view raw text
DULL DAY AT JEFFERSON PARK | | ♦ — i I Arnold Takes the Principal Race i of the Day Easily. a Pluribus a Great Favorite and | Easy Winner — Port Light Adds to His List of Victories. ♦ — ;:V OIJI.KAVS. La., Mmi-Ii 3. Nothing out of ill.- ordinary routine of an average days raring occurred mi Jefferson Park this afternoon. The weatl w«s pleasant Mini lin- track benefited accordingly, its improvement being quite noticeable. Tllia condition of affain was reflected in the bis; IHtaWip present to view tin sport provided. As is f ataatarir here, the main race- in thp matter of value was the fifth, :i sprint of Hve and ■ half furlongs, with tour ■weedy starters. Arnold was at eaee picked to win. with Ticklish next in favor. Arnold attended to liis part of the nutter by winning all the way, but Tickliafe failed, E. 11. Bradleya twin depriving hfca f second money by i neck in a hotly contested finish. Ultra Cold. . which had mbm backing, failed dismally and was i eaten off at the finish. EMuribua was the hottest favorite of the after-m i,. going in tin- pool at 1 In -- Cadet the guidance of thai BMSterly rider of two-year aide, Roscoe Trnvh-i . the coll shrowed the way through-. it and won pulling ap, with Machine Gunner and Trompeur following in order. Win or Quit ran pretty well in tliis race under an inexperienced rider. About .is bad a band of three-year-olds as could well be niuMorod eonfe-tod the second race, with fourteen or them suing to the peat. Bncriuite was made the favorite, but provi d m failure. Haeka-niore took up the running on the last turn, and at the finish was a length in front of Viola Gaffney, with Rapid stride a fairly good third. Eaerinite . brought np in foatrth place and should do better before thi meeting ends. Port Light has been a decidedly nsefnl and consistent printer la the racing hen- this winter and . had no great In. utile in adding another to Ilis . string Of lie tor If a Taking the lead at some in the third race he kept it and won b.v a length , from Arch Plotter. Oaico ran well and took third , money. Archie Alexander ran a good race. Old Etruscan was well liked, but made no showing in the race. Be waa extreaaely fast in his younger ,1 ,.■.-. TRUSTY FAILS AND LAZY LOU WINS. Trusty w*S well hacked to win the fourth, but after be had led to the last eighth Lamy Leu 1 passed him like a flash and won comfortably, hol- d.-i! lie Verdun, Which had not raced for some time. • allied the top weight into third place and is 1 evidently about ready to win. Jueen 111* tides race • hi re woiild hardly stand critical investigation, in view of her recent good form. I nder the impression that he was unite due. • Xenperbaa was iui.de a great favorite for the sixth 1 race, but the feather-weighted three-year-old 1 Heavy Weapon outpaced him all the way and won 1 by a safe margin, while he had Mane difficulty in 1 defeating Golden Dawn for second place. Saints J It ridge showed some signs of Improvement here and 1 may be regaining form. Fii and right, in- can 1 run away from such opponents. I.ut he baa been 1 ruing badly of late. The only winning long altot of the day material • bwd in the lust race when Bea Urchin struggled home a neck in front of Dragon Keck and paid l hi- backers JO to 1. if he had any. Jot-key l.yke was suspended for three days by ,- th- starter lor disobedience at the post. Uarsball Bros. horses were shipped to Louisville • tonight. Most of them have been lib. .ally nominated hi Hi., sukrs to be decided at the different t Kentucky tracks dining th- spring ami summer. Joekej toltiletti accompanied s. A. Cloptoa to i Hot Spiings and he will remain there for an in-iii finite tay. in., car shortage is accenting acute and many ,- owners will hare to re-main lure for I longer period 1 than they expected. Those intending to engage in l the Bowie racing an. nuking particularly strong , ti :is to secure ran to land in Maryland in time • for the opening of the racing season. April 1.
