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= ■ — BUSH CUP TO REDGAUNTLET HAYES IMPROVED HORSE PROVES A STAYER AND DEFEATS YANKEE GIRL. Marse Abe Takes Another Race — E. T. Shipp Defeats Ketchemike — Warner Griswell Recovers Form — Notter Suspended Again. New Orleans. La.. February IB. — The miming of Hm Bush Cup Handicap at two and one-quarter milis was the chief feature of lixlays racing. Yankee Girl, i-oliplod with Temaceo. constituted the Ellison entry. and were most favored in the hettiac. Xotter al onee sent Yankee Old into an early lead, while Powers on Teinaeeo had waiting orders and trailed distantly. Notter. during the lirst mil- and a hall", repeatedly fouled Alma Pu-fonr. Kcdgauntlct and Donna. Redgannilet rcieiving the hulk of this on aeeonnt of his close proximity to Yankee ;irl throughout. Ott. who rode Red gauntlet, was linally forced lo take him hack and try lo go around Yankee Girl on the stretch turn, hut Hotter, noting the .move, and also observing that the Hayes horse was not tiring. liegan carrying the latter out with the view of letting Temaceo. which was gaining, come up near the inner rail and win. Redganntlet. however, was ftest today, and easily drew away in the stretch run, to win hy over a length. Yankee Girl retaining second place from Temaceo. with Alma Dufour and Donna beaten off. After the finish it was expected that hoth of the I.llison horses would he disqualified, hut for some reason the judges allowed the race to stand as they finished, although admitting that Notter had fouled Redganntlet hy suspending him for ten days. The condensed history of the Rush Cup Ilandioup is as fcdlows: Year. Winner. A. Wf. Jockev. Yal. Time. 1*01 Frangible 4 lti4 Flick $ 1. 250 3:59 Iwa Attn 4 ! 7 Munio 1 .MO 3:59 1*13 The Wav 4 M Full-;- 1.905 4:22J 1904 Curate 5 105 llelgesen .. 1.405 3:5C.ji MM i.". Curate li 105 .1. Martin.. 2,000 4:25 IMS Ihil Finch ....". IM Pcrrine 2.140 4:039 19 7 Marvin Neal..4 103 Oiggins ... 2.o|0 3:96 I.miK Ucdgaiintlet ..4 Id:! W. Ott ... 2.250 4:10 A high wind during the night dried the track eonsiderahly. hut the going remained heavy and caused a number of withdrawals from the difTerent races. RoiiL-h riding in the second race was chiefly responsible for i he defeat of nine I.ee. the favorite. Queens Souvenir, the winner, almost threw him down on the turn into Hie stretch and drew away to win from Alliert Star. Rlue Lee taking third place. Powers claimed a foul, hut the otticials would not allow it. Marse Ahe again showed his excellence hy spread-eagling Ins op|«»nents in the opening race and winning in a canter from Hammock Boy. The latter would have keel closer up hut for being taken wide on the turn. P. Dunnes Warner Griswell, under a good ride from Notter. proved easilv best of those in the fifth race. In the third Dunne lost a hard race with his Ketchemike through Notters bad judgment, in allowing him to drop too far hack in the first quarter and go wide into the stretch. F.. T. Shipp. which wou. had to be ridden Mil to the last inch lo get in flout of Ketch -mike. After many attempts Katie Rowers found conditions to her liking and. aided by a good ride from Notter. managed to win from Donigre. The defeat of Dr. McCluer in the dosing race was ■ stunner. Sir Toddington winning as his rider pleased. After the finish a deputy sheriff took charge of Dr. McCluer. having previously served an attachment in favor of the American Priming Company if I— I Victor F. Brifton. for a debt of B31and. .lockey V. Powers was suspended hy the starter for live days for disobedience at the post. T..I. Hayes had engaged .1. Lee to ride Redganntlet in the handicap, but his thro. -days suspension lor rough riding prevented him tilling the engagement. Hayes tried to persuade the officials to allow 1 to ride, but this they refused. Hayes intended to bet on Redganntlet. but his failure to pel l«* e dissuaded him from belting. Rumors which began at City Park that some of I he riders here are using electric batteries, caused tl* ollicials to begin an investigation. In view of fmfln r ugly rumors that one was nsed on First Mason yesterday. B. Burton, his rider, was questioned at length, and was also, it is said, subjected to a searching hv paddock judge l.yle before the horse left the paddock, without result. Afler today » • interrogating irainer Bishop and jockey B. Burton were notified That they would not he allowed to participate in the racing at the Fair Grounds or city Park. The following is the result of a sale held in the paddock at the Fair Grounds previous to the races J his afternoon: Heap Talk. L. Pizzini. MO; Club Member. L. Piz-7.ini. 1908.sh0; Mannic Mav. W. Berthardt. 0:.: Bird of Prey. If. L. Briiton. ; Mamie Vi. W. M. Powers. £900; Baddbvf p t. J. C. Shannon. IMS; White-Hght, .1. I. Stockwell. 05; Highwind. A. Aubu-chon. 5: St. Switham. J. D. Grant. SloO: Ganae Bird. A. Oehthe, -ST:,: Jacoby. A. Gehrke. .5: H. A. Henlricks. A. Gehrke. ff; Fete. K. Liitz. |2M; Sung. .1. D. Grant. $::oo: Gna Meiidorn. A. Gehrke. ; Calvin. A. Gehrke, 0.
