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PASADENA WINS HANDICAP. • 1 TILEING FAILS IN HIS TASK FOR THE FAIR GROUNDS FEATURE. I i Lonq Distance Race Goes to Huntinqton — t Ke.itor Makes It Five Straiqht — Shift I of Scene to Citv Park. i i I New Orleans. T.a.. March 2. — Willi improvement in , Hm track conditions came UnpfOfCHl iu the l:W- I tag at 1 lit- lair O rounds this afternoon. The liar- t lows were kept busy all morning and the course dried cut rapidly. noaei i|i nllj tiie footing was • much safer tlian on Friday and horses were enabled t t lake the inside taste. A lair card was aaTercd , and it brought out the full iptota of Saturday racegoer-. The feature race, he New Orleans Street i Hallway Handicap, tarnished a surprise, the winner turning up in Paaadeaa. TOefcag, thifnga asked to concede amen weight to older horses, had the | strongest following, with Lady Navarte the beat fan | eieil of the ot Ihts. Tileing lei t Hie post with his Usual dash Bad showed a flash of speed for a half : lLile. Then he III gan to tire and Iasadrna. whieh j was running lapped OB the lender, went to the trout. Rounding lire far 1 mil Ijsadena drew away and when entering the homestretch he had those back of him driving. The a*iitllshiinii tame re Bo lately when , straightened oal in the haaaeatreteh and at the eighth |H.st it seemed that he lilitl t catch the winner, hut Keyes, seeing danger lusind. shook Paaadeaa up ■ Ml ami he drea away again win nlag well in hand. TUeJag tailed oil at the tinish ami was cased up. The eoll probably was not screwed up for a bralatng coin est through the niad and Qaraer, aaing good Jadgment. did not pnnisii him. Tlie race waa worth ,610, the winners portion ot which was ,280. Keaioi made amends for Turings defeat by cany-lag MeCorini ks colors home ia front in the fifth race. Scatter lias started live times here this winter and lias heen returned a winner on each occasion. In the two mile race Huntineton made a show of he others. When t In- harrier went up Smith rushed him to the front and before the others were in their stride he opened up a big lead whieh lie retained throughout. lied Durlew. in an endeavor to secure the services oi Jockey Niool for the Creeeeat City Derby, offered him ,500 provided he should win the stake with .luile Post. Nicwl -was forced to decline tlie offer as he has a previous engagement. Rurlew is now-after jockey Natter. The scene of racing shifts to City Park Monday nfteraooa. The card offered is attractive and unless rain falls some fast time may he scored in which such useful horses as Tlchinrlngo, Fancy Dreaa, Prince Brutus: Dr. Keilh. Incantation, Harefoot; F. M. Pry, Schulte entry. llrawuey Lad: Sir Tad-dington. Pink Star, Jobless. Belle Strome. Gentian, WixmIs.iu: Grenade, Anna Day, James Beadle k ; Merry George, King Peppei and Plaaate are likely to piay a prominent part. i. K. laraeh.
