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BIG CROWD IN ATTENDANCE New Orleans Racing Continues to Draw Flattering Patronage. ■ i ■ ■ Veto Victorious in Main Race — Columbia Tenn Beaten by Mahony — Lads Love Lame. i » * BY -I. L. MMPSIT. NEW ORLEANS. I.:i.. January 1". The Fail-Grounds racing was again ls-nofitcd l y pleaaaat weather conditions, reuniting in rhaling previews Saturdays in the Matter of attendance and in added • •nthn-unMii from the occasional visitor. As on preceding Saturdays sonic ol tin- communitys most representative people were present. Betting like-Vise was more active ami the "exchange" was a thriving hive all during the afternoon and at time-, ■ almost impassable. An excellent racing program liad been provided, intended to Mag some of the more noted racers into , the contests, lint several declined to go and some disappointment was occasioned by the withdrawal of 1nlted Verde from the sprinting handicap. The mile and a sixteenth handicap for a pnrse . of *T.5»0 was the headliner from a monetary point of view and it brought out a umntette of speedy ones, but the victory of Veto was foreshadowed in the fact that he was at all times at prohibitive odds and jusitified it by the easy manner in which i lie won after bavins led for the entire race. la-rader : was the runner up at all times and General Haig landed in third place. Lyke took Veto to the front immediately after the barriers rise and. maiu-. tainiug an even pave from practically the start, raced a length m adv.-nft-e of Iarador all the way. The supplementary handicap, a three-quarters i sprint, furnished Hie outstanding upset of the after- • noons racing, when tlic consistent Columbian Tenn Was l eatcn bf Mahony. The defeat of Columbia ; Tenn was in no wine tlie fault of tin- liorse. for In- I would have achieved sacccsa with ■ better judged I ride than that which he received from .larvis. He I begun smnewh.it none slowly ihau usual and .larvis! niaile the mistake of raiding liim v. id- M the turns, which cost him considerable ground, and was not eipuil to the task of overhauling the suddenly improved Mahony. which Tool rode hard ;:t the end T. J. Peadergasts Lord Allen showed himself to | be a ] ed marvel in the opening race, in which lie Jcweied tie former three-eighth* track record ly i running the distance in 31.-.. The perfonaanci I had mo:e merit in the fact that I.oid Alien began tTiuji tie extreme outside and bad to travel considerably fartler than h.s oppouehls. bat it also enableil him to bare a eetir course; His great speed gave him a long lead light away and he retained it tO the elld. Adventure «nW as easily seen ni and Star Time lauded third. Ichaay Dundees failure lo show to bettor advantage was £ae t . interference lie luct with in media t cly after the start. An added incident developed in tin- fifth race when l.ads Ix»vc. one of the favored one.-, developed lamene-s .is he reached the post and so pronounced Mas it that the stewards gave his rich r |*Tmission to pal] him up after the start. Dr. Carmen in this to k the fits, parse for B. 1.. Maker when he led for the entire way. with 1/oiis A. just managing to ■ ntstay Tantalus. Biff Hang, the favi rile, ran a poor race. Ting-.i -Ling, making his initial stall ol the meeting, furnished ,ni upset when he beat Hidden Jewel home after a hard drive in Hie ay rail race, Mario Maxim landing in third plaee. The sixth race, a mile and a quarter dash. brought to the poal the biggest field that has ever started in a similar dash in the history af local winter racing when sixteen went lo the post. The erratic Nominee won this from I-ad. a itli Iit in third place. Hidden Jewel was claimed b .1. A. Coburn for .50!. Lloyd Gentry was taken to a local hospital last night suffering from appendicitis, lie will probably have to bo •pirated on.
