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ESTERJOY WINS FROM SAUL. WILLIAM GERST GETS THE PURSE IM ANOTHER STEEPLECHASE. John L. Inqlis Scores His Fourth Successive Victory — Is a Good Horse Just Now — New Orleans Gossip. New Orleans. Fa.. April II The steeplechase over the short course and the condition race at .■» mile and a sivtcenlh were the features at City Park today. William Oersls bterjajr won ilm jumping race from Saul by a narrow margin. Fster-,-y showed plenty of speed thlUUgh I he first t lirrt of the field and fenced in faultless fashion. Saul made a couple of bad jumps Bad this cost him Iho race. He finished gamely under punishment and wan steadily gaining at the end ami would have beateu I.sii riiy out in a few more strides. John L. Inglis won the fourth nice easily. He was iiitelligciitlv handled by Minder, who rated Man along behind the early leader and delayed bin eflort until well around the far turn. Todays victory marked John L. Inglis fourth straight win. lb- is a -,ihhI horse just now and will be heard from up the line. Filwanl Garrigaa shipped to Chicago this afternoon to be turned out at Hawthorne for the summer, a carload of horses. Several of the number, among them Plaiiute, have gone lame here this winter and they will l e rested up until next fall. Richard Dwyer will return to California Saturday night to succeed Jake Holtnian as starter at Oakland. Holiman will do the starting at. Lexing-•on and Louisville. It is said that "Curly Brown will do the starling at Latmiia. There will be two horse specials leaving here oa Sunday for Louisville, one of which will go via the Illinois Central and the other over the I,ouisvilla and Nashville. Nothing of great promise slicks on! in the program for tomorrow, hut the horses class well together. Maelslroin. Ficldwiok. Alanie; Rose Daly. Fdna Matter, Oaraaco; R. F. Williams. Fred Bane* luck. Lady Goodrich: Grand Duchess, Bather Royal, Reboiiiiiler: Truce, Bucket Brigade. Bayou Lark; Savoir Faire. Cull, John McBride; Boserrian. Dorothy Duncan and Kol inoor being included in the list of i reliable ■tartan, the raring should Im- well contested. T. K. Lymh.
