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GOLDIC WINS THE TULANE.T; t MOUNTAIN RIDES THE CORRIGAN CAN- j DIDATE SKILFULLY. i i Oural Falls with Morrison In the Steeple- ] chase — Lattice Wins Juvenile Race — Martin Restrains Phil Finch. New Orleans, La., January 12. — Edward Corrigan won lie Mm Stakes Willi Goldic at City Park this afternoon. Judge Post finished second and Columbia Girl was third. The race was worth . 070 to the winner. Preference was given Columbia Girl in the betting, but Goldio had a host of supporters and the bookmakers did not lay up much on the race. Mountain rode skilfully and the victory w.is due much to his horsemanship. lie reserved Goldic for the first three-quarters of a mile a ml. taking advantage of the spread on the turn 1 into the stretch, saved ground by skimming tbn rail. Then riding hard for a sixteenth he daslked 1 ahead of Judge Post before Jockey Hennessy realize*! 1 the danger. Columbia Oirl was poorly ridden and was lucky to tinlsh third. The others finished in 1 I dose group Willi Oily going t lie fastest. But for interference in the early stages Orly would hae been a more prominent factor. As the horse is 4 showing steady improvement, it is likely that he will beat his company of today the next time tin*!. meet under similar conditions. Jockey K. Morrison had a narrow escape from I serious injury in the steeplechase. He was riding Oural. which fell heavily at the second fence. Crowding ami jamming were unavoidable on account 4 of the many starters and approaching the obstacle e Oural was forced into one of the wings. In falling he threw Morrison against a post. The boy was s stunned. ha l one leg badly bruised and strained his s ■ ol.irbon*., which w*» reetmtly dskicnted. Fnele e James showed improvement and won a lucky race e from Aules. Hare-foot was a distaut third. Incantation, heavily backed, would have won hut for r Hueston"s mistake in easing her up while in the e li:!l aud approaching the last jump, which .she took k -ideways. Blundering after landing .she unseated A her rider. The change from J. Martin to Englander worked d wonders in the running of Lattice in tue Juvenile ? race. Euglauder only had to sit still to land his s mount home a handy a inner in fast time. Martin ■ put up a weird ride on Phil Finch, the heavily •v backed favorite in the fifth race. He had the horse e under restraint in the early stages. A close turn II inio the stretch only enabled him to get third place. Fmergcncy. which won the race, is the lirst winner * that James McCtu-uiick lias sent to the post this s winter, lie was ridden by llagan. who put it all 11 ovi r K. Lowe on Meadowbreeze. After twenty-nine p attempts Spider Web got out of the maiden ranks s when she won the opening race. Padre had little ° difficulty in disposing of Lady Ellison in the mile e and a quarter race, although the F.llison mare put [t up a game ] erlorniance. For disobedience at the * post in the first ran, jockey T. Taylor was suspended •" for six days. I.ucky Charm, which broke down badly in ids last ■* start had to be destroyed tills morning. Capitano. J Which started yesterday is in bud condition and will 11 probably not be a starter again this .season. Allow-maise l" is reported to have suffered a relapse. There is not Ihe slightest chance of his starting in the Cieeceat City Derby. Orly pulled up sore after his is nee today. Padre also showed symptoms of lameness. The American Turf Association License Committee tinished its business today and will depart lot their resjicctive homes tomorrow. An important rule said to have lxen drafted by the Urease committee is that hereafter when an owner secures a i-iitiait on an apprentice, he will l e entitled to the allowance only so long as the rider remains in his employ. In the event that he should transfer the contract on the bojP the allowance ceases.
