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NEW ORLEANS GOSSIP ABOUT RACING. Judge Murphy has received a letter from Charles Weinberger, chairman of the committee in charge of entertainment plans for the Western Fruit Jobbers Association convention at New Orleans, January 29, askiig that Wednesday. January 31, be sit aside for this association. The fruit jobbers will offer a cup for the handicap of that day, Mr. Weinberger said. The suggestion also is made that January 31 be made ladies day, as there will be about COO ladies here for the convention. This probably will be done, and the day, if set aside for that, will be the only ladies day of the meeting. The two great exponents of speed, Leochares and Pan Zareta, arc rounding to in a maner pleasing to their trainers, who are confident that the Broomstick gelding and the ever-popular mare will entertain the Crescent City patrons of racing with a dazzling display of speed, as yet unchecked by the hand of time. Oue turfman at New Orleans is of the opinion that two-year-old races at the Fair Grounds will be hard to fill, on account of the menace of the Jockey Club rule and also the backward training of the youngsters. He also thinks the yearlings at the Fair Grounds are none too impressive a lot. The two-vear-old filly Bedtime Stories, which showed excellent form at New Orleans last winter, only to take sick after leaving the Fair Grounds, is reported to be rapidly getting into condition again and W. Hurley expects great things of the filly during her three-year-old season. W. J. Spiers has his string at the Fair Grounds track. He formerly confined his winter racing to California tracks until the. suspension of racing in the Golden State. He is one of the veterans of the turf and a successful horseman. W. R. Mizells erratic gelding, Robert Bradley, i3 rounding into form and Mizell believes he will be hard to beat at seven-eighths or a mile this winter. Robert Bradley won several races in Canada last summer. Jockey Lawrence Lykes, a capable apprentice boy. who rode for August Belmont, Talbott Brothers and Howard Oots during the past year, is at the Fair Grounds under contract to II. Neustetcr. "Look out for Mose Golublatt," says Willie Travels, the former jockey, who is now at New Orleans. "His horses at the Fair Grounds arc all in good condition. The Fair Plav colt. For Fair, is expected to give a good account of himself in races at a mile or ever. He is a strong finisher and game through and through Acting like a two-year-old in his trials, the rail birds sav that Brian Born should be closely watched in his early starts at the Fair Grounds. Miller Henderson, whose horses at New Orleans are being looked after by Joe Levis, is said to be j seriously ill at his home in Kentucky. The three-year-old gelding, Typhoon, pulled up j lame Tuesday morning after a stiff trial.
