire either in conformation.
color or temperament, but has his
impressive way OF going lie is one
of those bold. actiye-goinP trotters
hat covers tho ground rapidly and
SO enjoys his work that 1t Is with
'ome difficulty his trainer can talk
nim back when he thinks he should
ait only the high spots OF the track
This fellow will be gotten ready
'or the half mile tracks and will be
tent along with the aged trotters
after the first OF July.
Racing Secretary Joseph McLcn-
1an OF tho Fairgrounds. who serves
n like capacity at Havre de Grace,
yesterday offered J. w. McClclland.
'wner OF the champion 2year-old
" 1918, Eternal. special inducements
or another match race between
eternal and J. X. l.. Ross' star. BILLY
Kelly. Eternal defeated Buly Kelly
ast fall at Laurel a nose In a special
acc OF SO, 600 "A side,
Mr.. McClelland who liz visiting
Sew Orleans for the windup OF tho
fairgrounds meeting, said no had
made up his mind To send Eternal J
ifter the kentucky derby and that !
eternal would be prepared for tho
vent Secretary McLellapd offered
| purse OF $1,000 for tho race and :
expressed tho opinion that Com
nander Ross was anxious to send !
BILLY Kelly against Eternal again. q
Eternal Is now at Hot Springs J.
icing given a slow preparation for I
he Kentucky derty