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.NEW ORLEANS TRACK FAST GOING IS SPEEDY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE MEETING OPENED. Cochran Two-Year-Olds Finish One, Two Again — Busy Joe, Gloaming, Tribolo and Africa Beau Take Their Races, .J New Orleans. La., January 5. — Improvement in tho general action at the Fair Grounds this afternoon, considering that it was an off day, was marked, and if it forecasts the future, then this will easily tank with pretentious summer meetings when the tourist travel drifts in this direction. Summerlike weather, a fast track and an improved card were factors that contributed to the enjoyment of the big concourse of spectators. First-time starters carried off the lions share of the purses. Some of the finishes were close and the early running keen. Gifford Cochran probably uncovered his best youngsters here in Flights Fancy and Yellow Sally. Both proved vastly superior to the other two-year-olds that ran in the opener, and had tnc race to themselves. Flights Fancy won and reduced the former track record of 35% seconds by one-fifth of a second. Busy Joe and Little "Jack" Brown both graduated from the maiden class in the second race. Gloam-ing. a tirst-time starter, having J. Butwell in the saddle, just managed to outstay the outsider. Iuck. in the third race, and Tribolo. another tirst-time starter, with Frank Keogh in the saddle, accounted for the fourth race. Africa Bean enabled F. Bobinson to score his first winning mount, when that racer landed the tifth purse in a sharp drive with tol. Ashmeade and Hedge Rcse. C. T. Ilenshall. general manager of the Mount Uoyal track at Montreal, was a visitor here today, having come from San Diego. The incompetent W. Moran will have an opportunity during the mornings of the next ten days to ln-come more proficient at the harrier, as starter Hade suspended him in the fourth race for that period for incompetency. Jockey McDeiinott was suspended for six days for disobedience at the post. There were several arrivals today from Havana, including jockey .1. Hanover, who will ride here during the remainder of the meeting. k~A »ne hundred and seventy-four stakeholders were reemployed this afternoon in the Palm Garden. Owners U. F. Carman and George Borkel were arrivals yesterday. The epidemic of light coughing that has been prevalent at the Fair Grounds has about spent itself and the bones are beginning to round into their best form. M. N. Mac-far!. in m among the newcomers today. Work-cuts this morning, with the track fast, were: Beaumont -Quarter mile in 25. Bens Brother — Three-quarters in 1:1ft. Blackthorn — Three quarters in 1:18*4. Bob Kedtieid — Three -quarters in 1:18. Brooiuvah — Three-quarters in 1:17. Ball Welsh— Half mile in 61%, Celesta — Mile in 1:46. Cliff Edge Three cpiarters in 1:10. Col. Marehmont — Mile in 1:51. Del Friar — Three-quarters in 1:18. Dengjro — Mile in 1:47. Deposit — Three-eighths in 38. Disillusion — Five-eighths in 1:06%. Doc fir I.arrick — Five-eighths in 1 :*»."». I A. Weigle — Five-eighths in 1:04. frisky-— 1ive-eighths in 1:05%. O. M. Miller— Three quarters in 1:189 Gallon— Mile in 1:48. Gold Cap— Half mile in 51 •".-.. Greenwood — Throe-quarters in 1:18. Hanovia — Mile in 1 :47. Increase — Five-eighths in 1:04%. Injury— Mile in 1:48. J. I. Lillis— Mile in 1:48. Kel--etta — Three-quarters in 1:19. Kneelet— Mile in 1:48%. l.inda Payne — Seven eighths in 1:34. Mars Cassidy — Three-quarters in 1:20. Mary Ann K.— Mile in 1:50. Miss Fannie — Three-quarters in 1:17. Kortblight — ■ Three-quarters in 1:20. Oratorium — Seven eighths in 1:32%. Penniless — Three-quarters in 1:10. Preston l.ynn— Mile in 1:47. Ttpsgn — Half mile in 40. Base Marian — Fire-eighths in 1:03%. Serf Savin— Mile in 1 :4S. Shrapnel — Five-eight lis in 1:05. Skcer F ice — Half mile in 51. Thecxlorita — Half mile in 40-. Wnslioe Belli — Half mile in 51. Wizard — Three-quarters in l :10.
