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BOBBY ALLEN DISQUALIFIED 1 i Finishes First in a Close Finish, but Had Fouled Opportunity. a Whippet Places Another Race to the Whitney Account — Chief Wins Again. a NEW Oni.EANS. La„ January 2*.— Despite n heavy track a big crowd visited the Fair Groaada today and. since five favorites won in ■ row. found the expedition pleasant aaal profitable, the layers -offering accordingly. In general, the racing was well contested and in one case the finish was followed by a disqualification. This came in the fourth nil-.-, in which the lightly weighted Bobby Allen had the best of Opportunity by a aoaa, but had plainly fouled the latter in the stretch drive and was promptly placed last, giving the race to Opportunity, with My Hear second and Mo-e third. Bobby had been backed down from ."■ to 1 to 1 1 to 3 ami his disqualification hurt the feelings of a number. The fifth was the principal race of the day. and in this Chief upheld his recent good form I y t iking up 1L| pounds and winning all the way without any ticuble. althoii-h Soldat de Verdun did his best to make a race of ir. He daJahed two leagtaa behiad chief, with Boaaeo another two lengths back. Track habiiues lure are beginning to doubt if Chief i- not at lea-t the eeiial of any racer now at this track . The Brooawtick filly Whippet placed the first i.-- to the credit of H. P. Whitney without any ....-:! t-nMo. llnddti- K-nn wa- wed ,ic.i.-o 1i beat her. but second was the best he could do, and oiii.x .i no-e better than Aleatraa at that. As hotly backed favorites Whippet, lil-en. .Urn Haatiags, Opportunity and Chief took the first five race-. Then came a change when Pal Dunne-Toddler, Ihird Choice to Semper Slahvart and Frank Nl.it tox. captured the sixth race, and the lb to 1 o-.tt-ider Bombast galloped home witli the seventh.
