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HAUBERK WINS HIS RACE COMES FROM BEHIND AND NAILS MARS CAS-SIDY RIGHT AT THE END. Herbert Temple Gets Up in Time to Defeat Gainer — Several Close Finishes Please the Spectators — General Track Gossip. New Orleans. La.; January 23. — TbUC was more snap to the racing this afternoon than has been noted bete for some time. Some of the finishes likewtM were elose and exciting, accounting for the enthusiasm displayed at different times. Weather and track conditions showed little improvement if any. but owners and trainers are becoming accustomed to these handicaps and evince an inclination to send some of their better ior-os to the post. Two handicaps, one at a mil- and the other at three-ipiartcrs were the outstanding fentnres today. the sprint race was productive of the closest finish that has been seen in over a week. Hauberk just managing " Pet iI» to triumph over Mars Ca-sidy. There was a confident plunge on Hauberk and a correspondingly effort to keep spy of All Smiles, which the experts held was the logical favorite for the race. The betting barometer was not at all to the liking of judge Murphy ::n«l he cautioned jockey Carroll, rider of All Smil -s. to ghre that racer his best effort. Carroll d .d so. tint the SoBlessTer horse was sadly lacking in speed and only finished fourth. Opportunity and Dr. a i men, both first time starters, seemingly were not up to a bruising race. Herbert Temple found conditions exactly to his liking in the mile handicap, but at that had to In-driven in strenuous fashion in the last three eighth* to o.-rhaul Gainer and Dr. Patrick. The latter Mowed his usual order of speed for three-ejaarjtera and then made it more difficult for Herbert Temple by swerving against Gainer, the latter in turn caroming against Herbert Temple. Kdnti Kenna started off the form backers in aus-• pieious fashion by accounting for the opening race. f winning from Jabot and Supernal. Royal Intercut. ■ i.e iionte. was successful in the second, ilasry Cam and Dade Jimmie taking the minor portions of the purse. Prizz again demonstrated his mml-rnnning ability by leading home his opponents ia the third race. He was also a staunchly backed choice. Prime Mover in the sixth was anottn r favorite that won anil his victory was rather costly to the layers. M.i.ior A. I. Stewart will serve as supervisor ill ling the period that A. P. Hennyson is incai ac-Itated 0:1 account of his fractured leg. M. P.. Mizolls nag Day came out of his race yesterday in a bad way and will not be a starter again until well along in the summer. Bd Trotter received advices this morning from Charleston. S. C. that the six horses lie has wintering there are going along in grand style and that tiny will be in superb form for the opening of the Canadian racing si asm. Mr. Trottet this morning gave J. K. Seagram a call on Jockey Robinsons services in the Kings Plate, to be run at Woodbine May 111 and tiiat rider will also have the mount on Mr. Seagrams represi utative in the B seeders Stake. to be raa May in at the Baste track. . K. Poiis has sold at private terms to the Columbia stable the colt Swift Fox. H. c. Applegate. seeretary-treasarer of the New Louis, ille .lo key Club, was an arrival today and will remain for some time doing missionary work among the horsemen in the interest of the rich stakes offered by his association and which ChMM 1 cbruary 1. Mr. Ai oh gate stated that while the weather was seven- in Kentucky, many of the trainers have kept their charges in fairly fit condition by liberal shed work in the hage each Bed barn at Churchill Downs. After Prime Movers victory today Hatty Fink Claimed him for MM. lack y Oharl was mspfadrd for ten days by the starter for disobedience at the ]»ost. .lockey Aui-ln.iiiii joined the riding brigade tais afternoon. There was ■ stricter conformity to regulations this afternoon, orders having been issued by saper- isor Bteward that the envelope system must be strictly adhered to. Lack of t ntrics to fill the card of seven races was again respsasiblc for a delay in :.niioi;iicing tomorrius program, tlie seeaad and third races be ing lield open until after 2 p. m.
