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BROWN WITHDRAWS SUIT. SELLS HIS STOCK TO CITY PARK PEOPLE FOR 2,700, PAR VALUE. Monet Shows Splendid Form at New Track Ben Hoddcr a Quitter Accident at Old Track Sue to Crowding. New Orleans, La., January 0. The City Park receivership ease was dismissed today in the United Slates Circuit Court on the motion of II. 1. Brown, who brought the proceedings. The case was settled out of court. Brown has sold out Ids entire interest. "The City Park Jockey Club, through Its attorneys, offered ine par value for my stock today and I made a counter proposition, offering them .15 per share for their entire holdings, which was refused," said Brown. "On the advice of my attorneys, I accepted their proposition. I believe I have made a wise move, for otherwise it is doubtful whether 1 would have ever realized anything on my investment. I will leae in a day or two for Cincinnati." Sir. Brown sold his 272 shares at 00 a share to Mr. Corrigan and his associates. In Browns deposition he claimed that the action of the New Orleans Jockey Club in leasing the track to the newly formed City Park Club made his holdings valueless. President Heaslip claimed in his deposition that he stood ready at any time to pay par value for Browns stock and this knocked out Browns argument that the clubs action in leasing the plant to another company was a hardship on the other stockholders. Jimmy McCormick, in whose colors Grenade scored a handy victory yesterday, took the feature race at City Park today with Monet. Whisperings of some fast work on the part of Monet made the layers diary ofchlm and the best they would lay was 3 to-5. A volume of money was poured into the ring. Monet simply made a show of his company. He broke fast, raced with Astarita for about a quarter, then shook her off and galloped the remainder of the distance under a pull and the manner In which lie did it; stamped hitn as one of the best of the winter brigade of sprinters. The time for the six furlongs was 1:14. While it was too cold to he good racing weather, it did not deter quite a good crowd from making the trip to the new course. The grandstand was comfortably tilled and the eighteen books that Orew ill were kept busy handling the money on the seven races. The most closely contested race was that for two-year-olds. It produced a nose finish, causing great enthusiasm. Despite the chilly weather a fair crowd was in evidence at Crescent Park this afternoon. Favorites were unsuccessful in all the races. Only twenty bookmakers were in line today, a decrease of two from yesterday. The feature race saw the downfall of Ben Hod-der, the prospective Crescent City Derby favorite. The Shields colt was a top heavy .favorite, but ran like the overrated horse lie is. After showing a brief Hash of speed he quit ajl over when challenged and Unissued a badly beaten third behind Lady Vashti and De Reszke. In the first race Hondolet, a well bucked short priced starter, ran away in his preliminary, leading to his withdrawal because of an" injury, and as betting had been in progress on the race for some time bets had to be declared off and additional lime granted to make a new book. Jockey W. Bobbins, who rode Gladiator in the opening race, got a nasty fall shortly after the start. He was crowded while going to the first turn, causing his mount to go down. Jockey McGee was thought most responsible for the mishap and was suspended for two weeks by the judges for roughrid-ing. With the sentence goes the restriction that the lad must confine his time to the stable during racing hours. Helen Lucas lias changed hands and is now in the stable of Mose Goldblatt, lie having purchased her for the sum of ,500 from W. Morris. Willie Shields Black Burn showed today some of tije speed he is credited with possessing. Although badly ridden, lie won a creditable race. After the finish jockey L. Smith, who had finished second on Bertmont, claimed a foul against the winner, but as the Shields colt had not impeded the Snyder youngster the claim was not allowed. After Marvel P. was defeated in the fifth race she was claimed by "Kansas" Price for ,800. Willie Shields will offer at auction on Saturday next the horses Evie Greene, Keidinoore, Shunpike and ten two-year-olds.
