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YEDDO SCORES EASILY • Daughter of Man o War Triumphs In Handy Fashion. ♦ Mediocre Program at Jefferson Park — Conditions Ideal for Sport — Remote Surprises. - ♦ NEW ORLEANS, La., April, 1.— Fridays . contests r,t Jefferson Park brought out some I of the more humble at the course, the program as a whole being designed with a view to give an opportunity for the poorer grade ] to earn purses. More ideal conditions for the sport could not have prevailed and it was directly responsible for the fairly large attendance at the track to witness the racing. Some of the races Drought spirted close finishes, the winners margin beine- small and the spirited duels staged near the end by the contenders • roused considerable erthusiasm, even at this j late dav. The only race thU did not have a claim- I ing clause attachment was the third race, in which three-year-old.* met. It brought to the post R half dozen, with the highly rated I Yeddo, owned by the Throe Ds Stable, an overwheln ing favorite. It was the second I effort for the daugtber of Man o War, over the Jefferson Park track, and she justified the confidence reposed in her by winning in easy fashion, from Captain Applejack, with i Wamba in third place. She did not have to run fast and the mile in 1 :41%, was accom-lished with the utmost ease. She moved into i the lead without great effort at the start and was under restraint for practically the entire distance, leading Captain Applejack by a goad margin and coming away in the stretch as her rider pleased. Wamba and Two Pats fought it out strenuously for third i place. The former securing that portion of t the purse by a small margin. FORE LADY SURPRISES. Fore Lady was an easy winner over one of the poorest fields seen under colors this winter in the opening race. She won with speed in reserve from Deadfall with Clem Theisen third. The race was over three-quarters with P. Hebert sending the winner to the leaders with a rush after the first quarter and. after racing under restraint behind the leaders until straightened out in the stretch, she drew away fast when light pressure was applied by her rider. Deadfall raced into command on the turns and while holding on ; gamely and best of the others, could not cope with the winners rush. He outlasted Clem Theisen by a length for second place. Remote, ridden by R. Russell, provided one of the biggest upsets of the meeting when she raced to victory over Miss Carew. Louisville and Nashville and six others in the second race. The winner was an extreme outsider pnd those who backed her were rewarded with the longest odds returned during the present meeting. Incidentally it was Russells first winning mount. He forced her to retain a prominent place from the start and saved much ground at the last turn. His hard riding in the stroteh was rewarded at the end, where she outstayed Miss Carew by a neck. The latter began tiring fast in the last sixteenth, after bavins obtained an advantage of six lengths at the stretch turn. Louisville and Nashville was easily best of the others. Dobson, a starter here, broke down during the running and did not finish the route. PHONOINt EI FAVORITE. The Three Ds Stables Yeddo. a throe-year-* old daughter of Man • War. proved the first offspring of her illustrious sire to win for the New Orleans fans when she galloped to victory over five other maidens of her age in the third race. Moving into the lead soon after the start, she outran her rivals for the full mile and. drawing away fast as she finished the distanee, had much in reserve. She was a pronounced favorite. The r ice found Captain Applejack in closest pursuit of the winner throughout and while his game endeavor to displace the winner in the lead after the first five-eighths was in vain, he proved much the best of the others. Wamba, an outsider, aoeoiintecl for third place a neck in advance of Two Iats. The decisive defeat of Clydella and Spanish Name marked the third race, in which Hebett had his second winning mount, in Ktigadine. She displaced Clydella in the lead after 1 hree-eighths and carried on in advance thereafter, winning by a good length from Hank Monk. Hank Monk, entrusted to the diminutive S. Cooper, might have been a strong* r factor under more capable riding. Clydella lasted to be third, while Spanish Name, the favorite, after fol- iC"nt:i.ue.| on fourteenth p. iff0- YEDDO SCORES EASILY Continued from first pace lowing the small field in the first half mile, finished fourth. Apprentice P. Hebert. after riding two of the earlier winners, ran his string of successes to three, when he had the well backed Mysterious home a winner of the sixth race. Finishing with a great burst of speed in the stretch, she overhauled Huon Pine and Payman in the last eighth, to win going away by a length from the former. E. H. Von Roehm, represented by Scamp-way, claimed Mysterious from P. Reuter for ,500. Running back to his recent good races Gondolier proved winner in the closing dash. He took the lead leaving the back stretch and while closely pursued by Super King during the later running, managed to hold the latter safe to win by a half length.
