The New York herald., 1922-01-21
PIMLICO Is FORCED
TO START AND WINS
After Stewards Refuse Permis-
sion to Scratch He Beats
Translate by a Nose.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoxK HERALD.
New ORLEANS, La, Jan. 20.-A tor
rental rain struck the Fair Grounds
during the morning and sent Billy
Burttschell and many other trainers
scurrying to the stewards office for per-
mission to withdraw their charges from
the different events. Some succeeded.
Eurttschell's horse Pimlico had performed
SO poorly in the mud recently that he
felt confident he would not be able to
run well in the sloppy going.
AS there We're only five in tho original
entries for the Star and Crescent claim
irg handicap the stewards felt the public
ought not be deprived of spectacle. So
they ordered Pirnlico to start. He did.
and after opening at to l and soaring
to Is to 1, passed the judges in front a
nose in advance of the heavily backed
Translate, ridden by Buxton. King
energetic handling Of Pimlico was re-
sponsibe for the victory, and Buxton's
efforts to force Translate to drive in
the final stages was woefully incom-
pctent. Burttschell was more surprised
than any other Of the 1000 spectators
with the possible exception of the Trans
late followers, who had considered their
gelding i'm
There was little to recommend the
remainder Of the racing. 1t being ac-
complished by the platter variety Form
was we'll observed blythe success of four
favorites.
Ballot Mark, son of Negofol. run
ming in Mrs. j. l.. Hollands colors. made
a show Of the opposing quintet in the
third, one mile maiden race. He
went to an immediate lead and could
have won by twenty lengths had no..
Coltlletti taken him under restraint dur
Ing the running. At the final eighth he
crossed in front of Willow Tree. the Ken
tucky good thing, and then went on to
take the honors by two lengths. Colti-
letti was warned for his sharp tactics,
which were unnecessary and had no
bearing on the result
FIRST RACE.--For three-year -olds; claim.
ing purse, 81 ,000 five and half fur
longs. Birdie c., 104 (Wson), 6 to s.
Gang). to I. to 2 and 6 to 3. second: !:
Delhi Maid. 40 (Wallace). Is to ], 9 to
and to !. third. Time. :Os 4-5. Also ran
den. Mary Maxim, Thonella. Baby Evelyn.
Lady Rochester. Trico and Meuse.
SECOND RACE.-For four-year. ods and up
ward; claiming; purse. 81 900; six fur
longs. Burgoyne, 116 Uyke), to l. to
10 and / to 3; first; Winneconne LOG
oos @snpsT Par R to ;os 5q anS e G
/ and to I, third. Time, 16 2-5. Also
ran-The Nephew. st. Donard, Mickey
Moore and Car.
THIRD RACE.-For maiden three-year-olds
and upward: allowances; purse, 81 900;
one mile. Ballot Mark. 1o6 lColtilettD. 4
to ). TO 10 and out, first: Willow Tree,
116 (Ciarner), 6 to :, I to 9 and out, Sec
ond Consul. 106 CLowe), 40 to I, to
and 2 to i. third. Time, "A 3-5. Also
ran--Brass Taclss and Ferguson.
FOURTH RACE.-For four-year-olds and up
longs. Col. Taylor. 107 CThomas). to i.
to 2 and to 6. first; Panaman, 1t5
CPonce). to /, to and even. second; +;
F'llbbertygibbet. 10S Mooney. 9 to 1. . to
/ and even. third. Time. IA 2-5 Also
ran-scrseant York. Sagamorc. Moody,
Kirah and Eternity.
FIFTH RACE.--The Star and Crescent Han
dicap; for three e-year-olds and upward;
purse, s., 500; one mile and three sixteenths.
Pimlico 1t6 (king). is to /, !, to and Q
to >, first: Translate. II. tBuxton), 4 TO
:. to 3 and out. second, Gourmand. 10i
G.ang). TO 1. Z to ) and to !, third
Time, o3 3-5. Also ran--Padua and Herd
Girl
SMITH RACE.-Tor three -yearods and up
ward: allowances; purse, 81 900; one mile
and seventy yards. Gray Gables, 105 Gar
ner). to 2, J to and out, first; Zone
! TO 3. second: Tho Vengeance, 50 (Finn) Z,
z 10 l. to 1 and ! to ., third. Time,
/ AZ 1-5. Also ran-Lieutenant Colonel
Royallieu and Mechanic.
SEVENTH RACE.-For four-year-olds and
upward: claiming: purse. 81 900: ono mile
aid sixteenth. Copyright. 104 Uang),
10 to 8. even and I to =. won; Hello
Pardner, i05 CThomas), II TO 3, to 2
and . to ;. second; Trickster H., 107
(Wilson), to =, TO and to i, third.
Time, I 81 20. Also ran Miss Dixie.
Devil Dog. Pie. Sporting Chance and Fleer.