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liLAGGS SURPRISING RACE. i UNEXPECTEDLY DEFEATS SUCH FAST ONES AS FIRST PREMIUM AND G0LDPR00F. Injury Takes the Scurry for Two-Year-Olds — War- r.er Griswell Wins from Grenade — JocUey Notter Suspended Again. New Orleans. I.a.. January 21. — Todays ordinary card contained a surfeit of the poorer elass horses .in. I .nly furnished ineiiioere sport. Disagreeable weather again prevailed, rain falling throughout Hie afternoon and converting the track into a in ! i • 1 1 i - road by the time the fourth race was run. Si vera 1 good sprinters went to the post in the three-quarter race, and the surprise of the afternoon eame vith its running, as Blagg, an outsider in the IwMiiiL:. gained a well-earned victory over First Premium and O old proof, the choices. First ] i eiiiimn was lies;, but-a slow beginning eneoni-j.i-s,.,l l,is defeat. The J. W. Fuller following mere than offset their losses, however, when Injury, a smart -looking youngster from the Texans stable, showed his heels to a good band! of colts in tin- opening scramble, but he had to stand a furious drive in tin- last furlong to wear down T. C. McDowells Craftsman. Warder ran an excellent race and finished a fast-going third. The steeplechase went to lrotitable, which showed sudden improvement. The race was a closely run oik- tin to the last two obstacles, where Flying ■Rover, then in the lead, fell and caused most of ihe starters to lie taken back to avoid going down. The mishap benefited lrotitable and Aules. they linisbing in ihe order named, with Kip third. . lying Plover broke his shoulder and had to be destroyed. Warner mi— nil, slightly fancied in the sticky going, won the closing race, but his victory did noi net his owner anything, as lie was bid up Soimi over his entered price of 00 by W. B. Freemans agent, but was bought iu. The backers of Debar in the last race had a just grievance, as lie clearly showed himself much the best. He was left at the post, but Nicol sent him after the others and finished in third place. He must have closed a gap of nearly a furlong. and with an even start would have won. Lady Alicia, which was one of the two favorites h| win duriug the afternoon, had to l e ridden out to the hist ounce to stall off Pauls challenge. Fstel.i C. was the other favorite to win. She was much Ihe best of the poor Held which went to t lie jiost in the third race. Itu.-l w ONeill today disused of four two year-olds at private sab- to C. I.. Wynu. of F.ctiador. South Ani-rica. The .pianette were Sparkling Drop. Misf,.ituuate. Sorry and Lady Vassar. They will be sliip]H-il to Ecuador and raced on tracks in lh.it eountiy and then placed in the stud for breeding pui|Mises. Mr. Wynn also gave Fred Rurlew a .oiiiu.is-ioi: to secure him other available Material lor .-a ti- and breeding purposes, to lie shipped to this South American country during the summer. Dot, Hi. which was claimed by 1. M. Civill out of Mondays last rare, lias bat* returned to her former owner. No further action has been taken in the Valentine- Youthful investigation on account of the absence of I residing .ludge McDowell. Official notice, howe. r. was given out that pending a disposition of ihe case, all entries from the Valentine stable would he refused,. lied Cook and Jack Sturgis. the two bookmakers who engaged ill a fist fight in the lobby of the St. i I. ail.s Hotel last night, drew adjoining stands ii i- .ifuriioen au/1 to prevent a resumption of hostilities. Charles Cella volunteered to take the stand between them. .1. V. liilbr was confident of First Premium winning the fourth race and wagered enough to win a big sum. lirst Premium was much the best jiud should have won. Jockey J. Howard was suspended for tin days. Notter for three and Truxlcr for live days by the btarl.r for disol.edici.ee at the post. Tie- Kabb trial was agaJa ; os|ioned. this lime until Thursday morning.
