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MEETING NEAMNG ITS END NEW ORLEANS RACING ENTERS ITS LAST EULL WEEK WITH. A BIG ATTENDANCE. Downfall of Favorites and Enexpected Results Lend Interest to the Occasion — Officials Before the Grand Jury — Track Gossip, New Orleans. La., February 2*. — Todays card sliowt-d ;i lack i[ especial features, but tiie influx ■ •1 Mardi lias visitors resulted in the beat Monday crowd of the mecttag. Finishes were close in most of the dashes, with the favorites again failing. The sjKirt opened auspiciously for the talent with a victory for Geo. C. l.ove, but thereafter the public choice* were all beaten. Gabrio and Kitle .Shooter furnisjjed form somersaults that aroused eminent. Van Dusen had the mount on Kitle Shooter in his previous start when he was soundly beaten. McAfee worked a neat change in his running this afternoon, Rutwoll had the mount on Gabrio in bis last start when badly beaten. Keogh rode him to victory this afternoon. Several runups enlivened the afternoons proceed ings. The first came when Gabrio was advanced 8200 over Ma entered price of Jp4 w and was bought in with a further bid of SB. ,|..!m V. Schorr bid !fso i ior l.a .Mode, which was 6296 more than her entered price, and became her owner. J. J. Shan non figured in a double claim. He took Camellia out .if the third race lor 00 and Kedland tor 61,999. Golden Baatam, which s. Loah purchased Satar- dl] out of the Cochran sale, was resold tod.iv to George Ooodacre. Prank Midgoly will remain here witli Figinnv and Daddy Loaglega until rue done of the meeting, when he will ship to New York and also take Wist fill wilh him for James liutler. Ifaaager Joseph A. Murphy and Presideat I. It. Rennyson .if the Business Mens Racing Association were witnesses before the grand jury in the race track investigation this afternoon. 1 lie two ..tii rials vere called tj give their aide of the question and explain some points the .jurors wanted m To information on. Ill.- jury is expected to finish its task today. It is not known whether ii will make au immediate report. If it is necessary for the memberi to deliberate for any length of time, the roport ■if their findings may not be made public tor some time. There is no specified time in which they must report. Joseph K. Martin, who will manage the race meeting al Hot Springs for the Business Mens leagaa, will arrive there March l to look after details iii connection with the opening. Fifteen carloads of bsrscs have been booked to leave here by special train and another train of twelve Pull-luan ears will go from here direct to the Arkansas spa on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 8. It. X. MeFarlan will go to Mobile tonight to look over the field there relative to the contemplated race meeting of ten days, which it is intended to begin there March 4. Mr. MeFarlan will serve as Hit* presiding judge in the event that be finds conditions as represented. Jockey T. Kecraer has signed a contract ta ride Im- J. W. Schorr from May 1 to September 1. He will report to the stable ii Kentucky. Flights Fancy, purchased by Sir John Hendrie, the Canadian sportsman, cut of the Gilford A. Coca-ran aale lat Saturday, died yesterday from acute colic. I.iudenthul. which started in the fourth race, ran in the interest of J. F. Schorr. in the absence •! Joseph .. Murphy from the judges stand. Joscuii McLennan presided, with J. I!. Campbell as his associate. Training gallops over a last track tjilay were: Al licid- Three-eighths in 38%. Beautiful Girl Half mile in 50; .. BrewBstone- Three-quarters in 1:19. Business Aiienl - Mile ii; 1 : |s. Bill Simmons — Mile in 1:45. Blue Cap -Five-eighth- in 1:00. Billy McGee Three-quarter* in 1:17. Brooiiiseilge — Half mile in 90. Cadenza — Mile in 1:51%. Counterpart — Mile in 1:47%. Chad Bnford — Half mile in 52. Carbide Five-eighth in 1:05. Czars B f -Half mile in 51%. Casbap — Half mfle in 50%. Cardoaae Three-eisrbtbs in 38%. Colonel Marehmi :it Seven-eighth- ill 1:30%. Duiiga l in Half mile in 51%. IMsillus! n Mile n I . ■■- «;. II. Miller- .Mile in ] : 13. U ret chen K. -Half mile m .".I. Gloaming Three-quarters In 1:11;,. Good Counsel Mile in I : 13%. Gotdea Bantam Three-eighths la 36%. Gkaner Five eighth- in 1:05%. Hester Prynne ilirei quarters in 1:10%. llliiniin.it ir— Kile i I : 18%. Ilarl i Three quarters in 1:16%. Juliet Half mile in 51--. .lark Uei v.- Mile in 1:42%. Kelsetta Half mile in 10%. Lupin Se el; eighths in 1 :.:::. Lady Kpirltuelle Mile in 1:11. Lady Iowers Tliree-quarters in 1:17. Lobelia -Five eighth* in i .1.-.. Lynn Hall mile in 52. Luckj George iliree-eighths in 36%. Uatei —Five-eighths in 1 :"4. Mandie — Three eighths in 38%. Hand Bacon — I l.-ili mile in lb. Mabel Dulweber— Half mile in 51%. Fan Handle -Five-eighths in 1:05. Plantagenet — Mile in 1 . B%. Phil llngar — Three-quarters in 1:16%. Patrick 1 .—Mile in ! :47%. Queen of Paradise Three-quarters in l:li-. Bed i ro-- Three-quarters in 1:15%. Republican— Mile in 1:14. Bej Oakwood Three quarters in 1:18. aerenata • ! i le in 1 : 15. Scrapper Half mile in 50. Stariling Three-quarters in 1:15%. Souvenir — Five-eighth* in 1:08. Servicenci — Three-quarters in 1:17%. Theodorlta -Mile in 1:43%. l/.e l.-i — Three-quarters in 1:18. Typography — Hal mile in 51. The link.- -Half mile in 50%. Lncle Jlmmle Five-eighths in 1:03%. Videt Half mile in 51%. "Wet-ail Mile in 1:4."..
