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ARRIVALS AT NEW ORLEANS ] KING NEPTUNE. CARBIDE, CELTO AND THEIR MATES COME IN SAFETY. 4 + Fen Zareta Heads the Newman String from Texas — B Fields to Be Limited to Twelve Starters Except J in Races at Three-Quarters. I I New Orleans. La.. December 13. — The band of ., useful racirs owned by l r. J. S. Tyreo of Washing- * ion. D. .. arrived yesterday from the east. They ;. included the g.sid colt Kins Neptune, Carbide, ., Celt". Gloainor. Hilly Met;.-.-. Herbert Temple. ,j Watch Your Step. Ocean Friend and three yearlings. s 1!. K. Newmans aggregation, headed by the great |j I*ai; Zareta. arrived from the N.-wiuau raneh at Sweetwater, T. x.. this morning. There were ten in tile consignment, mostly youngsters. •The year 11*1 7 is a long way off," was the only : comment that General Manager Joseph A. Murphy would make regarding the passing of the rule by s the Jockey Ciuo restricting early racing of two- B year-olds. ■ It has been decided to limit the fields in all f races here, excepting at three-quarters, to twelve C starters. This is in conformity with tlie Jockey Club rate of rive feet of space for each horse. The t rule governing the claiming of horses out of selling t races will Im- llic same as formerly, except that tin- fj liorses claimed shall not be eligible for sale by a private- transfer for a period of thirty days, altbongn t of oiirs - they will Is- subject to a claim or sale ,. out of any selling race in which they may run. ltooiislM.ro. one of the youngsters brought here by Will Perkins from Lexington, died yesterday as the ■ result of lung fever contracted while lieiug shipped lieie. The oil was regarded highly and had shown s a trial of a quarter in better than twenty four . seconds.
