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— ~- HALF-WAY MARK NEAMHG f * NEW ORLEANS MEETING REACHES ITS MIDDLE DAY NEXT WEDNESDAY. Ono Reform That Does Not Meet General Approval *■»" — Good Horses Now in Condition for ■1 of Better Racing: to Come. lu in S - I tl New Orleans, La.. January r?0.— The halfway ai period of the lair Grounds meeting will be reached hi next Wednesday and every bit of the iw nm predicted for it has been realised. Thy second half r promises to excel in brilliancy that which has One f, before and even surpass the i iw lalhma of the of 0 management. The stern discipline which Judge Murphy maintains at the course and in the conduct v or the ■pert is Meeting with the general approval a. as of the racegoers at large. K Some of the reforms, however, that the general manager is attempting, are not meeting with accord n from all. That pertaining to the regulation of betting does not Mud complete approval. There is j no gainsaying the fact that the many of those who j: are engaging in the sport at the course have a pen- -p chant lor placing commissions on their own hor es. u "r any other starter that may look like a good s, betting proposition] to them. They naturally resent a the restriction of not being able to wire a coininis- j, sion away. Judge Murphys idea is not to deprive g anyone rem placing; commissions In foreign parts, bat he does strenuously object to the comeback j money which lads iis way into the ring through agents. The placing of the ceenehach money creates j ;i panicky reeling ami occasions talk and rumors. Many ol the owners have expressed a willingness to if j curtail their betting operations and whatever bet- , ling they indulge in while here will be done Openly j, in the Palm Harden under the individual plan per- j, mitied here. , The return of good weather will result in bring- v ing out the better grade of horses and improve the j sport materially. Nearly all the horses that were s on the ailing list as a result of the epidemic of sickness that prevailed at the beginning of the meet- j lag, have fully recovered and are now being pre- a tared Cor their engagements i.i the valuable stakes that are listed for decision beginning the latter a ! art of Febiuary. j Inclement weather of the past week did not j afreet the patronage to any noticeable degree and • large -crowd* llsltLd the course each day. The rac j ing itself suffered through the bad condition of the , track as only the mediocre horses contested for most of the purses. I luring the week John W. Schorr increased his. lead among the winning owners and is now in the ,000 class. The Marrone stable is second on the I lt and fourteen other owners have over ,000 to their credit. Jockey T. Keener continues in the an of the riding brigade, with M. iarner and J. Moioalf next. There have been fifty-nine riders that have been seen with colors on. of which thirty-three have ridden one or more winners. William K. Midgely contemplates disposing of •ill or most of the Cochran youngsters here shortly, in order to return to New York to get the big eastern division of the s.tal le ready for the opening of the metropolitan racing season. It is likely Hint the Cochran colors will he seen in Kentucky next spring and hat the horses to be campaigned there will be in charge of W. Midgelys brother 1 ran!:, who prepared the Fair Grounds division. According to present plans, the theatrical performance to be given by the racing folks for charily will be held February 20 at the Lafayette Theater. The music to lie used in the show will arrive here from New York within a few days and then Harry Shaw and Willie ierdes will start the principals on their rehearsals. Shaw will attend to Hie business end of the show as well as assisting in drilling the performers, while Hordes will look after he latter end exclusively. I mis Taubor will have charge of the mechanical end of the affair. Training gallops this morning over a last track, but with the "doge" up. were: Al Pierc, — Half mile in 58%. Ambrose- Mile in 1:40. Bedtime Btoriet — Three-eighths in 37%. Beelah S. — Three-quarters in i:io-0. Bom Welsh— Three-eighths in 38%. Cadenza--Mile in 1:51. Col. Marchinont — Three-quarters in 1:20. Oolinet — Mile in 1:48. Deliver — Three-quarters in 1:18%. Donner — Three quarters in 1:19%. Dorothy Dean -Three-qnarters in 1:22. Or. Samuel — Mile in 1:45. Ed Cramp— Mile in 1:43%. Examiner — Three-quarters i:i 1:18%. F. A. Weigle -Mil,- in 1 :41 .-,. far Away- Half mile in 51%. Faustina— Three-eighths in 38%. Garnet Five-eighths in 1:0::. [ledge Rose— -Three-quarters in 1:17%- Ingot— Three-eighths in 38. Injury-Mile in 1:58. J .1. I.illis — Three-quarters in 1:18. Jim Gnmdy- Five-eighths in 1:06. Joe I». -Three-eighths in -".V John Buunv — Fire-eighths in 1:05. Juliet— Mile in 1 : IT - I.ady Jane Grej Mile in 1 :14 :-.. I.ady Spiritu die — Three-qnarters in 1:10 I.ady Ward Quarter ill 24%. Lvun -Three-qnarters in 1:10. Mary Jay — Three-quarters in 1:20. Mis. Frances -Five-eighths in 1:04%. Molly Reach -Three-qnarters in 1:18%. Nai mar -Mile in 1:44%. Norus —Mile in 1 :47. Noynim — Three-qnarters in 1:18. obi Ben Mile in 1 :45%. old Charter Three-eighths in "7. OSullivan -Three-quarters in 1:17%. Patrick F -Three-eighths in ::, .-,. Redland Half mile in 51. Saratoga— Mile in 1:48. Sebago — Three-eighths in "7%. Serf Savin — Mile in 1:47. Bervia— Three-quarters in 1:18%. Short Ballot Half mile in 51%. Stanley S. Mile in 1 :o0. Startling— Five-eighths in 1:03. Theodonta Seven-eighths in 1:32%. 1 nilanntcd— 1 ive eighths in 1:05.
