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STAKES TO JAMES REDDICK. OUTGAMES GOLDIC IN HARD DRIVE FOR OLD HICKORY HANDICAP. Society Bud Wins for McLauqhlin at 30 to 1 — Reticent a Victorious Lonq Shot — Old John Peters in Front. New Orleans, La.. January S. — Tin- Old Hickory Handicap at a mile :m l a «|iiarier. which featured tlic card al City Park this afternoon, was won by C It. Kllisons .lainiS Reddick, sec oik I choice in the bettlag. Only four Malted. Oohlic and Alma Oil tour represented Bdward Oorrtgaa and were strongly ■tpported as favorites. .fames Keddirk carried a good sized stable commission. Gild, from the •table o Burlew «x ONeill, was fancied mostly for the place, lint tie going and distance militated greatly ■pains his chances and In- tired after being a sharp fa. -tor for the BtCt mile. GoMic was the leader to the Stretch turn, where there was a geneiril closing u, for an insi.,il. Then .lames Reddick graduallv farced to the liont and in the sharp drive thai followed. — tgsawd Goldic. Alma lHtfoiir can* with a niah that landed her in third place. The met value of the stake to the winner was ,390. The mile and a half race was next in poisH of interest, it was ni.ii in hollow Fashion bj Padre, the mviwhebaiag favorite. A lair lot of three j *ar olds BMM in the third nee at seven fhrloags. Heau Iliiiniiirl liked the going and wore ilown GbUBST in tin tii-i three-qaartera, heatiag her handily. The perforatMUMe Ol Morales was too hail to he a tin • ■bowleg of his form. He failed to displa] any great amount of spud at any stage of the rail and was beaten off at the end. Track condlttoas were exactly to the liking of R.ilbert. which won the SeCOMd la e tinni Qoldpcoof. Society Bad, at .!!» to .1. i milled fames McIsragMhts mums to be seen in float for the tir-.t time this winter. The filly showed a smart performance by leading alaiosl threaghoat in the dosiag race. Reticent, also a neglected laag shot, helped oat tin- bookmakers. The presence of .1 Shea on John Peters in the opening race kepi siaaj fross backing him. Shea rode a goad race and landed his mount an easy winner. Todays attendance was unusually large, bat, nc-rordlng io the bookmakers, the people were in no speculative mood. Thirtj seven layers handled the money and more would have been in line hut for Hi fact thai the ring will not sccomsnodate more booths.
