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j j I I : . . ■ [ I ! I ; i - • i - l 1 r r • - i . VICTORY OF MUSKALLONGE o Gives Weight and a Beating to Crack Sprinters. ♦ — Captain Mac Carries His Heavy Impost to Success — Jefferson Park Meeting Announced. BY J. L. DF.MPSKY. NFW OKI. FANS. La.. January 2*.— C. V. Inks crack three-year-old Captain Mac further gave evi deuce of hi- sterling ability and. in a BWasare, made good the judgment of those critics who regarded tie • oil of last year as tile second best of the year when in- -hoiiidered 127 pound- sacceaafally la the Crescent City Handicap at a mile and a sixteenth aad won from Crystal Ford and Oeneral Haig in the good time of 1:4.".-.-,. three-fifth* of a second -lower than the track record. Capiain Mae. like in all his starts, raced sloggishly early aad ii re- quired Barretts best efforts to keep him up within -Hiking distance or the fast going Columbia Tenn. followed by Crystal Ford and at one period his -uppoiters felt grave doubt as to his abilit. to overhaul the fast going leaders, specially in view of the fad that the Clark colt was lo-ing much ground because of being forced to race wide. It wa- only while approaching the stretch turn that Captatin Mac gave his backers hope, for at this time he appeared to take hold of the bit and settled down to running. Columbia Tenn had given way lo Crystal Ford and the latter was BSOViag along la »nty style hint before reaching the last eighth. Bat Capiam Mac was in full stride and respoadblg handsomely lo his rider- persuasion. A sixteenth out Captain Mac challenged the lancy horse and in a flash later headed him. hut once in omninani! Captain Mac began loafing ami weald not take beyond a necks advantage. Crystal Fold leaded in second place, with Qcaoral Haig out-taying the other-. Pastoral Swain, which was held to have a rood chance, was on his had post behavior and the sendoff eliminated him from being a contender. The band of speed marvel- lhat COate*ted the third CMC wa* the beat that had mustered in eon-test this winter and the race demon-irated that Bad Fisher made no mi-take in giving sio.iMHi for Mnskallonge. for that colt won in game fashion fronaaJfTablean dHooaear aad George Starr, with Minute Man following closely. Mu-k.ilh ago showed hi- gaineiiess by holding on steadily in the fa-t pace s.l by George Starr and caused the latter to five way in the final sixteenth. Mnskallonge -till being able to run fast at the finish and holding to hi- task gallantly. If he continues ,,, train on In the style lhat he lias while here there is every prospeel that he will reach the past in the Ken lucky Derby with a following that will almo-t rival that of the favorite. In Yung Chiasj Moae Loweaateia ha- what pse- sibly will cut as wide a -waih in early racing as Paul Weidel did la-t year, for he woa the fiftli race with the inmost ease, in which he met - nie fairly good one- that in. lude.l Parry Shannon. Alb. rl A. and oilier-. Ho was a distant follower li the last ajaarter, where he moved up wit.i a Lie n rush ami won a- his rider pleased. A better -etting for winter lining could not have been coacclvcd than thai of thi- all. in i and the ap; caliug roaditioa* were fruitful in bringing out an atteadaace that rivaled that of the best noted at thi- meeting. The race program wa- about the best of the winter, bringing out the -tars at the track with the exception of these in the yoaagater I brigade, no da-h for the tan year old- being on the prog rax*. Petting activities were of the usiiai da volume, wttfa the layers having somewhat the besi of it. The racing at times bordered on the -ensalional and intlm-ia-m was often manifested. The uncertainty with wpeel to Jeffrsoa Park holding a second meeting this winter was dispelled by an aaaoacemeat thi- afteraoea thai the program book for the first eight days will be distributed tti ...Mel- here next Wedne-day. The term ol the coming meeting is still undetermined, but ii will ]» — ibly Ik- of twenty-one day- duration. The racing at .leffei-on Park i- lo follow directly after ! the close here. February S. J. T. bseaej leave* for hi- home in Lexiagtan tomorrow and Jsehty Kim:, under contract to J. M . Goode, also have- for the -aine point to help his employer gel hi- horses ready for the Kentucky racing caxspaiga Grave A., which has beea under the ban for nearly a year, wa- among today- starters, bavlag In en restored to good -binding by the Fair Groaad* i board Of appeal-.
