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AGAIN AT THE OLD TRACK NEW ORLEANS HORSES MOVE OVER TO THE CRESCENT CITY JOCKEY CLUBS COURSE. Angelus Runs Like a Good One and Wins the Chief Race of the Day — J. C. Core Successful in His First Start — Nicol Set Down. New Orleans. La., February .".. — Tin- second linlf af the preeeal racing hmh mm inaugurated at the Fair Qreaada ihis afternoon under anything but tavotable conditions. The cold, bleak weather pre- : i i 1 i 1 1 ii was instrumental in keeping the a 1 1 -im1i ii i- down Materially. The apparently difficult card from which i i select vhaarra, caused thirty s wea layer* to :i| |"iy lor stands. Sur|iriscs wire plenty .-mil form backers suffered correspondingly. Finishes MN close :imi the result at times was In doubt until the official placing was displayed. The mile and seventy yards liandieap whicli feat-tired Hie card, went to Burlew Ac ONeills incou-sisi, lit Angclus. In liis last race, whieli was at city Park. Angelus made a poor showing, tiring badly alter going a half mile and finishing far liaek. The excuse offered on that occasion was that he did not fancy muddy going. Today lie went into a long had on the first turn, maintained a steady pace throughout and won with plenty in reserve from Yankee ;irl. the latter, in a sharp drive getting up in time to take second place from Tileing. The youngster race in which tliirteen maid -ns ; started, wentr to Barney S •liniliers Lillian Ray. She ran like a rare goinl one and disposed of the others in businesslike fashion. Kxotie. an outsidi r, taking second place from Kemnure Queen, also a I a 1 ng price. H.trdayana, making hr. first start, ran imiiressively and was right there at the cud. .1. 11. Mccormicks Oiorlolc. the much touted sister to Clorifier. again disappointed ijer backers by run nlng Marty and also showing an inclination to tlinch 1 and bear out tinder punishment. McCormick was unlucky to lose the closing race witli his Kcxane. which was niiicli the best, but which nut defeat by She narrowest margin from Hans, lackey Sumter was partially to blame for ■ allowing his mount to be repeatedly blocked during the early stages, and when going fastest at the str.ich uirn. S. Flymi. on Beb 1 Queen, forced him wide. With either of the mishaps eliminated, he would hac won by a good margin. t liar ley F.lHsoii started his g.Hid colt. .1. C. ore, for the tirst time, and backed hhn heavily, but was loiiid to spend several anxious and doubtful moments pending his candidates successful wearing d»wn of Momentum, which ; one time seriously threatened to lead J. C. Core to the finish. Douahlo and Monerc proved beat in their respective race*, ami won well in hand. A seleci coterie made a handsome winning on tin- victory of Full ad- in the sixili. Natter, V. Towers and S. Klynn each won with two of their mounts and Nicol was successful with iho longest priced winner of the afternoon, .lock.., Niiols return la the -addle was ahert- lived as siarter Oaaaidr again suspended li ! 111 la ■ live days far liis disobedience at the post. Jockeys C. Keener, Swain and Hosen wen also suspended tor live days lor the same offense. B. .1. Wahlt ii today disposed of the two year-old IHapajte to p. Be. ,i for the reported price of 1966. Stee|ilc liase jockey Masnad.i left tonjght Car Toronto. Canada, where he will rest until the opening of the B.-nnimr meeting. M. Defer, trainer lor J. W. Colt, left yesterday Cor Washington to resume- the training of the .1. V. Col; hor-cs piarteied there and tit them for an . aily cainiiaign at Kenning and Baltimore. I.ki Mayer, the well-known bookinaker. arrived ioday from Hot Springs. Ark., and will remain here : nt three weeks before going to Havana. Cuba. M.ix Frank, another eastern layer, joined the ranks and will remain for a time. Han I.amasney. one of the old-time guard of trainers, gat in today from Excelsior Springs. Mo., where lie has been resting after his long spell of sickness. II. It. Din-yea* t wo-ycar-old filly. Smart, which archie Ziinmer lias been training, was severely in-jiiiid by a kick while at the peat January 22. and doubts ale .entertained if she will ever again be lit for i. ning purposes. flu- investigation started Saturday by the judges relative to the running of Nancy was dropped today when tli.- officials received information that the former Gareea Illy arai erratic aid a pronounced Milker. M. .1. Winn Stated today tli.it he would leave here for l.-.nisvilb- next Saturday
