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SIDE LIGHTS OF NEW ORLEANS RACING. Writing tn Daily Racing Form from Neu Orteana, a gentleman of dlacernment and wide experience in racing and its affairs, presented a cheerful view of the meeting now jn pragreaa there. "They an- having a great meeting here, with leg crowds in dailj attendance. Mara penult are attending the races now than ever were present In the old time racing days. F. -r the Brat two days of the uieeiing ISO stakeholders were in use. this Brasher has been increased to 170. Which might be roughly .t i 1 to mean eighty-eight layers doing business, with mure- arriving daily. •Every Intel in New Orleans is crowded to its capacity and all the rooming beane* are full, while iuiie a number of visitors have rented houses for the winter and are keeping house. ••!"« layers from England are doing baslaeaa at the track and both are winners. Int the majority • •I the bryen are on the losing side so far. over half of the layers are from New York, ot whom Leo Mayer. Sid Liehstenstein and Tiffany are the heavy operators. George . Bennett has a man here making one of the largest books. One can Ket all he may wish, but the prices are rather short. However, the public understands the sys teni and seems well pleased With it. ••The opening day patronage was a wonder. Nothing eejual to ii na-. ever before hnown here. Hal ekei. .a Derbj days el iihi was there ever -in h ■ a r.-i.| .in the lair •rounds I rack. II makes one wonder what the Manli Uraa crowds will be. "A report is current here to the effe t thai ■ race me -ting will lie held at Nashville, Teun., next spring, following the clone of the meeting here. with Ui© barne betting bystem, jn use,"
