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JACK HARE JR. A FAILURE i a 1 Badly Beaten in the Third Race at the Fair Grounds. t a 1 Track Improves Slightly and Better Time Is Scored in the Races — Bone Dry Again. ■ 9 * KBW ORLEANS. La., February 3. — There wsja M me improvement in the going at the Fair Jrounds today, but not much. The track was in the hardening -taue and the horses did not sink into it as deeply as the previous few days, but it was diffi-1 nli to traverse and tiring in the extreme. With fair weather it is in condition to haprnse rapidly. In. pro veil time* was recorded today. Jack Hate Jr. continued his nub oken career of ii. feat here. In view of his record, when at his bfcst and in competition with the best hois,, of the time, he did not appear to tie harshly weighted at 1J pounds in the third race. But he made no sltowing in the race, despite his being. .111 o.ld-011 favorite, lie need to be an excellent mud runner, but if may be that he has acquired a dislike lor :, y going. Either that or he i- not a good race I is,, .it preaeat. George Starr made the pace fast for the going and led to the last eighth, where C! aril" I.cy.locktr c.inie at him, and after a sharp straggle bade him good-bye and won going away. George Starr bad no trouble about retaining second pl ici and Dii.hes- [,;,.. was a had third. The 111 1 in race of I he day in respect to value v.a- 1 lie fourth, a mile dash for three-year-olds, far wliiii. Bread Man was most ill favor. But Bone ley oMnhauled him in the final eighth, and in a cpitaliy contested finish pl.i. ■ ! it to the credit o! his Chicago owner. Bread Man wa- giving him si veil pound- and ran him to a half length. Both are fairly good three-year-olds, and prospective Derby candidate* at Jefferson Park. Accelerate fini-hed third. St. tiermain and .Minute Man six weil poorly in this race. Hackainore was ■ winner in the east la-t year. In. had done nothing here. However, he came to the front in the first race today and won by a short head from Fun 1 laanre, with Piddle another head away. Had Fore h -are gotten away well the race v. uld hare had a different termination, but he was nnhwky and none too well managed bv hii -i 1 II ri.lt r. THRILLER IN THE SECOND RACE. Another thrilling finish attended the running of the third race, laaairy. Grore A. and Maize sweep-lag over the finishing line a few inches apart. The first two were long shots in the betting, but Maize had been : - well backed a- anything in the race. She should bare won am! would have done so but for a fit of sulking. Jack Beeves, well backed, Wand, practically unthouglit of. and Ornery, pretty well thought of. accounted for the last three race- ,,f an uneventful afternoon. George Washington was a 0 t « In favorite for the race won by Wand and thoroughly disgraced hi* distinguished name. F. T. Zollicoffer added to hi- string this morn-ing by the purchase of Sans Pear II. from J. L. Boh man . Druminond is still in a bad way. and his fever leached 10.", this morning. M. Lsweastein bought The Moor al private t. tins Lis morning from F. Cebriau. Jockeys Barrett and Murphy intend going to Ti -jitiiia to ride during the remainder of that meeting. Jockey Lnaaford has lx-en ordered by his contract employer to return to Lexington to assist in the training of the extensive, band that will be campaigned by W. Perkins. s. Henderson, who is pari owner of the Ogden St -hie. and trainer of the extensive hand racing in tint firms name, is makiag preparation- t -hip Madge P. beck to Loaisrille, where the others in the stable are in winter eaarters, and begin their active training for early racing in Kentucky. Vi-itor- from Hot Springs who are thoroughly conversant with conditions in the Vapor City confirm the re parti that there xvill be no ra ing there next spring . Charles F. Howe, owner of Miss Jemima and other good racers, departed Monday night for Louisville, where be "ill begin training the noted filly for her early spring and summer Kentucky engagements. Mis- .Jemima was developed last season at the Fair Graaads and ranked with the first division of two-year-old fillies until she went amis-. she was the leading moaey winner among the two vear-ohl fillies. T. us Monahan. well-known eastern sportsman. and exteaahreij Interested in racing, is among the latest arrivals here. He will remain for the remainder of the Fnlr Graaads ruing period. Jockey William Knapp arrived this morning from California and will reauiin for several da.s before going on to New fork. A.-
