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PROSPECTS AT NEW OKI-HANS. "Sheridan Clark, secretary of the Crescent City Jockey Club, returned to tho city yesterday morning from hia summor home at Havorstraw, N. Y., whither he went after tho closing of the Hawthorne meeting at Chicago. Mr. Clark is sscrotary. of tho Chicago Jockey Club also, and officiated at the Hawthorne meeting this summer. He comes south full of enthusiasm ovor the coming winter mooting here, which he says will be far greater than any of its predecessors. This he says is due as much to the attractions offered here as to the general upward impetus given to the sport in the east and north. Now York, he says, has just about closed the best season in its history, and, taking the Hawthorne track for example in Chicago, the attendance was greater than during tho worlds fair," says the New Orleans Picayune of Sunday. "Mr. Clark says that the advent of many gentlemen of wealth and leisure on the turf has done much to increase the popularity of the sport in tho east, and tho fact that they do not hesitate to pay a high price for a good horso results in the keenest rivalry among them and at the same time elevates tho sport. "He was asked about the reported intention of some of the big eastern turfmen coming to New Orleans, and said that some of them would not only send springs of horses here, but would come themselves. Clarence Mackay, he said, had entered Heno in the Crescsnt City Derby, and John Madden had entered Pentecost and Slipthrift, W, C. Whitney, who had just announced his retirement from the English turf, promised to send a string of horses here, and eo did Mr. Featherstono. They also said thoy would come tiore during the carnival. Senator Tim Sullivan, who enjoyed himself here immensely last winter, has engaged stable room for ten horses, and his right-hand man, Frank Farrell, has announced his intention of bringing six horses. "Mr. Clark said that in addition to those mentioned from the east, the arrivals would include: John McCaffery, fifteen head; T.McCaf-fery, five head; Snapper Garrison, the once famous jockey, who now owns and trains a Belect stable, with six head; A. H. and D.H. Morris, with twenty-four head; W. C. Daly, fifteen head; A. Weston, ten head; H. T. Griffin, twenty-four head; Frank Taylor, six head; E. P. Headley, ten head; Barney Schreiber, eighteen head, including the colt Otis; F. J. ONeill, with seven head; J. A. McLaughlin, another old-time jockey, with four head; W. M. Barrick, five head; J. H. Bennett, eight head, and C. C. Johnson, three head, "He said that Sam Hildreth, with thirty-eight head, and Pat Dunne, with eight, were among those who had signified their intention of coming here from tho west. "He is looking for about four hundred horses from the east and about five hundred from Chicago, and these will be piloted by some of the cleverest jockeys in the country, including Co-burn, Odom, Wonderly, Van Dussn, Cochran, the Woods brothers and Landry. Burns and Bullman had intendod coming here, but secured engagements in California and have gone west. "Mr. Clark is looking well and is prepared for a hard winters work. Ho started in immediately after his arrival to make tho necessary preparations for the meeting and will determine what improvements are needed. It is not likely that many changes will be mado, as everything at the Fair Grounds was in pretty satisfactory shape laBt year, and there is little room for im provement, beyond tho erection of anew grand stand, but that is a matter for the future."
