The New York herald., 1920-12-05
SIX FAVORITES
WIN RACES AT
NEW ORLEANS
Beau Brummel the Only
Popular Choice That
Fails to Score.
NUMEROUS SCRATCHES
Rapid Traveller Finishes First
in st. Tammany Handicap,
the Feature.

Sp.cidl Despatch TO THE New YoRlS AERALp.
New ORLEANS, La, Dec. 4.--Six heav-
lily supported favorites and a stout sec
ond choice found their way to victory
over a track that had been reduced to
a sea of slop by heavy morning showers
which ceased just before racing time to
the qualification of a large attendance
Ut Jefferson Park to-day.
Rapid Traveller atoned for his recent
defeat by taking the lead Immediately
after the start of the st. Tammany
Handicap. which served as the feature.
after galloping under stout restraint In
the lead for the mile and a sixteenth dis
tance Closest behind at the end fin
ished Johnny Dundee's War Mask who
found his top weight of 120 pounds too
great a burden to carry through the
lrire and live with Rapid Travellers
pace, despite Buttons persistent urging
throughout Tailor Maid, after losing
ground at the stretch entrance and
swerving repeatedly through the final
stages, took third from the only other
starter, Baladin. who was evidently un-
suited by the going.
Marvin May, after a flying start, held
on long enough in the third to save hon
ors from Vice-Chairman, who finished
resolutely under Buxton's urging and in.
dicating that he might have reversed the
verdict with equal fortune at the break
for he was away sluggishly. Chesty fin
ished third over End Man, the only other
starter, after the latter had failed to ex-
tend himself at any part of the five and
4 half furlong route
Jockey Roberts scored his usual daily
victory when he guided Susan NJ. home
in the final TO defeat the only unsuccess-
ful favorite of the day in Brummel.
Dancer paved the early pace, but gave
n A-L
and was later passed out by Beau Brum-
mel after the latter had lost considerable
ground rounding the turns.
Rustler, under the veteran long shot
Conley's handling. caused Starter Tribe
several bothersome moments at the
break. but finally departed with his COM
panyx and after racing Silver Springs
into submission drew away to score hard
held. Fantoche unseated Rodriguez just
after the start, but the jockey escaped
unhurt
5. A. Clopton has decided to restrict
oltilettfs riding to his own horses for
2 brief term until the lads health be-
comes stouter.
The Bowie special. carrying lis horses.
s.fTived to-day. Saint Quentin fell lame
after being exercised during the morn
ing and was excused from racing.
Fred Taral was an arrival who con-
templates a winters stay
Attorneys for the Jefferson track an
nounced that they would welcome the
investigation which the District Attor-
uey of the parish has declared he will
make within a few days after he as
sumes office on Monday. 1t is main
tained that all speculation at Jefferson
las been within the bounds provided by
he Supreme Court of Louisiana's de-
cislon in the Austin case several years
age.
First Race-ror three-year-oids and up
furiongs. Time, ;09. Lancelot, no lbs
stack, II 70 10, 70 . and ] 70 >, first;
20 !. to and TO 8, third Also ram
Cobalt Lass. Valerie West. Beck and Call
Orova. Keen Jane and Gsdling.
Second Race--Two-year-olds; claiming;
purse s7oo: six furlongs. Rustler. 1i2 lbs
~. Connolly. II to 8. even and TO 5, first;
8 to 5. second Ionia, 10s Lunsford), 20 2,
sprinss. Loch Leven. Fsntoche. DOric and
Third Race-For three-yesr-olds and up
ward; clsining purse 500: six furionss.
Te ile JasG. ii2 oS PSaoS Sa Mrfs Fa,r o 10
tMcAtee), 4 to /. to and 10 2. second;
fTuzy. io4 (stack). 10 to l, to and TO /.
tnird Also ran-Tipford, Jack Scott Muir
Fourth Race-For three-year-olds and up
ward; claiming; five and mar furlongs'
Time, / :O6 is. Marvin May, 107 lbs. (Hen-
isch). to 20 and out, first: Vice Chairman.
III (Buxton), 4 to 1, TO and out, second;
Chesty i08 Brown, so to 1, 10 20 and
70 l. third. Also ran--End Man.
Fifth Race-For three-yeer-olds and up
ward; purse $500; mile and a sixteenth.
rime, j 80. Rapid Traveller, 100 lbs. lColti-
letti) even, to and out, first; War Mask,
10 (Buxton), to 8. TO and out, second;
Tailor Maid. i02 (Mooney). 2 20 l, to
and / TO 3, third Also ran-Baladin
Sixth Race-For three-year-olds and up
ward claiming; purse 500; one mile and
sixteenth Time, 81 2-5. Brown Peddler,
100 lbs (Jarvis). TO 10. to and out,
first; Golden Dawn. 100 (MooneO. TO =
even and 1 to 3, second: Ettahe, ia (Mc-
Afee), 9 to 2, 8 to 8 and 70 8. third. Also
ran--Knllipoiis and Dark Hi.
Seventh Race-For three-year-olds and up-
ward purse s70o; one mile and seventy
Yards. Time, I 80 2-5. susan NJ, 1o2 Ios.
Beau Brummel H., 1o4 Oh: BurEel, & to 3,
trfeinisch). 10 1, 3 TO 1 and 20 8. third.
Also ran-Tom Logan. Hank o'Day' potta's
Best and Tom Brooks.