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FIGURISTE WINS AGAIN 4 Daughter of Leonardo II. Accounts for Juvenile Contest. . Heavy Footing Prevails at Jefferson Park Kay Francis and Bogan Triumph Over Opponents. NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 15. Figuriste, the daughter of Leonardo II. and Danger-tude, accounted for her second victory in three starts when she carried the colors of W. H. Hosea to an easy victory in three starts over Boston Waters, Monks Bela and nine other two-year-olds in the International Turf Claiming Purse at Jefferson Park today. Suited by the heavy going, Figuriste led her rivals at every stage of the quarter-mile, which she negotiated in :24. Jimmy Burke had the winning mount, and the combination was well backed. A light rain during the early afternoon was responsible for a small attendance, but it made it less exacting on the heavy track, and slightly better time than on the previous day was turned in by the successful thoroughbreds. The claiming race for juveniles was fourth on the card of seven races, and it stirred the liveliest interest of the afternoon. After only a short delay at the starting point, the field was released and, as Regren and Major Gomez caromed into each other leaving the stalls, the winner began in front, with Politians. Best second and Reuss third. Before going a sixteenth, the winner had raced into command and, maintaining fine speed for the going through the remaining three-sixteenths, was never seriously challenged. NOSE FINISH FOR SECOND. Boston Waters and Monks Bela fought it out to a nose finish for second, and as already said, the former had the advantage at the finish. After the ill-luck at the start, Regren came through gamely to finish fourth with Bello Sono next. An extended bitter stretch duel engaging the two leaders and a nose finish between the pair marked the opening dash, in which twelve three-year-olds braved the trying track. J. E. Wrights Dianamede, ridden by J. Ellsworth, was the winner and, while she led throughout, the finish found her barely lasting in one of the most thrilling windups of the meeting to earn the honors over Big Blue, which crowded her throughout the closing quarter. Closing with a rush, Marce-let got up for third and, but for hejr inability to keep up during the early stages, might have been the winner. Her fine effort brought her within a half-length of the leaders at the wire. Piecemeal and Deceptive, the more fancied, failed to come through in their best style and went down decisively. Kay Frances, S. W. Labrots home-bred three-year-old daughter of Sir Greysteel and Kitty Mount, was returned a decisive winner over Estabrook, Bag o Roses and nine others of her age in the second, also at Continued on second page. FIGUR1STE WINS AGAIN .Continued from first page. three-quarters of a mile. The Haughton Stables Lady Oldham was favorite here, but under a non-alert and weak ride by H. R. Riley she failed to play a prominent part at any time. Estabrook, ridden by J. Ellsworth, sprinted into a lead of six lengths before reaching the stretch turn, but weakened thereafter and the winner soon overtook her with a rush that brought her from far back in the large field into an easy victory. Bag o Roses, which also closed with belated speed, outfinished Cotton Time by a short margin for third money. Bogan, racing for the Falls City Stable and ridden by G. Elston, proved best in the large field of older platers that started in the third race. Harass finished second and Wildolive third. The latter showed the way for much of the distance, but was soon supplanted in the lead by the winner when the real racing came and when within a stride or two of the finish gave way to Harass. Noble Wrack raced home fourth. Stop Gap, a consistent winner during the meeting, added another purse to his earnings when he proved much the best among the seven older platers that raced one mile and seventy yards in the fifth race. High Pockets took second money and Vagabond outstayed the well backed offender, Cockrill, for third place. Sent into a long lead in the first half mile, High Pockets readily gave way to the winner in the stretch, yet managed to keep in the van of Vagabond as Stop Gap drew far away from them in the final eighth. Lacking his usual late speed, Cockrill failed to prove a factor at any stage and his failure to account for any of the honors was the source of much disappointment. Play Bird scored her third victory in four starts and a triumph for the favorite when she cantered to victory over Dusky Boy, Drydock and five others in the sixth race. The distance was one mile and seventy yards and the winner traversed it in 1:51. Although the early stages found her a good distance back, the winner was given a good ride and upon reaching the last half mile, where J. Neel sent her to the outside, she began a rush which saw her one of the most decisive winners of the day.
