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BRADLEY COLORS FIRST First Triumph of Winter for Green and White Silks. Broad Meadows Easily Outruns Ny-ack and Others in Jefferson Feature Threatening Weather. NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 4 The white and green colors of Col. E. R. Bradleys racing stable, so well known to turf enthusiasts, flashed to their first success of the winter .when Broad Meadows, home-bred five-year-old son of Black Servant and Bit o White, carried them to victory in the Harry O. Martinez Purse, a three-quarters race in the place of honor on todays program at Jefferson Park. In the van of his seven rivals from start to finish, the Bradley sprinter won easily, with Frank Serembas Nyack second, a length and one-half back and a neck in front of A. Pelleteris Fiddler. Others in the contest were Supreme Sweet, the favorite, Our Cherrycote, Smear, Crystal Prince and Who Win, and they found their way to the finish in the order named. Finding strong backing, the winner gave his big following little cause for concern after James Smith hustled him clear of his opponents before the first furlong had been traversed. In the early furlongs and well into the stretch, he was followed closest by the popular Supreme Sweet, and when she tired in the final eighth, Nyack and Fiddler forced Smith to keep the victor going close to his " best. Maintaining his speed in a manner leaving no doubt of a return to top form, the Bradley veteran rushed to the finish comfortably in the van of the fast-finishing Nyack, which came through on the inside when wearing down Fiddler for second place. At the end Fiddler led Supreme Sweet by a length. Our Cherrycote came through with an impressive effort, while Smear failed to furnish noteworthy contention at any time. The winner ran the distance in 1:13 over a fast track, the quarter in :23 and half-mile in :48. The Bradley score was witnessed by an enthusiastic crowd, threatening weather keeping some of the casuals away. VOLE VICTORIOUS. Twelve of the older platers of the ,500-,000 scale, met at one mile- and one quarter in the first race and the result proved popular when H. H. Chopins Vole, favorite, was the winner. He won easily under a well judged ride by M. Lewis, with Entrap second and Fortune third. When called upon after reaching the final half mile, the winner worked his way up rapidly and after mildly impeding Dixie Dan before disposing of the latter for the lead, came away gradually through the closing three-sixteenths, winning by two lengths. Entrap was prominent throughout and holding on in determined fashion, outstayed Fortune, a trailer during the early racing, by a neck. After showing speed to the stretch, Dixie Dan faltered and Surpass, which found stanch backing, was unable to enter the forward division at any stage. BIG FIELD STARTS. Another limit field of the cheaper, older platers, accepted for the second race, at three-quarters, and the contest was productive of a big surprise when C. A. Bidencopes Jeff ONeil captured the honors. Setting his own pace and leaving no doubt of his superiority, the lightly backed winner won by five lengths from Gold Bet, another outsider. The latter had the runner-up position by a length and one-half at the end, where Charm led West Virginia into third place by three-quarters of a length. Gold Bet and Charm l along prominently throughout, while the 11 backed Sam Cole and Elizabeth Sullivan led to perform in a fashion commensurate ;h their backing. For a brief distance on ! stretch turn, Sam Cole was seen in third ce, only to retire during the stretch run, ile Elizabeth Sullivan was outpaced after I ! first three-sixteenths. ur Grief, ridden by James McCoy, in the ors of the Warm Stable, was a decisive iner over Lazy Mary, Bob Up and nine ter three-year-olds in the third race. Run-tg the distance in the good time of 1:39, ; defeated Lazy Mary by a length and one-f, showing the way from the end of the nrst half mile, where she sunplanted Diana-mede in the lead. Lazy Mary defeated Bob Up by a head for second, a strong and splendidly judged ride by G. Elston playing a big part in the prominence of Lazy Mary jtt the finish. Verity Ballot and Dizzy Continued on second page. BRADLEY COLORS FIRST Continued from first page." dropped out of the running after entering .the stretch in contending positions. Lewis rode his second winner when Southland Lad, racing for W. R. Sallee, local owner, was good enough to overcome much adverse luck and wear down Charlie Bills in time to defeat the latter by a nose in the fourth race, for maiden three- and four-year-olds. Third fell to Sonny Basil and the erratic Robot, strong second choice to the winner, was fourth in the field of twelve. Robot ran out badly on the first turn and a big loss of ground sustained probably cost him a portion of the purse, if not winning honors. In several attempts to get through on the inside the winner was blocked and, coming through with fine belated speed after Lewis brought him to the outside approaching the stretch, he headed Charlie Bills right at the nd.
