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UNEXPECTED REVERSES Bring Big Profit to the Jefferson Park Layers Ablaze Creates Diversion by byLeading Leading All the Way in the theChief Chief Race NEW ORLEANS La March 5 Todays feature a five and a half furlongs handicap bringing to the post several highly rated sprinters developed an outstanding form re ¬ versal when Ablaze led the others to win vourneen The time 106 that she covered the distance in represented the fastest per ¬ formance at this distance during the meet ¬ ing Ablaze was an extreme outsider in the betting totally neglected as she should have been in view of her poor showing in a pre ¬ ceding race when competing with some or ¬ dinary horses Her showing this afternoon was entirely at variance with her last per ¬ formance as she displayed high speed throughout Wolfs Cry and Translate were the betting choices and the llolman entry consisting of Mavourneen and Barracuda also received attention The start found Translate attempting to wheel and that caused him to be away poorly and practically out of the race Wolfs Cry was away Avell but was headed immediately by Ablaze and she led him for the entire race Mavourneen by virtue of saving ground on the last turn landed in third place Translate when he settled into his stride closed an immense gap and was going fastest at the end endIt It was another day of surprises and profit for the layers winners in many of the dashes coming from the most unexpected quarters The first two dashes though fell to the favorites Intensely hot weather ruled and the track conditions were the best of the meeting the going being smooth and suited to the fast track performers performersJOCKEY JOCKEY THOMAS INJURED INJUREDTwo Two falls coming early furnished some excitement Jockey Thomas as a result of one of the mishaps will be out of the sad ¬ dle for some time on account of a frac ¬ tured bone in his leg He fell on William of Corotoman Wallace who figured in the other fall on Lee Adrin was unhurt unhurtThe The inaugural dash a half mile the first at this distance that twoyearolds have been asked to run here resulted in a vic ¬ tory for Idle Thoughts which led for the entire race and beat Fehrah home easily with Ink following Idle Thoughts had con ¬ fident support supportJohn John Joseph had the most betting atten ¬ tion in the second nice and never left the result in doubt for Pool rushed him into a long lead in the first quarter and maintained it for the rest of thii race Ogarite outstay ¬ ed Deep Sinker for second place placeIn In the mile dash Blue Bird carrying the Knebelkamp colors won after coming around the others She boat the outsides Fleeting and Little Ann home Kennmarc and Radi ¬ ant were favorites here but they both be ¬ came eliminated before reaching the stretch stretchDoughnut Doughnut at long odds led for the entirj distance in the fifth race but near the end had to be ridden hard to outoUty the fa t conning Attorney by a head vi Kitiiho a like margin back of the pair This was the closest finish of the afternoon Matinee Idol Tody The Peruvian and Belgian Queen had a following in this lace and iur1 total eliuina tion left the layers mucn picfiu picfiuThey They also scored heavily in the final race when Blue Brush UIMVJ an 1 Chitvaiigiy di ¬ vided the purse with HI so Brush gaulng the victory Stanley Corson and Whie Haven were supported here to the exclusion of the others othersEd Ed Risley one of the oldtime trainers and who had considerable success while training the horses owned by R Westerfield died heo this morning after an operation operationrUULIC rUULIC HARD HIT HITThirtyseven Thirtyseven layers helped in the cleaning up process this afternoon and did an effec ¬ tive job the public experiencing the worst reverse it lias had at this meeting meetingInk Ink which finished third in the opening dash was bought privately by W D Bern hardL hardLOlficial Olficial notification of their Kentucky ap ¬ pointment was received today by starters Hamilton and Snyder from general manager Matt J Winn of the Louisville and Latonia tracks It is certain that they will also start at Lexington According to present arrange ¬ ments Snyder will presideat the barrier dur ¬ ing the Lexington and Louisville meetings and Hamilton will officiate at Latonia This will practically divide the work excepting that the I atonia meeting is one day less than the other two combined tracks Snyder and Hamilton en days meeting at Mobile and after that is over will go to Kentucky and consult with the track managers managersJockey Jockey Thomas will probably be out of the saddle until the Havre de Grace meeting on account of the injury he sustained by his fall on William of Corotoman in the second race The horse stumbled while no one was near him The rider had a small bone in his leg between the knee and ankle broken brokenFormer Former jockey W Knapp departed this morning for New York where he will seek a position as trainer trainerC C N Fellowes departed for Washington last night accompanied by his wife wifeM M N Macfarlan has been notified of 1 is appointment as an official during the Akron Ohio meeting He will serve as secretary of the Mobile meeting meetingC C C Wright has added Miss Em to his string and intends racing her at Mobile with j his others
