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MORE NEW ORLEANS GLOOM TRACK STILL A MORASS, BUT WEATHER IS WARM— THE CROWD A BIG ONE. Only Three Starters in the Gentilly Handicap, and Syrian Defeats Hanovia Easily — Chas. F. Grainger Reported Stricken with Paralysis. New Orleans. La.. January 20. — Jockey Frank KoliiiiKou.x good riding aceoimted for a pair of victories for Jefferson Livingston, as that riders superior skill was the main factor in enabling Syrian and Col. Yennie to win in the carded features of the afternoon. Syrians success came in tile Gentilly Handicap at a mile and :i sixteenth and worth , net to the winner. Col. Yennie won out in the succeeding dash, a sprint at three-quarters, which brought together a good band of starters. Numerous scratches reduced the field to three starters in the stake race, with Hanovia ruling an overwhelming favorite and Syrian well supported. Hobinson took a steady restraining hold on him for three-quarters and when called on he shot by J.-icohu. the early pacemaker, witli ease und held Hanovia safe in the stretch. The slow pace in the early running prevented Hanovia from showing her usual stretch rush. Col. Yennie was pat to the hardest kind of a drive in the fifth race and only succeeded in scoring in the last strides over Brynlimah. The Livingston stable made it a triple for the afternoon when Diamond cantered home with the purse in the closing dash to win as her rider pleased. Track conditions this afternoon were the worst in years and slow time was the rule in all dashes. The summerlike weather was responsible for the biggest attendance that has witnessed racing at the Fair Grounds this season. Intermittent showers k fell during the afternoon and the overcast sky at I times threatened a deluge. ". The racing was fairly interesting and seemingly enjoyed by the big throng, judging by their un stinted applause for the winners. YV. I*. Johnsons Henry R. showed himself to be a really good colt by the easy manner in which he disposed of the good youngsters starting in lac opening dash, incidentally it marked his third successive victory. After Bluobnnnocks victory C. T. Worthington claimed him for ,000. Alex Getz went back to his former stable when W. H. Fizer, acting for W. 1. Johnson, claimed him for 00. There were three other claims in for him. that of M. Henderson being thrown out because he was not registered as an agent for AY. J. Semple. Jockey Kopplcman had his suspension curtailed this afternoon and was permitted to look for a mount. Shrapnel was excused from starting in the second race on account of an injury sustained through being cast in his stall. Herman Conkling. who makes the jockey engagements at the track, was absent from duty this afternoon on account of illness. S. M. Henderson received word from Louisville this afternoon that his uncle. Charles F. Grainger, president of the New Louisville Jockey Club, who was to have arrived here in a few days with a party of friends, had suffered a stroke of paralysis. J. Nixon, trainer for the Canadian sportsman. C. Miller, sent a good offer today to E. YV. Moore for the transfer of jockey YV. Crumps contract. Mr. Moore would not entertain the proposition. De -missiiig the matter with the tart reply "contract not for sale." Judge Murphy this morning handed down the following rulings: "For offensive touting William YYright alias "Turk" and llotison. alias "Kentucky." negro grooms, have be.-n ruled otT." "For practices prejudical to the best interests of the turf, trainer J. Hicks has been denied all privileges, including admission to the grounds of the Business Mens Racing Association." The suit of Miss Jean Cordon, asking for the appointment of a receiver for the Business Mens Racing Association, was up before Judge Skinner of the Civil District Court Friday, on a rule taken out by the association pleading estoppel against Miss, Cordon, on the ground, stated by counsel, tl«at she did not come into court with lean hands. It had bei-u developed from Miss Gordons own testimony that she did not buy the stock as an investment, but had acquired it in the knowledge tiiat the things for which she is asking a receiver, existed before she purchased tiie stock. It was argued that as she had bought the stock for the purpose of throwing the association into the hands of a receiver, she" was estopped from bringing the proceedings. After hearing the argument of M r-. YYolff and Caffery lor the plaintiff and Riley and Sullivan for the defendant, Judge Skinner took the case under advisement.
