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IMPROVED RACING NEAR BY BEST HORSES AT NEW ORLEANS IN PREPARATION FOR THE RICH STAKE RACES. Merchants Handicap to Close for Entries Next Wednesday — This Weeks Program Devised to Bring Out the Star Horses. New Orleans. I.a.. February 0.— With a return if ! stable weather conditions horsemen at the Fair Grounds are preparing to give their better mem :i Mrenuous course of preparation for their engage-Mints, including the Merchants- Handicap of ,500 , lidded; the New Orleans Hotel Mens Association j Handicap of ?4.000 guaranteed, and the New Or- . leans Cup, with ,000 added. Entries to the firs;-named race will close on Wednesday next, ten days before the time tet for its decision. Weights are to be aunouuced ne days prior to the running of the race. Nominations are already coming in fast Bad include every good racer at the track. The three fixtures are attracting considerable interest anl many of the stars that were brought here are betag reserved especially to run in them. Short Crass baa begun training for them and Ed Crump, the star of John W. Schorrs establishment, is carded to make his initial New Orleans appearance tomorrow. Secretary McLennan has arranged his program tor this week with B view to getting out some of the stars iu a Bart of preliminary trial with the further View of getting them well seasoned tor their strenuous contests ahead. The disagreeable weather that prevailed duriug the past week did not cut much rtgure in the matter of attendance, the racing, however, suffered from the fact that the poorer grade of horaea were given abundant opportunity. With a return to good track conditions raame a raet improvement la the racing and Saturdays card i. mid hardly be improved on for a winter course. John W. Schorr increased his winning margin over the other owners at the track last week and is now close to the ,000 mark. Twenty-two owners have entered the ,000 list and 10S "owners have 8299 or more to their credit. A remarkable feature t" date is that such pretentious stables as those of K. L. Baker and J. S. Tyree have failed to send a winner to the post. .lockev Kcerner suffered a big slump in his riding during the week, but is still at the top among the riders here with eighteen victories. Then follow in order M. Garner. J. Kederis. .1. Metcalf. V. I.illey. C. Van Onsen. J. Hanover. .1. Rut well. V.. Ambrose. .1. MeTiggart and W. Andres; . Horsemen are now eager to hear of the plans for Hot Springs racing. If assurances are received that there will be no molestation and that purses will t»e promptly paid, many of the owners here will ship their strings to the Arkansas spa. Training gallops this morning over a fast track were: Alley — Tlir. •e-qnarters in l:18x-.. Africa Bean -Three-qoartera in 1:19. Bedtime stories — Three-eightha iu 30. Cotton Top-Mile in ] :45--.. Otto— -Three-quarters in 1:11. Colinet — Three-eighths in ::T. Cliff Stream -Mile in 1:43. Oiadi— Mile in 1 :44. Dick Williams — Throe-eighths in 38%. Oengro — Mile la 1 :48%. Oud — Half mil,- in 51. Fair Helen — Half mile in oil-.-.. Gentlewoman — Throe-eighths In 3S. Golderest Boy— Mile in 1:43. Gl •amer — Half mile la 33%. Gloaming — Mile in 1 :40:.-.. laaaraaee Man — Mile in 1:49%. Illuminator— Half mile in 31. J. O. Sugg — Seven-eighths la 1:31%. King K. -Mile in 1:32. Kate K.— Half mile in 82. Uadeathal— 1 bree-aaartera iu 1:19%. l.ady Jane Grey — Three -eighth* in 88%. I. like Van /.audi — Mile in 1:40-.-.. I.a Mode — Half mile in 31%. l.ady Powers— Five-eighths in 1:03. Mabel Montgomery— .Mile in 1:45. Miss Fannie -Half mile in 39%. Milton Bobiei — Three-quarters iu 1:18. Manioc Three-eight lis iu 37--,. Meelicka Half mile iu 50. Milestone — Half mile in .".;.. Miss Thorpe Mile in 1:30. Norun— Mile in 1:40%. • ••Sullivan Half mile in o»":.. Kose Point Three-eighths in :i~-r.. Kose Julielle — Three-quarters in 1:10%. Itatina Fi • -eighths in 1:89%. Searlet Oaks Half mil. in 30%. Syrian — Seven-eighths la 1 :90%. Spangle Duchess Three-eighths iu 3T. Saratoga — Three-eighths iu 37:,f,. Tit-— Mile in 1:43. Tokay- Three-eight lis in 37. Violet — Three-quarters in 1:17:::,. W. V. Clark Mile in 1 :44. Yonghee— Mile in 1 :48%. /All Del— Three -eighths in 27.
