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WAOSWORTHS LAST REVIVES I o a Defeats Bolster and Other Good Horses at a Mile and a Half, i ♦ -1 Track Shows Further Improvement and May Soon Be Fast — Tenite Wins at Last. i 0 I NFW OF.LFANS. I.a.. February 1.- Yesterdays promise of In iter oing was rallied -nit today, and the footing was fairly comfortable for the BOrseS, although still leasing una h to be desired. Several more daya of good weather will lie required to pill the track back into ils best condition. The favorable p.-ospi its in the way of weather had its due effect, and the attendance was the best ,,f the week so far. The main race of the day. a dash of a milium! a half, for the stayers, and fourth on the card. W8* ii first thought to be at the mercy of i.elster. and he opened at evens in the betting market. F.ut in arty backing for WadSWOClhl Fast and Omond i.iisid iiis price io expand and he went to the [Mist, at 7 io ."i. He ran a good and game rue and stayed the route well, but Wadsworthl Fast came tt rough the stretch with great peed and achieved an easy victory in excellent time for the going. A few daya previously, with a bad rider up. Ill was beaten easily by such a commoner as Qneen Fl aide. Ti day In had a good rider up. and after being 1 1. eked down from 8 to 1 to l1- raced ami won like a ii .- race horse. Solda: de Verdun ran a good race lure, and after lending nearly all the way finished a good third. Omond ran a poor nice : io| was b idly b-aten all the way. Tenite, after several failures when well bucked, made amends today and won the dash for two-year-olds with ease and in fast time. Loch Feven was in 11 inpported in the belling and ran a good second all tn- way, bin could make no impression on the winner, which is probably best suited by fast going. A first-time starter named Blemished was backed from H to 1 down to ■! to 1 and finislc-d third after taking an erratic course in the early running. I iiis one will probably win before long. The Archer was made a goad favorite for the second race, but a better one turned up in Unwell bred colt Tin- I.amb. This son of Fmle led throughout and won without a bit of trouble from The Archer, with Sat. inn third. This was an open race, with all but two of the starters coming in for same wiaiuri of support. rOKT LIGHT WINS NARROWLY. Port Light can still sprint effectively ami went to the past a well backed Favorite in the third race. He made good, but it took his best to get home a short head in advance of The F.elgian IF. which would have been relumed the winner with a bit far her to go. Four lengths back M. Bert Thurmaa n •-. - third, with Bagpipe at his throatlntch. The last three rates fell to favorites. Sands of Pleasure outstaying Trusty it: ;l well contested finish in tin fifth. Alhena taking the measure of Chick Barkley in the sixth and Wiliigan. after in; iu railarea, taking the seventh from Verity and Lottery with all e.-.e. Jockey William Knapp. who is here on a brief i ir before going on to New fork, announced toda hi- intention of retiring from the saddle and devoting his further turf efforts to the training branch. "I iave been offered good inducements ti. train the horses that M. Boliasky propsma to buy." said Knapp, •and I have about decided to accept the offer. The business of reducing is a bit too stream- OUS at my age. con Waned the rider, ••.and the training of a string of racers will keep me as busy as 1 care to be." Knapp will remain here several days before going easl. Mi-. Goldtdatt returned his morning from a trip t Louisville, where lie had been to arrange to take up several buses that lie had turned out at .1. Murohy-s farm. ■I. K. Connelly shipped his horses, including Fuji Sty, ! Fa" iiia this morning. In tin- sumo consignment went tia- boraea owned by George Benn, which will be taken Off at Iyoilisville. Nominations to the Mardi GrUS Handicap of ,66B, which will havi lis running the closing da of the meeting, Tuesday, February it. will close next Saturday. — o
