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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF. Fair Grounds patrons are anxious to see Chalmers. Arriet. Rancher. Pif Jr.. Fair Mae and Omar Khayyam in action. Lady Worthington was advanced from 00 to S425 after winning the fifth race at Juarez Thursday, and became the property of D. W. Christian. The New Orleans track these days is so bad that there are daily prayers for entries on the part of the officials. Morning fogs are also prevalent. Some of the biggest operators in the country are at the Fair Grounds. Among the number are Mate Ryan, Tom Shaw. Jess Hughes. Fred Becker. Fred Cook. Julius Calm, leorge Guyton. Henry Ilauff. Al Hauff, Frank Bain, J. M. McFearson. Joe Binne and K. J. Callahan. Maurice Colin, one of the best known of the Kentucky racing delegation, was a recent arrival at New Orleans, coming from Juarez, where he has been since Thanksgiving Day. Colin reports that the sport is thriving at. Juarez, and predicts a great future for it with the pari-mutuel system of wagering. There is another scheme afoot among the New-Orleans Jefferson Pariah chance takers to open a race track on the New Orleans side of the river within 25 iniiiutis ride from Canal St. The plan suspected is for an opening yearly about Thanksgiving Day and operating until January 1. with a spring meeting of thirty days after the main New-Orleans meeting closes. Such a track will only add to the present troubles at New Orleans. Says the Kl Paao limes: "There threatens to be a small demonstration in front of the machines on the lawn some of these days. The machines on this portion of the grounds are for the accomodation of the women bettors, and on ladies days ami holidays there always are big lines up before the takers. Of late, many men have heap crowding into the line and as a result a few of the women have been unable to get their commissions down, and they rightfully blame the meu. making the charge that the sterner ones should purchase their tickets in the betting shed."
