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IVAN PARKE RECOVERS Signalizes Return to Saddle by Riding Four Winners. With Better Luck He Would Have Had Six Improved Weather But Difficult Track. NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 17. Jockey Parke signalized his return to the saddle this afternoon, after an absence of one day due to illness, by landing four "winners and, with a little more racing- luck, he would have made It six victories, for he finished third in two other races beaten by the narrowest kind of a margin after his mounts had been subjected to all sorts of interference. Several of his mounts were substantially backed favorites and his following reaped a generous profit. He inaugurated his success in the opening dash astride Goldmark. He followed in the second race -by piloting Beg Pardon and added to his winning score on St Donard and closed his successful afternoon with Repeater, winner of the final race. The horses he should have won with were in the third and fourth, astride "Wilmer the "Wizard and Rama, respectively. Rama was the favored one in the feature dash at a mile and a sixteenth, for a purse of ,200. It engaged six highly regarded ones and generous support was accorded all the starters. Sedgefield won by a short neck from Lord Granite, with Rama following, the latter a head away. In the early part of the race Amole had been the leader, with Lord Granite and Sedgefield closest in pursuit and Rama in last place, due to interference he had suffered at the first turn. He moved up strongly after going three-quarters., but again met interference that forced him back. Amole retired when the stretch was reached and Lord Granite and itc succeeded in landing home before Rama, loomed up menacingly. The finish was too near, though, and Sedgefield and Lord Granite succeeded in landing some before Rama. CONSIDERABLE HOUGH RIDING. Fine weather but a difficult track was the order today, though the crowd was treated to some interesting sport. Because of the lough track there was more rough riding than usual and several of the starters suffered keenly from it. The opener brought to the post a dozen maidens of the cheaper variety and because of Parkes presence in the saddle on Gold-mark that colt was established favorite. He won by a neck. He was far from best in the race. The Reaper should have won. Thorn-dykes lack of experience caused her defeat by a short neck. Baldine was another that would have done better under a good ride. Martin had her all over the track in an effort to avoid interference. Beg Pardon was supported confidently and extensively in the second race. Parke never gave the backers of the horse any anxiety, for he took him into the lead soon after the start and won well in hand. There was a sharp battle for second place between Green Geld, Dan Boiling and Sequel. The latter should have been an easing-up second, but again Thorndyke showed pronounced incompetence and Sequel, as a result, failed to get a. portion of the purse, though only a short margin back of the winner. DUCKY SUDDENLY IMPROVED. R. T. Wilson Jr.s Ducky, which in a former start showed a dull performance, suddenly recovered her 6peed and led the starters in the third race for the entire way and beat home Payman by a slight margin, with Wilmer the Wizard landing third. Wilmer the Wizard was the favorite in the race and might have won, but he was a sufferer from interference in the early stages and was forced to go through the deeper part of the track, in the stretch. St. Donard, in the fifth race, was kept in close pursuit of the early leaders for three-quarters. Then Parke decided to take the lead and, hustling St Donard hard, he brought him around the others and, in the drive that followed, held Gondolier safe and won by a neck. Superbum showed a good performance to land in third place after having been ridden extremely wide all the way. Much was expected of Wessie B., but she ceased to be a factor after she had run a half mile. The sixth race brought to the post some ordinary ones and it resulted in victory for the favorite, Smarty, which held on well to his task all during the stretch and successfully wore down Stump Jr., the leader, and near the end outstayed the fast finishing Day Lilly. The closing race found Repeater a slight favorite and his chances at one stage looked hopeless. This was when he was almost! knocked down in a jam during the first1 quarter. Parke managed to get him going at his best pace when he straightened for the stretch and he steadily overhauled Dr. Joe. The latter and Drummond engaged in a hard bumping match when racing almost as a i team in the last sixteenth and both suf- Xered extensively from it. Jockey Leo, who has been riding with success here this winter, will be absent from the saddle for the next five days, having been suspended by the stewards for rough riding on complaint of starter Hamilton that he had cut across at the start with Ducky and caused interference to the others. Payman, which finished second in the third race, was claimed by S. Cowan at a cost of ,500. The thirty-seven layers that operated this afternoon found business much improved, but they sustained heavy losses by the successes of Parke and the victory of favorites.
