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RIDER CRUMP IN TROUBLE i Loses His Jockey License for Bad Riding on Pickwick. Lucky B. Redeems Himself and Wins All the Way Korbly Is First in the Haig Handicap. NEW ORLEANS, La., January 18. Incidents were crowded this afternoon at the Fair Grounds and furnished considerable gossip for the big crowd which witnessed the sport. The outstanding happening came with the running of the Haig High-weight Handicap at five and a half furlongs, having a net value to the winner of ,285. As a result of the heavy going six of the original ten carded were declared out, leaving as starters only Korbly. A. N. Akin, Fern Handley and Pickwick, lhe latter had the call in the betting and drew confident support, with Korbly and A. N. Akin absorbing whatever attention the speculators gave. When it came to the running Korbly set the pace throughout and won eased up to a canter, with A. N. Akin just succeeding in outstaying Pickwick. Crumps riding of the latter was fanltv. He had him close to the leader when approaching" the stretch turn, but instead of making the turn close to the inner rail, as the winner did, Crump brought him wide :vnd into going that was deepest. The judges immediately interrogated owner Clancy as to what orders he had given the rider, and finding that Crump had deliberately ridden contrary to the owners instructions, promptly revoked his license. In the second race jockey Gentrys blundering tactics was responsible for the defeat of Gallant Lnd by Sandy LtuL. ,.Gnllnnt-Led -was-phlfrily best. :tnt-was the victim of his riders failure to. notice Sandy Lad slipping up on the inside. So confident was Gentry that he was winning that he began easing his mount up in the last fifty yards, and Sandy Lad. coming with a well timed rush, got up to win in the last stride. The mile and twenty yards purse, which served as the secondary feature, enabled Lucky R. to score an easy victory over some speedy ones. Unlike in his last previous race. Lucky R. raced into the lead promptly after the start, and holding to his task in resolute style shook off Warsaw, his nearest pursuer, before reaching the stretch and the remainder of the race was only a canter. Warsaw, under hard riding, landed second place from Wau-keag. with Ticket, an expected dangerous contender, hopelessly far back at the finish. Jockey C. Robinsons generalship resulted in Pueblos victory in the two-year-old dash. The rider elected to guide his mount the short way, while the others were taking their mounts wide and it saved him so much ground that the others could not head his mount. Runnan. after a hard try, took second place, with -Lonely third. ROBINSON STEALS A RACE. Robinson came right back and virtually stole the next race with Sandy Lad. but that horses victory brought him a change of ownership, J. M. Goode claiming him for ,500. Jack Reeves, another locally owned horse, was instrumental in enriching every Italian in -the city by his victory in- the final race, and the Ken-tuckians exacted heavy toll when Harvest King again triumphed. Semper Stalwart, winner of the tilled race, was by no means neglected. The attendance this, afternoon was almost of a record number and. though the track was rough and lumpy, most of the contests were spirited and finishes close. A. L. Capps today disposed of his entire stable of horses with a view to retiring from racing and returning to his home at Hickman, Ky. C. N. Freeman secured the band which included Marianao. Murphy, Ina K. and Harbard. Harry Uniia- is a belated arrival from Rowie. He got in today with the horses Thornhill and Tin J nana. Jockeys Cassity and F. Smith were suspended Friday for today by the starter for disobedience at the post. George Cochran today sold to E. W. Fox the plater Jason on private terms. H. S. Koppiu of Detroit completed arrangements whereby the best of his horses will in future be trained by W. A. Rurttschell, who has been training -Franklin for him during the meeting. Today he turned over Cadillac and Amalette to Rurttschell. He also purchased Douglass S. from Sam Louis, and the horse will be left in Rurttschells care. The selling plater . Philistine and a two-year-old were sold by Mr. Koppin to his trainer, T. V. Rornman. W. Perkins sold Pullux to Capt. Risso, a local man, for the reported price of ,750. E. T. Colton is the latest to join the big army of sick here. Secretary .loa McLennan announced twenty-seven nominations to the DEsperay mile handicap to be run next Saturday, and to which weights will be alloted next Wednesday.
