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PANDONNA S SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO THE RACES DAUGHTER OF INSCO Provides Surprise Triumph in Thursdays Main Race at Fair Grounds. Runs Six Furlongs in 1:12 and Pays 3.80 for in Registering First Dead Heat of Meeting. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 1. Returning to the races after being away since midsummer, Mrs. Josephine Guarneris Pan-donna, a three-year-old daughter of Insco, raced to a surprise victory in the fifth race, a sprint at six furlongs and one of the features of this afternoons sport at the Fair Grounds. Under the handling of apprentice Ted Atkinson, the Guarneri filly took the lead after a quarter and held it to the end for her fourth victory of the year. R. A. Cowards Waxwing, a stake winner here last year, turned in a splendid performance, but he could not finish better than second, just a little less than a length off the winner and only a nose before W. W. Adams Listaro. My Lawyer was one of the favorites here, but after a quarter he did not figure prominently in the running, while Prosy, unbeaten since he left here last spring, never was in the hunt. The first three horses to finish dominated the running after reaching the stretch. Until they got to that point My Lawyer and later Polly Hastings were in the thick of the contest, but in the drive the three which eventually placed had the race to themselves. They staged a pretty battle and it was not until Pandonna got to the last fifty yards that she was able to shake off her persistent rivals. Polly Hastings finished fourth and beat seven others which made up the field. Pandonna ran the three-quarters on a fast track in 1:12 and paid 3.80 for in the certificates. IDEAL CONDITIONS. Todays racing, presented under pleasant weather conditions and before a large weekday crowd, saw the first dead heat of the meeting and also several of the longest-priced winners. Further, there were a number of close finishes to help enliven the festivities. The first dead heat of the meeting presented itself with the running of the six furlongs first race in which Miss Balko, ridden by J. E. Oros, and Prince Fellow, handled by Charles Charlton, finished on even, terms. Miss Balko is owned by L. Matyas, Jr., while Prince Fellow, returning to the races after , a year and a half, performed under the colors oj Edward Haughton, Jr., who was making lfis debut as an owner and trainer. Miss Balko and Prince Fellow were not far away while Royal Broom was cutting out the pace. The latter held sway to the last eighth and then Miss Balko and Prince Fellow swept past her and on to their dead heat. Prince Fellow got up in the last stride to earn a share in major honors. PEGGY BYRD FAILS AGAIN. Peggy Byrd made her fifteenth attempt to get out of the maiden juvenile division in the second race this afternoon and it is becoming more and more apparent that she can do everything except finish first. Second in ten of her previous starts and third in the othei four, she ran second for the eleventh time today, on this occasion following J. D. Norris Honey Scat under the wire. The race was contested at five and a half furlongs and at the end Peggy Byrd was two and a Continued on nineteenth page. PANDONNAS SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO THE RACES Continued from first page. half lengths behind the strongly-supported Honey Seat which had shown the way from the beginning. - Doug Brashear, owned by A. Nardi and ridden by Melvin Knight, raced to victory over the six furlongs of the third race and those who supported him in the mutuels received 3.20 for .00. Katherine G which made much of the pace, was second after having been bumped by Last Hop a furlong out, while The Thrush was third. Doug Brashear was always among the leaders and, closing gamely in the run through the stretch, got up in the last sixteenth to be awarded the decision by a half length. Katherine G., in turn, beat The Thrush a head for the place. Then came Last Hop. LONGEST-PRICED WINNER. The fourth race, a contest of a mile and a sixteenth, saw the longest-priced winner of the meeting race past the judges. It was H. D. Cox Abbots Hour and after scoring an emphatic victory rewarded his backers to the extent of 8.40 for . The Cox four-year-old assumed command approaching the second turn and, drawing into- a good lead, held it to the end, where his margin of victory was four lengths. Cherokee Red ran second, while U Demon was third, just a half length farther away. The latter might have been considerably closer and might even have given the winner a real argument but he was blocked when attempting to move up on the inside on the second turn. Forced far back, he came again when clear and finished stoutly. Cossack Girl showed the way until the winner came along and then quit. Rough Diamond, owned by Mrs. Edward Haughton, Sr., was a driving winner of the sixth race and the victory enabled apprentice Charles Charlton to complete a riding double. When Masterpiece raced Legerdemain into defeat and took a long leac approaching the last eighth, he looked a sure winner, but Rough Diamond, meanwhile, moved up steadily on the outside and finally got up to score by a half length. The winner was the favorite.
