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JIMMY SUTRO SURPRISES . Furnishes Outstanding Upset of Present Fair Grounds Meeting. Looms Up as Possible Louisiana Derby Candidate Grand Prince and Dextro Earn Purses. NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 10. Jimmy Sutro, son of Star Master and Santa Clara, which gained his maiden victory through a disqualification a week ago, furnished one of the outstanding surprises of the current Fair Grounds meeting and loomed up as a possible Louisiana Derby candidate when he raced home a decisive winner over Sand-wrack, Simple Singer and others of the second flight three-year-olds in the Grand Duke Purse at that course today. He was ridden by Melvin Lewis in the colors of L. Sindler, and was so neglected by those who speculated upon the outcome of the race, for which Sandwrack and Southland Lad, coupled in the betting, were favorites, the few who backed him received 7.80 for each straight. With virtually the same company the winner was badly beaten in other of his local appearances, but appears to be of the improving sort, and today found him at his best. His surprising effort over a fast but xtremely deep and trying track, was witnessed by a good sized crowd, the day bringing more of the mid-summer-like weather, which has prevailed for ten days. UNABLE TO KEEP UP. Although Lewis got him away fast he was unable to keep up and went to the end of the first quarter in front of only two of the eight starters. Sandwrack was the leader and Simple Singer the runner-up. After going three furlongs, the latter forced McCoy to push Sandwrack to retain the lead, and on the stretch turn, where the winner began moving up on the outside, headed Sandwrack. After straightening out in the stretch, the victor came through fast, and before the final sixteenth was reached, was in command. After drawing clear he swerved sharply to the - inside, and when again straightened out came away rapidly to win by two lengths. In the final drive Sandwrack outgamed Simple Singer, yet had only a nose over the latter in taking second money. Louis Mer-ryman finished fourth, while Skidmore, one of the choices, failed to furnish contention at any time. Spanish Way, racing for Knebelkamp and Morris, and a big favorite, got up in an interesting and driving finish to defeat Merovech for the top honors in the first race for maiden two-year-olds. The popular winner won by a neck, while Merovech led Monks Bela, which was third by two lengths. CLOSES A BIG GAP. r The winner, a son of Spanish Prince n. and Miss Marcella, had to overcome a considerable loss of ground, which his outside position at the post entailed, and running fast and gamely, came around Monks Bela and Sym Jack in rapid fashion after going half the distance and wearing down Merovech in the last fifty yards, appeared ready to draw away. Dextro, ridden by G. Elston, was a decisive winner over eleven others from among the less capable three-year-olds in the second race at a mile and one-sixteenth. Penn, a rank outsider, finished second and Loyal Louie, also at long odds, accounted for third over Beaver, which ruled a slight favorite over the winner. Moving into a position among the leaders before going a half-mile, the winner readily took command when called upon in the stretch and, drawing away into a safe lead, won easily as Penn wore down Loyal Louie, which set most of the pace, for second. Beaver had no excuse in his defeat. Elston rode his second winner when he directed the Shandon Farms Grand Prince, one of the outstanding favorites of the day, to victory over Honeyman, J. George and nine others in the third race. The Okah, second choice, and generally looked upon as the most dangerous of the various rivals, suffered a hemorrhage after going only a short distance. After showing the way for a quarter, the winner was taken back under restraint on the turn, where Honeyman and J. George went around him, but when called upon in the stretch he soon drew past the mentioned two, and the finish found him going easily Continued on second page. JIMMY SUTRO SURPRISES Continued from first page. and a length and one-half in front of Honey-man. Although only four started in the fifth race, or Merchants and Manufacturers Purse, it added much to the attractiveness of the mid-week card4 and the contest one of the most interesting of the afternoon, resulted in another triumph for Edward Haughtons Prose and Poetry, the victory being the fourth in seven starts for the Omar Khayyam five-year-old this winter. Brilliantly ridden by Earl Pool, Prose and Poetry defeated Bar Hunter, favorite, by a head as Quatre Bras II., two and one-half lengths farther back, saved the minor honors from Mine Sveeper. Elston rode his third winner when Finnic added another victory to his score in ac counting for the sixth, at one mile and tC sixteenth. Finnic won easily, with Durval second and Come On third. Rated back of the early pace, the wint ner and Durva came past the leaders in rapid fashion entering the stretch and, while Finnic excelled Durva in the stretch runt the latter finished in resolute fashion and held second place safe from Come On, which, finished strongest of all after being U-cisively outrun in the first- five-eighths
