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MUDLARKS DAY AGAIN Frequent Showers Spoil the Fair Grounds Racing Setting Sun Takes Main Race RaceEasily Easily Hadrian Beats Mom Momby by Inches in a Hot Finish NEW ORLEANS La January 2 Inter ¬ mittent showers that fell frequently during the afternoon coupled with the already heavy track and gloomy bleak weather served to hold the attendance down to regulars today and gave one plenty of elbow room at the Fair Grounds The fiftythree layers that plied their vocation in the pavilion were not overworked and a general air of listlessness prevailed prevailedThe The racing was fairly interesting but in several instances the contests were staged during the height of downpours and the running was practically obscured except to the trained eye Several close finishes de ¬ veloped and caused considerable excitement Winners again came from unexpected quar ¬ ters in several instances the victors showing vastly improved from over their disappointing racing at Jefferson Park ParkThe The conclusion of the racing was in a sud ¬ den storm of tropical intensity and the homeward trip of the racing patrons was attended with discomfort discomfortFavorites Favorites began having their trouble early with the defeat of Prince Tii Tii on which Lyke had the mount He finished in second place chasing Amole home an extreme out ¬ sider ridden by Lang LangDELHI DELHI MAID SURPRISES SURPRISESMinute Minute Man and Jago monoplized the bet ¬ ting attention in the second but the winner turned up in Delhi Maid which had run dis ¬ appointingly at Jefferson Park ParkHer Her improvement was foreshadowed in the betting and her success cost most of the layers heavily heavilyThe The finish in the third was a thriller and Hadrians success was due to the good ride that Pool gave him and the inexperience of Harvey who had the mount on Mom an outsider Mom appeared the winner twenty yards from the finish but Hadrian came again and it confused the diminutive Har ¬ vey and he let the fillys head go with the result that she diminished her stride and Hadrian got up to win in the last stride strideHarvey Harvey again was the victim of Pools su ¬ perior horsemanship in the final dash when Ettahe beat Jordan home a well meant one carrying the colors of J S Ward WardThe The fourteen starting in this race were in darkness for most of the time and just be I fore they approached the stretch It was im ¬ possible to discern their positions with any degree of accuracy except that Ettahe was in front frontThe The mile purse for threeyearolds was the star race on the card and was won easily by Setting Sun with Punta Gorda second and Vcnnie the favored one third thirdEastcside Eastcside was supposed to be best in the sixth but he was beaten easily by Richelieu which fairly reveled in the going and showed the way throughout winning eased up Easteside under hard riding managed lo wear Servitor down for second place placeAmerican American Soldier with the unknown De mourelle in the saddle won the sixth race from Ballybell with Amanda third Demos was favored here but only ran well to the stretch stretchThe The following announcements came from the stewards stand today todaySTEWARDS STEWARDS AJTNOUITCEMENT AJTNOUITCEMENTTho Tho also eligible list has been abolished Fourteen horses will be carded for all races racesHorses Horses may be scratched to eight eightUnder Under that number a horse may be with ¬ drawn only by consent of the stewards who reserve the right to charge a declaration fee of five per cent of first money When a horso has been excused for sickness or lameness it will not be eligible for entry for six racing days daysBecause Because of the confusion entailed on open ¬ ing day by starting the racing at 2 p m which caused many patrons to miss the opening race post time hereafter will be 215 p m The opener today was 215 215Jockey Jockey Butwell will ride the twoyearolds that A G Blakely will send to the post postMobile Mobile is again planning for a race meet Ing This time one of fifteen days duration There will have to be considerable improve ¬ ment in management at that point for horse ¬ men to even consider going there according to expressions from several owners ownersE E R Bradley contemplates departure from hero January 5 He is considering appoint ¬ ing Colonel W E Applegato to take his place on the committee to represent the horsemen here hereW W Newman has acquired by private pur ¬ chase the horse Warburton WarburtonUncle Uncle Velo was excused from starting this afternoon on account of an injury
