The New York herald., 1921-01-07
BIFF BANG VICTOR
IN STIRRING FINISH
Beats Snapdragon and Fizer
by Few Inches i'm New Or
leans Feature.

New ORLEANS, La. Jan. e.-The fol-
lowers OF form suffered stunning blows
at the Fair Grounds to-day through the
defeat OF Piekwick, Master Bill and
Evelyn White in their respective races.
Biff Bang, Snapdragon III. and Fizer
furnished a stirring finish in the Es-
planade purse. over the mile and sew
enty yards route
Biff Bang was a close attendant 10
Ffzer's early pace and fought long
battle for the lead through the stretch.
They appeared to have the result be-
tween them until the final forty yards.
when Snapdragon III. loomed up on
the outside and Joined the fray. The
judges saw Biff Bang first. a nose ahead
of Snapdragon, with F'izer third. neck
back. The result proved highly popular.
because Bff Bang is or local ownership
and was ridden by a native, the appren-
tice Babin. The first and second horses
were formerly stablemates in the estab-
lishinent of the late Andrew Miller OF
the Jockey Club.
The Texas contingent executed kill
ing in the opener three furlong dash,
with the fashionably bred Ally Geltilly.
by Light Brigade-IIandzarra The
winner was weakly ridden, but showed
rare ga:neness after she, with all the
others of the field. had been carried
wide and josted entering the stretch by
Grace T..
Pickwick showed another OF his dis.
NAL Eastern efforts after a two days
absence from racing. Ridden by Robin
son. he lacked speed at all stages and
finished in the ruclS, while Lads Love
scored convincingly over Columbia
Tenn. the early pacemakcr: DR.. Carmen
and five others.
The results:
First Race-Two-ycar r o!Is: naidens: IN.
lies; purse sl.ooo; thr"s furlonss. Time
0:Ss: Gen,iliy. ll5 tNcGuw). IL to 5. 4 to s
i to 3. first: Evelyn White. It5 (Buxton).
5 to ., 4 TO ., to 5. second: Grace h., liz
tcoltilettD. . TO 2. to ., ! to 3. third. Also
Second Race--Three- yea r old finies: purse
$1,000: six furlonss. Time. ! ;16; Madeline
Lillian, iiG lMcatee,, - to 8. even. 2 to 5
even. / TO .. second; wedg.wood. lO4 tAic-
TaggarD, 10 to /. 10 J., tc !, third. Alac
Third Race--Taree -year-olds and upward
claiming; purse $1,000; six furlonss. Time
ives sS fas: ffs t9T cSlsbs is S TSag 70 to
to /, 8 20 /. I 10 8. second .rr. Carmen
ia Garner, e ], to =, Q TO 3. third
Also ran-rarantula. Title. pickwick. Herald
Fourth Rsce-The Esplanade Purse, four.
year-olds and upward; purse sl.00a; ont
mile and seventy yards. Time. / AZ 3-5
Bff Bang, 100 (Babln). 6 20 ,. 2 20 o. TO o
first: Snapdragon H.. l0i (Msrtin). 10 to l.
I % |, s,to g. second; Fi@er, 1oo q. Murply)
3 TO /. / TO - II 10 4, third. Also rsn-St
Geirneln. veteran. Bea ccrskill.
Fifth Race-Three- yeaioc and upward
claiming: prrse $1,000 one milo. Time
1 aS -; Tom Meta gsart, rs MARTINI.
to /, . 20 f. : to >. first; Trooper, 1tt
(Mooney). 10 >, TO ;. 1 TO Q. second
Shoot On, 10 dleupeD, to /. 2 70 /, : q
10. thiid Also OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Wal
Club, Master Bllrs Ettahe.
Sixth Racc-Four year-olds aud upwa rd
claiming; purse 81 900: one mile and sig
tsenth. Time, ~; George Duncan, 10;
(Mooney). 9 to .. to .. 10 8, first; Betsy
1o3 lPonce), 10 70 1. to /. 8 to 8. second
Serbian. 105 tCollinsl. to l. 4 to 8, to :
third. Also ran-Paddy. Dear. Medusa, Ade
lante. Judge Price, Susan NJ.
Seventh Race-Four-year- and Upward
claiming: purse 81 900; one mile and a six
teenth. Time. 1: :51 2-5: Bond. 1oe tPollardl
3 TO l.. even. to . first; Verify. 1o7 1Ieu
peD = TO I, 9 to !, to ). seconds Tiger Rose
sa5 Jarvis), IL to I, TO I, 10 I. third
~Also rnn--IIiehland Lad. King Neptune. Ber
Hampson, Keep, Lottery.