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BOUGH RIDING SPOILS COUP. ROCKAWAY GETS INTO A JAM, IS THEN PULLED UP AND BEATEN. Jockey Daly Disregards Starter and Is Suspended "Kansas" Price Wins Handsomely On Deux-temps at Crescent Park. New Orleans, La., January 12. Hough riding spoiled mi elaborately planned coup at City Park today. The Daly confederacy dropped the chestnut horse Koekaway Into the llfth race, seemingly u soft spot, and arranged to clean up In the pool-, roms throughout the country. It was the borses-flrst start at the meeting, but despite this fact he tip leaked out and the books held him at a short price when odds were first Hsted. There was a wild scramble to get aboard at 3 to 1. The slates wiped, but the layers took the money at 9 to 5, steadily cutting until even money was the best on offer. Jockey Johnny Daly, son of the owner of the horse, had the mount. He was alert at the post and repeatedly tried to beat the barrier. He was cautioned by the starter and when the field was finally sent away, lie was caught unprepared. Before they had gone a half dozen strides, Koekaway was in a jam and Daly was forced to pull up. At the half mile ground he was last, fully a dozen lengths back of the leader. Rounding the far turn Rocka-way moved up fast and when entering the homestretch, was on almost even terms with the leaders. The gap he closed told on him at the end. When It came to a drive he tired and Dance Music beat him out a couple of lengths. Jockey Daly was uspdedvtorjJjeriffUiys The weather was1 cold and bleak, but the attend-n,ic; Was not small. Sixteen books went on at todays draw-In. A. Fontelieu was among those who dropped out. Fred Cook, recently returned from Chicago, again put tip his slate. Speculation was lively and as some heavily backed horses, won, it is doubtful if the bookies laid up anything on the afternoons operations. Nutneokl was kicked on the hock while at the post in the sixth race and pulled up lame. This probably accounted for his poor showing. W. O. Parmer is due here from Nashville Sunday to attend the meeting of the American Turf Association directors, which will lie held on Monday. Judges Trevelyau and Murphy and W. Campbell Scottrare working on the rules. Disagreeable weather and a featurless card kept the attendance down to small numbers at Crescent Park today. Van Ness and Deuxtemps were the only pronounced favorites to win; The latter was heavily backed by his owner "Kansas" Price. The Colt barely got home in front of the 13 to 1 chance, Joe Colson. Mr. Jack, winner of the mile and five furlongs race, was bid up 00 over his entered price of 00. A. C. McCafferly and Sam Louis did the bidding. The horse was retained. Lubeck broke through the barrier while at the post in the fifth race. At the same instant Ikjou stirrups broke, causing jockey Fcicht to fall off. The horse ran away three miles before being re-captuied and was led back to the post where he was left standing. Jockey Pcrriue has signed a contract to ride for W. S. Williams for the remainder of the year. He will go with the stable to New York at the close or this meeting.
