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SEVEN FAYORITES BEATEN. BLUE FRIDAY FOR FORM FOLLOWERS AT CITY PARK. St. Tammanys Race Under Investigation Custus and Sobell a Winning Combination First Time Through the Field. New Orleans, La., February 10. With the defeat of seven favorites, followers of form had their troubles at City Park this afternoon: Some of the winners dropped from the most unexteeted quartern and the victor of one, St. Tammany, will come in for official investigation tomorrow. Judge Murphy was anything other than pleased at the reversal shown by St. Tammany, and owner Strode will be called to account for the running o this horse. He has been notified to appear before the judges to make an explanation of matters and it may be that he will be able to give some reasonable excuse for the remarkable improvement over St. Tammanys effort on Wednesday, when he finished List in the sixth race, which was won by Debar. The high winds dried out the track and the going, although slow, was In fairly good condition, as the time made in some of the races show. U. Z. De Arman surprised himself today by winning two races, one with The Don and another with Jack Adams, which were at remunerative odds and ran practically unbacked by their owner. Custus, making his first start through the field, ridden by Sobell, a beginner as a cross-country rider, won the steeplechase. Custus fenced well, and ran a good game race. Sobell was given a rousing reception by his fellow riders when he returned td the jockeys room after the race. He is a fearless rider and with little more practice may .develop into a -gtarcropjntrjrJockey. W.ower, president of the Texas BreedwsAss5 ciatioir,ris going into breeding on an extensive scale. While here last week he purchased four mares which were shipped to Dallas, Texas. Among the lot were Miss Shylock, Bettie May and Oak Cliff.
