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INCLEMENT WEATHER Rain Again Visits Fair Grounds and Detracts From Racing. Well-Backed Shamrock Fails in Main Race, Won by Sympathy Old Sinner Left at Post. NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 25. Inclement weather was again the order at the Fair Grounds and, as a result, it detracted from the racing and caused a decrease in attendance. A steady rain developed after the third race and changed the going, mud performers being in their element during the last four races. There was nothing particularly attractive on the card in the way of feature and tho fourth number, a dash at a mile and seventy yards, served this purpose. It resulted in an easy victory for Sympathy over the suddenly improved Winner Take All, with Edward Gray in third place. Shamrock was backed with rare confidence in the race, but the inexperienced Milner was totally at a loss what to do with him in the race. The winner, with a high display of speed, led from the start with Winner Take All being in closest pursuit throughout. CRACK- JUVENILE. William Daniel introduced a newcomer to racing in his juvenile John T. D. There were eleven, others contesting with him, at the three and a half furlongs distance, but ho led them from the start and won like a gool one. Honest Mose, by virtue of a fast start and an inner post position, inanased to keep the winner closest in sight and landed iu second place ahead of Mad Boy. The latter will show improvement. He ran well, considering the interference he suffered. Another that is worth watching is Davie Goldie. owned by Ben Block. This youngster had scant opportunity to perform in his best style on account of the interference he watt subjected to. Fourteen ordinary ones engaged in the second race, witli Sagamore an outstanding favorite, but he faited dismally, the winner here turning up in Round Robin, which fought it out hard during the stretch witli Omnipotent and managed to get to the finish a short neck in advance. Anticipate finished in third place after a good performance. Doughnut furnished the surprise of the third race, which he won handily from Royal Dick, with John Joseph in third place. The winner benefited by slipping through next the inner rail at the stretch turn. Gordon Shaw and Bessie Hope were the favorites here, but both quit after going three-eighths. Old Sinner, a strongly backed one, was left at the post. The first three races were run over a good track. The rain had not fallen up to ther. but came down in torrents between the third and fourth races. TO LLEWELLYNS LIKING. The slushy going was to Llewellyns liking and he received confident support. He was the easiest winner of the afternoon, coming homo unattended hard held, nearly fifteen lengths before Wrangler, which beat Huonec. The latters equipment included blinkers today and, given a strong ride, worked an improvement in his running. Gen. Cadorna was another favorite to win in handy style, but he gave his backers some uneasiness during the earlier period by staying far out of it. Pool got him going fast in the last half and he came away from the others in the stretch. Eddie Jr. finished gamely and outstayed Reel Foot. The latter had to come from a good distance back in the stretch to secure third place. The erratic Our Birthday was made an overwhelming choice in the closing dash, but the combination of much interference he suffered and the bad riding he had caused him to finisli out of the placed trio. The finisli in this contest was closest of the afternoon. Pool bringing Tex up in the last stride to down Yorick, handled by Blind. Yoriek was pounds the best and, with a good ride, would have won off. There was some confusion in placing the third horse. The darkness and mud causing the judges to place Charles J. Craig-mile in third place, but the stewards changed it to The Fenfan, which had secured third place clear of the others.
