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PEGGY BYRD SCORES AT LASTl I Finally Wins After Being in Money in 16 Appearances Under Colors. Overcomes Hoodoo of Getting Up Close and Not Being Able to Register Large Crowd and Pleasant Weather. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 16. E. F. Ben- r netts Peggy Byrd, in the money in each of t her sixteen previous engagements but never j a winner until today, graduated from the inaiden juvenile ranks by taking the fourth race, a sprint at six furlongs which brought out a dozen juveniles at the Fair Grounds this afternoon. Until today the daughter of Byrd and Peggy Weaver finished second twelve times and third four times and had 1 earned more than ,500 in place and show money. In her graduation performance - the Ben- nett filly, ridden by Alcee Richard, turned in no super-effort, for she required 1:14 to , cover the three-quarters on a fast track, hardly one of her best races. That exhibition, however, was good enough to land her home . In front by a length and a half. Papalinda 1 was second and Calanta third, while Tony i Steel showed the way home to the others in J the capacity field. Peggy Byrd, a 9 to 10 chance in m the betting, made her own pace and at one time, a furlong , from the wire, was as many as three lengths in front. Papalinda moved into second posi- , tion on the turn and made a game try to catch the Bennett filly but the best he could ho was to take the place a head before Calan- , ta. Tony Steel was another length away at : the end while the remaining contestants were : well strung out as they filed past the judges. AROUSES EXCITEMENT. The fourth race was hardly the feature of todays card, but it aroused considerable interest because of the presence in the field of Peggy Byrd which, it had begun to appear, would never finish any better than second. Todays sport was presented under pleasant weather conditions and a good-sized crowd was on hand. The best race on the program was- the Sixth, a sprint of six furlongs for better grade platers, and it resulted in a surprise victory for I. J. Killions Lucky Star. The daughter of Chatterton was a good distance back of the leaders entering the stretch but she closed with a fine burst of speed after having gotten through on the inside and won by a little more than a length. She was handled by -Jimmy Bowen. Winner of his last start, A. Nardis Doug Brashear made it two in a row by turning back eleven other cheap sprinters over the six furlongs of the opening event. The son of In Memoriam was in trouble on the turn but after jockey Melvin Knight brought him to the outside he moved up fast and, wearing down Last Hop in the last sixteenth, won by a length. Last Hop disposed of the pace-making Katherine G. entering the stretch but could not stall off the Nardi three-year-old and had to be content with second money, which he took by a narrow margin before Dolly E. All Lady was a bang-up fourth. Enfin was made a pronounced favorite in the second race, a contest of a mile and seventy yards but the best she could do was to run third behind Runmilton and Bobrax, which finished first and second respectively. Runmilton, owned by Mrs. E. B. Shipp and guided by James Carter, was well up from the beginning and when called upon entering the stretch he disposed of the pacemaking : Pish Tush. Bobbrax, meanwhile, was closing " gamely and Runmilton managed to win 1 by no more than a length. SIR BLACKIE FAILS. Another favorite went down to defeat when Sir Blackie finished second to Big Broom over the six furlongs of the third race. Big Broom, performing under the colors of M. D. Livingston, made his own pace and continuing gamely under the guidance of Ted King lasted to score by a neck. Although Sir Blackie fell just a little short of heading the winner he was easily best of the others, taking the place three lengths before Ann Mc-Ginty. Rail Down was the best of the others in the field of twelve. One of the biggest "Daily Double" pay-offs of the meeting was made possible through the combined efforts of Runmilton and Big Broom. Those holding double tickets on these two received 648.40 for the usual investment. , Scoring his second victory of the meeting, C. Goffs Eddie Gardner took an early lead and held it to the end in the fifth event. With Eddie Robart in the saddle, Eddie Gardner showed the way by a sizeable margin to the last eighth and then tired, but managed to be in front by a neck at the end of the mile and seventy yards. Petard raced in second position practically from the beginning and made a bold effort to catch the Goff three-year-old but he wasnt quite equal to the assignment. He was much the best of the others, however, for he took second honors five lengths before Summit Hill. River Dee was fourth with three others following in her wake. e
