The New York herald., 1921-12-09
MANOEUYRE REVELS
TN SOUTHERN Mud
Comes From Behind to Easily
Win Bienville Handicap at
Jefferson Park.

9rsa n patch 10 THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
ss7r ORLEANS, La, Dec. S.-Tne
nhasi crowd of the season accepted
rs facing In damp setting mt Jefferson
Park to-day. Rain that fell throughout
the morning reduced the track to a sea
OF siop and provided Maneuvre with an
appropriate footing to score his clever
victory in the Rlenvllle Hotel Handicap,
which topped a card riddeled by whole
sale withdrawals.
The handicap was a six furlong event.
Tody outbroke Hobey Baker at the bar
Tier's rise, where Manoeuvre was caught
unprepared so that opposing pair were
ten lengths in front before Mccoy got
the Riverdal stables candidate into his
stride. He gradually reduced the gap
and under urging. caught Tody at the
Anal sixteenth to win going away by
a length and half. while the Crist FLY
hung on well to save the place from
Hobey Baker
II proved disastrous day for favor
ites. as five fell by the wayside. CoIti-
letti and Murphy shared the riding hon
ors, each with two winners. Coltilettps
pair were Lady Luxury and Our Birth
day. both running in the e. J. Salt
colors, and it was his superior horse
nlanship that enabled Lady Luxury TO
take the verdict over Elmer K, ridden
br Francis, after the latter had shown
ths way to the final sixteenth. Our
Birshday revelled IN the slop and won
easily
Murphy strad died the easiest winner
OF the damp day In William Sbeedys
fifiy, Forest Queen In the opener; she
gradually increased an Immediately ac-
quired lead to eventually win by eight
lengths His other winner was On High,
who outgamed Alcatraz and nine others
over the mile and a sixteenth route in
the third. Kilkenny seemed the ap-
parent winner at the home turn, where
he fell lame and was pulled up in de-
plorable condition in this event
? Brown Check refused TO leave the bar
rier with his company In the sixth race
and was placed on the schooling isr.
He will not De permitted to start to-
morrow.
~ G.. Murnan. presid ent OF the Mobile
Eiusi1ess Mems Racing Association re-
ports favorable progress in his asso-
efat.oas efforts to stage a meeting at
the Alabama city In the spring, follow
sns the Balr Grouncs session.
The results:
F1rst Rsce--For maiden twc-year-olds; al
towances:. purse $500; five and half fur
longs. Forest Queen, 11s CF Murphy.
8 TO ], TO and to 5. won: Waiespa. 112
tE. Barnes), Is 70 1, TO I and to J.
second: Bullet. f09 (Buxton), O to I, 2 to /
md even. third. Time. 1i2. Sea Master,
silverton. Shooter, Daisy Fields, Briarcliff.
Second Race-For three-yeer-olds and up-
ward; claiming; purse 800: one mile and a
sixteenth. LEnjoleur. ia (Ponce). Z to 1.
. to 2 and to 8, won: Tim McGee, ia
tFrancis). to 5, to 2 and 20 4. second:
Machiavelli, Jos CThurber), to I. 3 TO .
and to 5. third. Time. I; ;55 as. Counter
balance. Brownie Mcdowell. Miss Nell.
Mayor Calvin, Thunderbird. My First and
swerson also ran.
Third Race-For tilree-year-olds and up
ward; claiming purse s7oo: one mile and a
sixteenth. On High, III (F. Murphy. to l.
TO and 9 10 5, won; Alcatraz, 103 Cant
ner), to 1, to and even, second; Mon
tNli. lob "a. WILSON,, Is to I. to l and
; to I, third Time. ;55 2-5. Captain Burns,
Kilkenny, Swirl, Olive James. John Arbor,
Bond. Terrible Miss md Kebo also ran.
ward: claiming; purse 800: five and a half
furlongs. Lady Luxury, f12 (ColtilettD.
TO 2, TO and TO 3. won; Elmer X, no
usowe). IL TO ., even and 20 .. second;
Eternity. 114 (Ponce), ~ to I. to and
s TO 5, third. Time. 10 2-5. Cock o. the
Eoost, Cacambo, Doric and Marnite also
ran.
Fifth Race-The BienviiIe Hotel Handicap.
for all ages: purse 1000; six furiongs.
won; Tody. 1o2 CThurber). 10 20 /, to
and out. second: Hobey Baker. i12 (Col-
ftlettD, TO D. out and out, third. Time.
! IL 10. Only three starters.
Sixth Race-For three-year-oids and up
ward: claiming; purse 800; ono mile and