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CRYSTAL PRINCE SCORES Furnishes Surprise in Olympia Purse at Fair Grounds. Days Offering Almost a Match for Opening Day Program Pools First 1932 Winner. NEW ORLEANS, La., Jan. 28 Although only five participated, the Olympia Purse, a condition race over three-quarters, for three-year-olds, which held the position of honor on todays program at the Fair Grounds, resulted in an exceptionally interesting contest in which Foley and Thompsons Crystal Prince, ridden by Earl Pool, and rather neglected in the betting, proved the winner. In a thrilling finish Crystal Prince earned the honors by a neck from A. B. Letelliers Sazerac, which, in turn, defeated Flying Don, "prohibitive favorite, by a head. A length and one-half back followed Volta Maid, the early leader, while Our Gherrycote, completing the quintet, was outmatched. The Olympia Purse featured the most attractive program since the opening day of the meeting, and with balmy weather prevailing, the sport was well patronized. In addition to the purse for three-year-olds, the card had two other condition races, the Fort Barre Purse, which preceded the Olympia, going to J. Polands My Sweets, favorite. Weideleen was second and Real Pardner third. Some of the more successful older sprinters were among those brought together over three-quarters in the Golden Rod Purse, the sixth race. LEADERS TIRE. -The abundance of speed unleashed by Volta Maid, Flying Don and Sazerac immediately after the contest was under way, worked to the advantage of Crystal Prince,-and as the trio shortened their stride in the stretch, the victor gradually wore them down. In the stretch, Pool brought him to the outside, but upon getting his head in front he was unable to draw away from Sazerac and Flying Don, which fought it out stubbornly. Over a slow, but drying but track, Crystal Prince ran the distance in 1:14. It marked his initial triumph of the winter, and Pools first winning mount of the year. The crack but aging Silverdale disappointed in his first appearance of the wiriter when he failed to account for any of the Golden Rod Purse, the winner here turning up in the Superior Stables Hyman, which ran well in the Inaugural Handicap on the opening day of the meeting. Hyman, ridden by Gilbert Elston, the saddle star of the afternoon, won by three-quarters of a length from Abdel, which was making his local debut, and Burgoo outstayed Etonardo for third. HYMAN SETS PACE. Hyman set the pace and, holding on in his best fashion, withstood Abdel, which finished with a -great rush after straightening out in the stretch. For a half-mile Silverdale was the runner-up, but upon reaching the final three-sixteenths, tired badly and lost ground steadily thereafter. In the Fort Barre Purse, four of the five that opposed My Sweets were under colors for the first time this year, and their apparent need of racing to bring them into top condition was a contributing factor to the success of the J. Poland filly, which had been very active here almost since the opening of the season. . But for a brief time, when Real Pardners head was seen in front, My Sweets was the leader and, while G. Elston took no chances and kept the daughter of Pillory under brisk hand riding all during the closing three-sixteenths, she got home with the margin of two and one-half lengths over Weideleen, which disposed of Real Pardner for second in the stretch run. Like Booby Bird, which finished fourth, Real Pardner tired, and both may show to better advantage after this effort. " Most disappointing was the performance of the Three Ds Stock Farms High Flight, a three-year-old daughter of High Time and Flivver, which was said to have worked fast. Rank at the post and most temperamental, she refused to extend herself after three furlongs, and was eased up. A limit field of maiden three-year-olds and older horses met at a mile in the first and it resulted in a victory for Charlie Bills, ridden by G. Elston, in the colors of C. R. Miller. Although lacking room in the run Continued on thirteenth page. CRYSTAL PRINCE SCORES Continued from first page. to the first turn, the winner was nicely handled by Elston and when clear moved around his opponents and came on to win by three lengths, with Tulane Lass, favorite, second by six lengths over Catalans Idol, which nosed out Village Vamp. Under strong restraint for three-quarters, Tulane Lass came through resolutely when urged hard, but her belated charge fell far short of taking her to the victor. Tiring in the final stages, Catalans Idol narrowly lasted to save third over the fast-closing Village Vamp. Prince Trafalgar, the early pacemaker, tired badly after five-eighths, and Intruder failed to rally after reaching the closing quarter in a contending position. Noahs Pride turned in his second winning performance in consecutive starts when he decisively defeated Prince Ascot, Verity Ballot and seven other three-year-olds in the second race at three-quarters. Racing into the lead at the stretch turn, where he slightly impeded Lampoon, the faltering early pacemaker, Noahs Pride, held sway thereafter, and at the finish held a margin of three lengths over Prince Ascot The latter, rank outsider, figured in a short runaway before the start, and in the race attained second place with a rush entering the stretch and retained it thereafter. Verity Ballot came through strongly in the stretch run, while Chu Chu, which was forced back when Lampoon quit suddenly at the stretch bend, came again when clear in the stretch and was only a neck back of Verity Ballot at the close. A second favorite triumphed when Jeanne Wachs, racing for OConnell and Rector, and ridden by James McCoy, proved best among twelve of the cheaper fillies and mares at a mile and one-sixteenth in the third race. Lena M. accounted for second and Primeval finished third. Taken into the lead approaching the back stretch, the winner showed the way thereafter, but McCoy at all times handled her energetically with the result that she appeared to have little left as she led Lena M. by a length and one-half at the finish. The latter was always the runner-up after losing the lead to the winner three-sixteenths after the start.
