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JACK ATKINS STAKE RACE. PROVES HE CAN STAY AS WELL AS SPRINT BY TAKING REX HANDICAP. Saverus Defeats Sainesaw in a Close Finish — Heine a Lucky Winner — Owners at New Orleans to Try Havana Racing. New Orleans. La., March 3. — Barney Schreibers good Sain colt. Jack Atkin. once again demonstrated Ills hifeli class liy winning the rich Bra Handicap, in which one of the liest hand of handicap horses in lliis section started. The performance was the more meritorious on account of the mile and a furlong over which the race is rim being supposed to be a distance iinsnited to .Tack Atkin. While lie won easily, his hackers near the finish experienced an unpleasant sensation and heaped all sorts of execration on K. Rice, who was astride of him. The Xchreiber crack, after wearing Angelus down on the stretch turn, went into a long lead and had his opponents thoroughly beaten, but in Ihe fiual furlong Bice began easing him up "and almost stopgied him to a slow canter. Meanwhile I.e.- on Old Honesty was working like a Trojan and barely failed to get up in time. Jack Atkin winning by a neck. Yankee !irl taking third place from the jioorly ridden and much interfered with Glorifior. The Burlew and ONeill entry, consisting of Juggler ami Angelus. was favorite, but ran far below expectations and failed to be serious factors after g »ilig three-quarters. The condensed history of the Rex Handicap is as follows: Year. Winner. A. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. MM John Carroll.. 4 111 H. Larseu. .,250 1:40? MM Tileing I 06 Earner 2.940 1:53 10OK Jack Atkin... 4 125 E. . Rico 2,840 1:534 Distance 1 mile in 1MB A monster crowd witnessed todays sport, which compared favorably with any of the present season. Favorites were beaten in most of the races, but the thirty-nine layers again sustained heavy losses as all of the winners were smartly backed. Tight finishes prevailed in the third and again in the fifth race. Goldproof, under a good ride, won Ms third from Quadrill • and Bellwether. The ihree at all times were practically on even terms and fought it out hard through the final furlong. Severus. under Notters skillful riding, won the fifth race after a strenuous drive to outstay Sainesaw. St. llario was best in this race, but he was ; re|K-atedly subjected to interference which accounted I tor his failure to finish better than third. J. . Milam and his followers made another "killing" when Shirley Rossmore led home a fair band I of short-distance sprinUrs in the second race after showing the way throughout. Heiue. displaying marked improvement over his recent running, won the sixth in a canter from i the favorite. Lady Ksther. The latter was u I sufferer at the start when McDaniel. on the winn.T. cut sharply across from the outside to the inner rail and with good luck, would have won. The closing race went to Jack Witt, extensively supported. He won in a canter after taking command in tli last furlong. George Bailey and Flow-away, the extreme oatsiders, took second and third I places. Arionette. carrying the fella colors In the opening late, benefited by the rough tactics of jockey L- c in steering; h r across from the outside to the Inner rail and causing a jam soon after the start. This gave the filly a big advantage and she won in i tnnl. record time. Jockey W. Walsh was fined 5 by the judges for rough riding in the sixth race. J. W. Kuljer received a telegram in the afternoon informing him of the death of his father at Wills-point. Texas. Announcement was made today that the first race in future will be called at 2:30 p. m. Hairy White. James Milton and Joseph McLennan i who acted in official capacities during the Tampa meeting, returned today and at once set about interesting horsemen in the proposed meeting at Havana. It will be an open ring and two Paris mu-tuel machines will also lte put on. this to give the Trench and Spanish patrons a chance to bet in their liatlve st.vle. Smith and Perry of Chicago tried to get the hookmaking privilege, but were refused. E. D. Laurence, who acted as secretary during the I Tampa meeting, will serve in a similar capacity at Havana. Among the horsemen here who have ■ signified their intention of shipping horses to the ■ Cuban tracks are I. M. ivill. R. Troxler, V. Henderson. G. Land. J. W. Burtlschcll. K. Malume. J l Strode, W. Salhe. p. j. Mttta, j Arthur. J. . Kerriss. Jr.. W. derst. 0. Holle. A. C. BttWW run! K. Laiiderberg. There will also lie in the neigh 1 .or hood of 150 horses going from Tampa to Havana. Jockeys J. W. Murphy. Mulcahy. Gauge], Hufnagel I and 1. Riley are MBM of the box* who will ride nt the meeting.
