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QUALIFY FOR HANDICAP Zacabox Joins Michigan Flyer as Saturday Stake Prospect. i Outruns Good Band of Juveniles in Opener at the Fair Grounds : Miney Myerson Repeats. i NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 30 A New f Orleans-owned juvenile, Joe W. Browns Michigan Flyer, yesterday qualified for Saturdays running of the Biloxi Handicap, , and another local two-year-old, Zacabox, performing under the colors of John F. Clark, Jr., signalized her fitness for the same en- gagement when she turned back a useful band her own age in the first race at the . Fair Grounds this afternoon. With Charles Charlton at the controls, this daughter of J Zacaweista and Chop Box ran three-quarters of a mile on a fast track in 1:13 and 1 crossed the line of finish in front by a half- length. J Jay D. Bane accounted for second honors with Sherry B. running third and Roidef fourth. Jay D. Bane was easily best of the 1 others in the field of nine, but there was a lively scramble for show money, five finish- : ing heads apart behind the runner-up. The - others in this tight fit were Maewhisk, Plucky Byrd and Parkwood Chief. HARD AND CLOSE STRUGGLE. Plucky Byrd, Roidef, Tra-La-La and Maewhisk were in the thick of the fight for early pacemaking honors, but after a quarter, Tra-La-La dropped back. The other three continued to battle it out and, after reaching the stretch, Zacabox joined in the battle, which ultimately landed her the victory. Jay D. Bane also moved up in the last quarter to present his challenge and turned in a splendid effort. Zacabox, which received her early training here at the Fair Grounds last winter, paid a little more than 4 to 1 in the mutuels. Todays card was presented under ideal weather conditions and a good sized crowd was in attendance. TWO-TIME WINNER. L. E. Ogles Miney Myerson became a two-time winner during the meeting when he defeated nine other sprinting platers over the six furlongs of the second race. Well up from the beginning and in hand to the last quarter, he continued gamely thereafter under the guidance of Earl Maloney and won by a half length. Miney Myerson shook off Our David inside the last furlong and had - enough left to stall off the fast-closing Jadva. . The latter took the place by a length while Black Rhapsody beat Our David a head for the show. Vote Boy showed some early speed here, but was through after a little more than a quarter and finished far out of contention. The winner, one of the choices, paid .40 for .00 in. the certificates. LEVI COOKE NARROWLY. The third race, another decided over six furlongs, saw W. Sacks Levi Cooke race to a narrow victory. After making his own pace under the handling of apprentice William Seaman, who rode the first winner of his career on the first day of the meeting, Levi Cooke stuck gamely to his guns and at the end had a winning margin of inches over Tiger John, as Proof finished only a head farther away in third position. The winner was held at odds of a little more than 8 to 1. Jot-Em-Down, the favorite, was never far Continued on eighteenth page. QUALIFY FORHANDICAP Continued from first page. away, but he could not threaten the leaders in the run through the stretch and wound up in fourth place. Hariys Choice, another which came in for good support in the mu-tuels, raced closest to the winner for a half mile and then began to drop back, while Jobioso broke slowly and never did reach a contending position. The "Daily Double," based on the combined efforts of the second and third winners, paid 04,60. JONES FIRST WINNER. Former jockey Leo Jones, who recently took out a trainers license, saddled his first winner when his father-in-laws Summit Hill, performing under the colors of John Galway, Sr., captured the fourth race. It was a contest of a mile and a furlong, and Summit Hill, piloted by Sammy Williams, completed the trip with an advantage of a neck. Manhunt finished second and Overplay third, with Justa Flight showing the way home to the others in the field of twelve. Summit Hill was never far away, while first Tiempo and then Overplay showed the way, but in the last eighth the Galway six-year-old forged to the front and had enough left to stall off Manhunt. Overplay finished two lengths behind the runner-up and four before Justa Flight. Laura Kiev made up a lot of ground here after being permitted to drop far out of contention, but could not get into the picture. W. W. Adams Actdine, which lost a head decision in his first start here, won by a similar margin at the end of the mile and a sixteenth of the fifth race. Silver Palm was second and Sun Fighter third, with the strongly backed Sir Quest fifth in the field of ten. Actdine was well up from the beginning and when his rider, Edward Robart, called on him in the drive he responded well to win by a head. Silver Palm, which had forged to the front approaching the last eighth, hung on stubbornly, but was not quite good enough, although he was able to take the place three lengths before Sun Fighter. Sir Quest made all the pace, but; he was found wanting when he reached the -last quarter and steadily dropped back. Lady! Briar was fourth. Actdine paid 8.80 for . 4 j j
