The New York herald., 1921-02-09
COUPS AND TAPS AT
NEW ORLEANS TRACK
Blakely Makes Double Killing
on ROmany and Archer
Spill Thrills Crowd.

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD
New ORLEANS, Feb 8.-The Business
Mems Racing Associations thirty-three
day meeting came to brilliant close at
the Fair Grounds to-day. Eight races
made up the programme. which provided
all sorts of thrills for the carnival MAX
ers, who made up the banner crowd that
sweltered and cheered
The Carnival Handicap, the feature
| event, over the mile and sixteenth
route, provided the greatest surprise OF
tho meeting when the three stars, Cap
tain Mac, ST. Isidore and Tippity
witchet, were decisively beaten by r. III.
McCarter Potter's lightly weighted East
crn representative Romany in race
marked by much rough riding, for which
Thurber, the winners rider, was respon-
sible.
| st. Isidore supplied the early pace,
| followed by Romany, which bothered
Dancing Spray repeatedly throI the
middle running, while Captain Mac vas
having a rough Journey among the
trailers.
| Entering the stretch Romany took the
lead handiy and drew into a clear lead.
Tippity Witchet finished among the
| trailers.
Romany Is trained by Andy Blakely.
whose connections engineered the Dig
gest double coup of the year when. AFTER
having profited handsomely on Romany
at 80 to /, they backed Archer, from the
same barn. running In the T. II. Cross
colors, from los down to Is, and he won
over some shifty platers
AS the leaders in the Mardi Gras
Handicap approached the finish In close
fort Myi nOWerIul
urging, fought his way through the
bunch and knocked Rapid Day. which
had been struggling with Minute Man
for the lead. off his stride.
| After stumbling along for Few
strides Rapid Day fell and Minute Man
and Linden in turn toppled over him.
Ambulances carried the riders away. as
1t was discovered that Linden's leg was
broken. Garner. Morris and Connolly
escaped with minor bruises. to the great
relief OF the overwrought crowd whose
sensibilities had been shocked when a
thoughtiess policeman ended Linden's
career before their eyes,
Johnny Dundee. the pugilist. cele-
brated Mardi Gras by providing Johnny
Dundee, the winner. and Evelyn White,
the runner UP In the Juvenile event. The
pair got up Just IN time to overtake
Adventure. The Dundee pair shared
favoritism with Adventurer, and were
the only successful ones OF the day. the
other races going to real carnival long
shots.
A delegation of horsemen, composed
of James Arthur. Hamilton Keene and
Howard Oots, have accepted the inyi-
tation of Gusher Bill Rowe and his
Shreveport associates and will inspect
the Fair Grounds track there. Rowe
has said that he has the Governors as
surance that a short meeting there
would not be interfered with. Should
the delegation return with satiSfac-
tory report for their associates here
fifteen day meeting. TO open during the
latter part of this month. Is within the
probabilities
F. III. Smith claimed The Archer and
0. Wendell claimed Grandee.
First Race--Two- -year-oids; Dixie Junior
Purse. purse $1,000; three furlongs: 'Johhny
t to 4. won; Evelyn White. ios (Garner,,
venture. l20 (PcoD. IL to 8. 4 to > and to
3, third. Time. 0:35 3-5. Also ran-Corn-
stalk. MARYLAND Belle, Grare y;;,, f.. Farswsll are e.
Maurice. u. Dundee entry.
Second Race-Owners' Consolation; three
year-olds; claiming: purse 600; sig fur,
and to 5. won; Philarderer. "a lcoltilettp,
o to I. 2 TO 1 and even, second: Moroni. III
tRodrieuez); to I; to 2 and . TO .. third:
Mildred, Double Van. Retreat. First Bullet.
Ball Gihen. Ait Vezina. Spokane Queen. FL
nanciaI Roster end. and Brink. ink ,,,,a,o.,. ,sr.
year-olds and upward; purse loco; six fur,
ionrs: Mythology. OF tThurber). 10 70 1:
70 and to l. won anS pay Due y. iOS ssconS SMs
so'i 10 and ioa sSsn, third TINE. iiss-S. Also
ttsar.r,ov Minute Man. RSpId pay and Lin
den.
Fourth Raee-Prsliminary; purse loo;
three-year-o,ds; one nile; n,nga bucx; on, W.
Pantouche, 40 Osyke), 2 TO I, TO and
to 3. second; Botheration, ioI Henisch,, =
Also % San1Rsnsa @ Y Master S Jack Social Star.
Tharon. Willow Tree and Stotc.
Fifth Race-csrnivai Handicap; three
and a sixteenth: @ IL Romany. any % ;cThurber,. 20
%, tjarvis,. il to I; 5 e ! ard 20 I, ,eoa ,eos
to 3 and to 9. third. Time, 1 80 10. Aiso
rar--capt. Mac. Tailor Maid Crystalford.
snapdrason II. ana Tippity Witchet.
and upward; purse $1,000; one mile: Lucky
I, won;. Yung Ching. iis tstack,. 20 70. I
ory). Q to I, 10 I and Z TO s. third. Time.
as 2-5. Also ran--Flibberty Glbbet. Simple
ton. piif Bang, wauksag. rlctors cinderslla'
Seventh Race--ffor three-year- oids and up
ward; ella imirg; purse 81 900: one mile and
sixteenth: The Archer. 81 (Thurber) to |,
to and TO 8, won; Ku Klux, ~ tMc-
Coy), 1s TO I, 10 and 2 20 4. seconds
Frogtown. fos (Poliard), 20 to I, to ] and
Plenty. Klngflsher, Albert A.. Fair Orient.
Tantalus. The Portuguese. Warsaw. Troitus,
Cornmc Gle and Grove a.
Eighth Race--For our-year-olds and up
ward. purse Al .0oo: one mile and quarter
Kohlnoor. 1o3 Mooney. 10 TO I, O to l and
20 I. won: Yaphank 90 MCCOY, 20 2,
10 to 1. 4 10 1 and II 20 :. third. Time.
.Os. Also ran--C;oidcrest Boy. Solid Rock.
McAdoo, ". X Real, Lady Ward. Grandeo,
Clean Sweep. Homeward Bound and Bar One.
IAsKER GOES DIRECT TO CvBA.