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FINISHES ARE EXCITING Copper Demon Bests Royce Rools in the Last Stride Fantoche and Runquoi Furnish Another Thriller Big At ¬ tendance at Fair Grounds NEW ORLEANS La February 7 There was noticeable Improvement in todays racing as a result of the better going and the mode ¬ rating weather The card brought about ex ¬ cellent racing which the big throng enjoyed immensely Several of the finishes were again of the thrilling variety and the judges were the only ones in a position to determine the winners This was particularly applicable in the case of Copper Demon and Royce Rools which wound up their mile and seventy yards struggle so closely together that the award to either would have found no protest from the crowd Tlfc judges gave it to Copper Demon Royce Rools was the favorite and probably best but MjcDcrmott made the mistake of riding him extremely wide during the last half mile costing him considerable ground groundJockey Jockey McDermott on Royce Rools be ¬ came miffed at the placing of Copper Demon and gave vent to his feelings in addition to a declaration that he would pack his belongings and leave His desire was instantly gratified by the stewards who suspended him for the remainder of the meeting and had his badge taken up which deprives him of track privi ¬ leges This was for his display of temper temperAnother Another close finish on a par with the Royce RoolsCopper Demon race came in the succeeding dash when Fantoche and Run quoi came to the winning line separated by inches This time the outside horse got the verdict and it happened to be Fantoche The horso was deserving for he was best and more judiciously ridden would have won more distinctly distinctlyJACK JACK HARE JR FAILS FAILSThe The intended feature was a mile handicap in which some of the better grade in these parts were contenders It resulted in a victory for Sir Thomas Kcan with Jack Hare Jr second and Blarney Stone third The lead ¬ ing pair furnished an interesting duel for throequarters then Sir Thomas Kean drew away from Jack Hare Jr and was going away at the end John Q Kelly and Boy from Home the threeyearolds in the race and lightly weighted showed that they are not partial to a considerable distance for they quit badly after going threequarters threequartersThe The public met with disappointment right at the outset when Reply a firsttime starter and much the best succumbed to Dorothy Ryan another first timer Reply would have won off had McDermott been prepared at the start She began slowly and instantly was caught in a jam which caused her to be last Meantime Dorothy Ryan from an inner post position had raced into a good lead and was able to last long enough to get the ver ¬ dict Reply after closing an immense gap got up in time for second place with Idle Thoughts third thirdLIGHT LIGHT WINE NARROWLY NARROWLYThe The closing dash produced another hairline finish in which it was impossible to judge the result until they had crossed the finish Light Wine was given the verdict with Ashland second and Hickory third thirdCharles Charles J Craigmile won the second race from William of Corotman and the favorite GuVnor in third place placePoor Poor Sport favorite in the third race made good for J R Skinker with Peter Brown in second place and Winner Take All third thirdW W Daniel who arrived here Monday from Chicago was interrogated by the stewards in regard to ownership of the horses being in charge of trainer A G Blakely and con ¬ vinced the officials beyond doubt as to his ownership in them Mr Daniel intends to remain here until the close of the Fair Grounds racing racingLast Last Effort and My Reverie that Steve Judge bought from Pudding McDaniel have been transferred to G Drumheller in whose colors they will race raceMax Max Hirsch is here for a brief visit before proceeding to Florida for a few weeks vaca ¬ tion tionSteve Steve Judge went west in charge of Bon Homme and Prince Tii Tii bought by John B McKce for the account of the Brookfield Stable Judge took Dare along and will campaign that racer at Tijuana McKce failed to get Morris consent to come to ride at Tijuana but is negotiating with Pool and Lyke to ride In the Coffroth Handicap and the Tijuana Derby DerbyKeith Keith White an oldtime layer and book ¬ makers employe and father of Julian White died today in St Louis He was Si years old oldT T II Cross whose horses are racing here was an arrival from Chicago this morning morningLoveliness Loveliness was claimed out of the closing race yesterday by IL McKeevcr for 1500
