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JUSTICE LOGAN SCORES fiorham Brothers Juvenile Wins L T. MacCosgair Sweepstakes. Large Crowd Witnesses St. Patricks Day Program at Fair Grounds Graphite Graduates. NEW ORLEANS, La., March 17. Justice Logan, the speedy unsexed son of Justice F. and Jane Logan in the stable of the Gor-ham Brothers, Kentucky turfmen, scored a popular victory over C. S. Ormsbys Nituma, C. D. Ponamskys Miss Careful and ten other juveniles in the Liam T. MacCosgair Sweepstakes, formerly the Louisiana Juvenile Stakes, before a large St. Patricks Day crowd at the Fair Grounds here today. First in the large field to leave the starting point, the winner, ridden by the veteran Frank Burley, made every post a winning one and, running the three furlongs in :34, which equalled the best time of the winter here, won by a length from Nituma, which, in turn, led Miss Careful by three-quarters of a length. Just a head back of Miss Careful came Miss Bunting, the starter from the stable of John Marsch, and the others, among which Little Lad was the leader, were well back of the leaders. The winner, coupled in the betting with Boston Waters, which carried the Young Brothers colors, was favorite and Nituma second choice. Odds of 210 to 100 prevailed against the victor. The race, principal event of the meeting for two-year-olds, was worth ,860, with 00 to second, 00 to third and 00 as fourth money. POLYFON SURPRISE WINNER. Polyfon ran home a handy surprise winner over eleven others in the third, at a mile and one-sixteenth, which was for older campaigners which had never won at a mile or over. Polyfon made his own pace and won by two lengths, with Kelso second and Pollys Folly third. Elizabeth Bolla, short-priced favorite, finished fifth, fourth money going to Kimbalton, second choice. Neither Elizabeth Bolla nor Kimbalton seriously threatened the three leaders at any time. At the stretch turn Polyfon withstood a weak challenge from Kelso and after drawing away from the latter nearing the last eighth held a two lengths margin to the end. Kelso occupied the runner-up position and Pollys Folly was in third place throughout. The sport opened in thrilling fashion when the maiden three-year-olds that started over three-quarters in the first race proved well matched and the interesting contest resulted in a driving finish, in which Graphite, running for G. R. Allen, was winner by three-quarters of a length over Nick D., with Doughboy only a head back and with no more to spare over Big Blue. The winner, ridden by H. Lauch, slowly wore down Doughboy and Nick D. after reaching the late stages, where Doughboy, which had headed Nick D. for the lead approaching the last furlong, tired as Nick D. and Big Blue held on in determined fashion. Twelve three-year-olds, non-winners during the winter, met in the second race and it resulted formfully when Bunting Lad proved the winner. Always under a near Continued on twenty-second page. JUSTICE LOGAN SCORES Continued from first page. drive, the winner led throughout and R. G. Cooper directed him to the finish line some four lengths before Tonight. The third award went to Broompatch and Board Walker headed the others. From the start Cooper vigorously indulged his mount and, drawing away from Broompatch at the stretch turn, was not endangered, as he came through the stretch far out in the track. Coming through on the inside, Tonight overtook the faltering Broompatch when only a short distance from the finish. Showing a return to his best form, A. Pel-leteris Fervor, which was under colors for the first time in two months, vanquished such of the plater sprinters as Black Tyrone, King Cherokee, Tony Joe, Blimp, Checker-berry and two others over three-quarters in the Blarney Stone Claiming Purse, the fourth race. The winner, ridden by A. Pascuma, who reserved him back of the pace, caught Black Tyrone and King Cherokee tiring badly as a result of efforts required of them during the first five-eighths and, after getting to the front in the last sixteenth, drew away to win by a length and one-half. For five-eighths King Cherokee and Black Tyrone forced a fast pace and as they tired during the approach of the finish the latter proved the gamest, defeating King Cherokee by a length for second. Checkerberry and Blimp were decisively beaten, while Tony Joe reached the end only a half length back of King Cherokee.
