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RANCHER IN A HARD DRIVE * $ i Former Handicap Star Has World of Trouble in Beating Docod. *■! ♦ -J Great Crowd Views the Races — Repeat Takes Race for Two-Year-Olds Easily. I— z 1. il NFW ORFFANS. I.a . February 0 — Thorp waa I great attendance for a Monday at Ihe Fair I iron ads this afternoon. The resumption of M.-mli iras festivities is aitraoling a host of pleasure s ekers to New Orleans, and the overflow from this irruption serves to greatly augment the assemblage at the popular track. The same condition will obtain for the remainder of the ascctlag. The track was at its best, fast time recorded, betting lively and sonic elo~e finishes marked the racing. This was particularly a feature attendfasg tin- running of the main race of the day. a dash of a mile, for Which Rancher was deemed a certainty and held at odds to correspond. He did not betmj tie confidence of his backers, but gave them Koane spasms not en the program. Tin- Lamb set a good pace for nearly thltl -quarters, with Rancher eiose up under restraint, in the last turn the favorim look the lead, but in the Stretch Docod came al him so fast and lung to him so tenaciously that in the outcome Rancher only won by a short head and would have been beaten in a few more slrides. It wis a fast race, and Docod will have to be cashiered in future races in which he may be a participant. The customary, sprint for I wo year-olds opened the sport. Morning face eras backed as if the race was over, but it was different when it came to the running. Repeat taking her measure in the stretch without any particular trouble and winning by a good two lengths, with the favorite sei ond and Ietunia a fast coming third Ron Tramp had not been out lor some time, bur he showed hinisell to ! «• iii prime fettle when he an n the eeeaad race, a tbree-qaarters dash, in fast time. Assume. Trusty and the winner all earne in for heavy support, with A. N. Akin also having his admirers and hackers, Ron Tramp figuring as third Choice. He shoved in front qaiekly and won all the way without being Called on for his utmost and was first by a comfortable length and a half, with Assume second and A. N. Akin a distant third. Tin third rue was marred by a lamentable fall which cost little J. Sullivan his life and saddened the big crowd. Alula dart ins; ngaiaat Klying Witch and knocking her down and Sullivans mount falling over the latter. Alula then went on and was first by eight lengths, but was at otue disqualified, the race falling to Allivan. with Ace of Trumps second and Repeater third. Media won the fifth race in a oanler from Class-toi. Nepperhaa recovered his speed and defeated Sir Graftoa narrowly for the sixth, and Charming it a long price, but a "tip* for some time, captured the seventh. Mose Gaidbiatt today purchased Att i Rov II. from S. A. Clapton for ,999. He wired trainer James Raw.- ami the Harry Payne Whitney stable an offer ol S..YIXKI f,,r Damask, but Rowe wired back that his three-year-old is not for sale at any price. . Trusty was claimed from J. II. Booker for ,*:.on i by J. A. Seckington. The latter was represented in the race by Mack Garner, which is trained by W. M. Cain, from whom Banker claimed Trusiy for SJ.LOtl last week. Fal Dunne claimed Triumphant for ,190 from the last race. ;. I.. Rlackford and Fdwaril ebrian. two prominent western breeders of thoroughbreds, were arrivals today. They will remain for an indefinite period. Vowell pulled up lame after being exercised this morning and had to be excused from starling in Ihe fifth race.
