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MARVIN NEAI/S BUSH CUP. PIPERS HORSE SETS NEW TRACK RECORD IN FAIR GROUNDS FEATURE. Victory. However, Is Unpopular — St. Valentine Breaks a Track Record — Toboqqan Disqualified — Lee Suspended. Now Orleans. La.. February 2.1.— The Bush Cup. he feature -race at th* Fair Grounds this afternoon. was ranked of much of its interest by the withdrawal of Mamie Algol, winner of the American Turf a aw wUtkM Handicap at City Park last week. This mare had shown herself to bo one of the beat long-distance performers racing here this winter ami lhp lad that she was al»out to he shipped to California io siart in the Thornton Stak-.« at foUir miles lent additional interest to todays rare. There was much disappointment expressed when it was found that she was an absentee. With Mamie Algal out. Missouri Lad seemed much the beet and Cooks horse had a strong following. He was ridden by Nicol and "this- lent~addition.il confidence to his people.. I.. 1". riper, a local owner, furnished the winner in Marvin Neal. a horse that was badly beaten in the one and three-quarter mile race Wednesday. The reversal Wl U so glaring that there was hissing when the horse was trotted back to the -.land. Mr..! made c7itirely loo much use of MteSOUll l.ad in following the fast pace and when Marvin Neal challenged in the tinal quarter Cooks Jiorse was all in. The two miles and a quarter were run in 3:90, which was one tif»h of a seeond faster than the previous track record for the distance. Mahogany was put out of the struggle directly after the start. There was a jam on -the first turn and Mahogany was crowded against the fafC When lie struck the rail he knocked down his hip. He waa palled ap after — *HHg along for « failong on three leg*. St. Valentine redti cil the mile and a llajf I nth track record one tilth of a second when be won the third ran- iii l:45|. Peter Sterling got a rough deal in this race; On the trat tarn ifiiac on Tom Dolaa, palled over against him mid kept crowding him over against Granada, whleh a« next to the rail. Hogg had either to throw Granada over the feme or pull up and he elected to take his mount hack. The ground that Peter sterling lost at this, natal beat him. He rune fast on »h« far turn, but the effort told in the tinal drive. In the tilth race Toboggan, which finished second to Colloquy, was disqualified for fouling Gild. Toboggan was u mc I up in following the fast pace set by Colloquy and at the sivlcenth post took a tire. I awe— re orer against the rail, ahattiaaj Gild off. .1. Hennessy. Gilds rider, had bis foot crushed a bit and whew be limped into the judges stand and claimed foul it was promptly allowed. Lee was ansnended for the remainder of the meeting for rough riding. The horses w. G. I. Bisseli has been racing at City Park were shipped to Hot Springs this morning where they will join the division of ihe stable in charge of A. .1. Stafford at Oaklawn. A carload of harata consigned by G. EL Beth* and W. C.orst is expected at City Park tomorrow. There are several junipers ami four two-year-Olds in the lot. They wore ahipped from Nashville yesterday. Joseph A. Murphy arrived this morning from SI. Land*. He is here to testify at the trial of the suit of bookmaker Babb, who was suspended by the lily Park oHi.-i.ils last winter. John Dillon, secretary of the Latoaia Jockey lab, is hare in the interest of the stakes Offered by the Latonia club which etaae on March 2.
