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CITY PARK FEATURE GOES TO ALMA DUFOUR. Big Crowd and Heavy Betting Goldmate Is Badly Injured Jockey Koerner Is Fined. New Orleans, La., January 8. Jackson Day brought great returns In a racing way at City Iark today. The anniversary of the battle of New Orleans was celebrated by the holiday folks in a battle with the layers. The crowd wasfar lictter than was expected and the volume of business in the ring was probably better than on any other day of the meeting. Many of the books were simply flooded with the commissions and iu several races the money of the publie went begging. The Old Hickory Handicap was a great race. Alma Dufour, an added starter, picked up 122 pounds and wou, but she had to be the good mare that she is to do it. Despite the weight, the books did not hold her cheap. She was made the choice at even money and that price ruled throughout, while Attila was backed at 5 to 2 and. Harry Stephens and Coruscate came In for a lot of support. It was the best betting race of the day. Steeplechase jockey T. McHugh received word from George Saportas today to report for duly at Lake-wood, N. J. on February 1. The judges fined jockey Koerner 5 for striking jockey Springer across the back with his whip during the running of the second race. Goldmate was cut down iu his race Saturday and so badly injured that his chances of racing again iu the immediate future are slim. One of the colts eyes was also injured. He may lose the sight of it. Troxler, who had the mount on Orly, claimed foul against Grenade, which beat liim out a length in the fifth race. The claim was not entertained by the officials. ,
