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LANG HAS A SCORELESS DAY i ■ I ■ Fails to Win for the First Time Since First of Year. | — ♦ | i Marvin May Leads Miss Jemima From Start to Finish in the i Main Race. *-* — ♦ -i i NEW ORLEANS, La., .lanu.iry 19— The vastly Improved Marvin Mav continued his iriaaaphaat a - uimilation of victories and Beared a well deserved ■mi this afternoon when he led the spvedy M;-s Jemima home in the SI. 500 handicap -it three-tiuarters, the outstanding feature of todays •aid. His su cess eoutiiiues to leave hint without a defeat •since liis winter advent here. Miss Jemima was lield his superior by the wiseacres and was the recipient of their confident support, bin Marvin May u not lacking in supporters and. additionally. found favor with the public on account of the si, cut-price on tap against the . K. Uowe mare. In the running Marvin May promptly tool; command from a perfect beg in nine for all. will Miss Jemima his closest attendant. Earner seemingly I. eld lier in restraint and expecting Marvin May »o shoot his bolt after a while as a result of the terrific pace lie was setting. Expectations in this reaped were astray, for Marvin May baa discarded his qtilitnv penchant and is showing ability to maintain h:s speed in better style than formerly and. boldiat to his task in game style, despite the exhaustive effort that Connelly wa- sr.hice-iiug him to. he led for the entire race and won by open d:vlight. Miss Jemima gave her best, but she was t.ring and it might have been that she was s trifle short. Pan Son was contending sharply for the entire nee. Todays card, with the exception of the handicap was designed with a view of giving the ordinary ones here an opportunity. It accomplished its purpose, for some of the starters were .owly. but their being evenly mat. lied brought about some highly interesting sport Tin- weatho- w.i* intensely hot . almo-- •! the July variety, ami the big crowd -weltered. The track wan in flae condition. The opener brought about the- iiiicuveriiig of Mi*s Mineiva, owned by Moiitf-.rt Jones The fOly ran like a crack and. though handle apo el at the start by an outer posi p.i-ition. wvmac the difficnltj at once and. taking icmmand after rounding the elbow, won in a canter from Lew pie K. and St. Angelina. Her daaaliag flight of spe-ed enabled her iei lower the track record by one-fifth of ■ secoad, I»rd Allen haviag covered the itetaaee last year in :34- ... Ina Kay and Miss Rankin had the Call in the pecond race, but the former proved a dismal failure, lier inexperienced Odor and had eoadlttoa proving ■ bar. she finished la a bad way. Itiaa Rankin landed bird, the winii -r tarainjE ap la Bengali, with .lago in -ccond place. The poor bund that started in the third race waa ■ puzzler Car the- apeealatlveli iadiaed. Cornstalk waa given the rail, but the best he coaM do wai to land ■ Piaae aeroad to Brooai Peddler. The latter had his work eat out in the early running to dhaaoae of Brietow, bat naereeded well. PETIE WINS FOR NEW OWNER. Petie won for her new owner. E. C. Steiner. in the fourth tare, nut Garaer had te exert in- heal skill te sue-coe d in over: ak ing Knot Class. Petie, after the race- went back to her former stable-. A. L Kir by claiming he-r f..r ,500. Knot era — alao e -hanged owaerabip, C N. Freeman aetiag for O. E. Pons, securing him at I cost e f ,500. Kittle Amm . nee c ! the oaf siec-i -. furnished the upset in the sith race, when she- won from Heraaedea ami lanky iirl after a spectacular •struggle. Veiled e olloon ami tharline. the fav ored ones in the race, were away poorly and never preimiio-nl. Im concluding race brought a thiille: with Rriti-h l.iner. in T J. Pei.dergasts colore, jus; managing to Mtatay Alex .1... with Homeward 1 I.ouml but a aaae la back of the pair. Jockey lings winning streak, which lasted ms-iec-n :.ieing days, was broken when he failed to 1 register a single victory during the afternoon. His admirers stuck to him lit the final race on the program, in which he had the mount on Breat Salt. ile gave them cause for enthusiasm when he got to Hie front after tinning for home, but the horse was ; not good enough. He made a valiant effort to maintain his record, as he finished aecoad with two of his mounts and third with three others. Thomas M. Notts, owner of Jack Han Jr.. was 1 an arrival from his home in Covington. Ky. He plans to stay for the remainder of the meeting. Jack Hare Jr. has been retinal to the stud at W. , C. Coodloes farm, near Lexington. Ky.. and will make Ins first sea-cm there aexl spring. Word was received here today of the death at Windsor. Onl.. of Edward Baxter, who had long : lee-en identified with the Windsor Jacket* t"|uh. A stroke of paralysis was responsible for his d-mi-c. Jockeys Mack i.irner and A. Oantner hogged the ; riding honors, each -coring a eiouble. Earners sue--eaaaea were achieved with Mi-- Minerva and Petie. while Qaataer brought Broom 1ecldler and Kiltie Ainmie home in front. Marvin Mays win today gives him n penalty of three pound"- in Ihe Business Mens Racing Aaaaria-tion Handicap. .510 added, whi- h will be run 1 Saturday. Miss Minerva is a daughter of Black Toney— Star " Dreamer and her connections are of the opinion i that she will prove the star of the winter season 1 bare. Trainer Kay Spence will not dispose of her or Carta, bat HM remainder of the Mont fort Jones lior-es which be brought here will he sold, if buyers 1 ean lie found for them.
