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JEWELL DORSETT . . - , MAKES AMENDS Ot - - . AFTER Ok REVERSES WINS KENWOOD PURSE Leads Throughout to Easily Take Measure of Taken and Orinoco. Sir Quest Runs Game Race to Beat Glowset in Close, Exciting and Hard Fought Finish. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 12. Joe W. Browns Jewell Dorsett failed to get home in front in each of her previous two starts here this season, but she made no mistakes today as she galloped off with the Kent-wood Purse, six-furlong feature of the afternoons program at the Fair Grounds. Jockey Leon Haas sent her to the front at the break and she held her rivals safe the rest of the the way to win as she pleased. Jewell Dorsett which, with her entry mate, the South American-bred Lieber, was made a prohibitive choice scored by two and a half lengths after covering the three quarters on a fast track in 1:12. Second honors went to James Emerys Taken, while Mrs. Sam Orrs Orinoco was third, and Mrs. A. M. Creechs Grey Streak was fourth. The Brown filly opened up a lead of two lengths in the first quarter, maintained it around the turn, increased her advantage to four lengths approaching the final eighth and them simply continued the rest of the way. Grey Streak was her principal rival for five-eighths and then tired, Taken moving into second position and Orinoco coming from a good way back to be third, a length behind the runner-up. Sweet Adeline was a sharp factor for about a half mile, but then failed to respond to urging and finally finished fifth in the field of eight. Besides Lieber, which trailed the field throughout, the only other contestant was Whipowill. The Brown entry paid 1 to 2 in the mutuels. SURPRISINGLY LARGE CROWD. Skies were somewhat overcast early in the afternoon, but after about half the program was completed the clouds disappeared and the weather was all that could be desired the rest of the day. Monday normally is an off day in attendance here, but todays gathering was surprisingly large. Sharing chief interest with the Kentwood Purse was the fifth race, in which Russell Jewetts Sir Quest made good after three disappointing efforts since the local season began. The race was contested at a mile and seventy yards, and Sir Quest lasted long enough to win by a nose as Glowset beat Union three lengths for second place. Sir Quest, ridden by Pete McLean and one of the choices in the field of ten, set the pace under a clever job of rating and withstood a sharp drive gamely in the final quarter to earn top money. Except for being in close quarters and forced back on the first turn and again approaching the second, Glowset might have been able to reverse the order of finish. Union came from a good distance back in the last quarter to be third, while Doris B. finished fourth. HARD EARNED DECISION. Miss Balko, owned by L. Matyas, Jr., and ridden by J. E. Oros, gained a hard-earned decision at the end of the six furlongs of the first race. Well up from the beginning, the daughter of Balko lost ground entering the stretch, but responded well to urging when straightened and got there just in time to defeat Sadie F. "The latter hung on doggedly in the final quarter after a sizzling Continued on twenty-second page. JEWELL DORSETT MAKES ; AMENDS AFTER REVERSES Continued from first page. battle with Royal Broom for pacemaking honors, but could not quite stick it out. Royal Broom finished third, with Nim showing the way home to the others. The victory was the second of the meeting for Miss Balko, which earlier raced Royal Broom to a dead heat for first money. Norman Sloat looked a sure winner of the second race, a dash of six furlongs, when he showed the way coming into the stretch by five lengths, but in the final eighth he quit almost to a walk and wound up third, first money going to Cyrus P., and second to Flag Orland. Norman Sloat was beaten two noses after having a lead of five, lengths an. eighth of a mile from the wire. Cyrus P., owned by E. K. Murray and guided by W. L. Johnson, was never far back, and when called upon in the final quarter he responded readily and was up in the closing strides for his narrow victory. SomeWhat overlooked in the betting, he paid 7.20 for . Incarnate eliminated herself here by bolting on the turn. With no chance to win, she was pulled up by her rider. FIRM HAND THROUGHOUT. The third race, also decided over six furlongs, saw Mrs. Wilbur Zeiglers Firm Hand make every post a winning one under the handling of Robert Conley. Firm Hand set her pace under light restraint and when called upon in the final quarter she stuck to her guns gamely to score with a length and one-half to spare. Royal Link was always in closest pursuit of the winner and, while he, too, held on well in the drive, the best he could do was to run second, half a length before Spey Crest., .Sound Wave was fourth and then came the favorite, Determined, which was shuffled back soon after the start and then met further interference on the turn.
