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WILLIAM A. DECEIVES Hot Favorite in Feature Race, but Runs Unplaced. Billy Barton a Winner by Inches Elmer K. Defeats High Cost No Favorite Wins. NEW ORLEANS. T-a., December 28. The slaughter of the favorites here continues and again were their backers mulcted in a considerable amount as the result of the complete eclipse of six favorites. The winners came from the most unexpected quarters in some instances and they were ridden by some of the less noted riders. The riding stars again were dimmed. The exception was Langs super j ride on Zone dArmee. The worst upset to develop during the afternoon came in the fourth race, the ,000 j mile and seventy yards purse, that some fairly good ones contested, with "William A. the favored one at a prohibitive price. His showing was a poor one and the ride that Corcoran gave him did not reflect much credit on the youngster. lie rode him wide, sufferca from interference on the first turn a.nd the colt quit badly when he was expected to make his rush. The winner turned up in Billy Barton, on which Mein rode well. Billy Barton just managed to outfinish the fast-coming Bridesman, which in turn beat Blarney Stone narrowly. KELSAY TAKES A NAr. Another veteran that came in for a good deal of censure because of lack of riding ability was Kelsay. That jockey lost the second race, astride of Twopair, when he failed to note the fast coming Ina Kay, which finished like a whirlwind. She got the verdict in the last stride, but a majority of the crowd, failing to note her slip through next the inner rail, thought Twopair, in the center of the track, had won and started a demonstration against the placing judges for their award of the purse to Ina Kay. There was no o.uestion of Ina Kay having gotten up in time to head Twopair. The latter could not have lost had Kelsay refrained from taking ! him wide on the stretch turn, or made a I stronger effort to ride him hard near the end. Some fairly useful ones started in the third race, which was at five-eighths, and here Elmer K., running in the colors of hs new owner, T. II. Bernhardt, won comfortably from High Ccst. Pool had the mount on the latter, it being that riders first appearance in some time, and no praise could be bestowed on him for his handling of the horse, for he took him an extremely wide course, besides getting away poorly with him and being far back in the early running. When ridden hard High Cost responded gamely and was fast wearing the winner down at the end. L-O Fisher, a frequent disappointment, again figured as the favorite in the opening dash and again failed, this time being beaten by Free Market, ridden by Breuning. In lns last start Lang whs on Free Market when lie ran away ; today Lang had the mount on Leo Fisher. OWENS SHOWS IMPROVEMENT. Johnny Overton, which has been a failure In many races during the meeting, scored in the final race after a splendid finish, in which he was aided considerably by the good ride of Owens. It was the best ride that Owens has put up in weeks and he showed an absence of timidity by staying close to the inner rail and driving through several small openings. Tulane was the only horse to change ownership today, E. W. L. Marks securing him at a cost of ,500 out of the fifth race. C. W. Hay and Quin Cogar, who will officiate at the Fair Grounds, were among the sitors this afternoon. President John Dymond, Jr., was also among the interested spectators at the course during the afternoon. The followers of jockey Johnny Corcoran failed to cash a single time this afternoon. He finished in the money only once, that being with Col. Taylor in the third race. A yearling filly by Jim Gaffney Sweetheart Sue, owned by B. J. Brannon, Kansas City turfman, died at the Fair Grounds of pneumonia. Schooling of yearlings was resumed at the Fair Grounds this morning. The horses of William Shea, stabled at Jefferson Park, were attached by Dave Viti-toe, his former trainer, this afternoon. Vi-titoe filed a salary claim against Shea for services said to have been rendered in New York last summer. It is doubtful if jockey Chris Miller will ever be able to ride again, as the leg which was broken when he was struck by an automobile several days ago is the same one that was fractured before and it has never been any too strong. In addition to this Miller is past forty years of age. He says that he will return to the saddle when ho recovers If there is the least chance.
