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CHOICES FAIL BACKi? Uewell Dorsett and Busy K. Beaten vl by J. Emerys Taken. jjp well Dorsett Backed Down to 4 Prohibitive Odds, But Barely Manages to Finish Fourth. t NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 21. Favorite flayers received a rude shock in the Mande-iyille Purse, feature of this afternoons program at the Fair Grounds, when they backed jToe W. Browns Jewell Dorsett down to prohibitive odds and then saw her finish fourth in a field of six which raced a mile and a Sixteenth. Adding further to the chagrin of jfche crowd, one of good proportions, D. A. .Woods Busy K., which has been competing "Stgainst the likes of War Admiral and Sea-biscuit all year, arid made the second choice bn the strength of those engagements, finished fifth. j Victory went to James Emerys Taken, a jhree-year-old son of Stimulus, as Mose Gold-jjriatts Dnieper ran second and W. F. Man-jfeaghs Sweet Adeline third. R. Needhams yLegerdemain was the only other starter. fT Jewell Dorsett flattered her supporters by getting .a fast pace and showing the way for a little more than three-quarters of the distance but then she flattened out badly and Jnly beat Busy K. narrowly for fourth money. EARNS LENGTH DECISION. Taken, which had raced in closest pursuit ftf the pace from the beginning, assumed command when Jewell Dorsett had had Enough and then stuck to his guns long nough to get a length decision over Dnieper. Sweet Adeline was another four lengths Behind the runner-up and a similar margin Jjefore Jewell Dorsett. j " Busy K. was not prominent at any stage of the journey. He lacked speed and then failed jto rally in a disappointing performance. Leg-jerdemam was through early and was a distant trailer at the end of the trip, r Taken, which was ridden by Edward Ro-liart, ran the mile and a sixteenth on ,a fast track in 1:45 and paid 2.60 for .00, n the certificates. The program today was piesented under fcloud-banked skies, but the weather was not cool enough to make heavy wraps necessary. The crowd was among the larger week-day j Attendances of the meeting. I I STREET ARAB EASILY. ft Displaying a high turn of speed, E. E. J phanocks Street Arab was one of the easiest winners of the meeting when he took major honors in the fourth race, a dash of six fur-Ibngs which engaged a field of nine two-year-olds. Jockey Alcee Richard sent his mount to the front at the break, opened a feood lead immediately and simply coasted jalong in front of his rivals. Covering the ihree-quarters in 1:12, Street Arab won by 6ix lengths and paid 3 to 2 in the mutuels. , My Shadow, which defeated Street Arab the last time they met, could finish no better than second today, taking the place a length and a half before Zacabox, which in beat Fay D. another four lengths for !urn hird money. My Shadow moved into sec-nd place on the turn and then could improve her position no further. Dashalong, racing under the colors of Mrs. J. H. Parke, made good in his first public Continued on secona puye.j CHOICES FAIL BACKERS Continued from first -page. appearance of the season by taking top honors in the first race, a dash at five and a half furlongs. Apprentice Pelpha Castille sent the Parke four-year-old to the front soon after the start and he held his rivals safe to the end. Pashalong tired near the end, but Castille managed to hold his mount together long enough to get the decision by a neck as Pokeaway, the favorite, beat Our Pavid a head for the place. The latter came from a good way back in the final quarter and at the finish was running fastest of all. Prum was fourth, after having raced in hottest pursuit of the winner to the last furlong. QUICK QUICK FIRST. The second race a contest at six furlongs for two-year-olds resulted in victory for Quick Quick, owned by Mrs. N. Burger and H. Murdock. Closing well under the energetic handling of Robert Conley, the daughter of Brilliant completed the distance a half length before the runner-up Grill. The latter, which got to the front inside the final eighth, might have been able to stick it out under stronger handling but as it was had to be content with second honors. Chiefs Boy was best of the others in the field of twelve. Bena Bane shbwed the most early speed and still was in front a furlong from the wire, but then tired and finished fourth. Prunay, a member of the mutuel field which came in for strong support in the mutuels, lacked early speed and never did reach a contending position. Alpenglow, performing under the colors of Mrs. Edward Haughton, raced to an emphatic victory over the mile -and a quarter in the fifth race. Wanderobo was second and Laura Kiev third, with the favorite, Busby, out of the picture. Alpenglow, guided by Charles Charlton, was always among the leaders and after reaching the second turn, responded to- the urging of her rider. She raced past Overplay just inside the last eighth and continued on to win with three lengths to spare. Wanderobo came from a long way back in the final quarter to get the place a nose before Laura Kiev. Overplay took the lead from Crout au Pot, after three-quarters and then held sway until Alpenglow came along, dropping back thereafter to finish fourth.
