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UPSETS AT JEFFERSON PARK Last Day Attracts Best Attend ¬ ance Ever at the Track Waukeag Runs One of His Aero batic Races and Defeats Some GoocbHorses NEW ORLEANS 11 March in The sprint meeting of the Jefferson Parish Racing Association came to a successful termination this afternoon with the running of a Rood curd and the largest at ¬ tendant in the history of the track Not only were all attendance figures surpassed but several new time records were hung up while a number of equaledIt others were equaled It was a recordbreaking afternoon from all view ¬ points pointsThe The Mayor Ilclirman Handicap at one mile and seventy yards and the An Revoir Handicap at threequarters supplied the features and both resulted in stirring contests and rousing finishes The first named resulted in a victory for Waukeag and the sou of Ogdeu was forced to hang up a new track mark for the distance to outstay Jiffy Dan ISright and others Waiikeags timewas 145 as against 145 the former recontVheld by Merchant Obert put up a capital rikle on Waukeag keeping him well up to the lust eighth where he forged ahead and after shaking off Dan Bright went on under pressure and withstood the challeng ¬ ing Jiffy which finished a fast going second Bolster and Buford botii well fancied were used up in the early running and quit badly Dr P J Sullivan owner of Waukeag was presented with a handsome silver cup The iVu JleXBJnJIanillcap7Etfye = tlminTprov 3Kil dare Hoy an opportunity to score Ills fifth purse which lie did in game style defeating among others the speedy Charlie Leydecker and Harry BtirgOyne Incidentally Kildare Boy equaled his own track record of 114 for threequarters which he hung up several days ago In todays race he began in front and maintaining his advantage throughout stood a drive gamely to withstand the rush of Charlie Leydecker LeydeckerH H S Garners Ballad sscored his second purse since corning here from Havana when he defeated a small band in the seventh race He fought it out with Broom Peddler and after disposing of the latter on the far turn went on to win going away Alhena came from the rear in the last quarter to beat Sleuth for place honors honorsThe The stable managed by P L Chinn accounted for the first two races on the card In the opening race Oleaster repeated her recent winning by out footing i small band of twoyearolds and won with speed to spare sparePoverina Poverina made it ft double for the stable when she easily took the measure of a rather poor band in the second race raceHaudfull Haudfull scored an easy victory over Edith Bau niunu and Sophia Gatewood in the third
