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i 1 I SURF BOARD VICTORIOUS Preentree Stable Colt Outstays Bar- gello in Easy Fashion, i 5yiiitney Star Attracts General Support and Starts at Odds-On Broad Meadows Wins. NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 2 Only four Started in the Bayou St. John Purse, a condition race for four-year-olds and older horses, holding the position of honor on to-landays program at the Fair Grounds, and it j-esulted in the defeat of C. V. Whitneys Bargello, odds-on favorite. Surf Board, the .Greentree Stable four-year-old, was the win-per and, running the distance in 1:39, led jBargello at the finish by a length and one-half. Six lengths farther back Etonardo, the tarter from the stable of F. Seremba, saved f hird from R. H. News Frumper. Although Bargello was making his first kppearance of the winter, recent good trials and knowledge of his ability when right Syere responsible for general support, and fee went to the post at 3 to 5, with the win-fier second choice at 17 to 10. From a fast start Etonardo was quick- test, but his speed only slightly exceeded that of Surf Board and Bargello, and when Bearing out on the first turn he forced the jsvinner and favorite to race wide. At this fetage H. R. Riley had the victor under a Restraining hold and, approaching the back fclretch, G. Elson eased the favorite back and to the inside. SURF BOARD FORCES PACE. For a half mile Surf Board pushed the fcacemaking Etonardo and when Riley called .Upon him going into the second turn, the .Greentree colt moved past Etonardo into the lead. A short distance closer to the finish Bargello also passed the early leader, but tailed to seriously endanger the winner as the latter came on gamely in the final five-Sixteenths. Retiring rapidly in the last Iquarter, Etonardo was distanced by the two leaders, yet outstayed Frumper, which was Jar back throughout. The victory marked Surf Boards first of the year and first for the stable during the jtneeting. He won before the largest off-day icrowd of the meeting. Although somewhat threatening clouds hung overhead throughout the afternoon, the weather was summerlike and favorable for the sport. Broad Meadows scored for the stable of Col. E. R. Bradley in the Pompom Purse, the secondary feature and installed a slight favorite over Supreme Sweet and Angry, the victory of the Bradley veteran was popular. .Angry finished second and Sergt. Donaldson third. At the start Supreme Sweet injured her chances when she reared as the barrier was released. ANGRY SECOND. Racing in his best form and quick to find his best stride, the winner forced Sergt. Donaldson, which was sent into the lead in the first sixteenth, to set a fast pace as he followed in close attendance under slight restraint and when called upon in the last quarter, came on to win by a length and ipne-half. Sergt. Donaldson tired after f ive-jeighths and Supreme Sweet gave way after facing within a short distance of the leader entering the stretch and Angry had little to do to outstay them for second money. Habanero, the C. V. Whitney representative, proved much the best among the twelve maiden three-year-olds that met in the mile opening race. Away slowly and far back the first half-mile, the winner raced to the lead with a rush after reaching the final half of the distance and, drawing into a safe command approaching the closing eighth, came on to win in hand by three lengths from Graphite, which gamely outstayed Louis Merryman, favorite, by a neck. The latter suffered some from lack of ample racing room early and, with better luck, probably would have been the runner-up. Of the others, Tiedemann was best and accounted for fourth money with a length to spare over Madfinis, which weakened badly after showing fine speed for almost three-quarters. An unusual accident, in vhich jockey John OMalley saved jockey Eugene James from Continued on eleventh page. SURF BOARD VICTORIOUS Continued from first page. a fall in the path of several horses in the large field, marked the second race, won by Lady Gibson, ridden by G. Elston. When thrown from the saddle on Kitty Wilkins near the center on the first turn, James luckily gained a hold with both hands on the mane of Sunny Port, ridden by OMalley, and assisted by the latter, came through the dangerous situation without a scratch. In assisting James, OMalley was forced to almost neglect guiding Sunny Port, and Lady Bienville, ridden by W. Robertson, ran into her, the impact throwing Robertson from the saddle. Robertson escaped unhurt. For his daring and clever rescue of his fellow rider, OMalley received several rounds of enthusiastic applause from the crowd. In accounting for the race, Lady Gibson proved too much for La Feria, favorite, in the stretch and got away with the honors by a length and one-half. Joan G. finished third, and Little Pan fourth. Stimulator, R. A. Fairbairns home-bred three-year-old, accounted for his second purse in as many starts at the Fair Grounds and fourth of the winter when he easily defeated Simple Singer, Hoops and three others of his age in the third race, under claiming conditions, over three-quarters. For a half mile the winner forced Green Wave to set a fast pace and, after disposing of the early leader, was not seriously threatened by Simple Singer, whose belated charge, while failing to bring out the victors utmost, gave the J. Marsch gelding second place by a big margin over Hoops. The latter tired in the last quarter, yet outstayed the less courageous Green Wave, Our Grief and Uma.
