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HANGER SILKS IN FRONT ftusty Takes Measure of Good Band of Sprinters. Angry Second in Spanish Fort Purse at Fair Grounds Flaunt Best in Fourth. NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 17. Rusty, ,W. A. Hangers four-year-old unsexed son of .Wise Counsellor and Teacake, proved himself among the best of the sprinters here and at the same time a versatile one, when he outsprinted Angry, Harlem, Abdel and Flying Don for a distance of three-quarters on a sloppy track in the Spanish Fort Purse, the principal race on todays program at the Fair Grounds. The Hanger gelding accounted for the feature by two lengths over Angry, which, in turn, led Harlem by a length. Abdel, favorite and unlucky at the start, was a length and one-half back of Harlem. The winner took Flying Don, the lone three-year-old in the small field, along in the opening quarter at a rapid pace and, upon reaching the turn, swiftly drew into command as Flying Don proceeded to bear out after the winner had passed him on the outside. Rustys Jead was never threatened in the stretch, where Angry, which gained second place when Flying Don was eased up as he bore out, came on steadily and was safe from Harlems belated rush. After getting away from the post in a bad tangle, Abdel was unable to get to the leaders and in the last sixteenth tired. FEU FOLLET SCORES. Feu Follet, nine-year-old French-bred son of Rabelais, which was under colors two weeks ago for the first time in many months, was returned victorious over Lucky Pal, The Duke and eight others at nine Jurlongs in the opening race, for which he had confident backing. W. Garner brought the winner from behind the pace and, after overtaking Lucky Pal, which enjoyed a commanding lead for a mile, won in hand and by a good half-length from Lucky Pal, .which had a final margin of six lengths over The Duke. Lena M. carried the colors of A. Dufau-chard, local owner, to their first victory in Some time when she scored in the second race for older fillies and mares, at one mile and a sixteenth. Runar, rank outsider, finished second and Transformation third. The winner, ridden by J. McCoy, had too much speed for her eleven opponents at every stage and won easily. Runar was the runner-up and Transformation was in third place throughout. Curtsey, slight favorite over the winner, and Primeval, third choice, were beaten without excuses, the former tiring badly after reaching the final quarter, while Primeval failed to prove a contender at any time. TRACK SLOPPY. Rain began falling shortly after the running of the second race and by the time the field of maiden two-year-old fillies reached the post for the next race the track was sloppy. This sudden change in conditions brought John Marschs Miss Bunting, a daughter of Bunting and Mirthful, by North Star III., into going much to her fancy and, under a confident, well judged ride by H. Roble, she was a decisive winner. Girl Graduate, a daughter of Dis Done, from the Greentree Stable and making her first start, was second, and third fell to Sonsy. Girl Graduate showed the way in the large ifield to the last eighth, -where the winner, restrained for a furlong after working her way into second place, easily disposed of the Greentree youngster. Although prominent throughout, Sonsy swerved badly in the stretch and it prevented her from finishing Closer up. Flaunt accounted for the fourth race under claiming conditions and the victory was a decisive one. Running the distance in the fast time of 1:13 for the sloppy footing, he defeated Thundertone by two lengths and Stimulator, which was installed favorite over the winner, drove to -the finish In third place, leading four others. For a quarter Stimulator and the winner raced on almost even terms and in advance of the others but when making the turn Flaunt drew clear and maintained the advantage thereafter. In a drive Thunder-tone, which was forced to race wide in the last half of the distance, outgamed Stimulator and the others furnished no contention worthy of note after a quarter, E. Pool had the mount on the winner, which was furnished by the Warm Stable. .
