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PICTOR AND SLIPPERY ELM F 1 i Exciting Finish Marks the Crescent City Handicap. *-— ♦ i Slippery Elm Runs a Grand Race Under His Big Weight, but Is Beaten by a Head. ■ ea ♦ NEW ORLEANS. La.. January 31.— Summer temperature weather waa again the order here and the ri flection of the weather wa- manifested in the Immense attendance at the course thi- afternoon. The -1 ai ions plant was taxed to its utmost. Track conditions again militated against the racing, the going being suited only to the most pronounced mud runners. The race for the S...00O added Crescent City Handicap was the magnet Which attracted the big .attendance. Of the sixteen named to start. Opportunity. Omond. Sands of Pleasure and Tantalus were scratched, reducing the field to an even dozen. Naturally, there was much diversity of opinion as to the outcome and it is probable that, every horse in the race wa- intrusted with some amount of money, but the bulk of the backing was awarded to Slippery F.lm. Damask. Chief. War Mask and Bolster. At the out-et Slippery Bun soon showed in front, but he was taken back and saved. leaving General Clean to make the running for a while. On the backstretch lie was displaced by Pfctor. The latter was headed briefly by Slippery Elm on the last turn, but rallied and. taking the 1 lead again in the stretch, had the best of a rousing finish, in which he took the race from Slippery Elm by a head amid great excitement. A length away the Whitney colt. Damask, was a gallant bui tiling third. Hol-ter was a hangup fourth anil may have been the best horse in the race, the immense amount of ground he closed up in the last half mile lending color to the suggestion. Tippo Sahib ran well. Chief was away poorly and made up some ground, but at no time appeared likely lo figure in the result. It was a nobly contested race on the part of the first four and widl worthy of the applause given by the big a— emblage. The Whitney filly Whippet added another to her list of victories here in the first race of the day. Joe Tag was probably beat, but when the race narrowed dona lo a point where riding was to determine the result, there could be no aUCOtiea as to what would happen, with Ambrose and Wida the o| posiag jockeys. Whippet won by a nose and Eddie Kean wa- a goad third. John S. Lcardon ran poorly and was next to la-t at the end. GEORGE WASHINGTON IN FRONT. The honored name of George Washington was in tin a-cenilant in the third race. He was a well hacked favorite and under the Competent guidance of Ambrose had no difficulty in winning from Doctor Bab, with Lounding Through third. The Doctor was supposed to In- unable to run well in mud. bill he gave a pretty good imitation of it and led nearly all the way. Jack Beeves took the third race because jockey Iuxloii took a nap after Ruaaamtag he had it safely won on Sasin. So he had. but easing his mount up too soon enabled little Loyle to shoot Jack Leeves up suddenly and rapture the race by a halt length. Sa-in was one ,,f the hottest favorites of the dav . Franklin was mad, the favorite for tin- fifth race, but he is not the Franklin of a few years ago. He led to the far Itirn, when St. Germain rushed past him. and taking a long had won easing up. while Franklin had his troubles in defeating Ci linns by a neck for second money. Ceriuii- ran well enough to suggest improvement in lat Dunnes l II iciellt care. In his last five races Wad-worth- Last had been ridden by Lansford and c Bohinson, and comported himself like a real race horse. Today an iu-ci.mpetenl was on his back and Queea Blonde was made the favorite over him and won without any t -cubic. Assurances from James Cof froth that Hie Tijuana meeting would go on as per original schedule, despite rumors of border trouble, was responsible for another batch of departures tonight for the Lower California track, including the horses owned by C. B. Anderson and W. H. Daniels. L. Calm bought on private terms this morning from Sam Louis the colt Warlike. Druminond- fever continues at the danger point and owner Shea expressed doubt a- to his ability to again be a starter this winter. Sailor also came out of his la-t race a sufferer from fever. o. A. Blanch returned to Lexington Friday uiglit to be on hand for the John E. Madden sale. a
