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RAIN VISITS NEW ORLEANS SB I 68 a r msj 988 Downfall Through the Afternoon Affects the Going and Results. ljt r » : | ia Mysterious Girl Recovers Speed and Defeats Genie W. and Lunetta in Chief Race. tr." 9 i S3 NEW ORLEANS, La., January 6.— Again wn ? tho afternoon "marred," but the district attorney was not the only one to contribute a disagreeable element to the proceedings, the elements lending an assistant hand when a downpour followed the ran-ning of the second race and rain was the rule after-ward, resulting in a muddy track and assay scratches from the different dashes-. The racing, however, was interesting and the faithful, no all regulars, many In the crowd that go to make up the generous attendance, being composed of representative local people, well wishers of the sport, desirous of show-iiu; by their presence at the track, their lack of sympathy with district attorney Mans action in harassing the sport by eoatlaaoua filing of informations against the layers. The path to the sheriffs office was ags iii trod after the racing by fsrty-seren layer., aeeoaapaaied by an equal number of cashiers and the formality of bond giwng was gone through. Todays harvest of arrests also included the en-tin- directorate of the Business Mens Racing As- SOCiathm, who also had to go through the bonding psaref dings. Like on previous days the apprehending of the lav -is did not erase I disturbing ripple. Ihe mile purse of ,500 for fillies and mares furnished the upset of the afternoon on the failure of Lunetta. an overwhelming favorite. The purse fill to Mysterious Girl in lucky style from Genie V. and Day Lilly. Lunetta s had post action in a way contributed to her failure, lienie W. was best la the race, but the faulty riding she received from the Inexperienced Thomas caused her undoing. The consistenl Thimble again finished first in a winning race. This time it was accomplished witli the utmost ease, for she was much the best ot those she met in the mile and seventy yards. Wynnewood was ber nearest follower at the end, with nibbertygibben beading the outstanding Rapid Traveler, a strong second choice. HIDDEN JEWEL AT LONG ODDS. The chief surprise . ime with the running of the fi iirth race, when Hidden Jewel, at long odds. Won the purse, this, too, after he had run out on the siivtih turn and seemed hopelessly beaten, lie came with rush in the stretch and overhauled Ground-Swell and Sagamore. The favorite Arrow-ln-.iil ran badly In the race. The tahnt cot a big jolt in the initial race in which ten i wo -year-olds met. with Duster the prohibitive favorite. He Seemed green and was always outrun, the winner turning up in Prince K.. with Delusive and Old Top respectively in second and third plat •-. Kolo. favored by her light weight and the soft gains, was an easy winner in the second race, whicn found Apple -lack II. the favorite. The latter quit badly la the stretch, enabling Sandalwood and Fleer to take second and third places. The third race, won by Boh, had an additional incident in the fact that Potest Queen and Miss Crest-wood both failed to move from the post when the barrier was released, despite the whipping they got from the assistant -tarter-. The closing race was easily taken by Richelieu, which ran well in the sloppy going and made every post a winning one. Ales Jr.. which has been showing extra poor form at Jefferson Park, was for some reason made Ihe favorite in the race, but he never gave his hackl is a hope. Jockey K. Ainhro-e was an arrival this morning from the Last. He i Under engagement to W. M. Jeffords on the ssetropoUtau tracks. Kugene Leigh and jockey Kverett lPaynes departed today for New York and from there they will sail for Prance. Before having Leigh said that he would find positions with prominent stables on the 1 i. i i Ii turf for jockeys W. ,1. OP.rien, Newton Barrett and S. MeGiaw if they elect to journey to that country. Z0LLIC0FFER HORSES IN NEW HANDS. T. J. Shannon, trainer for T. W. OBrien, has taken over the Ii. T. ZoIUcoffei horses which have been under the ban stnee W. A. McKinneys license wis withdrawn ai Jefferson Park. They are automatically restored to good standing, as there was no ruling against them. Pimlieo, the horse which brought about the banishment of trainer T. P. Borninan at Jefferson Park, has been turned over to W. A. Rurttsebell to train. Pimlieo is owned by E. L. Loubat, u New Orleans turfman. When trainer George V. Barnes arrived at the V. W. Clark stable this morning he found one of White Stars legs badly filled and this accounted for his absence from the sixth race today. This horse has been training in excellent fashion since his arrival here and had shown no signs of going annas, Taylor Hay. one of the starters in the two-year-old race today, is owned by C. W. Hay of Frankfort, Ky.. a steward at the three Kentucky Jockey Club tracks. The colt is a son of Faux Col — Bmma Star and was bred by his owner. He is being trained here by John M. Goode. Faux Col spent only one season in the stud, as he was gelded and put to racing again. Julius Bender, of the racing secretarys office, is nursing a badly injured knee as the result of slipping on the floor of an office building this morning, lie was able to attend to his duties but had to use a cane to walk. The new program books, covering the ten days* racing to begin with Monday, were distributed among the horsemen today by secretary Joe McLennan. Apple Jack II. and Gourmand went to new owners today. The former was claimed by O. Wendell for ,600, while J. S. Hayes took the latter for the same amount.
