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BILL ORANGE TRIUMPHS 4 Ilajor Racer Accounts for Third Fair Grounds Purse. Ordinary Program at New Orleans Furnishes Thrills for Spectators Jockey McCoy Days Star.: NEW ORLEANS, La., March 7. Bill Orange, the four-year-old unsexed son of Peter Quince and Fair Bet, among the few horses E. E. Major, western turfman, is campaigning here this winter, scored his third victory of the current meeting of the Louisiana Jockey Cluh at the Fair Grounds when he triumphed over a small band of the useful sort in the Rainbow Purse, to-days feature. Running the distance over a good track in 1:41, Bill Orange defeated M. F. Dollards Sergt. Donaldson by a length and F. M. Millers Best Ace, three lengths farther back, defeated Chene by a neck for the third part of the purse. Ridden by R. Tilden, who was none too fcareful in his riding of the successful gelding in the run to the first turn, where he cut sharply to the inside, Bill Orange wore down the faint-hearted Sergt. Donaldson With a steady charge in the last quarter. Before making his move Tilden had the winner in close attendance of the leading Sergt. Donaldson and under light restraint, and Svhen called upon he showed fine response. Throughout the final half of the distance Best Ace and Chene ran along on almost even terms for third place, with the former having the advantage, which he slightly increased in the final strides. After being jostled about in the early stages, Quatre Bras II. refused to extend himself when clear and Plumage, which completed the field of six, failed to prove a contender at any time. The Rainbow Purse headed one of the most ordinary programs of the meeting, yet here was no lack of contention and many of the contests ended in thrilling finishes. In several instances rank outsiders accounted for honors. Damp and cool weather prevailed. LOCAL VICTORY. The opening race resulted in a local victory when Run On, owned by Mrs. C. Graf-f agnini and trained by J. H. Buscher, proved the winner. He defeated Nick D., favorite, by a neck after an extended drive and Ultimate Vote gained third by a small margin over Box Office and Blow Fly. The race, over three-quarters, was marked by the bolting on the stretch turn of the well backed Cloirado, which became unmanageable at a time when he occupied a contending position. He forced Delma Dunn to go with him as he bolted to the extreme outside jof the track and both were eliminated. J. McCoy had the mount on the winner and the victory marked the first of the .Winter for the son of Runantell. R. Logans Uncle Charley, also ridden by McCoy and coupled with Pessimistic and Lads Run in the mutuel field, scored a rather flukey victory over Ed Reese, which got away in a bad tangle in the second race. With better luck at the starting point, Ed "Reese might have been the winner. After working his way up steadily and reaching second place entering the final eighth, Ed Reese was unable to get to the winner, which led from the stretch turn, where he supplanted Mutual Friend, which had showed the way from the start. At the finish he held a length and one-half over the unlucky Ed Reese, which, in turn, defeated Bell o Scotland, favorite, by three Continued on twenty-third page. BILL ORANGE TRIUMPHS .Continued from first page. lengths for second. The latter was slow to rally after being outrun to the stretch, but was going gamely in the final stages, taking third from Lads Hun by a length. Boston Water, ridden by F. Burley in the Young Brothers colors, accounted for the third race, for two-year-olds under claiming conditions, in an interesting finish. Modern Ace was secpnd, a neck back and a length in the van of Harold Jr., which nosed out Glori-tone and Ballygran. Twelve started and the winner, a son of Bpstonian and Great Waters, was second choice to Modern Ace in the betting. Burley got the winner away fast and, working his way to the front after Harold Jr., had set the pace for slightly more than three-sixteenths, stalled off the determined Modern Ace, which continued in resolute fashion after making up much ground irom a Tather slow beginning. But for being forced back approaching the last eighth, Ballygran might have headed both Gloritone and the tiring Harold Jr. for third. Prometheus, making his first appearance since the stewards lifted a ban against him for uncertainty, largely brought about by his swerving in previous Fair Grounds performances, outsprinted Checkerberry, Tony Joe and three others in the fourth race at three-quarters. Under vigorous handling by C. Landolt, the winner came around Outer Harbor and Kelso when entering the stretch and, drawing clear, held sway thereafter. Tony Joe, away poorly, failed to wear down Checkerberry by a neck. The former was in the more holding inner part of the track throughout; while Prometheus and Checkerberry enjoyed the firmer going all the way.
