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I . I . . , , OPPORTUNITY IN THE MUD • » Despite High Weight, Defeats Pul-lux in a Close Finish. a , Blemished Proves a Good Mud Runner in the Race for Two-Year-Olds. ♦ NF.W ORLEANS. La.. February 13. —The Fair liround- card for this afternon held out little to enthuse over in promise of prospective entertainment, but racing folks are hopeful seals and went out to the track anyhow to see what might In-seen. Tiny BBW a heavy and holding track, and in the main ordinary -elling platen contending for the good money offered. Hut nobody expects annea more from Friday-- pragraaB, and a- much noi-e was made over some of the races as if high class horses were measuring atrides. Klemished had run well enough in her first race to attract decided attention. lOaBT pas Bill when the usual opening scramble for two-year-olds at three-eighth- of a mile came on for con-idcratioii -he was promptly niado the favorite and backed from 1 to 1 down to 0 to 5. She was out in front directly after the start and. to the loudly ex] t BBSd approval of her hackers, stayed right there and won by two open lengths. No Fooling and Tutf had shown apt it uile in mud running previously and finished second and third respectively. Something was expected from Morning Faei . bet Rung COS Be bumped against her at the start and knocked her down. The eiidering veteran tJeneml was admirably suited by the track conditions and. under a good tide by Lyke. captured the Bemad race without mach difficulty from Wall Street, with another veteran in Korfhage in third place. The two preferred ones in this race. F.tfahe and Huron II.. did themselves no credit by the maian-r of their racing. Correctly enough, in view of the character of the going. Opportunity was an odda-oa choice for the third ram and won it all right, but not until he had given his adherents some anxious moment- and then only by n half length better than Iullux. Knnstello made the running most of the way. but could not -land the pres-ure at the cud and fjalshed third. bin only a neck behind Iullux. It wa- an entertaining finish and was erected accordtagly. Frank Monroe wa- will backed to win the fourth raee. but wa- not the favorite, that distinction being awarded to PUaea. Evidently a mistake was made in this matter for Frank Monroe rushed right, out into a dear lead directly after the start and. keepiag it. won by a food two teagths. Hadrian came fast enough through the stretch and took semad money from Keep by a Beek. Iilsen seemed to have something else than racing in view and finished many lengths behind Keep. UNHAPPY DAY FOR LAYERS. Dieeeeride only had a length the heat of TnQdlir .it the finish of the fifth race, but ibddcre-t Boy won the sixth from Sa-in by eight b ii"th-, and Waterproof was a similar distance in front of Lowaa Mo— in the seventh. All of these winners were soundly backed, and the lucklc— layers had an unhappy day of it. Again Coltiietti drew a blank, and his regular followers were much disconcerted. Hut he only rode in -ix race-. BO they had a chance to save their money on the seventh. A Kichcrock wa- the oiily ridcr with more than one winning mount. He scored on Frank Monroe and liohlen-t Hoy. The ruling against B. K. Hry-on at Havaaa will in no wise affect him here, according to judge -les. A. Murphy, one of the Fair Rroaads stewards. Only fraud rulings are respected in such cases, he said, and there i- no fraud in eanaecthm with the Brysoa ruling. Jockey Harry Thar her was kicked while oxen i-ing one of the R. T. Selltci dtCr hemes thi- morning and had to cancel hi- mounts for the day. Todays victory marked the fifth of the present meeting for Opportunity. Wadsworths Last is the only other horse here which baa won that many races. M. Dattner today purchased Plenty from s. a. Cloploii and Bnaga Bui k. a two year old. from .1. W. .McClelland. .1. H. Dana acqaired Petunia at private sale from A. B. Spreckel-. whil- M . ,- .1. I.ou en-tcin I ght Flapper fr V. I.. Drake, .1. A. Jibson. Detroit contractor and formerly well-known turfman, was anion;; the visitors at the Fair i rounds today. Jockey Lee Caafleld returned to the saddle after a two we.-k- lay off. due to a fractured finger. Henry V. Smith, at one time one of the leading gentleman riders of America, stopped off here today en route to Nicarauga. He make- hi- hosac BOW in Worcester, Mass. a—
