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PUBLIC DOES SOME CASHING. BIX OF SEVEN WINNERS AT CITY PARK ABE HEAVILY SUPPORTED. Rain Leaves the Track Sloppy Bcnvolio Works Out for Long Race Ticket Counterfeiters Are Abroad. New Orleans, La., February 13. With nix of the seven winners heavily supported by the public, the books at City Park this afternoon received a drub; bing that they will remember for some time - to come. Favorites scored in five of the races while Bon Mot, winner of the sixth race, was backed from 10 to 4 to 1. Pat Dunnes share of the spoils came with the victories of Royal Legend and Envoy, while Joseph Pugh added another to his winning score by the victory of Free Bootcr in the second race. Jockey Nicoi, as usual, carried off the riding honors, lie being credited witli two firsts during the afternoon. Threatening weather kept many of the regulars at home. Still the attendance was large enough to keep the seventeen bookmakers who drew in .busy attending to their wants. The rain held off until the sixth race. Then it poured for a few minutes and the truck was soon eovered with water. The going was sloppy witli a good bottom. Presiding Judge Frances Trevelyau was still too ill to be at ills Hst. Benvollo was worked out an extra mile and a sixteenth after his race. This was in the nature of it preparation for the American Turf Association Handicap at three miles, which will be run Saturday. His time for the mile and a half was rns, llie-itvrej smites srft5triUtfie Twr.ialleb "and 4i ! sixteenth 3:43j. He was under restraint all of the last furlong, being eased up to a walk at the end. Bookmaker James Davis cashier was mulcted out of 200 this afternoon. After Capitano won the liftli race a ticket which read 30 to 0 was presented and cashed. About ten minutes later another ticket bearing a similar number and calling for the same amount was presented. Payment on this ticket was refused at first, but when the person brought witnesses who vouched for him and who also saw him make the wager It was paid. On closer examination the first ticket presented was discovered to be a counterfeit.
