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ROOSEVELT HANDICAP Features Good Saturday Program at Jefferson Park. Bradleys Toney Proves the Winner Secondary Attraction to Popular Centimeter. NEW CHILEANS. La., Dec. 13. Bradleys Toney, which in preceding starts here has proven a failure, came into his own this afternoon when he annexed the Itoosevelt Handicap at one mile for all ages, carrying a value of ,000. This was the feature offering of the seven races and brought to the course one of the best crowds that has viewed the sport here. "Weather and track conditions were ideal and contributed vastly towards the enjoyment of the crowd. Six starters accepted the weights, Elector and Bradleys Toney representing the S. N. Holman stable. Banter, which had performed successfully and beaten some of the best here, was the favorite in the race. He had but recently been bought by W. S. Heaton. in whose colors he raced. His showing was disappointing, for he retired fast after following Elector for three quarters and brought up distantly in last place. Elector started out as if bent on making a runaway of it and succeeded well for three-quarters, but thereafter tired and it enabled his stablemate to pass him in the last eighth, but the latter had to be urged energetically near the end, for Prince Tii Tii came with a rush and finished fastest of all and just missed wearing down the winner. Prince Tii Tii was probably best Merrimee, his rider, took him up sharply at the first turn and he was hopelessly out of it at this stage, but he gained steadily and had his rider been more persevering in the early part would probably have finished in advance of Bradleys Toney. FAST RAND OF SPRINTERS. T. II. Bernhardts Centimeter, popular among the racegoers here, won the secondary feature, a sprint at five and a half furlongs, from Dr. Hickman, with Pete the Scribe in third place; Centimeter supported to the exclusion of the others, started as if he would win with consummate ease, but the stretch run found him doing his best and he barely succeeded in shaking off Dr. Hickman. The latter had no difficulty in finishing in front of Pete the Scribe. Had Fields made more of an effort on Appellate he would have been third. The closest finish of the afternoon came with the running of the sixth race, at one mile and an eighth, when the veteran. Prince K., and Dorius fought it out in strenuous style, to finish noses apart, Prince K. getting the verdict. Tulalip, the favorite, finished i in third place. Tulalip showed the most early speed and took command at the rise of. the barrier, with Prince K. and Dorius following her closely, but both passed her when straightened out for the stretch racing, and they fought it out on almost even terms for the remainder of the race. Sea Court and C-ayly, which were expected to cut an extensive figure in the race, were not factors after the field had reached the stretch. WELL-HACKED STONEWALL WINS. The mile and an eighth race, programmed as the third, witnessed most of the starters away in a tangle, the favorite, Yoshimi, being one of the chief sufferers and as a result failed to get part of the purse. Jockey Sco-bie, on Superbum, in this prejudged a possible happening that lie would finish first and made it a fact by not persevering and keeping the filly under restraint for the entire way. The winner turned up in Stonewall, which received substantial support. He drew away in the last eighth after having followed Colonel Wagner closely. Gem, coming with a rush, also managed to outstay Colonel Wagner. The dozen platers that started in the second race furnished an interesting spectacle. Peter Piper, leading the others by a close margin until reaching the last sixteenth, where there was a general closing up with St. Quentin going the fastest, and drawing out to beat Sequel with Peter Piper holding on for third place. Mcintosh, one of the disappointments here, was claimed for ,000 by J. B. McGinn. The introductory dash, also for three-quarters, found Gold Mount the winner. He raced in his best form and was given an alert and hustling ride. Pollymara, the favorite, began tangled and closed a big gap, but was not good enough for the winner. She finished in second place, beating out the outsider, Judge Breuer. After the finish, Pollymara was claimed by C. R. Allen for ,000. The concluding race found Polvo the favored one, getting home in advance of Wrangler, with Margaret Ware, one of the outsiders, retaining third place. The win-uer, ridden by Swanson, dropped far out of it, but began finding his stride after reaching the half mile ground. From there on he continued to gain steadily and, passing around the leaders before reaching the stretch, had it his own way to the finish. Wrangler made a determined challenge during the stretch, but was not good enough. Margaret Wares showing was an improved one over her former start. Kellerman, the early leader, quit badly after showing the way to the stretch turn.
