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GREATER RACING AT HAND j STAR EVENTS OF THE NEW ORLEANS MEETING NEARING THEIR DECISION. Noted Men in Racing Gathering at the Southern Metropolis — J. W. Schorr Leading the Owners. Now Orleans. I.a.. February 1.;. — The sport from now on will overshadow that which has me before and it will likewise surpass anything in a racing line provided at a winter course in recent rears. In some respects. newer before in the history of American winter racing lias the present meetthj lioen approached. There have been meetings at which more stakes were offered and in connect io.i with which the class of horses in the Bggnef Ite may have been superior to those now at the Fair Grounds, but for downright enthusiasm, liberal patronage and wholesome racing, this meeting I.a-overshadowed all others hold of late. Every day brings an influx of new arrivals. Thev are simply astounded at the magnitude of the action here. It is beyond the comprehension of those in northern •ities and elsewhere. It is necessarv for one to be on the spot to obtain a full realization of the bigness of the Fair Grounds meeting. That the business men of this city fullv appreciate what racing is doing for the Crescent it v. was shown la-t week when an extension id the racing was advocated. The extension bad the endorsement of many prominent people in these parts, but with the recusation that it would not be advisable to race during the leuten season, the project was abandoned. Many notables in the turf world are expected here next week: among the newcomers will be Charles r. Grainger, president of the New Louisville Jockey Club and member of the Kentuekv State Hacing Commission: 1". .1. Harden, Jefferson Livingston. Charles r. Price-, presiding steward at Jnares; .laii.es Butler, the well-known eastern owner: K. T. Wilson, president of the Saratoga Association, and Gilford A. Cochran. Beginning next Monday the two-yea r-eida will run a half mile for the first time. The post time for the opening race beginning tomorrow will be 2:3 p. m. J. V. Schorr is still far m the lead in the list of money-winning owners and he was the lirst to pass the 1916.sh,000 mark. His total to date i- 95,083, while his nearest rival is Kmil Herz. whose purse winnings represent ,110. During the past week the Schorr stable won only one race, it being the npOMBt week for this establishment since the meeting open. d. The Hers purse, winnings can lie attributed to a large extent to the consistent racing of Basle, which has won three handicaps. One hundred an. I twelve owners have shared in the purse distribution to date to the extent of 00 or more and twent] -eight have won ,000 or over. The first ten in the list of winning owners and the amounts won are: .1. V. Bcborr, ,065: K. Herz. 83,110; Mainne Stable. ,440: C. J. Brockmiller. S2.2S0: ,;. A. Cochran. ,120: P. M. Civill .101: V. C. Metzger ,085: .1. T. Looaey, ,805; T. Clyde. ,850; .1. MacMsnns, ,550. By riding f ur winners during tlie pest week Jockey I". Koeiticr increased his lead over the other riders and he now has twenty two firsts to hi-credit, with Jockey .1. Kederia closest to him. with lifteen. Jockey M. Carner. who was second last week, slipped back to third place because he was mi the ground four days of the week. Seventy two riders have accepted mounts at the Fair Grounds sad forty have ridden one or mire winners. Thei«* was a light rain last eight and this morning, but it is expected that the iair Grounds track will be fast for tomorrows racing.
