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OFF DAT AT NEAY ORLEiNS SELLING PLATERS AND A MUDDY LTIACK ROB THE RACING OF INTEREST Goldproof Wins All tho Way and Displeases by Sud ¬ denly Regained Form Merrigo Scores at Long Odds Minder Allowed to Rido New Orleans La April 7 Todays featureless program consisting of seven selling races served only to attract a poor attendance A sensation came with tlie running of the third race a sprint at three quarters and the best race of the afternoon It re ¬ sulted in a hollow victory for Goldproof over a fairly good band of shortdistance racer In Gold proofs recent starts especially his last he has been deficient in speed Today lie broke fast took n long lead and never left the result in doubt So great was the contrast between his last two races that the ollicials at once resumed their in ¬ vestigation begun last Saturday of bis inconsistent running Nothing of any importance was elicited during the afternoon His trainer Jolm Hall con ¬ tends that be was satisfied last Saturday that there was something wrong with the betting about the horse and points to the fact that he made com ¬ plaint of this to the officials before the horses went to the post S Flynn who rode Goldproof on Satur ¬ day still sticks to bis former statement that the horse lacked speed on that occasion and that lie did the best he could The officials arc of the opinion that there is something radically wrong with Goldproofs recent running and will bend their ef ¬ forts to placing the blame where it belongs belongsA A killing of no mean proportion is said to have been engineered in the sixth race by the victory of Alilford In the local ring there was but little indi ¬ cation that any considerable sum of money was being wagered as be receded a trille from bis opening l rice Outoftown poolrooms however are said to have been stung sharply Incidentally his victory re ¬ sulted In a big runup William Shea advanced his selling price from 400 to 100 W II Fizer In whose colors be ran retained him with the usual Md The bidding is said to have been done in a spirit of revenge William Shea formerly was cm ployed as betting commissioner for John J Ryan and had an altercation with the Cincinnati plunger Jiefore the latters departure Shea is of the be ¬ lief that John J Ryan is still the owner of Mil ford and took the opportunity of making Kyan pay for entering the horse below bis value valueClose Close finishes came with the running of three of the races in the opening one Alice came with a grand rush and took the purse in the closing stride Merrigo at a long price was in a drive with Lady Lissak another outsider in the second race and barely lasted to win winHooray Hooray in the fourtli race was the first success ¬ ful favorite to win and Hostile Hyphen in the next race also enabled the favorite backers to cash cashThe The closing race went to Charlatan which under n good ride by Nicol lasted just long enough to licat the extreme outsider Wise Hand HandOpposition Opposition in some quarters against the holding of i benefit day will cause the contemplated project to be declared off It was intended to name next londay and it was also confidently expected that n good sum would be realized to be distributed among the local charitable institutions institutionsJockeys Jockeys Edmiston and Beyer were suspended for the rest of the meeting by the starter for disobe ¬ dience at the post and incompetency incompetencyC C B Daniels purchased tbis morning the colt Padrone from R E Watkins Padrone is a full brother to Pedro PedroWord Word was received today from Nashville that W TJ Lewis has severed his connections with W Gerst as trainer The cause for Mr Lewis leaving Mr Gersts service is on account of Garsts determina ¬ tion to have Colloquy Ilanbridge Mollie Montrose sind others that Lewis developed trained by James IBlutc Mr Lewis considered this unfair treatment C C McCafferty will sell at auction on Saturday next the horses Queens Souvenir Flaxuiau and Red Mill MillJ J II McCormick who will ship his string tomor ¬ row to New York stated today that there was a slight chance to save the injured eye of Rexane and 3ie will take him east and place him In charge of Veterinarian Shepherd ShepherdThe The suspension against jockey Minder was lifted lij the judges today so that he can accept mounts foe his contract employer He was also granted per ¬ mission to ride Carew in the closing race
