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JEFFERSON GOING SPOILED . « Rain Visits the Tracks Again and Unexpected Things Result. ♦ Lucy Kate Runs Like a Good Two-Year-Old — Honolulu Boy Outruns Woodtrap. XLW OKLFANS. La.. March 1.— Bloom overcast the faithful one- who join nc. Mil lo Jefferaoa Bark today and viewed the mud -pla-hed hor-e- toil around the newl drenched track. Hope for a cont inuance of fast track lacing for the remainder of this mrrtlag had been rife, but has been thrown lata the discard following a new iuva-ion of cold and rain. Iinhr Hie -111I-denly reversed condition- scratching . a- to be expected and it wa- plentiful, the prospective heal race of the day being reduced to three -latter-. Also smae re salts attended the racing that were of the unexpected order, although iwo favor it CM woa. Mi— Pluvious, with Troxler ill the saddle, was a steadily backed favorite for the first race as u-iial a -curry for tie- two year-olds. But ;i beit.r fil! wa- in the race and. after Mi— Pluvious had .1 t the pace to the head of the Btretca, Lucy Kate rushed by her in a jiffy and. drawing away in the last eighth, won pulling up and away off ,;, herself. The piogeny of Iucle have been prett bus here this winter and I.ucv Kale is a valuable addition to thaac which have brought him credit. IHad.vs made 1 1 • much mm. nil and n oxl finish robbed Miss llnvious of second money. Qui pail. Bondage, Prospector and Pleura were sir itched from the chief race of the day, making it a three cornered duel between Woodlrap. Tailor Maid and Honolulu Boy. Of these Woodlrap Was backed down to less than even saoaey at po-t time and Tailor Maid was next in favor and intrusted with confident backing. Thi- 1 ft Honolulu Boy the outsider and. as frequently happens in -mail field-. ii was tin- outsider that took tic spoils. Bxcepi for a brief interval, when Tailor Maid showed in front. Woodtrap led lo the stretch, where Honolulu Boy challenged l.im and. after a sharp straggle, gave him the go by and won comfortably. The se olid rate was scratched b, pieces and the IS to 1 Hums surprised everybody when he defeated Valerie Weal by a head, with I.e Balalre a lapped -OU third. Some fingers were burnt here over the failure of Marasmus, s to ."" favorite. TRACK TO ORDER FOR OPPORTUNITY. Then Oppai tanity showed his customary facility as a mud raaner. The rain had made the third race a gill for him and he won accordingly, but there were those who thought otheiwise. a mi the result was be went to the post a: Lite liberal price of !» to ."i. He won all the way and Iulliix oat-stayed Blaise by a half length for second moaey Sweet Liberty, a speedy filly on a faal track. was ini-l.ikingy made the favorite for the fourth race, but ran a- she would mack rather be ill her -table. A hotly contested finish between three brought about the success of Anticipate hy a Rose, wiih Who Cares secoad, a head better than The Archer. The latter was best of the trio, but bad been under some difficulty early in the race and failed to quite gel up. Bevelcr had done nothing thi- winter suggestive of winning a race, but Bstnefcedy suspected it was his turn today. So after he had been backed down from 1.". to 1 to s to l he proceeded to turn the suspicion into a reality and win in a canter frssn But- an 1 all-, with Bappahannock III. a bad I bird. Orenzo flattered by leading to the far turn, then fell away beaten. When all the -, latching wa- done in the last race ioldore-t Boy was made a I to ;, favorite and won just like ane of that kind -iioiihl. Discussion had to be an absentee from the third race on account of an injury received while coming over from the Fair Orounds in a I ra n-porl ing van. Advices received from Jeotge Cooper is highly encouraging lor his full recovery. He is al present near Tiiuana after a staj at Denver and in Arizona. He plans, his health perm it I ing. to lam] iigu in Maryland next spring and has instructed trainer Tom Mm. ford to ship hi- b scats. The forerunner to a heavy futat waa felt during the afternoon and those having neglected heavy wrap- suffered considerable discomfort. The attendance was again of fairly good proportions. An eight per rent dividend ha- been announced by the Jefferson Bark Assoc latloa and check stalling to stockholders began today, Jock y Zeeller was suspended for i day- by the stewards on complaint of the starter thai tin-rider had cut aero-- in front of the other- at the — • ■ i-» of the foiirtn race and caused « ou-idei able Interference. Itrenau wa- rial I for si.i.nu for Mr-. J. l. Paul in the sixth race. . — _ a.
