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BANTER MAKES GOOD Decisively Triumphs in Mondays Feature at Jefferson Park. See It Through and Bradleyn Toney Fail Their Admirers Arrivals from Maryland. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 1. Banter, which performed well in his initial start in the Thanksgiving- Day Handicap, made good in the feature race on the Jefferson Park card and he won commandingly from Pirate Gold, with Bradleys Toney in third place. Bradleys Toney was a pronounced favorite, but the eastern representative did not lack for supporters and his victory was costly to the odds quoters, who took liberties with him. Banter was benefitted by the hustling ride he got from lleupel. The latter rushed his mount into a good lead before the ether starters were fully in their stride. Pirate Gold was quickest in pursuit, with Bradleys Toney blundering and seemingly unable to stride freely under the indifferent handling he received. He continued to race far out of it until the- last quarter, where Mergler began riding hard and the colt responded steadily, but the finish found him a neck back of Pirate Gold, with Banter the winner by several lengths. The influx of easterners this morning, after the close of the Maryland season, served to increase the attendance this afternoon considerably and brought the crowd to almost record proportions for a Monday. The racing was interesting, the small fields in most of the contests being able to race freely without interference. FAVORITES SUFFER DEFEAT. Surprises were frequent, favorites going down in unexpected fashion. The chief offenders in this respect were Bradleys Toney and See It Through. The latter was in the initial race, engaging eight maidens, and he was backed with rare confidence, but performed in dull style and just managed to last long enough to finish in third place. The winner here turned up in Pete the Scribe, which, under an energetic ride by Mergler, had See It Through beaten in the first quarter and thereafter had matters his own way to win comfortably from Toddy Toast, which was coming strong in the last eighth, easily distancing the favorite. The Greentree Stable continued to land purses and in the fifth The "Vintner, a winner in his last start repeated his successful performance by leading a fairly good band that engaged in the fifth race. He was in command from the start and always held the others safe. . The Delaware II. followed him in close order during the first half mile but when fully straightned out for the short stretch sprint he gave it up and had to be roused some to outstay Rigel. Had the latter been away more quickly he might have been troublesome. Eleven ordinary ones took part in the second race and enabled H. T. Batchler to win his first purse in a long time when Mcintosh, the favorite, scored handily from Trooper, with Bush Buck in advance of the others. The dozen that accepted the call in the third race were an evenly matched band and they raced closely grouped from the start. McDermott sent Good "Will through next the inner rail at the turn which enabled him to draw out in the last sixteenth to win from Atomin and St. Nicholas. SCORES FIItST DOUBLE. The J. A. Coburn stable made it a double for the afternoon, the first double that any owner has scored during the meeting, when his Bear Grass won handily in the sixth race. Bear Grass showed the most speed and, going into the lead soon after the start, always held the others safe. Suppliant began slowly and, when racing at his best pace in a contending position, his rider took him back and began going around the others. The loss of ground in going around probably cost him the race, for he came fast in the stretch to land in second place. Frank Gailor was given considerable attention, but after retiring during the first half mile came again and finished third. The concluding dash brought out some fairly good platers and it produced a spectacular finish between Stormalong, one of the favorites, and Juno, an extreme outsider. Stormalong was ridden by Montgomery and that rider took his mount sharply across Tulalip at the first turn, forcing the latter back. The advantage Stormalong secured at this point enabled him to win. Tulalip would have been more formidable but for being timidly ridden and Cimarron, the favorite, had a rough journey as a result of the weak riding he received and because of being forced to race in close quarters. Invictus was excused by the stewards from ,the sixth race on account of having pulled up very sore after his work Saturday. His owner stated he felt sure the horse would run a bad racv.
