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FAIR GROUNDS FAST AGAIN i i Warm Sunshine Brings About an Agreeable Change. ■ t 1 Rancher Beaten in the Feature Race — Marie Miller Wins at a Mile Again. i a — --* NEW ORI.KANS. I.a.. February 0. For the see-end time in her racing career Marie Miller won at a mile today. Her dam. liiirnie llnnton. was a wonderfully fast thing in her racing days, but nkoat live-eighths was a- far as -he .and to g... Intil recently it has been considered that three piarteis was about tin- limit for Marie Miller, but her two sac ee sacs at a mile wipes that notion out and. f.r ..II anybody knows, -he may be able to race farther successfully. Today she made a fast pace all the way and required some rousing up in the stretch, but stood il gamely and won from Tailor Maid by a scant hngth in the good lime of 1:40-.-.. witii Battel Dancer 11. a fairly gaad third. Duchess LacC was made the favorite for the race, but mare; are not reliable at this time of Ihe year and -he was in the rear division all the way. The track Improved greatly under the favorable influence of warm weather and should be at it- best tomorrow. Il was not that today, but approximating it. The patronage was good and speculation lively and heavy. K. noli.:- may be a light of other days, although it mixbt DO! be safe to pronounce judgment until he has raced :: few limes more. He was a starter in the fifth race. ,i dash of a mile and seventy iar.1-. and. inainiy on hi- ola— as a race horse, a well backed favorite. He ran qaite well, but succumbed readily to the French colt Raigneiir. when the latter came al him in the stretch. This son ..f th. mighty Preach racer flsrdsnaphli was not overlooked in the betting by any means and Wi ut lo the po-t a heartily supported second choice, with Marches.-! n a bang ap third. Almost everybody concerned said Kunga Ruck would win the opening race lor two year olds, and so he did. He was the hottest of hot favorites at 7 to 10 at post time and won all Ihe way like 1 to 10 would have been a waste ol money." Tutt look second place and Frank Moody third. A Ccbrian-ow nod yonnjtster named Joe Ksh ran well enough here to justify consideration hereafter. Bobby Allen found himself in a soft spot today and wi :i like a miniature Sir I.arlon. Peccant made an earnest effort to give him an argument but. seeing that Babby won away off by himself and milling up. it wa- not much of an argument, although it was good for second money. Keep and Sis, or Releae were only two heads behind him. but Keep was in third place. Assum.. Trusty and Rringhmsf were all liberally supported to win Ihe third race, with Trusty the favorite, but Assume turned out to lie the right one ami hail the best of him by a neck in a pleasing finish. Rringhiirsl i- in the old codger class now and could only bring up in thin! place. Time Was when he would have towroped -uch opponent-. Tin- English filly Antoinette run- a good race now and then and she ran one today when she won tie- sixth race from .lack Reeves and Rajazet. Then Doily wound up the proceedings by winning the last rac- .,t a long price from the favorite. Frank Monroe. Following Robby Allens performance in the second race he becaane the property of Fry and rtabahen via Ihe i-iiiiiiig route His ;lniiniii;. prj e wis SL.UOO. Came Cock is reported to be in a bad way as .1 resell of the kick he received from hi- lead pony while going to the paddock for his race last Saturday. The injury is in the knee and I he horses shoulder has swollen to immense proportions. •1. il. McDonald is negotiating with trainer 11. Parrel] of the Obriaa stable for several of Ihe youngsters in the establishment. Trusty will hereafter run in tiie colors of J. M. Booker, the latter claiming him for SiMOO out of the third race! I.tls and I all- wa- claimed by .1. Y. Rooker for 1,300 from the sixth race.
