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FEATURE RACE TO KEATOR. THE MUDDY GOING FAVOES THE VETERAN AND HE OUTSTAYS G0LDPK00F. Nebraska Lass Astonishes Favorite Backers— Sam Rice and George Bailey in Front — Cuban Pilgrims Impressed with Havana. New Orleans, La.. March 24. — Balmy weather , was responsible for a greatly improved attendance at City Park today. The card was designed ti hiing together tin- i oorer class of horses in scrambles for •get away" pans, and this, together with a sticky track, made conditions favoring open betting and liberal odds in most of the races. In spite of the bad track and the poor racing material engaged, favorites and well-backed horses won all the laces except the first, which went to Nebraska Lass, an extreme outsider, and even she bad enough support to apprise the ring of the fact that ""something was doimr." The linish in the last race l etween Prytania and Hooray, the favorite, was one of the keenest and best seen here this winter. The pair ran as a leani through the last mile of the journey and at the end. through superior riding on the part of V. Powers. Prytania just managed to get her nose in front. Tiie placing caused considerable dissatisfaction and was attended by much booting and shouting. Kea tors return to good form was one of the surprises of the day. This useful performer has proved a disappointment to bis owner. Frank K. Brown, here this season, who backed him on several occasions when he failed to put up any sort of a MlMnlll race. Kvidontly he is just beginning to get into condition again, and besides that the track suited him. Brown and his friends backed biin at the profitable odds, and after waiting in the early running, Nieol brought him away in tne * stretch, wlnuiug witli consummate ease. The dis- w appointment of the race was the poor showing made by Plantland. Gold Circles victory in the steeplechase was a w ell-earned one. The horse was under pressure till through the latter part of the trip to withstand the game challenge of Bario. and but for the excellent ride he received from Archibald the chances are that he would have been beaten. It was remarkable, considering the state of the course, that only one horse. Little Wally, fell. It was one of the best races of its kind seen here in a long time, as all of the starters were closely grouped for the major portion of the trip. .1. II. McCormick sold Lady Almy .today to I*. Dunne. Jockeys W. Alien and T. Smith were each suspended for six days by the starter for disobedience at the post. For a similar offense Q, Swain was suspended for the remainder of the present meeting. J. C. Milam today sold Belle Scott to S. Richardson for a reported price of .:KK . Persons returning from Havana, who went there to engag- in the racing recently inaugurated, report that the Cuban city promises great possibilities, lint not under the present management. The men who have charge of the meeting are reported to know absolutely next to nothing about conducting racing affairs. fee ■hurt is only half finished ami n meeting should not have lieen attempted tuis season. During t lie first f w days there was a splendid attendance, hut gradually it dwindled until only few now go to the track. Sprinkling carts and other paraphernalia that wouhl serve to help the sport, are an unknown quantity and the dust obscures any view of the horses. Syndicate bookmaking is in vogue, with Smith and Perry of Chicago in charge. Interpreters are necessary and the currency used ;s another puzzle the Americans have to contend with.
