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s si. St. ft ai and ! U s 1, a oi oil h Z om ii up. , 1:1 of d t| ,, i j • in a - f f a s S. of " ; 1 t ; 1 ! FINISHED AT JEFFERSON PARK 0 1 Fast Racing and Fine Weather Features of the Last Day. i- o St. Isidore Provides a Surprise in the Main Race — Sundial II Ties Track Mile Record. » il.Y .1. Li DF.MPSKY. NKW OKI.I.ANS. I.a.. Decemher A todays feature, a three quarters handicap for a purse of inn for all ages, resulted in a big apael when Isidore, an extreme oulsider in the field of " fohr starters, won in easy style from Qeoi - Starr Daydiie. with Minute Man in last place. Betting attention was divided between Daydiie .md George Starr, with the latter backed in confident fashion ami a decided favorite at the close UeOTge Starr and Daydiie set out to eagnga ill .1 terrific attic and continued their duel for a half mile. tbrougt which tlie two alternated in the had. hut the stretch turn George Starr raced into a clear lead and appeared a certain winner. Hut St. Isidore came with a great rush and in the list .iM»i-ni]i 1:1, .nen ilie leader and ultimately won easing Minute Man. which at hi- best could run ■Way from such opponents, was unfit and always last. Today marked the windup of the most successful winter period of radag ever staged in the history this course. The ch,-e wa- attended by suinmery weather conditio. i- and this was re-pon-ihle for a record attendance. The racing had considerable snap, with fini-lo -spirited and the early runsUag clo-e. The fine con dition of the track was responsible for equaling tlie mile record, made by Bit em. when Sundial 11. covered the distance in 1:38, He was under restraint and had he keen prcoaed to any decree 1 he l.i-t eighth he would have reduced the record. Waukeag in lids race was unfortunate in getting aw ay slowly .md bad to crane an immense gaq . Wili an epial -end off there would probably have I ••, 11 an interesting coin,--! between the pair. Another fa-t race came with the nmnlng of the five nnil a half fnrloanju -prim won by Mavour aeen. with Brown Chock in second place ami Tan 11 third. The feature here was the performance the Bradle.v -owned youngster, which finished like a whirlwind after baring been forced to close an immense gap. Big fields were the order in four of the dashes, bin the talent showed good .iud«mciit in their ber -tfng -.lections, beginning auspieiouslj when Rainbow iirl. winner of her preview race, won from Ilia Kay, which -he beat in her previous race. Lad] Ward earned the first purse thai B. Lata has had io fall hi- way fOBi nome time when she von after a hard-fooarM finish wiiii Highland Lad ami Pan Sampson. Mm ray made a runaway of the sixth race, a mile and seventy yard- dash, and came within two-fifths t a seci lid of equaling the track record. Lien Well was an outstanding favorite here, but Hie best he could do was to land in third place. Interference cutting quite a figure in his poor shewing.
