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NEW STAR MAKES TROUBLE WINS RACE AT COLUMBIA AFTER SCARING JOCKEY ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO RIDE. Another Boy Volunteers to Ride and Pilots Erratic Actor to Victory Many Horses to Rematn at Columbia Until Charleston Opening. Columbia, S. C, December 2S. The erratic New Star, a trouble maker at various tracks, came iuto the limelight again today when he scored in handy fashion in the opening race, after bad lchavior had necessitated a change of riders on him. Originally Andress was to have been his pilot, but when New Star began his tantrums ou the way to the post, Andress slid off him at the judges stand and refused to remount. The rider could have been forced, had the officials so desired, to ride the horse, but the difficulty was solved by J. Hanovers action in volunteering to take the mount. The change of riders entailed a long delay at the post and the other contenders got none the best of it, as their riders were mounted, whereas New Star was cavorting most, of the time riderless. The horse was led to the post and when the sturt came he closely followed Ben Sand, thu 2 to 5 favorite, to the stretch turn, where he sprinted away from the others and won as his rider pleased. Lord Kenmore and Argonaut took the minor portions of the purse, with the favorite unplaced. Another overwhelming favorite sustained defeat in the second race, when Horlcon succumbed to Casque. J. Hanover also had the mount on this winner. The betting for the lifth race, when Jawbone was backed to the exclusion of all the other starters, caused the judges to caution Fairbrother, who had the mount on Silas Grunip, the logical contender. Silas Grunip had oiicned favorite, but lack of support for him caused his price to soar at a rapid rate. Silas Grunip started out to steal away from the others, but the excessive use he was put to in the first half mile caused him to be exhausted in the linal furlong and he fell an easy victim to Jawboues resolute challenge in the last sixteenth. Moiitagnies showing in the fourth race represented an improvement over a former start in which Ambrose took him all over the track. He only had to M canter this afternoon to lead for the entire trip and r he won handily over Camel, with Profile in third place. Hannah Louise upset a "good tiling" when she beat Stalwart Lad in the third race and Sir Mincemeat proved best in the closing dash, in which a poor lot provided the contest. Cool weather did not deter a big attendance from being present. There was a liberal representation of locnl people among the spectators. The big circus tent which was demolished yesterday by the wind had been repaired and once more did service for the betting ring. About 350 horses will remain here until the time arrives for the opening of the Charleston track. The local track is an ideal one for training purposes and those who stay here will be far advanced in the matter of readiness as compared with the horses now at Charleston. Quite a number of horsemen and turf followers will go north at the close of the meeting next Saturday- to spend the time intervening before the opening at Charleston January 10. Eugene Lutz is having more than his share of bad luck in Columbia. Old Hoy. which appealed to have a good chance of winning the sixth race this afternoon, broke down while being worked this morning. In the third race, after opening a lead of half a dozen lengths on her opposition rounding the far turn, Maynora bled and dropped out of the struggle. The most serious setback that Lutz has experienced was an injury that his good colt, Messenger Hoy, sustained, which necessitated his ankle Itelng puncli-llred. Messenger Hoy won the four-mile Endurance Stakes at Churchill Downs last fall and promised to cut an important figure in the long-distance events at Charleston. T. V. Chicago OHrien, who left for New York last week to spend the holidays with his family, returned to Columbia this morning and will remain until the close of the meeting.
