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LAST DAY AT NEW ORLEANS MEETING WINDS UP WITH CAPITAL ATTENDANCE AND GOOD RACING. Brynlimaii Proves the Victor in the New Orleans Cup with Grumpy Second in a Fast Run Race. New Orleans. La., March 7. — As a getaway offering at the Fair Grounds today Secretary Joseph McLennan bad arranged a goad card, with the New Oilcan- Cup, one mile and a quarter with its ,080 in adihd money, as the outstanding feature. It resulted in a hard-earned victory for Brynlimah, the favorite, over Grumpy, with Lahore ill third place. There were seven starters in the race and its net value t" the winner was .4oO. close fiiushe- featured most of the mean. That in the fifth race was particularly so and brought out some dissension by the backer- of Orporth when the Jadges placed Madame Herrmann as the winner. Tiie judge; were the • illy ones in a position to give an accurate decision as to the winner. Lyaa opened proceedings by winning the opener and was bid up to 7ui and, bought by J, A. OBk-son. Birka was decidedly best in the sec cud race and won is her rider pleased. The third race went to Clara Morgan by a head over Little Bigger, the lav rite. the cone dueling dash found Mi-s Fannie an easy winner. Jockey T. McTaggatrt was forced to change his plan of going to iiot Springs, on receipt of instructions fro.. 1 Albert Simon-, who is training a division of the Whitney horses now in Louisville, to report at once at Churchill Downs. Sheer lace, the good colt owned by George W. WingfieM, was transferred this afternoon to Harry A. Ilavlo. a wealthy sport-man of New York, for a reported price- of tfltUHMI. The colt was taken charge of by B. F. Carman, who will take him east with his own horses. The special train, which leaves f r Hot Springs tomorrow, w 11 convey the greatest number of horses and turf followers that ever left one track for another at one- time- in the history of racing. Twenty-five Pullman ears anil sixteen horse ears have already been engaged to transfer the c-on- slgnmeat. All the trains are due at the Springs Thursday morning. NO changes in the rules in use at this meeting are in prospect for next year. The promiaesMMui claiming rule, to which exception has been taken by some, will aagin be the- order here for next winter. Judge Murphy is a strong believer that it aervea its purpose well and keeps the horsemen running their charges in races where they belong. 1: one is claimed, the claimant is forced to run him back for the -."in- amount or more-. The- as ale d bid rule- has operated excellently, but this system may be abandoned and a rule substituted making the winner eligible to claim, as well as the beaten horse, by any person in go-id standing. The general claiming rule an uld solve the surplus runup money question. After the spea taiors were well along on their homeward journey a storm of great intensity developed.
