The New York herald., 1920-01-27
CHIEF GOOD HORSE
IN HEAVY GOING
Son of Ballot Wins His Fifth
Race of New Orleans
Season.
PAY OFF ON OPPORTUNITY
Finishes Second to Bobby Allen, but
Latter Is Disqualified for
Fouling.
(Speoia, Despatch to the HeraldJ


NEW ORLEANS, La. Monday.-M. j..
Murphy's Chief, five-year-old chestnut
gelding, by Ballot-Ormondine. made it his
third straight victory at the Fair Grounds
track today by winning the Cotton Town
Handicap, at one mile, from Soldat de
Verdun and Romeo. who finished as
named. Chief, with Metcaf in the saddle,
was 8 to favorite. Out of the last eight
starts at both the Southern tracks, in
cluding today's race, Chief has won five
times and has been out of the money only
once. His last four races were on heavy
tracks, which proves that the Murphy
entry is partial to that kind OF footing
Pilsen, an odds-on choice, disposed OF
a poor field in the second race, beating
Huron II. and George Washington. The
third race was won by Jim Hastings, an
even money chancea The Archer and
Bees Wing finishing in the order named.
In the fourth race, a six furlong event,
Bobby Allen, heavily backed, finished first
and was disqualified for fouling. This
gave the race to Opportunity. making his
fourth straight victory at the Fair Grounds
track this season
The two upsets of the afternoon came
in the sixth and seventh events, when
fodder, at to p and Bombast, 10 to l.,
finished first in their respective races.
Owing to the bad track conditions many
of the original entries We're scratched.
The summarizes
First Race For twoc;year-olds: maiden colts
and and geldings purse $780, three furlongs. Time.
to 10 and out; second: Alcatraz lie AIetcalf,
to 3 RoS 70 Ian, and ott to third Bgnsa Buck Auto
second Race.-For four -year-olds and upward
fa%lns sen ,g ss sS3 six uTOqgs H Time Ia
first; Huron II. log .Cwidal. s to 8 to 2 and
Is to to sDS and to tirG James F. c9m
mings; Raconteuse: Columbia Tenn. Speedyfoot.
lean e. keziah; Frances Starr Hattie McCarty
Third Race;-For three-year -olds: maidens: purse
Jim Hastings, iio lbs. fBnxtoni. even to : and and
cut first; The Archer. no g4unsford). 10 to I
Fst am ana MonnioIn % S n'Ga Girl aiso s%sfan ran
claiming: purse $500: six fGrlongs. Time. liz AZ
opportunity. ia lbs. Glassl 9 to :. 70 3 and
ut to rs na g{ to Pear 20 @ 20 TO
70 !, to and 70 Third; Bobby Allen finished
shire. Big Idea and Cock O. the Main also ran
Eth & Town aoSsncap; for Tor, four
sixteenth miles. Time i;si -. Chief. I2o lbs.
verdSn os hSrb r e, d 's Soant na on De
second Romeo. a5 tW,cai 10 90 l. s 10 and
., TO I. third. Prospcctor. Tanialus and Eulogy
Sixth Racc.-ror four -year-cids and upward;
tlaimng nurse 500: ono nnf one-sixtecnth miles.
Tlmc.- so. fodder, io2 lbs. CRoylel. I 10 .,
q 70 and q. 2 first; Napthalius. io2 Colt
iettn. 10 IN I. IN and q TO :. second: Ren
Hampson, l04 tRichcreekl. 70 .. TO and 2
70 s. third. General Bvng. Semper Stalwart,
Seventh Race.-For four-year-olds and upward
clniminc: 500: and one sixteenth miles.
Time. / 80 3-5. Bomhast 100 lbs. 11urkel 10 IN
- 70 and to L., first; Browns Favorte III
1o7 (Piercel. TO l. . ~ and even third. Al
Pierce Paul Connolly. Marshon. Napoleon. Cadil-
In C,rumpy Great Dolly also ran.