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SEVERAL CLOSE FINISHES GREENWOOD AN OVERLOOKED WINNER OF FLORIDA HANDICAP OVER BERTODANO. Two Mile Race to Be Given in Honor of the Mayor of New Orleans — Many Prominent Turfmen Expected. New Orleans. La., February 10. — Highly-interesting sport developed this afternoon with the running of the six races at the Fair Grounds. Some of the contests were of the thrilling sort, with the winners at tinier, in doubt until the official placing was displayed. The Florida Handicap, one mile, with a ,500 selling clause, held the place of honor on the card and resulted in an upset when Green-wood won by a head over Bortodauo. with Barnard a short distance back and the favorite, Lucky R., trailing distantly. After Lobelia was beaten in the OUCMr It. Siag-nan of Cincinnati claimed her Cor 00. Jefferson Livingston will arrive here on Mniulax next from Chicago for a weeks stay before going on to Havana, where some of his racers are now taking part in the sport at Oriental Park. Charles I". Grainger, president of the New Louisville Jockey Ctnb. accompanied by Tat Hanlon. will arrive here from Louisville next Sunday and make an extended stay. While here Mr. Grainger will look after the interests of the stakes to be run at Churchill Downs. The report that there is to 1 © a ten-days extension here is erroneous. Such an extension was never considered. Ike subject of a fourthly* ex-tension has been debated, and is still under consideration. The Martin Behrman Handicap at two miles, witli ,000 added, will he run at the Fair Grounds on March 4 in honor of the mayor of New Oilcan-. This announcement was made today by Manager Murphy. This event will mark the revival in Ix usl-ana of long-distance racing and will l e one of the biggest features of the present meeting. In arranging the race Manager Murphy is striving to pay tribute to the friendship and distinguished ai.l which the mayor of New Orleans has rendered tj l he sport. George W. Wingnold will arrive next Saturday from Reno. Nevada, t" eaj y tic sport here for the remainder of the meeting. Gifford A. Cochran will arrive on Monday next to gee Ike racing for several days. His stable will lie shipped to Belmont Park at the close of racing here. The Wingficld bocaea will also go to Belmont Park fiom here. Fly Home was bid up to 05 and l ought in. AtaUoy was claimed by . T. Worthington for 00. .1 key If. Ihilllips was suspended for six days by the judges for rough riding while astride Blonde in the dosing dash. Helen M. was bid up from $:S00 to hB",00 and bought by 6. Phillips. I red Cook was an arrival today from Havana. K. T. Colton today purchased Jawbone from .7. L. Paul at private sale. lackey Van Dusen was cautioned by the judges "ii his waj to the po*t to do his best with Norus in the tifth race. Work-oats over a fast track this morning were: Ahara — Halt mile in 53--.. All v — Mile in 1:45. Asparagus 8am — Three-quarters in 1:17. Hell Hoy— Half mile in 40--. Beulah S. — Five-eighths in 1:04. Bob Kedheld— Three eighths in 3S%. Bon Otto— Three-eighths in .".s4.-.. Hroonivale — Half mile in 51%. Brownatoae — Five-eighths in 1:05. l apt. Hen — Three-quarters in 1:20%. Carbide -Half mile in 51%. Celebrity —Three quarters in lHTx-.. Celesia — Mile in 1:42%. Clubs — Five eighths in 1:04. Col Marchmont--Tliree-ii:arters in 1:21. Deliver — Three-quarter* in 1:18%. Pi.idi — Half mile in .".1=.-.. I ii i Williams -Three-quarter* in 1:10".-.. Pouuer -Five-eighths in 1 :0."i. Dorothy Dean-*-Thrce-eigntns in 30".:,. Dade — Three-quarters in 1:18%. Rd Crump — Mile in 1:42%. Falls City — Three-eightlis in 88%. For Fair -Mile in 1:51. Grumpy — Mile in 1:47%. Insurance Man — Mile in 1 :4k%. Insurgent -Half mile in 50%. Pish Gentleman — M il - in 1:46%. J. B. Ilarrell -Seven-eighth* ill 1:34. J. c. Webb Three-eighths in 38%. .1. P. Sugg — Seven-eighths la 1:31%. loe P. -Tint «• quarters in 1:17. Korfbage — Five-eighths In 1:0.:. Lady .lane Giwy— Tbree-ouarters in 1:17%. La lv Leona -Half mile- in ."1--.. Lindenthal— Tbr qeartera in 1:18%. Lyndora---Three-eighths in 38%. Mabel Dnlweber -Half mile in 51%. Meddling Miss — Quarter mile in 24. Oratorium — Half mile in 50%. Ia ma-ter Three quarter* in 1:10%. Pa tint — Half mile in 51. Red Cross— Half mile in 50%. Redtand- Seven-eighths in 1:29. Republican -Five eighths in 1:04%. Saiitercile Three-quarters in 1:18%. Startling — Three -quarter* in 1:18. Surpassing — Half mile In 50%. TakS Three-eighth* in 38. Typography — Three-eighths in 38. T«e I.si — Thiee-eighths in 88%.
