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RADTKE TAKES A TUMBLE. LADY FREE KNIGHT SLIPS AND FALLS WITH THE JOCKEY UNDER HER. Two Horses Jump Over Prostrate Mare and the Boy Escapes Injury Most Disagreeable Day of New Orleans Season. New Orleans, La., February 7. The worst weather of the season prevailed here today. A cold, drizzling rain fell all day. Botii tracks were sloppy, although the footing underneath was firm. The attendance was a mere handfull at each course and the betting was correspondingly light. In the closing race at the old track there was an accident which gave the spectators a scare. Just as the leaders were entering the last sixteenth, Lady Free Knight, in a prominent position and gaining fast nuder Radtkes urging, slipped and went down. Radtke fell under her and on arising was iu danger of being struck by Athena and Brookston, which were directly behind. Luckily for the rider, both horses jumped over the prostrate mare. Radtke escaped with a severe shaking up aud a cut on the bead. Lady Free Knight had her right eye knocked out. It is supposed that she was struck by Athena when she attempted to rise for the first time. Third Alarm and Footlights Favorite were the only successful favorites during the afternoon. The victory of the latter was costly to her owner, as she was bid up !00 over her entered price of 00 by S. Louis. She was retained with an advance bid of five dollars. The probabilities are that Major Daiugerfield will be given a long retirement and in the opinion of a ,unmbeTdfh6rseTnen! v Isa question it he will" ever be shaped up again for another race. He pulled up almost on the verge of breaking down and was with difficulty led off the track after the finish of the fourth race. Judge IHmes was given a workout of a mile between races, negotiating the distance easily iu 1:52. It was a bad day for favorites at City Park. The only pronounced choice to win was Bertha E. iu the closing race. Tichimingo was heavily backed by his stable and won the fifth race after being hard ridden to stall of the challenge of Airship. This race proved to be the best contest of the day.
