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FAST TIME RECORDED Improved Track Brings Better Fair Grounds Racing Translate Defeats Fast Sprinters Sprintersin in the Chief Race Several SeveralFavorites Favorites Reward Backers NEW ORLEANS La January 11 Some of the fastest racing of this meeting came this afternoon when good time was the rule in practically all the dashes the improved track and several of the better grade of horses here in action being mainly respon ¬ sible sibleInteresting Interesting racing was again furnished with several close finishes giving the big throng enjoyable thrills Winners seemed elusive the talent going astray in most in ¬ stances in spite of their excellent beginning when Radiant scored in the initial dash at a favorites price priceThe The feature race a threequarters handi ¬ cap for a purse of 1200 brought to the post a speedy band with Translate the favored one and Marvin May next in esteem The betting wisdom here was correct for Translate won in easy style from Marvin May although in the earlier part of the race it had appeared doubtful if Translate would figure in the result He was far back but under Pools energetic riding wpre the lead ¬ ers down steadily in the stretch Marvin May in view of the fact that he was con ¬ ceding the winner six pounds actual weight ran a good race racePAHADER PAHADER BIG UPSET UPSETThe The outstanding upset of the afternoon came in the fifth race a dash of a mile and seventy yards when Parader ridden by Owens and at prohibitive odds was beaten home by a narrow margin by Blarney Stone The unlucky riding of Owens has been ad ¬ versely commented on and with a view to improvement in it steward Murphy had a lengthy talk with the rider before the race instead of it being beneficial it worked the reverse way for the rider seemed to have a case of rattles while riding Parader ParaderWalnut Walnut Hall on which Owens had the mount was beaten home a scant half length by Freezy Sneezy The latter showed sud ¬ denly improved form but so did Walnut Hall At that had Owens kept his mount to a straight course In the last quarter he would probably have won Our Birthday had the call in the race but ran a particu ¬ larly bad race raceShaffer Shaffer on which Owens had the mount in the second race was well ridden and it con ¬ tributed to giving him an easy victory over Moon Winks and Nan McKinney McKinneyIrish Irish Pat was in the nature of a good thing in the third race and won with ease from Ghost and Slanderer the favorite Fly ¬ ing Devil racing poorly poorlyEXCHINITE EXCHINITE AN OFFENDER OFFENDEREncrinite Encrinite was the offending choice in the closing dash in which Scottish Chief was the winner from Handful with Buxom third thirdG G II Kecne was an arrival during the day He reports that the horses in his charge which include the crack filly Alice Blue Gown have been shipped to Louisville where they will soon begin training trainingJ J B Campbell will serve as the third steward during Joseph A Murphys absence to go with starter Dados remains and attend the funeral funeralNearly Nearly all the horsemen and a large turf following visited the undertaking establish ¬ ment where Mr Dades remains awaited re ¬ moval to the train to have a last look at the remains of the departed and highly esteemed starter Many of the visitors ac ¬ companied the body to the train which de ¬ parted at 745 in the evening over the Illi ¬ nois Central railroad railroadJoseph Joseph A Murphy has been asked to take charge of the proposed ten days race meet ¬ ing to be held at Mobile and will probably also serve in the presiding capacity capacityAs As a result of the stewards investiga ¬ tion into the inconsistent racing of Gem trainer Partridge stated that Smallwoods en ¬ gagement with the stable had b en can ¬ celled as a result of the ride he gave the mare The stewards however informed the trainer that in future he would be held ac ¬ countable for the performances of horses in his care careJockey Jockey Smallwood was notified to cancel all riding engagements until further notice His ride on Gem will be the subject of an exhaustive investigation on the return of steward Murphy from Henderson Ky next Monday
