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PAS ZARETA IS VICTRESS DEFEATS J. J. LILLIS TO THE HUGE DELIGHT OF HER HOST OF ADMIRERS. Time Much Slower Than Was Expected — Seven Races Run — Big Advance Sale of Seats for the Charity Minstrel Show. Now Orleans. I.a., February 2°.. — Pan Zaretn derisively proved her superiority over J. J. i.illis in Weir meeting at a mile this afternoon in a special race at equal Weights. The din and glad shouts that emanated trout the throats of thousands of her. admlrera when she forged into tlie lead was deaf-• ulug after the silence that had prevailed during the lirst live-eighths when J. J. Lillis. much to everyones surprise, was measuring strides with her aud at times leading hy a narrow margin. In approaching the lower turn Fan Zareta took a decisive lead and. during the stretch racing, held her opponent safe. Kederis, more out of anxiety than necessity, resorted to the whip for a brief interval. The time was disappointing. The course l.ad sustained a slight drenching in the morning, hut was regarded as fast. Seldom has a winner been accorded more applause than greeted" Pan Zareta on her return to the scales. The crowd was actually in ■ frenzy of delight over the outcome. The threatening weather ibis morning treated doubt ns to whether the Match between the pair would be run. To play safe and eliminate a mixiip :il I lie eleventh hour, uian.i-er Joseph A. Murphy aoounced thai the emergency race would be run regardless of weather the special race was run or no!. The Pan Zareta .1. .1. l.illis mateh was inatru-mcutal in bringing out. another huge crowd. The -port was interesting hiring the entire afternoon. Following the running of the second rare Katina. the winner, was bid tip from her entered price Of £106 lo M05. Glint was claimed out of the same rare by George Phillips for . Before the racing; began today there was a sale by auction of boxes and seats for the ""At Post" minstrel show in which racing folk will take part next Sunday evening at the Lafayette theater. The proceeds of the performance will be turned over to the Charity Hospital for its tuberculosis pavilion. A handsome sum was realized from the advance sale. Jlie Following were among the buyers "i boxes: President 1. B. Rennyson, 00: .Joseph A. Murphy. 00: Max Marx. 00: Sol Liechtenstein, 00; M. MichaeUs, 00: E. J. Rvan. 00: F. Beck, 00; A. . Parretto. $.".0; B. Crowtch. 0. CI olee -eats in the orchestra were bought in blocks and ranged in price from 2.50 each to . Mabel Montgomerys injury is a fracture just above the ankle of her left front leg. but every effort will be made by Barney Sclireiber. who purchased her from W. R. Mizell. to save her on aceonat of the mare being in foal to Sain. Mr. Sclireiber will attempt to ship her to Kentucky shortly. President J. H. Madigin of the Niagara Racing Association was again a visitor at the track, having stopped off en route from l.uffal" to his winter nome in Houston, Texas. The grand jury will probe into t.ie racing here , next Friday at their regular session ami have , summoned many racing people to give testimony. Tile investigation is the result of a protest made [ by a number of the Protestant ministers directly . to the grand jury. About twenty-five witnesses will testify. . Jorfcey -T. kfetcalf was suspended for three d;iys [ by the starter for disobedience at the Jiost while astride J. J. Lillis. The amount realised by this afternoons advance sale |or the minstrel show was lose to .310. There was a smart shower immediately after the , running of the sixth race, which slowed the track a bit. Armor bled in the race for which he was entered. The Mobib- people wire again in communication with Joseph A. Murphy, but nothing definite came of it. Training gall. lis this morning on a fast track were: Atabov -Mile ami one-eighth in 2:02. Ask Ma Three quarters in 1:20-... Brownatone— Seven-eighths in 1:33%. Belatnour -Three-eigSiths in 98%. Bobolink— Mile in 1:40%. P.londi — Mile in 1:44%. Broomsedge — Three-quarters in 1:20. Beautiful Girl Three-eighths in :;7:!.-1-Balgee Half mile in 53. Buckshot Half mile in .".::. i i I. GuteHus — Three-eighths in 37%. • hail Buford Thn igbths in 37-". ir. Samuel Mile in 1 :45. Duke of Dunbar Half mile in .".1%. Dr. Kendall live eighths in 1:63%. Dr. Carmen Mile in 1 :43 .-,- IMen park Half mile in 49--.. Faglo Mile in 1 :45-.,. I.d Crump — Three-quarters in 1:11. Mgiaay— Mile in 1:45%. Gypsy Blair Seven-eighths in 1:31. «...:,|. rest Boj Mile in 1 :45. G. If. Miller Half mile in 51%. I i-h Gentleman— Mile in 1:4H%. Investment Ttiree-quarters in 1:17%. John Douglas Three-eighths In 37%. Jawbone Mile in 1:53. I.adv Powers -Three-quarters in 1:1$% Lobelia — Throe eighths in 38. Lahore — Mile in l :48. Lilldenthal Mile ill 1 :4." . Milestone Seven-eighths in 1:.".1. Miss Waters Five-eighths in 1:04%. Mini,. Park Three-eighths in ::7. Narmar— Thr quarters in 1:16%. Uwaga Hall mile in 51. Vftulllvan Mile in 1:45. Pleasured ille Seven-eighths in 1:33%. Politician — Five-eighths in 1 : 7. Roj Mile in 1 :45-. Bkeer Face Three-eighths in 38%. Syrian live eighths in 1:04. Rtsr ORyaa .Three-quarters in 1:10. Bevlllian— Three-quarters in 1:10. Scrapper Half mile in 50%. Tatlsns Half mile in 51. Tue l.si Three-eighths in 3d"-.. Tii.- Spirit Five-eighths in 1:03%. Talleyrand Half mile in «$%. riioiightrea.hr Half mile in 50%. V ■ doles- Half mile in 51. Yellow Sally Half mile in 62%.
