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SUPPORT FOR LOTUS EATER. MORRIS CANDIDATE FOR CRESCENT CITY DERBY IS BEING BACKED. Rickey Will Be a Starter in City Park Derby No Chance for Fast Tracks New Orleans Gossip. New Orleans, T.a., March 15. In tlie ante-post betting on the Crescent City Derby Lotus Hater developed considerable support today and the Morris candidate Is now a close second choice to Lady Navarre at 3 to 1. The largest single bet was 00 ar 4 to 1, hut there was much small money taken at the same figure preceding the cut. Lotus Eater was sent a mile today In 1:51. lie ran in the middle of the track whore the going was very heavy. He worked sluggishly, as usual. Ben Hodder was given an easy mile in 1:51 J, well to the outside where the footing was better. The prices prevailing- tonight are: Ben Hodder, 4 to 1; Guiding Star, C o 1; James Reddiek, C to 1; Loins Eater, .". to 1; Hallowmas, 20 to 1; Security, 0 to 1; Holloway, 100 to 1; Macy Jr., 150 to 1; Lady Navarre, 11 to 5; Disobedient, S to 1. The weather today was not of the sort to encourage hopes for a fast track for Saturday, but Superintendent Myers promises to have it in better shape than any one now anticipates. St. Valentines race today was quite an improvement over some of his recent efforts. The last time Cigarlighter met him in heavy going he easily disposed of him, but St. Valentine ran Cigarlighter ir.zy tr.Jnp. lift vo a tout the -bout beaked hrt-which has won here this winter and every book in the ring stood a hard wallop when he finished in front. Tolly Prim would undoubtedly have won the fifth race had not, Smith on Third Alarm carried her to the inside rail and then forced her to pull up. She was winning when the incident occurred and it looked as though Smith made little effort to keep his mount off. Rickey, sent here by Sim Diemel from New York to run in the City Park Derby Saturday, showed his heels to a fair field of three-year-olds In the third race today. He was ridden by Nicol, conceded weight to everything in the race and won all the way, beating Daring out a length at the finish. Two favorites .managed to win. T. P. Hayes furnished to of the winners in Principla and Incubator. D. Austin and Nicol each rode two winners. "Doc." Welgemuth, superintendent of the City Park plant, promises to have the track in good shape by Saturday, provided no more rain falls. If there is good footing the Derby starters will number at least eight. Jack Phillips will ship Jack Dolan east early next week. He will go In James II. McCormicks care and will rest up at Sheepshead Bay until the opening of the Aqueduct meeting. Jack Dolans first race in the east will be in the Carter Handicap. At the conclusion of the Aqueduct meeting ho will be shipped to Toronto. Fred Cooks English Lad, together with a dozen brood mares has been shipped to his farm near St. Louis. In the lot was Beautiful Bess which gave promise early last spring of developing into a sensational filly. She won her first out and then trained off. George nolles Jean Bereand colt, Karama, which was taken sick with fever about ten days ago died this morning at City Park. Karama was rated by horsemen as the fastest two-year-old in training here this winter. In one of his trials he went a half mile around the turn in 47J. Several flattering offers for Karama were refused by his owner. Quinn Brady, recently purchased by J. P. May-berry, is on the ailing list. The colt pulled up sore after his last workout and will have to be let lip on for a few weeks. James Milton, one of starter Cassidys assistants, left tonight for Washington. He will erect a starting gate at Bennings and will be prepared to school horses until the meeting opens there. Cassidy also has men schooling horses at Belmont Park, Jamaica, Gravesend and Sheepshead Bay. Francis Trevelyan has been asked by the Ontario Jockey Club to officiate at Toronto as one of the stewards and he will likely accept. Mr. Trevelyan will go from here to Lexington, then to Louisville where he will remain until Toronto opens. He will sail for England on June 9 and will remain abroad until late next fall.
