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SOME OFF-DAY RACING Bad Going Banishes Best Horses From Jefferson Park. Conditions Lead to Many Upsets and Backers of Favorites Have Another Tough Day. NEW ORLEANS, La., December 13. Todays ordinary card was decided over a deceptive track, which gave more uncertainty to the racing. It was not surprising that favorites were again in eclipse and that the betting action was decreased to a minimum. In only two of the races run during the afternoon was there a semblance of fair-class horses. These were the third and fourth races. The first named was at three-quarters, a condition race for two-year-olds, and it brought to the post eight fairly good ones, with Contour the favored one. Any chance he might have had went glimmering when he was moved from his original inner post place into an outer one and Weiner, his rider, was pulling him up immedaitely after tho start. Stump Jr., under Mooneys energetic riding, and with a good send-off, led for the entire race and beat Superbum and Vennie. Contour brought up in last place. Weincrs action of taking the horse back sharply at the start caused considerable adverse comment The fourth dash was a high-price claiming race, with Easteside, running in the colors of Sam Louis, who claimed him in his last start, the favored one. He was beaten handily by Despair, which led from the start and was easing up at the finish. Wapiti dnished third. About as poor a band as could be mustered anywhere met in the opening dash, and it resulted in a victory for Wrangler, after a spirited drive to dispose of Reformer, Cappy Ricks landing in third place. Josio M., the favorite, was always far back and stumbled and blundered repeatedly. Corcorans followers had a rough experience until the fifth race, in which his rodo Whalebone. He landed him the winner. Incidentally it marked the only choice to ba successful during the afternoon. SeweU Combs was an intended good thiDg in tho race, but lie could do no better than land in second place, just managing to outstay Ettahe. After the finish Sewell Comba changed ownership, W. M. Cain Fcjurinj? him by the claiming route at a cost of ,590, IIERMIS KEMBLE A SURPRISE. Hermis Kemblo furnished an outstanding surprise in the second race, which ho won easily from Ogarite, with Grass Tree in. third place. Corcoran had the. mount on the latter and the running of the raco brought out prominently the fact that tho youngster is woefully lacking in bodily strength to manage a heavy-headed hoise, particularly in muddy going. His forte is tho "Bill" Daly system and, in this respec t, Corcoran is fashioning his style of riding much on the order of John and Jimmy Lamley, Eddie Moser and others that graduated from the Daly school of riders. Mountain Rose II., which in previous yrara was frequently in the l-acing limelight hro by some good performances and frequently by bad ones, accounted for the closing dash, and when he beat Amaze after a hard drive ho caused considerable woe to bank rolls. Amazo was given confident support and flattered extensively by showing the way frm the start, but succumbed in the last seventy yards. Honolulu Boy displayed a splendid race to land in third place after he was seemingly hopelessly out of any chance. There is every prospect that the six-raco rule in use here will be continued at tho Fair Grounds. The change in contemplation will be discussed at a meeting of tho board of directors of the Business Mens Racing Association shortly. The inaugural book that secretary McLennan is preparing will provide only for six races daily. Bleak weather, with an overcast sky, was the rule here this afternoon, but a surprisingly large attendance witnessed the racing. The track was a deceptive one, sort place3 almost anchoring some of the starters and form, as a result, was at a discount.
