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SILVERDALE IN FRONT Easily Accounts for Edgewater Gulf Hotel Claiming Sweepstakes. Crystal Prince Disqualified in Three- Year-Old Race and Purse Awarded to Jimmy Sutro. " NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 13. Silverdale, a. big favorite, easily accounted for the annual running of the Edgewater Gulf Hotel Claiming Sweepstakes, principal race on the Edgewater Day program at the Fair Grounds today. The victor, racing for Mrs. M. B. Price and meeting such of the better grade platers as Mine Sweeper, Prose and Poetry, Glidelia, Prince Pest and Frumper, dominated the race after the first three-sixteenths of the mile and one-sixteenth and, carrying on gamely under 116 pounds, got home unextended three lengths in advance tof Mine Sweeper, which carried the colors jof J. Goff. Third money was taken by Ed-.ward Haughtons Prose and Poetry, and Glidelia, from the J. J. Robinson stable, headed the others. From a straggling start, the winner, rid-.clen by James Burke, required the major part of the first quarter to race past Prose and Poetry, Mine Sweeper and Glidelia into the lead, but with that accomplished the irace was as good as over, as the veteran son of The Porter and Margaret Ogden ran along with an advantage of from three to lour, lengths thereafter. GLIDDEN TIRES. For three-quarters Glidelia, which led in ;he run to the first turn, was the runner-up, but she gave way to first Mine Sweeper and ithen Prose and Poetry in the stretch, where Mine Sweeper performed too well for Prose and Poetry. Prince Pest was unable to get into stride ton the cuppy track and was far back .throughout, while Frumper eliminated himself when he dwelt at the start. The niile and one-sixteenth was run in 1:47 by the winner and the victory marked his second of the meeting. Although cloudy and somewhat raw weather prevailed, the attendance was large "find augmented by a number of Edgewater Hotel officials and enthusiasts from the exclusive Gulf Coast section. Small fields met in six of the seven races, but interesting Jsport resulted and favorites took more than p. fair share of the honors. For the second time during the meeting, L. Sindlers improving Jimmy Sutro was awarded major honors through a disqualification when the stewards set back P. C. .Thompsons Crystal Prince after he had won by a nose over the former in the Edge-water Beach Hotel Purse, at one mile, for three-year-ods-, and fourth on the card. Springsteel, the S. W. Labrot colt finished third, but the action of the officials brought him in second place, and third money was awarded E. R. Bradeys Bertjohn. Flaunt was the only other starter. ELSTONS ANKLE BRUISED. All in the small field were involved in the crowding which marked the race, and G. Elston, who had the mount on Flaunt, came out of the jam with an ankle so badly frruised that he was unable to fill the engagement on Silverdale in the feature race, and Chene in the sixth race. Crystal Prince, which G. Arnold brought p on the outside, bore in badly during the itter drive, in which all participated and interference suffered by all but Crystal prince prevented them from showing to best advantage. Flaunt and Springsteel were crowded into the rail, while J. Smith was forced to ease Bertjohn up and by some miracle R. Finnerty kept Jimmy Sutro on his feet. The victory marked the third in successive starts for the winner and those who backed him received generous odds. First of the three victories came through the disqualification of Beaver after the latter had won by three lengths from Sindlers colt. That purse was the first annexed by the son of Star Master and Santa Clara. The inconsistent Beaver proved best of a poor band in the opening race, at one mile and a sixteenth, for three-year-olds, and, Continued on thirteenth page.. S1LVERDALE IN FRONT Continued from first page. while well backed, the decisive manner in which he won was a contrast to his previous race. Lady Couvin finished second and Array third. After being restrained back of the pace until reaching the last half-mile, the winner, ridden by J. Hernandez, soon raced into the lead and, drawing far away from Lady Couvin, which set most of the pace, approached the finish running easily and with a four-length advantage over Lady Couvin, which outstayed Array by two lengths. Dick Morris scored his eighth victory in consecutive starts and seventh of the winter when he decisively defeated Nyack, Reproof and other of the plater sprinters over three-quarters in the second race, for which the successful Knebelkamp and Morris gelding ruled, at odds-on. Opening up a commanding lead before going half the distance and continuing well under his impost of 117 pounds, the victor won eased up and by three lengths, as Nyack outstayed Reproof by a similar margin for second honors. Reproof chased after the winner and Outcry during the early stages, tired in the stretch, yet withstood Burgoo, second choice, for the third part of the purse;
