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HEADS APART IN FAST TIME. ORBICULAR POCKETS JUGGLER AND BEAU BRUMMEL GETS DECISION. St. Volma Wins Hurdle Stakes — Jockey Gay- lor Goes to Hospital — Commandant Is Destroyed — Tuckers Success. New Orleans. I.n.. January 16. — The Cosmopolitan Hotel Handicap over live hurdles, having a net value to the winner of .°20. was the chief offering at fity Park this afternoon and was won by St. Volma. coupled in the belting with Sceptre as the .1. . Ierriss entry. The winner had been especially prepared for this race and had shown suttiiientTy well in preliminary trials to cause the lax eirs to hold him in high regard. The same feeling xxas shared by specula tors and they back -d the Ierriss eiitiy almi.-t to the cclu-ioii of everything else in the ra.-e. St. V-dma justified tlie good opinion by going right to t In- front and winning as his rider pleased from Aules. Cieolin getting third place. 11. ree of the starters fell and jockey Caylor, who trail riding l.ulu Tnum. sustained injuries tliat put him in the hospital. When the mare fell with him Baylor struck a fence post and cut a deep gash in his bead. Commandant, which fell at the stretch hurdle, broke his shoulder and was destroyed. Lang ford James was the Other to go doxvn. The mile ami a sixteenth race produced one of the beat finishes of the season, the three placed horses passing the finish short heads apart with Beau r.Miinincl in the van. Juggler and Orbicular next in oriler. Beau T.ruminers victory xxas extremely tlukey. Juggler xvas much the l est and bur for intei -IereiM c xx..iild bare won «.|f by himself. Ortrfc liar kept the Bui lev horse in a pocket nearly all tin- way mid crowded him repealed ly. The time 1:4." + is a nexv track record for the uhumaee, Whisk Broom also set a nexv track mark by run ning three furlouga in 351 seconds in the second lace. 1. was the lir-t race for txvo-year-ohLs under selling ciidiions. There was a bad jam on the first turn. Florence Keii. ridden by Garner, going doxyn. but neither sustained injury. In addition to winning the two-year-old race. Bob-IH Tucker captured the name in the closimr race with Wis. .1. Martin, who rode the latter, put up a sensational ride and to his effort was mainly due the xi i.iy. Tucker is reported as having won a big Mini oxer the success of the two hatuea, P. M. ivill also landed txxo purees. He purchased Rlater Ida from Pal Dunne for a small sum before the opening race and had the gratification of seeing her CQIf home in front witll as j« m kI us .".It to 1 against her. He had a small liel on her at this price. Oily was in line fettle ami had little ditli cnlty in beating Ids opponents in f:ist time. The judges questioned owner Cook, jockey Nicl and trainer Phillips at length relative to the acrobatic performances of Minnie Adams in her last txxo starts. Neither of the parties questioned could give a tangible explanation and tiie matter was dis missed. Jockey Trueman was lined £100 and suspended for tlie remainder of the meeting lor repeated disobedience at the pent. Jockeys Gunge] and Farrow were ■Iso suspended for the remainder of the meeting. Bookmaker Janus Davhl returned from "alifornia today and took a stand in the betting ring- He declared-thai ids nUsatoa to the eoawl was fruitful. lb says he lias indirect assurance that he will shortly Ik- reinstated.
