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POOL ATTAINS HIS GOAL Veteran Jockey Pilots His Twelve-Hundredth Winning Mount. Justinian Scores His First Victory of Winter Season in Tarpon Purse at Fair Grounds. NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 15. Earl Pool, one of the outstanding American riders of all time, rode his 1,200th winner and Mrs. Payne Whitneys sturdy old Justinian 9 scored his first victory of the winter when the former piloted the Greentree Stables six-year-old to a surprise victory over Chimney Sweep, Weideleen and three others in the Tarpon Purse, one of two condition races among the seven that made up the Louisiana Jockey Clubs program at the Fair Grounds today. Although Pools recent excellent form leaves no room to doubt that the veteran will continue to carry on for many seasons, he was trying for this 1,200th success for several days and, with the goal attained, he came back smiling broadly and dismounted with all the agility of the youngest apprentice. If nothing happens, I will ride 1,200 more," the grizzled 37-year-old saddle star boasted, then quickly backtracked in adding: "It was a long pull to 1,200 winners in those seventeen ears." LEADS THROUGHOUT. Old Justinian seemed to sense the added importance of a winning performance here and flashing the speed of his younger days was the leader at every stage of the three-quarters which he traversed in the fast time of 1:12. At the stretch turn, the Greentree Stable veteran drew away from his rivals and maintaining fine speed to the end, regained the big advantage to register one of the most easily gained victories of his long career. For a half-mile, Chimney Sweep and Squeaky were on almost even terms in a bristling duel for second place, which the former was destined to take by six lengths .over the Clancy five-year-old, which tired badly when negotiating the closing quarter, and Weideleen nosing him out for third when making the final stride. Todays program opened the fourth week of the meeting and with pleasant weather ruling the attendance was up to standard. Eight maiden three-year-olds raced one mile and a sixteenth in the opening race and the winner turned up in A. Pelleteris Loyal Louie, ridden by C. Landolt. The victor led throughout, but at the end had only a head advantage over Battering Ram, which came through with a good turn of belated speed after sulking for three-eighths. Louis Merryman, favorite, finished third, but under stronger riding might have made a more formidable challenge for major honors. He was ridden by W. Magner. Back of the choice followed The Whig, Tiede-mann, Village Vamp, Prince Trafalgar and Boot Nose. LOCAL OWNER WINS. A second locally-owned horse triumphed when A. B. Letelliers Green Wave decisively defeated Twisted Threads, Lofty Heights and nine other three-year-olds in the second race. The vdistance was three-quarters, and under an alert and well judged ride by Landolt, the winner led throughout. After reaching the stretch he convincingly demonstrated his superiority when, after drawing away from Twisted Threads, he held him safe without full effort in the last eighth. After moving up boldly entering the stretch, Lofty Heights tired, yet outstayed Drury for the third part of the purse. The Three Ds Stock Farm furnished its first juvenile winner when Strideaway, a grand looking home-bred son of Phalaros and Sandrine, by Fair Play, proved best among twelve maiden colts and geldings over three-eighths in the third race. Modern Ace finished second and Sym Jack, favorite, accounted for third. Handling himself like a veteran and showing a fine turn of speed, the victor was in the thick of the contest from the start and after taking the lead near the last of .the three furlongs, withstood Modern Aces rush long enough to win by a head. Sym Jack, Sir Michael and Baldy Tinker, factors from the outset, tired in the final sixteenth and the fast-finishing Modern Ace defeated the favorite by a length for second place. Nellie Custis, Supreme Sweet, Grey Gull, Escorisa and Lavender Lady, owned by William E. Schmidt and L. M. Seversons Otilla, Vblta Maid and a juvenile colt, by Spic and Span, were shipped to the Severson farm in Illinois. They got away Sunday.
