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TIVERTON WINS IN DEBUT First Home in Initial Race Run by Jefferson Juveniles. Youngsters Perform Like Veterans Under Adverse Conditions and Finish Is Drawn Close. NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 5. Disagreeable weather greatly interfered with much of the racing at Jefferson Park today and the running of the Daily Racing Form Purse, the first of the local season for two-year-olds and principal number of the rainy afternoon, was well obscured by a heavy rain which a high wind swept into almost all parts of the stands. While the youngsters performed over the straight quarter of a mile through the main stretch, patrons were scampering to cover. The wind and rain came up after the field of twelve had paraded to the post under threatening skies and over a sloppy track, brought about by heavy showers earlier in the day. Under such conditions the novices disported themselves much like veterans and the race brought the most interesting finish of the afternoon when Tiverton, the winner, garnered top award by a nose over Boston Waters. Only a half-length farther back followed Steel and the tightly grouped manner in which the. trio splashed to the finish provided a real thrill for those in the crowd lucky enough to have found protected places from which to view the contest. The winner, a chestnut daughter of Whiskaway and Alinka, was ridden by M. Rose, in the colors of W. C. Goodloe, and was saddled by A. Pelleteri, whose Proteus won the first race for juveniles here last winter. SCORES IN FINAL, STRIDES. Slightly outrun during the early stages, the winner came on in determined fashion through the driving rain and slop and when making the final stride headed Boston Waters. The latter, jostled about shortly after the start, worked his way to the front entering the second of the two furlongs, and but for swerving to the inside after getting clear might have outstayed the winner. Steel, a keen factor throughout, held on resolutely and was holding his own with the leaders at the end. Cloisters Dream finished fourth, while Chantesuta, the Gallaher and Combs starter, which ruled choice, was almost safely eliminated when she encountered adverse luck shortly after the start. Figuriste, seen in the early lead, was unable to hold that position after a furlong. The quarter was negotiated by the winner in :24. Her backers took down odds of slightly better than 9 to 1. With every indication of a deluge before scratch time terminated, withdrawals from the fifth, or feature race on the original program, forced the event to be discarded in favor of the emergency substitute number, arranged overnight. This was offered as the fifth and the race resulted in a big surprise when Black Darling was first to complete the six furlongs. She won by a length and one-half from Bag o Roses and Tin Hat finished third, six lengths back. The fancied Florence Dolan was far back from start to finish and Helen Dean was virtually left at the start. Like the Daily Racing Form Purse, the substitute race was run in a hard rain. THE OKAH MAKES GOOD. The Okah, making his first start of the winter and an overwhelming favorite, came through in his best fashion to prove one of the most decisive winners of the day when he took the introductory race by six lengths. M. Lewis had the six-year-old winner in front after the first few strides and, drawing into a long lead before the turn was reached, held sway thereafter without putting full effort into his running. Sweep Past, finished with a cyclonish rush to nip Lord Valentine by a nose for second place. Lord Valentine was a prominent factor throughout and while holding on gamely, was unable to withstand Sweep Pasts charge. Graphite tired after showing speed to the stretch, while Participate, second choice, failed to figure prominently at any time. The sloppy going and a daring ride by H. Tinker brought Vladimir, pdds-on in the betting, through to victory by a length over Red Vest in the second race, also over three-quarters. Tufinuf took the minor honors, and the uncertain footing was so much to the distaste of Marjory Nell, second choice,- that Continued on iwenty-first page. IliiiWINSINlP - and Continued from ,irst page. she was unable to make a serious challenge. After getting to the front shortly after the start, the winner was trapped in, close quarters following Red Vest on the ,far turn. While lacking ample room, the victor was handled in nervy fashion by his Tider andr rushed through on the inside entering the stretch, he led thereafter. Red Vest outstayed Tufinuf, which was prominent throughout, while Halliard was fourth. Only six started in the Melvin Ott Claiming Purse, third on the program and at a mile and one-sixteenth. J. B. Theall saddled the winner, his second of the day when Durva, favorite, raced to an easily attained victory under the guidance of G. Elston. Black Patricia finished second and Chip led Thomas Seth, Sun Thorn and Es-sare for third. Thomas Seth and Sun Thorn were through after showing a fair order of- speed to the second turn, while Essare, refusing to run kindly, was always badly outrun. After a half-mile, during which Sun Thorn showed the way, the popular winner went to the front and, maintaining fine speed for the slop during the closing half of the contest, she was never endangered by Black Patricia. Holding on stubbornly, Black Patricia outstayed Chic, which began slowly and closed fast. Sandwrack proved best of the three-year-olds that contested the one mile sixth race. Donnella, second choice, was the one to finish second and third fell to Gay Prince. The winner, capably ridden by Jimmy McCoy, raced in close pursuit under restraint and it was no task for him to wrest the lead from Donnella when ready. Continuing well in the sloppy going, he reached the finish two and one-half lengths in advance of Donnella. The latter had a comfortable margin reaching the stretch, but readily gave way to the winners challenge, and although no match for the victor, easily held Gay Prince safe for second place. Gay Prince, vhich finished third, caused some of the field to ease up when Richard brought him over sharply soon after the break, and this was an important, factor in his being successful in obtaining third place. Jimmy Sutro was the favored one, but, probably in need of racing, failed to reach contention.
