Notes of the Turf, Daily Racing Form, 1899-01-04

NOTES OF THE TURF. It is given out that hereafter the New Orleans over-night handicaps will be 00 in value instead of 50, as heretofore, and it is hinted that perhaps the other purses may be raised to 06 presently, a token that the club is doing well and willing to give a slice of its prosperity to the horae owners. An average of twenty-one books shows that the betting ring at Oakland is a thriving institution.