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LYKES THE JOCKEY STAR Rides Four Winners and a Sec ¬ ond in Five Races Close After Robinson Woodward WoodwardTakes Takes the Chief Race Tu Tulane lane Handicap Weights New Orleans La February 8 Jockey Lykes good riding was one of the features of the racing at the Fair Grounds this afternoon He had five mounts and landed four winners and one second He might have made it a perfect score for tho afternoon had he been able to overcome the inter 1orcnee he suffered from while astride Hnsy Alice i little sooner She was beaten by Petrovna by i scant length lengthHis His success began in the opening race when Lady Eileen won easily from Lady Small The Petrovna race followed and he missed having a mount in the third race raceIn In the fourth race he had the mount on Wood ¬ ward the favorite and led home the others and he followed with victories on Irish Kiss in the fiftli and with Obolus in the sixth All the winners that hi guided were favorites and extensively backed His winning dash this afternoon brings him up to within a hailing distance of Robinson the leader in tic jockeys standing and as the latter is riding in poor form and Lykes in good form he may carry off meetingWeather the riding honors for the Fair Grounds meeting Weather and track conditions were ideal and a contributing factor in bringing out the large at ¬ tendance present presentThen Then was noticeable improvement in the class of starters in some of the races this afternoon ac ¬ counting for a better and more enjoyable brand of sjuirl The mile pvrse which featured the card en ¬ abled Woodward to qualify handsomely for his start next Tuesday in the 5000 Crescent City Handicap at a mile and a quarter He won this afternoon in easy style from Manokiu and Maras ¬ mus and after the finisli he was worked out an additional quarter covering tiie mile and a quarter in 20i 20iJOHN JOHN JR FINALLY WINS PURSE PURSEAfter After many efforts John Jr finally managed to nrn a purse This he did when in a hard drive he beat Murphy in the third race John Jr was In the nature of a good tiling and his connections are said to have won handsomely Iiv his victory Simpson victorySimpson his rider indulged in rough tactics dur ¬ ing the race Uncle Hart and Pilsen being the sufferers from it The judges promptly suspended him meetingAnother for the remainder of the meeting Another rider to come under the judicial ban was McDermott He was suspended for the re ¬ mainder of the racing here for his listless effort astride Hell Hoy the receding second choice in the sixth race It was a different ride that McDer inott gave King Mart the winner in the last race raceL L A Capps owner of Hlack Itrooin which came out of the sixth race badly lamed claimed Obolus the winner for 1400 and W W Elliott who was represented in the race by Sayonarra claimed Har ¬ vest King for 1400 1400The The Pinkertons will again have charge of the policing at Hot Springs and dipt J uhainc after the racing here will go to New York and later return to Hot Springs where he will be in charge at Oaklawn Weights OaklawnWeights for the Tnlane Highweight Handicap of SI 000 added at threequarters which will fea ¬ ture Mondays racing was announced this after ¬ noon as follows followsHorses Horses Wt Horses wt Top wtTop o th Morning 138 Gipsy jnceii ijj ijjHigh High Cost 130 Water Lndv 122 122Woodstone Woodstone 130 Cobalt Lass 117 117Phoeion Phoeion 128 C A Comiskev 117 117J J J Lillis 12S Silk Hird 114 114Assume Assume 124
