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and FAIR GROUNDS OFF-DAY Cheaper Horses Monopolize Program at Crescent City Course. Despite Featureless Sport Large Crowd Attends Crazy Coot Wins for Whitney in Opener. NEW ORLEANS, La., March 18. Although the program lacked, an outstanding race and with only one exception, a purse "number for maiden two-year-olds, comprised races under the low claiming scale, todays sport at the Fair Grounds was interesting. Five of the eight races were over distances of one mile and a sixteenth or more and in most instances the winners came from among the more popular starters. Despite the ordinary card, a large crowd was out as pleasant weather prevailed. In the fifth race Andora, racing for J. J. OByrne and with A. Pascuma in the saddle, was a decisive winner over E. R. Bradleys Harlem, favorite. Ormontime finished the route in third place, as Hold Hard outstayed the others. When called upon after reaching the last quarter, the winner quickly overtook Hold Hard, which assumed command leaving the back stretch and, racing into a safe lead, was not endangered by Harlems belated challenge. The latter was far back for five-eighths, then gained slowly on the outside and had an extended duel with Ormontime and Hold Hard before attaining second place. Bud Charlton, Trudgeon and Surpass completed the field. CLOSE FINISH. In a close finish, Crazy Coot took the opening race at three-quarters from Alamae. Marjory Nell was third and Gallopette fourth. Twelve of the ,000 top and bottom starters made up the field and the winner was favorite. Elston had Crazy Coot away fast, but Alamae was in close pursuit and at the turn the latters head showed in front. Into the stretch Alamae continued the leader, with the winner saving ground while gamely holding on to his task. When Alamae faltered slightly in the very late stages, the Whitney veteran headed her, winning by a head as Marjory Nell drove to the finish two lengths back. After getting away slowly, Miss Onine failed to offer a formidable bid and Tin Hat quit badly after showing mild speed for half a mile. The second race, also at six furlongs and for three-year-olds of the ,500-to-,000 sort, went to the Three Ds Stock Farms Trin-chera, with Ellen D. second and Marlene third. The winner and Ellen D. were the leaders after leaving the back stretch and, while bearing out in the final drive, Trin-chera held on a trifle too well for Ellen D., defeating the O. Viau filly by a neck. At the end, Marlene, which encountered much adverse luck and might have been best, was a length and a half farther back, and a length in front of Simple Singer, which came through with a good effort after acting his worst at the starting point. BRYSON SADDLES WINNER. E. K. Bryson furnished the winner of the third race, for maiden two-year-olds, the only number which lacked the claiming clause, in Marion T., home-bred daughter of Mainmast and Linrock. Under a hustling and strong ride by Joe Serio, the winner scored in a driving finish, with Boston Common, which beat the start, second, and Golden Deeds, a strongly backed daughter of Swinburne, under silks for the first time, third. The latter two, a nose apart, were less than a length away from the winner at the close of the three-eighths. Serio drove the winner to the front on the inside of Boston Common before going half the distance, and kept right after her as she covered the late ground. Here Golden Deeds moved up steadily on the extreme outside and Boston Common barely succeeded in outstaying her for second. North Shadow, which received a big play, failed to prove a strong factor at any time, a big loss of ground taking from her chances. Despite a veak and poorly judged ride at the hands of R. G. Cooper, the veteran Come On succeeded in winning over Lady Gibson, Cousin Judy and only four others in the Continued on twenty-third page. FAIR GROUNDS OFF-DAY .Continued from first page. fourth race. This "was the first distance contest of the .day and Come Ons "win was the second for the favorites. Cooper had the W. P. Gaines five-year-old in a long lead after going five-eighths, but upon reaching the stretch the gelding swerved badly and was literally all over the track in the closing quarter. Near the end he swerved to the inside, blocking Cousin Judy, which was going resolutely at the time, and Lady Gibson got up to beat her a half length for second. Come Ons winning margin- was a length, while Cousin Judy took third by a nose over Eager Play, strong second choice.
