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BERTJOHN SHOWS SPEED -Bradley Three-Year-Old Easy Winner of Headliner. Spectacular Finishes Mark First Four Races at Fair Grounds ; Weideleen Earns Purse. NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 3. Bertjohn, -i-acing for Col. E. R Bradley, was an easy winner of the Frigate Old Ironsides Purse, the principal race on the Navy Day program, presented under excellent conditions and before the largest week-day crowd of the meeting at the Fair Grounds here this afternoon. Bertjohn, the hope of his owner for honors in the stakes for three-year-olds to be run during the meeting, met six of his age at a distance of one mile in todays race and left no doubt of his superiority ..when he took the victors spoils without touch effort and by a margin of six lengths Irom J. J. Robinsons Renaissance, which. ,was under colors for the first time during the winter. Sandwrack, racing for C. Jan-Xiska, finished third, two lengths back and a head in front of J. Leiters Prince Farthing. k The decisive manner in which the Bradley colt, a son of Broadway Jones and Bull jDoze, accounted for the race broke a string 0f close, exciting finishes that extended through the four preceding events and also marked the winning of the first favorite of .the warm, sunny afternoon. It was easily the most popular victory of the day. PLENTY JN RESERVE. - Although J. Smith, who had the mount on the winner, permitted Sir Melton and Renaissance to lead him in the early fur-flbngs, during which he had the winner under -strong restraint, he might easily have led throughout. When called upon after reaching the last half-mile he quickly sprinted past the early leaders and, opening up a safe margin, raced the major part of the Jast eighth under strong restraint. While Sir Melton tired badly when negotiating the last three furlongs, Renaissance maintained good speed and easily held second place safe as Sandwrack, after getting through on the inside in the final drive, ijputfinished Prince Farthing for third place. Visitors for the day included a number of jpfficers and men of the U. S. S. Arkansas, iTJ. S. S. Grebe and the frigate, Old Ironsides. They were guests of the management. Crucial Test, a daughter of Crusader and Dorothy Kendle, acquired yesterday by R. Dohle, carried that owners colors to victory n the opening race. Eleven other maiden jjuvenile fillies opposed the winner at three-jeighths and under a good ride by Bobby Til-iden, she won in a driving finish and by a Heck from Copley Square, a likely daughter of Bostonian, from the Young Brothers stable. Third fell to Just Umber, which was -Snaking her first start. While Crucial Test jled throughout and Copley Square held a jilace among the leaders from the start, Just iXJmber caused much interference through iier repeated swerving and eliminated Belle jDelight and Cloisters Dream in crowding them into a bad jam before going a quarter. Her greenness considered, Just Umbers pebut was an encouraging one. Moms Polly iwas another to suffer through crowding. FINALLY MAKES GOOD. After many attempts, Gay Prince found a he could beat when he defeated Dextro, iiittle Marcelle and nine others from among the cheapest three-year-olds on the grounds in the second race over three-quarters. Wearing down Dextro and Little Marcelle in the final drive, the winner got up to win by a half length. . Gay Prince was aided by the early use to .which Little Marcelle was subjected and Iwhen finding room on the inside, C. Corbett had to rush Dextro to the utmost in taking full advantage of this opportunity on the stretch turn. Gorgeous, which received such confident backing that she closed favorite, tired badly after keeping in nearest pursuit of the leading Little Marcelle for a half mile land was fourth at the end. Tantivy, one-to-two choice in the betting, buffered defeat by a nose in the third race fit three-quarters, when H. G. Shoemakers Twill, coupled in the field betting with Fruit Continued on eleventh page.J BERTJOHN SHOWS SPEED Continued front first page. Juice and Round Up, just managed to lead the C. V. Whitney veteran home in one of the most interesting contests of the day. A half length back of Tantivy and with only as much over Laughing Boy, Honeyman saved the minor honors. Although G. Elston succeeded in keeping the overwhelming favorite in a contending position in the first quarter, he dropped well out of the real running when making the stretch turn and, coming through gamely in the final stages, just failed to get up. Twill headed Honeyman and Laughing Boy in rapid fashion when rushing through on the inside in the drive but, after drawing into command, tired, yet lasted to gain a close decision. In the TJ. S. S. Grebe Claiming Purse, the fourth race, Edward F. Prichards homebred Weideleen, ridden by G. Elston, lasted to defeat Mine Sweeper, pronounced favorite, by a head, the thrilling finish between the two marking the fourth of such variety in as many races. Irish, which led in the field of nine to the last three-sixteenths and found the winner and favorite too good for him in the subsequent drive, finished third, far in the van of Lucky Pal. As the early pacemaker tired, Weideleen and Mine Sweeper moved past him and, fighting it out, swept to the finish with Mine Sweeper the stronger in the final strides. R. Rhodes sold Blighter to Mrs. Alice Hiller and he was turned over to Ralph Lontini to train. Those who backed Gay Prince and Twill in the. combination, or "daily double" at the Fair Grounds Wednesday, took down the largest return of the meeting when each ticket on the second and third race winners called for 07.60. :
