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BRADLEYS CHOICE WINNER i i , Capital Racer Scores Impressive Victory in First Start of Year. Big Fields and Close Finishes Feature Yesterdays Sport at Fair Grounds. NEW ORLEANS. La., January 15. One of the best fields of sprinters ever engaged on a winter track contested the ,000 purse featuring this afternoons program at the Fair Grounds, and it resulted in a stirring battle, witli Bradleys Choice the winner over Violet Bonnie and Bon Tromp in third place. It was, the first apiiearance tins year for Bradleys Choice and Violet Bonnie, and both performed in a fashion that left no room for doubt as to their qualifications to figure in those races where the liest will be engaged. The race also marked the initial appearance of Top o th .Morning and Nepperhan, but they indicated that they wen; not fully up to a bruising race, aiid will show to better advantage when thoroughly seasoned. Big fields were the rule during the afternoon and in nearly every race came a hard fought and close finish. The juveniles which started the days proceedings fought it out stubbornly. Clear the Way landing another purse for the Californians, but his margin was only a nose over the J. A. Hen-dricks recently acquired Pueblo, with My Ada taking third place. Bagpipe was the medium for strong support by the Texans and he made good when he outlasted Marmite. Sabretasli, Iocallv owned, won a close decision in the third race anil the Kentuckians came into the limelight when Harvest King managed to outstay Irish Kiss, -.Sandy. Lad upset calculations- when he won out from Big Fellow, and his victory was due to Connellys blundering tactics of taking Big Fellnw all over the track. The final race went to Mab, an elder sister to Bagpipe. She showed a vastly improved performance over iter last effort and outstayed Don Dodge, a supposedly good tiling, which had been the medium of some confident support. Todays visitors included John A. Madigin. president of the Niagara Jockey Club at Fort Erie, Out. Mr. Madigin just came from Toronto, Canada, and spoke hopefully of the racing outlook for this year in the Dominion. It is more than likely that all Canadian tracks will give short meetings this year and, according to reports, the Woodbine people are already planning for their meeting to be held in May. CHANCELLOR HORSES SOLD. The horses Green Grass, Emden, Margaret N. and Hasty Cora, the property of Geo. E. Chancellor, who was placed under the ban at Jefferson Park, and Old Broom, the joint property of Chancellor and James Coffey, his former trainer, were sold at public auction in the paddock previous to the races. Green Grass went to J. J. Troxler for 1,475, James Coffey got Emden for ,500, Will Perkins secured Margaret N. for 25, J. J. Troxlrr bought Hastv Cora for 50. and James Coffey acquired Old Broom for 25. Jockey J. McTaggart made his first appearance of the year in the saddle at the Fair Grounds Tuesday when he piloted Roi Craig a winner in the fourth race. Harry Burgoynes victory at long odds in the second race Tuesday at the Fair Grounds marked the first suceess of the meeting for the Marronu stable. Trainer Hal Farroll, acting for Edward Cebrian, has sold the three-year-old Ermitann to H. Neusteter for a private consideration. C. W. Gasser got the stewards to excuse Keziah from starting in the seventh race Tuesday when he reported that the mare was taken sick during the morning. Assistant starter William Snyder, who underwent an operation about ten days ago, was able to be at tiie track this afternoon. He is yet too weak to resume his duties. J. Rodriguez drew a susiensioii of four days from the starter Tuesday for disobedience at the post in the fiftli race. The condition of associate judge E. C. Smith is showing steady improvement, and he is expected to lie out in a few davs.
