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MORE RAIN AND MUD Another Heavy Downpour Visits Jefferson Park Track. Sun Lady Victress in Main Race Kinsman Furnishes Surprise of Afternoon. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 23. The heavy downpour in the early hours, caused a continuance of mud racing at Jefferson Park, luit unlike yesterday, the different races brought to the post a surfeit of starters of mud running ability and their even calibre accounted for spirited sport featured by several exciting finishes. The stellar race was a mile and a sixteenth contest that had ,000 value attached and it brought to the. post some of the better grade of platers, this race like the others on the card having a claiming clause. Sun Lady was the victress of this race and her success was attended with considerable profit for her connections, she having been accorded extensive support from the start. Her supporters were never left in anxiety for she took a commanding lead at the outset, stood off the challenge of Rama, the favorite, in the early part, of the race, and, having disposed of his pretentions effectively, found no difficulty thereafter in staying in advance of Thimble when that mare came along with a good rush during the stretch. The rise in temperature to almost summer heat was responsible for another ganerous attendance being on hand to witness the racing. Ring activities were on a par with the best days, the winners in most instances having subtsantial support and causing a deficit for the layers as a result. McITOSHS GA3IE RACE. The outstanding surprise of the afternoon came in the fourth race when Kinsman showed the way throughout to win well under restraint from the fast finishing Mcintosh. The latter showed a winning performance by coming from far behind during the last quarter to annex the middle portion of the pursa from Rachel Potter. After betting had been indulged in for some time it was found that Shirley Louise was ineligible to start because of a ruling last spring against the mare and her owner and her withdrawal necessitated declaring off the bets made and in the new book Alexander Moore and Rodeo were the favored ones, with Transformer also coming in for sharp support. Rodeo won after a sensational finish by a nose from Alexander Moore, with Jubal Early, an extreme outsider, in third place. Rodeos success was a lucky one, for had Tones ridden Alexander Moore close to the rail as Harvey did with Rodeo, Alexander Moore probably would have been the victor by a good margin. Boot Clack, favorite in the second race, made good for the first time for his new owner, E. Lutz, when he led home a band of platers starting in the three-quarter mile race. He led for the entire trip, but at the end was forced to do his best to outstay the 1 fast gaining Remnant, with Muskeg also fin-j ishing with a rush to get up in time for third : place. The winner was away fast and showed j himself to be thoroughly at home in the going. Remnants attempt to overtake him was a good effort and at one time she appeared about to succeed, but the winner had just enough speed in reserve to stall off the challenger. LEADS ALL THE WAT. The third race brought out another big band and it resulted in an easy victory for I3scolane, which led by a wide margin from the start and had little difficulty winning1 well in hand from Wuhu. with Parmachenee Belle in third place. The latter raced in winning form, for she came from far back during the last quarter and closed an immense gap. The winner developed considerable support at long odds. Smart Guy, which in his last starl changed ownership via. the claiming route, Avon for his new owner when he just lasted to beat the weakly ridden Smuts in a spirited finish. Smart Guy had been the leader from almost the start, and he barely managed to stagger home a slight margin in advance. Kent L. was hero of the race, for at one time he was hopelessly out of it, and ho closed an immense gap to finish going faster than the leading pair. Escar-polette was made favorite in the race, but this fickle one again disappointed and also showed her old trait of bolting. Yoshimi, one of the well-backed ones, might have figured more seriously with a stronger ride. He was claimed for ,500 by J. A. Coburn, represented in the race by Superbum. The concluding race, at a mile and a sixteenth, found Margaret Ware an easy winner. She spread-eagled her opponents and won without much difficulty, by as big a margin as her rider elected. Blanche Mac, coming with a good rush during the stretch, overhauled Loveliness for second place. The latter began tiring fast in the stretch, after having followed the winner closest,
