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MISS LIZZIE FORTUNATE 1 I jGlowset Probably Best, But Meets With Various Mishaps. r i JTose Margin Gives Stallings Racer Victory in Main Event at the Fair Grounds. r c -NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 28. The New "Orleans-owned Miss Lizzie, performing under t .the white and purple silks of A. J. Stallings of New Orleans, scored a narrow victory in j the fourth race, a sprint of six furlongs, t which served as the feature of Mondays program here, at the Fair Grounds. Coming to the outside for the drive, the five-year- "old daughter of Justice F. got up to win by and nose in one of the most stirring finishes j yet seen here this winter. . i .Miss Lizzie poked her nose in front in the last stride, to beat out Glowset, while ; Maiden Dream was only a head farther ! away in third place as she crossed the line "of finish. , Metaurus was a distant fourth, while four 1 others from the medium claiming bracket completed the field. . ; - While Miss Lizzie was having clear sail- . ing in the run through the stretch, Glowset found herself in difficulty and might have been the best. Blocked in an attempt to get .through on the inside, jockey Willie Mc-iCadden brought her out in the final eighth, "and in so doing, bumped into Golden Fate. But for this mishap, Glowset might have been able to reverse the order of finish on the Stallings mare. DOMINATE EARLY RUNNING. Maiden Dream and Marcabala dominated the early running, but in the last quarter the latter gave way badly. Maiden Dream, however, stuck gamely to her guns right down to the wire and finished four lengths in front of Metaurus. Golden Fate, also, was a sharp factor to the last eighth and then he, too, jveakencd. Miss Lizzie, which was ridden by Ernest Hanke, was scoring her third victory in six fetarts this year and she paid a little more than 4 to 1 in the mutuels. She covered the thre.e-quarters on a fast track in 1:13Mj. Todays sport was presented under ideal feather conditions and a -surprisingly large crowd was in attendance. Mrs. M. E. Martins Ona Boy, guided by JT. P. Martin, hung up his seventh victory of the year in accounting for the opening event, a sprint of six furlongs, which engaged a field of nine useful platers. Never i f af back, Ona Boy responded to urging when brought to the outside for the drive and, after wearing down Sadie F., outfinished Good Omen to be adjudged the winner by a head. Maleman was a close third, finishing .only a neck behind Good Omen and two I lengths before Sadie F., which had made all the pace. Ona Boy was overlooked in the betting and those who supported him in the mutuels received 4.60 for . Sadie F. was the favorite. Bold Lover, which also came : in for good support, was outrun all the way. j FAILS ONCE MORE. j Peggy Byrd, which has finished second jriine times and third four times in her only thirteen engagements this year, failed once more to get out of the maiden ranks when she finished second, beaten a neck, in the second race. It was a test at six furlongs for maiden two-year-olds and, though she i might have been best, she was beaten nar- i Continued on fifteenth page. MISS LIZZIEFORTUNATE Continued from first page. rowly by Mrs. Charles Graysons Linger Awhile. Peggy Byrd broke slowly and, after being rushed into a contending position, lost more than enough ground to represent the difference between first and second money by swinging wide into the stretch. Linger Awhile, ridden by Sammy Williams, meanwhile followed in closest pursuit of Upsys pace to the last eighth and then forged to the front and stayed there. Carrie K. accounted for third money, while Lostagal ran fourth. WINNING COMBINATION. Mrs. L. C. Molays Fire Advance and jockey Jimmy Bowen made up a winning combination in the fifth race, a contest at a mile and seventy yards. It was the third victory in a row for the son of General Lee, whose two previous triumphs were achieved at Sportsmans Park before being shipped to New Orleans. Fire Advance moved up steadily after being restrained for three-quarters and, responding to pressure in the drive, wore down Crout au Pot near the end, to score by a half length. Crout au Pot looked a sure winner when she drew into a sizeable lead a furlong out, but she could not stall off the Molay performer, and had to be content with second honors. Colonel Joe finished third, and then came the well-supported Rosselli. Mrs. Cecil Gregorys Dead Calm, which ran second to Grey Count in the Louisiana Derby I of 1937, raced to a hard earned victoiy in the I sixth race, another of the better races on the card. With William Duffy at the reins, Dead I Calm came from behind in the drive to get the decision by a half length, after covering i the eight furlongs in 1:40. Cash o Boy pro-I vided the principal contention, and ran sec- ond, with Ozark finishing third, two lengths farther away.
