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MOLLIE MONTROSE IS BEST. HAS NO FANCY FOR HEAVY GOING, BUT WINS JUST THE SAME. Her Third Set of Brackets at New Orleans — Matador Is Badly Handled — Lloyd ./ Rides Well. New Orleans. La.. January 31. — Thorp was not 111 iili to lli« i. "icing at Hm Fair Grounds tlits afternoon. Four of the seven races on the card were silling affairs and in the main it was ti mediocre lot of liorsi s thai Ignad in the contests. The track «ns still heavy and holding. The two-year-old l ■•■ fare Mollie atoatmee another opportunity to ahaw hat met it. She was the favorite and heavily napaorted. Karly la the bettlag there was some doubt ahead her ability to run over a heavy track. Tins caused her price ta needs from ft to 10 to 7 ta S. Then came a dtepoaltloa ta take ■ ehaace that with ell her early speed she would be able ta get so far iu Croat thai the a then would never catch her. and with t Ms feeling, the money poured in. This line of reasoning proved correct. Ifoilte ! Meatraac "on solely because she outclassed her company and not beeaaae she liked tiie going. As :i m.iitcr ot feet the ahlsh found her staggering and spiaulin-r a bit. but he bang on gamely. The race marked Mollie Montroses third successive victory. She will do. especially over a fast track. . Auhuchoifs ridteg "f Matador la the third ruce ■ •raa aaaettefeetory/. Takte*. his race of Tuesday as :i line. Matador looked like I good thing to many aad he was heavHy backad, tboagn these who follow the form strictly gave their support to Blue Pah*. After Kaadnsrhreeae was withdrawn this hoeae ■gared beat. Bat Aabnchoa got Matador cut off at the three eighths post, theo palled op aad weal i the extreme ouiside. These tactics ruined what-eve- ChoapCS Matador Might have had and the lini-h found him liliii in a field of nine. Dapple Gold, iii the teal race, was splendidly ridden by Uoyd, and it was lue alone to hi-. straag haiah thai the horse won. Dapple Gold » itriag all through the last sixteenth. He wanted to Qjait, but Uoyd kept driving and got; to the tini-ii a lead ill front of BpOBge Cake. lackey Criminins arrived hen- from New York reo-terday aid will rid. ..- a free lance. He will n main bare uniil the opening of the Beoaings Illcclilig. These horsemen shipped their stables to Hot Springs this if tern *»: A. C. Dellew, .1. B. Gireas, Lockarl Bros., C. Bchawaeker, V. L. Hatcbett, M. Barton, 1.. Bchnckmaa, T. Ityan. and .1. S. Merchant. In tho Utters lot an- the hones "i L. .1. GiMorsIccvc. !. .1. Millott and II. H. Aiken. lackey Nicoi will leave Memphis tonight tad will ride arhatenc Fred Cook starts in the St. Charles Ibid Handicap Saturday. Hose QoMhlatt ha- purchased from Barlew ..V ONell the thrre year-old tilh Fantastic for £0O. He will ship her and live others to Hot Bui lags. GeMMatt has node arrangementa with Aabaehoo to i iile for him at Oaklawn. Pael .1. Bainey arrived here yesterday and will probably remain until after Mar.li Graa.
