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FALLS AT FINISH, BUT WINS. ED EARLY KNOCKS DOWN TYROLIAN AND IS PROMPTLY DISQUALIFIED. Favorite Loses His Rider in Steeplechase at City Park Gloomy Weather Causes Light Attendance at Both Tracks. New Orleans, La., January 10- Racing at Crescent Park today terminated sensationally. Ed Early, which finished first in the last race was disqualified for fouling and throwing Tyrolian just as the end was readied. Tyrolian, the leader, was joined by Ed Early at the last eighth post. The latter, ridden by Sewell, immediately began swerving and Impeding Tyrolian. Twenty yards from the wire lie made a final carom with such force that Tyrolian went down just as lie reached the finish. All Scarlet, unable to avoid the prostrate horse, fell over him. T. Walsh, who rode Tyrolian, was carried to ihe scale room. There he recovered. He was weighed in and tiie weight was found correct. The judges promptly set back Ed Early and gave the race to Tyrolian. Some thought that the race should have been awarded to Mabel Simmg, which had finished third, contending that Tyrolian had not crossed the line. This was true, "but, as he had reached the finish before lie was thrown and knocked back, he was justly entitled to the race. The decision met with approval from the majority of the spectators. Dreary weather prevailed today and only the regulars were in evidence. Twenty -one books were in line. Jerry Wernberg was excused from starting in the Jirf $ JsbwH 8 .jstefc Ubsiableimatej4?uiillng, Star,- was permitted to remain in the barn because of the slow condition of the track. Fred Burlew, acting for Newton Bennington, today disposed of the two-year-old De Oro to S. T. White for ,500. Jockey McMullen was suspended by the starter for ten days for misbehavior at the post. Sam Louis, who has been a persistent bidder on winners in selling races, ran up Consuelo to 00 today. This, was an increase of 00 over her entered price. She was retained with an advance bid. Louis falling to get Consuelo, put in a claim for Kings Charm, paying G. C. Bennett and Co. ,100 for the horse. Louis Cella was among todays arrivals. He will remain here for some time. Albert Simons and a select coterie of sharpshooters came over from City Park and bet heavily on the winners Southern Cross aud Consuelo. Gloomy weather curtailed the attendance at City Park tills afternoon. Nineteen books cut in. The rain was not heavy enough to materially change the condition of the course. The 1 to 2 shot Czaraphine came to grief in the fifth race and Happy Jack II. was beaten in the sixth, but in the other five favorites and second choices won. With no feature standing out, most interest was In the two-year-old race in which Boserrian and Karama put up an excellent struggle and in the steeplechase won by Evander. Careful riding was the rnle in the crosscountry race, but at that the favorite New Amsterdam, lost his rider at the second jump while Conclave fell at the eighth jump. The going for the steeplechase was a trifle muddy, but on the regular track tiie footing was never worse than slow and sticky. The judgps today ordered that jockey Obert be allowed to ride for his contract employer, George Holle. Obert has been sick since Ids suspension, but will be in shape to ride again in a few days. Sweet Jane bled in the jumping race and this accounted for her poor showing. Jockey Ryan, who had the mount on Chanley, was asked to give some explanation of the horses poor showing. Ryan said that when New Amsterdam fell lie interfered with Chanley, forcing him to pull up. Dr. Rexford purchased of J. C. Calin this afternoon tiie horses Galmeda, Tom Anderson, a two-year-old, and Magic Power, a three-year-old maiden by His Highness Scarlet Letter. M. .J. Shannon, formerly trainer for George C. Bennett, arrived here yesterday and will remain for tiie winter. Shannon will get together a small stable aud race them up the Hue next spring.
