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BASIL1 WINS JACKSON HANDICAP Clinches Title as Champion Sprinter at Fair Grounds Pan Zareta Is Dead New Orleans La January 19 L J Careys Ba ¬ sil clinched his title to champion sprinter In these parts when he accounted for the Jackson Handicap in one of the best fields that he engaged in any one contest during this racing season He won with ridiculous ease in 112 which is a full second slower than the track record that he also holds Etnden standing a hard drive landed in second place with Assume third thirdThe The winner was under sharp restraint for the first half while Sedan and Emden were forcing u terrific pace but when called on Basil drew into a decisive lead and ultimately won by as far as his rider i pleased The raci carried u net value to the winner of 1020 1020Secretary Secretary McLennan provided an exceptionally good cant for this afternoon which coupled with the ideaT conditions Wat finvailed caused an im ¬ mense attendance even for a Saturday The sport was interesting and enjoyable several of the races being featured by close finishes The mile and sev ¬ enty yards handicap which served as a secondary feature resulted in a victory for St Isidore whicli showed vastly improved form over his preceding start Valais landed in second place and Oppor ¬ tunity brought up a distant last lastThe The victory of Gordon Russell was also a vastly improved effort over his last essay He beat Sharp Frost the favorite but the result might have been different had Queen of the Sea received intelligent riding She was away badly and was raced into exhaustion in the first threequarters which caused her to tire in the final drive Another conspicuous form reversal was that of Brando which won in the closing race from Buzz Around and Madame Herrmann In his last previous start he was kept a distant follower for nearly the entire race Rob ¬ inson gave him a vigorous ride today todayMiss Miss Bryn the favorite in the opening race which finished a bad last sustained an injury when sin grabbed her quarter soon after the start startPan Pan Zareta one of the most popular racers of her time succumbed to pneumonia just before to ¬ days racing She had been on the ailing list since her arrival here from Kentucky but at one stage she was regarded as out of danger A movement has been inaugurated to bury her in the Fair Grounds infield and that a suitable monument be erected over her grave graveJockey Jockey Erlckson was suspended for six days by the judges for cutting across in front of the others soon after the start in the third race It was Ericksons first winner of tlie present racing season seasonE E J Salt who has been training E Trotters horses here left for Louisville this afternoon to take nji some horses of his own that be is winter Ing there thereThen Then were 159 throwouts from Mondays races despite an entrance charge of 10
