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MORE HEAVY TRACK RACING ♦ i Conditions Still Favor the Mud Runners at New Orleans. ♦ Big Stake Race of Today Promises an Exciting Contest Between Good Race Horses. I 0 i NF.W Oni,KA"S. La., January 30-The month of January is to pass away toaaefTOW without any change ill the unfavorable track cuidi! ions of the v k. This is an uiiforlunate featuie awaiting the decision of the So.iMKI iresceut City Handicap. Fifteen have been named to start in the big race, but it is probable several of them will he found aheeal iii post time. However that may turn out. a big field and a good race of doubtful oiilcome seems in prospect. There is much local interest in the Contest, and a huge attendance is easared in advance . No promise of anything gnat wa- offered in todays card, but Th" usual good crowd was on hand to cheer tin winners. Aunt Deda. which had run well in her only other race, was returned the winner of the opening dash for 1 w o-.vim I -olds after aa inter stii.g struggle through the stretch with Alcatia/. and Tenite. Her light weight served her well in a neck victory over the test gaining Alca-iraa. Betting •rteatioa was confined to the three placed, with Aleatraa I decided favorite. The second race was productive .,f a decided inset when the 18 to 1 chance !.•■ P.alafre reached tin winning line a ball ieagth in advance of Huron II. The latter had made the running nearly all the way and was | mild favorite, but could i el successfully resisi the winners challenge. Bidder, an unconsidered ■• to 1 chance, ran a good race la finishing third. Hadrian was the best horse in the third race. Int was beaten narrowly after getting away bully anil making up much ground. Bonstelle was away well, and taking a piick lead won all the way. but was under hard pressure at the cud and only iiad the best of Hadrian by a half length. Oeneral finishing a fairly good third. Hedland was the favorite lure, bu; again felled his backers. Tailoi Maid made a show of her opponents in vlat was deemed the feature race of the day. a mile dash for fillies and marcs with sl.OlHI the !i eiieemeiit. She is uncertain in her racing, but there was nothing doubtful about her way of running today. She slipped into the lead at once and kep. it. drew away in the sirctch and won by lu rs df. Fight lengths away Puttie Vandiver was s.cond. with Madia F. a poor third. The winner was a 10 to 1 chance, while Dottie Vandiver was a well hacked 7 to ."■ favorite. Bobby Allen and the lightly weighted Fleer had a bitter fight through the stretch, but the latter finally got the best of it and won with 1e hby a game second and Oolden Dawn third. The last two races were easy for Plenty and PiNoii. In t ! i vanning by as far as their riders cared to have tin in do. Driiminonds poor race Thursday was explained on his return to the stable, when he showed a tempera! uro of Ida. Aleatm ran in the interest of J. Cohan, that owner hiving bought him oa private terms. II. Fairill acting for Kdward Iebrian. Dr. Finch, who performed a ■aeceoafal throat operation on Jack Hale Jr.. was an arrival today and will operate on several horses ailing with throat tn uble. Jockey W. I.illeys license was revoked this after- l n by tin- stewards. Tiiis aclion came as a result of the improvement shown by Tenite in his start this afternoon, whereas in his race yesterday lie never figured fjerioaaty as | factor in the running. Yesterdays race was won by John S. Iteardon, owned by John W. Schorr. H. S. Koppin has repurchase,! Gkteetai.
