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MUD RACING NO DETERRENT!1 . • . i People Turn Out in Droves at the Fair Grounds. ,] i i ♦ _J i Manoevre Defeats Slippery Elm in the Feature Race — Dearie Takes a Purse at Last. ■ •— . NEW ORLEANS, La., February 27.— The River-dale Stables Manoevre continued on his winning way and made it a clean score for the meeting when he accounted for the Pontchartrain Handicap of fl.MH featuring the card this afternoon, and finished in advance of Slippery Elm and Rep. Barracuda being the only other starter. It was the fourth essay that Manoevre has made here this winter and all of which he won, his successes comprising two victories at Jefferson Park and a double at this thrack. His triumphs were in the tppnotch division. The track, following hard rains since Saturday night, was a difficult one to traverse, hut he was suited by the heavy going and, taking command after having some early difficulty while racing around the others, won by a safe margin, although Silppery Elm was forcing him to his top pace. He was an outstanding favorite and received confident support. Carnival visitors by the thousand augmented the regulars here today, resulting in the best early in tb« week attendance of the meeting, in spite of the threatening aud cold weather. Betting activities were also of the heavy style and as favorites and second choices made a clean sweep of the races the layers suffered citensively. Small fields were the general rule as a result of the changed going, and in most instances entertaining sport developed. The first half mile dash for two-year-olds of this meeting resulted in a victory for William Woodards Dearie. Incidentally it marked the first purse of the meeting for this owner. Lilac Time was a bit more in demand than Dearie, but the latter got a bulge on the first turn and the advantage stood her well, lor she was able to outstay Lilac Time to win by a scant half length. Dnimmond, which had been patched up and mended ever since the spring meeting at Bowie, was primed for a coup this afternoon and he made good from some inferior ones that started in the net-on d race. Monastery was favored by good racing luck in the Ihird luce, enabling him to get home in advance of Bristow and Promising Tom. There would have beeu an entirely different result had Camouflage, the leader in the early racing, not bolted on the stretch turn when seeming the winner. GRAY GABLES EASY VICTOR. Gray Gables, another outstanding choice, had little difficulty in getting home in front in the fifth race, but he was aided by the skillful ride he received from Garner. Gain de Cause showed a good performance in overhauling Tantalus for second place. Marie Maxim allowed Sister Flo to lead her for three-quarters, then raced into the lead and won with ease in the sixth race. The closing race fell to John Arbor after a hard drive through the stretch to outstay She Devil. John Arbor was heavily backed and his victory was a hard jolt for the layers. This afternoon the stewards were said to be investigating the operations of a local man who i known to have been wagering henvily this winter. The officials declined to discuss the matter until after completing their investigation. There will l e a general exodus of horses to Mobile beginning Wednesday morning. The Mobile promoters are meeting with a hearty response from the horsemen and there are a few more applications for stalls than are available. R. T. "Dick" Watts will send Murphy to Mobile, but will reserve May Bodiue for Kentucky lacing. She will be sent to Lexington this week. Murphy should pick off a few of the races over K the distance of ••about" five-eighths of a mile at the Alabama track and the closer the "about" means to five-eighths the better he will like it. Trainer. W. Livingston has taken over the L. T. Bauer horses and will look after their conditioning in the future. He succeeds J. P. Smith, who held this jiosition for a year or more. BAN ON COLUMBIA TENN. Starter A. B. Dade placed the ban on Columbia I Tenn following his bad Ivbavior Saturday, when he ■ delayed the start for twenty-two minutes. Dade van forced to take similar action at Lexington. Ky., last autumn, but relented at the Fair irounds 1 and gave the horse another chance. He raced 1 fairly well twice after being reinstated, but was I at his worst Saturday. Ravmond Looney. son of James Looney. Lexington. Ky.. horseman, was an arrival for the windup of f the race meeting and the Mardi Gras festivities. Mose Lowenstein was the first owner to get away r for Kentucky. He sent his stable to Lexington i Saturday. J. B. Campbell will serve as racing secretary at t Mobile, in addition to occupying a position in the e btewaids stand. For the first time since he acquired a racing ; stable Cornelius Fellowes will participate in the sport in Kentucky next -pring. Trainer Tom Har mon will ship the Kellowi s horses to Lexington as s soon us he can get an express car, following the i close here. R. L. Rodgers and J. S. Ownbeys horses depart t for Churchill Downs Wednesday night. John C. Per-riss will send the Ceorgc J. Long stable at the same e time, if a promised expiess ear is delivered to him ii on schedule. Jockey Harry Thurher. who was banned at Jefferson - Park, following the discovery of an irregularity v in the registered ownership of the horses Linipas s and Brush Boy, was granted a riding license by the e Fair Grounds stewards today and rode during the afternoon. He was restuted to good standing Sat-urdav hv the Jefferson officials. Jockey T. Nolan will accompany trainer A. C. Blakely to Havana next Satuiday and do the bulk k of theriUing for him at Oriental Park. In addition a r i t e ; s i t e ii - v s e k a to Lighter and Costigan Blakely will take three , other hor~es. Silent King. Olympus and Archive. The Carl Weideman stable, in charge of trainer . Ccorge I_nd, will be sent to Lexington the latter part of this week. T. F. Devereattx will ship his , horses in the same car. H. T. Griffin departs for Hot Springs, Ark., to-l . morrow night for a brief rest before proceeding to , I/juisville, where the main division of his stable is in winter quarters. Jack Adler also will leave for . the Arkansas health resort tomorrow night. District Attorney Robert Marr, after remaining : passive since the first week of the meeting here. again took up his crusade this afternoon and caused i to be filed informations against eleven layers and I thirty-three others. They will be charged with i bookmaking. operating a device. The trials of f Tom Shaw. "Frisco" Gaidner. Reuiy Door and Jack ; Sheehan are slated for Friday. In order that the racing patrons will be enabled to witness the Mardi Gras parade the first race to-e morrow will be called to the post at 2:45 oclock, , one-half hour later than usual. Jockey A. Gantner returned to the saddle today r after a weeks al»ence. due to illness. He had a i slight attack of influenza and was in a hospital for r several days.
