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TRACK A QUAGMIRE Heavy Downpour Leaves Jefferson Course Sea of Mud. Nassau Scores Lucky Victory in Main Race Gayly in Spectacular Triumph. XEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. S. The heavy downpour of this morning thoroughly saturated the going and made it a. quagmire, suited only to the most sturdy mud performers. The reinforced drainage system functioned splendidly and no discomfort was experienced by the racing patrons after the storm had abated. Considering the adverse weather and it being Monday, a surprisingly large crowd viewed the sport The outstanding race, the handicap at three-quarters, attracted five starters, three of, these, Leopardess, Marvin May and Nassau being accorded almost equal support. The winner turned up in Nassau. His victory was lucky and accomplished solely through the ground he saved at the stretch turn, when Marvin May swung out from the inner rail and forced Leopardess to travel wide. Nassau flashed into a winning lead at this juncture, but during the last sixteenth he had to be hard urged to keep in advance of the fast finishing Leopardess. Had the latter had equal racing luck with the winner she would have reversed the decision. Marvin May had no. difficulty landing the shorter portion of the purse. While the handicap was the principal monetary offering, the race that followed, engaging Corinth, Modo, Midwestern and Tippity Witchet, held equal interest. Midwestern was a pronounced favorite, but Ills downfall was decisive, the winner turning up in Mose Goldblatts Corinth. He showed himself fully at home in the going and under -a good ride by McAuliffe showed the way from the start. The earlier stages found Modo challenging him stoutly and at one time it appeared as if Modo would displace Corinth, but just before the stretch was reached Corinth drew away steadily to win well in hand. Modo held on well in the last eighth and had little trouble in beating Midwestern. The latter did not perform impressively and probably disliked the going. The veteran Tippity Witchet, a one-time popular idol in these parts, was always far out of it. SUFFERS INTERFERENCE. The third race, engageing some fairly good platers, to race a mile and a sixteenth, culminated in a spectacular duel, with Gayly, ridden by OBrien, the winner over Asa Jewell. The latter met with considerable difficulty in the running, due primarily to the inability of OBrien on the winner. Asa Jewell suffered when Gayly was allowed to swerve sharply from an outer position and he had previously bumpad him. Ossaleen was also a sufferer from Gaylys failure to keep a straight course. The foul claimed by Mergler after the finish was not allowed, but OBrien drew a five-day suspension for rough riding. Antonia, a noted mud runner, won the second race, which brought to the post some fairly " good ones to race three-quarters. Tight was her closest follower at the end, with Deadlock in third place. The latter was making his first start over this track and he was bothered in negotiating the flat turns. He finished gallantly when fully settled in his stride in the stretch, but Antonia and Tight held him safe. The opening race found Moms Boy an easy winner, the John Lowe representative being a. pronounced and heavily backed favorite, and never gave his supporters the slightest anxiety, for he raced into the lead with the rise of the barrier and won as his rider pleased. Rodeo finished in second place, with the extreme outsider, Winsome Lady, just holding Southland Girl safe for third place. The latters failure to get part of the purse was due to the bad ride she received. ONE FOR JIM ARTHUR. Tod Ttenesor, an extreme outsider, carrying James Arthurs colors, furnished an upset in the sixth race, when he was a lucky victor over Lucifer, with Parole II. in third place. Bankrupt was the favorite, but a slow beginning eliminated him and he could never close the big gap. Tod Renesor won his race at the stretch turn when the diminutive OBrien permitted Lucifer to bolt while leading, and before he could get him straightened out, Tod Renesor had taken command and he retained it to the end. Lucifer made a determined bid again in the last sixteenth, but could not overtake the leader. Suppliant, backed extensively in the closing race, carried C. N. Freemans colors to its first victory 6f the meeting, when he won with consummate ease, after having engaged in a spectacular duel with The Franciscan, an outsider, for almost a mile. The latter tired thereafter, but as he and Suppliant had moved away from the others into a big lead, it required little effort on The Franciscans part to retain second place. Clock Stocking finished in thirjl place. I
