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BOOKMAKERS KEEP MONEY AT CRESCENT. Big Store, Sparsely Supported, the Only .Winning Favorite Vagabond at 50 to 1, the Surprise. New Orleans, La., February 13. The "Kilties," famous Canadian baud helped to draw u. big attendance to the old track this afternoon despite the threatening weather. The sport was good, close finishes being the general rule. Just after the finish of the fifth race a heavy rain fell leaving the track muddy. This occasioned a change in form calculations and Sincerity Belle and Aurumaster, neither of which finished in the money, found most support Kickshaw found the going most to his liking and out gained Bravery. The surprise, of the afternoon was Vagabonds victory in the second race with odds of 50 to 1. The horse is one of the lot that Haymau has turned over to John Lowe, who succeeded "Dick" Wutklus as trainer. Big Store was the only successful favorite during the afternoon and his victory did not prove costly to the twenty-three liookmakers, since he was not heavily backed. S. C. Hildreths Witfull will be shipped here in a few days to be bred to Major Daingerfield. Mosc Goldblatt has announced the latters racing career terminated and will shortly place him In the stud. Shipments to Hot Spriugs continue. Departures today included C. Schawacker with nine horses, and J. J. Greely witli three. John Lowe has decided to race at Oaklawn and before that meeting begins, will ship Luretta and two others belonging to him, and five owned by M. L. Haymau to the Vapor City. In the Hayman lot will be Legatee, Vagabond and Leonard Joe Haymau.
