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RAIN CHANGES TRACK CONDITIONS. Fourth Race at New Orleans Is Declared Off — Five Favorites Win in the Mud. New Orleans, La.. January 2-" .— Rain fell here this morning, prixlm ing a i-omplete change in the condition of the track, which had been fast all of llio week. There were so many withdrawals from the fourth race, in consequence of Hie heavy going, that it was declared off. The mud. however, did not militate to the fortunes of the bookmakers, as so frequently hapitens when there is an unexpected change in the state of the track. Five of the first six choices won. Dele Strome in the closing race Ii ing the only successful outsider, and these favor ites all had hearty support. The coup of the day came with the victory of flamars. Jack Martin rode tke son of Sorcerer and his effort was so entirely different from that on Orly yesterday that the con-tiast was generously commented upon. The judges nave not reached a conclusion in their investigation of Mai tins poor ride on Orly. They are still probing deeply into the affair. It may eventually culminate in nothing more serious than a sharp warning to the rider, but tke present attitude of the officials suggests a sentence. it is understood that several other weird rides that Martin has put up here are being looked into, notably those cases where two year olds that have shown decided improvement under less experienced riders. The best linish of the afternoon came in the third race when mortlkoy and Uranada engaged in a stretch dad, tlie younger horse getting the verdict in tlie last lew strides. Just before the race 0. E. Burnett purchased Cranada from S. Louis. Betiiuil had to be much tlie liest to win the second race in a hard drive from Impertinence. Lloyd made numerous mistakes 011 Refined which a consulted for his narrow margin. W. J. Donohue claimed Rickey out of tke selling race at City Park and in retaliation Albert Simons bid up Behind sUmi aver his entered price, bin failed to get him. Tin- exodus for Hot Springs has ingun in earnest. Several carliMils of horses will be shipied tomorrow. On Sunday the stables of II. .MiCarren. Ir. and J. C. Milam will be sen! lo Oaklawn, Jo. key Austin will accompany the Milam outfit. Jockey Aiilnielion. was is under contract to Burlew ,t ONeill for the remainder of the present meeting only, will depart for Hot Springs February 2, and ride as a free lance at Oaklawn. "Whiley" Laiigilon. who has been sojourning here since Hie opening of the season, will shorlly go to Hot Springs. He said today lhat iie lias no further interest in the goinl mare Flip Flap, having sold her sometime ago lo J. A. Bennet for 8S5JMR A I present it is said that the plunger is financiall*7 embarrassed. Spring, wliich has been donated to Hie Breeding Bureau in New V-rk by Tksanaa Clyde, will be taken lo Bennings by James McLaughlin along with his string from New Orleans and from there sent to his station in New York state. Francis Trcvolyans Floral King will go to Virginia in the same car.
