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JO KUMERS TO THE FORE DOWNPOUR OF PAIN DURING NIGHT LEAVES FAIR GROUNDS TRACK HEAVY HEAVYDay Day Is Summcrlike However and Attendance Keeps KeepsUp Up Betting System Working Out to toSatisfaction Satisfaction of All Concerned New Orleans La January 0 Mud runners were Iivii an opportunity this afternoon at the Fair nmiids as a result of a severe drenching the track nceived last night The weather though was i and sniumenike The attendance was of gen ITous proportions Activity in the Palm Garden was imtrkd and devoid of confusion the individual bet tiisg system seemingly becoming easier of opera t iiia for those indulging in wagers Some of the lds pi it Id were fairly liberal and au improvement on former days daysThe The racing was again keenly contested many of tt llnlslies being of the closest kind The juvenile uasii at Have furlongs was the most interesting race in ill aiil from tin horsemens standpoint It re ullod In victory for Viola Mabel which enjoying an iiuur position at the jiost managed to save con ¬ siderable ground under a good riie and led the nhers throughoiil with Deliver beating Invest 1 1 lit by a small margin for second place and Belie Itmli crowding this pair closely closelyA A real gond thing was put over in the second ran when Blue Wing just did last to beat the favorite Fair Helen itula Velsu after seeming to be hopelessly out i f it for three furlongs finished like a Hun under Lillcys persevering rid and just nosed inn 11 Patit in the third The latter was lnst but Venters weak handling helped to bring ahoiil his defeat James Duokery and Salon fought it out in the fourth the former winning out after appearing to have retired from contention iu the last furlong Dices Pet the favorite could do no better than land third James Dockery came bacu to the stand iu a bad way wayJohn John W Schorrs colors were seen for the lirst fine during the meeting when they were carried by Goldcrest Girl in the fifth race She should have been the winner but fur McTaggarts over ciiniidtiice wlicii enabled jockey Lilley to slip itiroijgli with Celebrity and win by a nose Milliard r umfled the diminutive J MalieTwstlirr3 Uehhvltv WasJlUl UIKJ 30 over her entered price of S500 anil rlrtaWdrnlfrKbenigsberg being tlie Bidder The closing dash was another close affair in which Tom Hancock and Delegate figured the latter win ¬ ning by a narrow margin margintodays todays arrivals fiom New York included Sol Lichlensteln and Al Chandler Both weie impressed with the magnitude of the action hen and began taking part at once onceG G C Bilker arrived today from his home in St Louis Ills horses preceded him from Charleston S C CJ J I Strode arrived this morning from Charleston vlth six racers racersKewple Kewple was sold this morning bv J II Nichols to Mrs A K Ernest ErnestF F F Ilcnnessy came from Louisville with three horses that he will race during the meeting W S Ford brought three horses from San Antonio lex to race raceGeorge George K Senn came from St Louis His horses have been her tor some time timeKleborate Kleborate preparations are being made for the proper entertainment or the large crowds expected al the track beginning January S when the cen ¬ tennial anniversy of tlie battle of New Orleans is to begin and continue for three days At least 100000 visitors are expected to reach New Orleans to witness the celebration celebrationThe The following were among the best workouts this morning over tile muddy track at the Fair Grounds GroundsAmericns Americns Half mile in 57 57Appasionata Appasionata Half mile in 53 53Beiiedlctma Beiiedlctma Threeeighths in 39 39Hunch Hunch of Keys Threequarters in 124 124Dr Dr Kendall Threeeighths in 39 39Karl Karl of Savoy Tnreequarters in 122 122Lila Lila Grant Half mile in 55 55JJrlti JJrlti Half mile iu fi2 fi2Ford Ford Mai Half mile in 54 54Fundamental Fundamental Threequarters in 125 125Jessie Jessie Louise Threeeighths in 39 39Joe Joe Deibold Mile in 144 144Lady Lady Bryn Threequarters In 120 120Light Light Kfiight Halt mile in 54 54Lilt Lilt her liveeigiihs in 100 100Miss Miss Francis Threequarters In 122 Poliv U Threeeighths in 41 41Hoscoe Hoscoe Goose TlnveeighUis in 42 42i i lilies Nightmare Threeeighths in 9 9Tim Tim Judge Threequarters in 122 122Ynrkvlllc Ynrkvlllc Threequarters In 121
