The New York herald., 1922-02-09
MERCURY FINISHES
FIRST In HANDICAP
Ridden by Apprentice Thomas,
He Beats Good Field at
New Orleans.

Special Dispatch TO THE New YoEK IiraArD,
New ORLEANs, La. Feb. S.-Warmer
weather and a track restored ~ almost
normal condition prompted large
crowd to witness Mercury's sterling ef-
fort in the Bushman and Baynes handl-
cap at the Fair Grounds to-day when
the good son of Vulcain and Rose OF
Pink showed the way to five other good
sprinters, running the six furlongs in
!. IA 1-5.
Mercury was we'll handled by little
Thomas, who sent him away in close
company with TabIeau d'Honneur and
Tan Son, with Archie Alexander and
I.unetta serving as a second division.
Scraps, the only other starter. refused
to break with his company and only
after hard urging was induced TO be-
come a distant trailer.
Mercury succeeded in shaking off his
attendants rounding the turn and drew
out. but through the final eighth short
ened his stride percsptibly and was
doing his best to win by "a length from
Taolesu dHonueur. which lust got up
10 overt1le Tan Son. Lunetta was the
victim Of an incompetent ride, TO the
great disappointment OF the Winfrey
con:cderacy, who had wagered heavily.
Mercury. Wynnewood and Flybatl
were the three successful favorites.
The stewards decided that Pit and
Gourmand ought to coupled In to-mor-
rows feature handicap since they are
trained by father and son respectively
and are housed in the Same barn.
Receipt of the news of the defeat OF
the anti-racing measure in Kentucky
caused great jubilation among the
horser er.
tu
FIRST RAcE-ror. two-year-old maidens;
claiming; purse 81 COO three furlongs-
The Mule skinner rs CButwelD. & to I.
2 TO and even won Laura Gaffney, IL
(pooD, to 2. TO > and to ;. second :
and & to Z. third. Tlmc. o:3s So Also
ran--Bob McCray, High Tea, Pinlie. Mildred
Lorraine, Miss Claire. Miss Lady, AntonIa,
jennie g. and lIambone.
SECOND RACE-For four-year-oIds and .up-
ward: claiming: purse $1,000: six fur
longs--sandy IT,. ia Ourphyl. to J,
70 and to 2. won: Philanderer fo3
ovs oWisona, to 20 z; & 10 and to 10 So Sec
and to :. third: Time. 10 80 Aiso
ran = Serbian. Magnet Land. Theresa,
Horeb. Anticipate and Ettahe.
THIRD RACE-For three-ysar r.olds and up
Iongs-Flyban, 10 twilson). IS to 10
! 70 and 1 to 4. won Black Betty. 107
On Garner: to ! : to i, / and even Ven
Dermott. 40 TO I. u TO I and TO I,
third. Time, 1:i6. Also ran--Delhi Maid
Miss Melish. Image. Mabel Curtis, Evelyn
White and Hillsdale.
FOURTH RACE-1'he Blue Ridge Purse; for
three-year-olds and upward; allowances
purse $1,000 one milo and seventy yards
Wynnewood. 100 CWlson). II to 20. 10
and out, won: Translate, 105 (Gantnerl
10 1. to 10 and 30 3. second: Daig-
ncur. los CN. Garner). s to I. :, 10 . and
TO >. third Time. 40 3-5. Also ran
q n II 4.
and Wsukeag.
Handicap: for three-yesr-olds and upward
purse $500: six furlonEF Mercury. III
cThomas). 10 7, even and 10 .. won
Tableau d'1ionneur. ll3 CMooneyJ, 10 .
10 and { to 10. Second: Tan Son. f0
tWener). to ., to : and to 3, third
| Time, - So Also ran-Serapis def a
| posD. Archie Alexander and Lunetta.
SIXTH nACE-For four-year-olds and up
ward: claiming; purse 81 900; one mile am
a slxteenth--f3arry shannon. 102 Crhomasl
20 l. 20 and to .. won: Helix
Pardncr. to3 (wnIace). IL to I. ! to
and 10 2, second; Day Lilly, 100 (;ant
ner), TO I. to | and even. third Time
:tS 81. Also rRn-Mcrrimac. Wrcckcr
Tho wit. Walnut Hall, Dancing Spray and
Zone d'Arrne..
SEVENTH RACE,-For four-yca ar-ods and
upward: claiming; purse 81 900; one mil,
and sixteenth - Broom Peddler. III
(Mnrtz) , TO I. . to 1 and even. won
Lazy Lou. 108 (Garuerl. . to I, . 10 II
TO l. to ! and even. third. Time. :n3
Also ran-Galiot. Marie Rappold. Alex Jr.
Lorena Moss. Johnny Overton, La Krogs
and Jack Reeves.