The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-01
BAD RIDING AROUSES
IRE OF RACEGOERS
Thurber Jeered and Vida Sus-
pended for Work in Saddle
at New Orleans.

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 3I.-Riders rather
than horses held the limelight at the
FAR Grounds to-day. Three qualities
Of horsemanship were exhibited. brill
liant. rough and listless, and there was
so much OF the Tough and iistless kinds
that the stewards finally awakened
from their lethargy and melted the
minor punishment of a three day sus-
pension to Vida, who rode White Star
in the st. Bernard Purse
The st. Bernard summoned SIX three
year-olds over the mile distance and
was marked by SO much rough riding
that about every Jockey engaged
seemed at some time guilty. When
Whit Ear took up the pace rounding
the first turn The Foreigner, Willow
Tree and Cut Up collided. At the half
mile ground when Master Jack moved
up from q rearward position he was
bothered by Alcatraz. and entering the
stretch the Nash candidate again SUI
fered when he was blocked by Cut Up.
Overcoming all this, Master Jack finally
drew away to clever score at the end.
while White Star. nearing the finish,
tired from his pacemaking effort and
swerved outward, bothering Cut Up and
The Foreigner.
Cut Up, Willow Tree, The Foreigner
and White Star finished necks apart
three lengths behind the winner, while
Alcatraz was beaten off. Mooney was
warned that a repetition or his conduct
would entail suspension.
Louis A., the heavily backed favortte
In the Graduate Purse over the mile
and seventy yards distance. was tho
victim Of such a weird ride by Thurber
that an angry crowd surrounded the
stewards stand demanding drastic pun
ishment. Louis A. was permitted 20
trail through the early running ana
finished with a rush on his own cour-
age to be beaten a neck by the neg
lected outsider Inquiry, which had pro-
vided all the late pace. Thurber's DE-
fence when queried later was that ne
had not been supplied with whip. and
the stewards took the matter unoer
advisement
First Race-Two-year-olds. maidens' puIs~
81 900: three furiongs. Time. as 3-5: Eve
Ign White. ~ Bnxt9 9ro,g,s 70 even 20 TO
& 70 4: Black Track. liz Of. SMITH. 10
to l. to !. to l. A Ms,s ras-s WILMA i,us
tons. sando. DeySn'f FED Mi Tom Tom Hare,
second Race-Three- year-olds; maidens:
purse five and ,i ore egke, TO 3
to S, / TO 8: vulcanize. ia (Coltilettu, :
to I, 3 to ., 8 to 5: Stoto. ia tBarre.2.
to p even to q. Also ran-Wfreless. Da-
morris, Martha Gray. Zainer, sunny ways
Shamrock Flower and Fannie kruter.
Third Race-Four- year-olds and upward !
10 rs: Lancelot. 100 tRoberts). Z to I.
70 2 & to s: Oaklawn Belle, 1O3 (Thurberl
ia TO /. 4 to 1, 2 to 1; Marmite. 104 wood
stock). Z to ., to 8, to ). Also ran
Kirsties Cub, Lovers Lane H.. Plain Flli'
Teachers Pet. Poultney. Donna Roma. va,
lerie West. g. Enwanr, Anna Saiiup anu
F,urth Race-st. Bernard Purse: three
Yea bids. allowances purse 81 500; one
mile Time, 40: Master Jack. ITO Diam.
nton). o to ., 8 to 8. to 3: Cut Up; "a
1McDermotp. 10 to !. to !; even; willow
Also ranEThe Foreigner. White Star ond
FIFTH Race-Graduats Purse: three-year-
ODDS and upward: purse 81 900: one mile
and Sc, enty yards. Time. - 4-5; Inquiry.
81 CMcCayl. IS to I: TO !; to !; Louis
Barry shannon, lo2 CRoberts). to I. to I.
10 s. Also ran-Tantnlus. Prospector.
Sycamore and Bone Dry.
Sixth Race-Four- ycar-olds and upward /.
claiming: purse 81 900; one mile and a aix-
tenth Time, :4s Is Raider. fos (staek,.
travis s1 e 70 2. Q to 5. to 2: St Ger
main. foe (Aronl, 8 TO I. 3 TO I. TO d.
Also rar--Biddledee, Kuklux. Madam Bynss
Berlin and Gray Gables.
Seventh Race-Four- year-olds and upward:
claiming; Purse 81 600: one mile and a
ber), 4 to I. TO 5. 1 to 2: Pit II. Cen
nrily), to 2. 7 to 10. I to 3; Bonibast. io1
(Afooney). to Z, 1 to 2. to q. Also ran
Richard W. Solid Rock and Koh-in-noor.