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CHEER LEADER WINS FEATURE RACE j Rain and Bad Track Detract Somewhat From an Excellently Arranged Program. New Orleans, La.. December 25. Cheer Leader won the Christinas Handicap at Jefferson Park today, defeating the best band of horses seen in action here since the opening of the meeting. The race was worth net to the winner nnd Cheer Leaders victory was achieved under a superior ride by E. Martin. The Ogden gelding wore down Woodstone in the final sixteenth and was drawing clear at the end. The weather was disagreeable, but failed to affect the attendance to a great extent. The track was extremely heavy, but the racing proved interesting and speculation was of large volume. The first entry to the Fair Ground stakes was received yesterday when Frank Martin, agent for Allen P. Harvey, entered the five-year-old Tudor King in all stakes for three-year-olds and over to be run after January 25. Many horses will be in action when the Fair Grounds open and the New Years Handicap promises to bring out a classy field. The sale of box seats opened yesterday. John W. Schorr, the Memphis brewer, purchased the first season box. The rule for bandages has been modified at the request of many horsemen. It was pointed out that it would be almost impossible to place bandages on 1 nervous horses in the paddock with crowds of people around them and permission will be granted to place j them on at the stable. The track veterinarians will see that they are properly placed and that they are of a reasonable weight. The management will do everything to discourage the use of bandages. In large fields they are dangerous and are used unnecessarily in many instances. Jockeys F. Keogh and L. Lykes both had narrow escapes from injury Monday afternoon when they were unseated as a result of being caught in a jam. Lykes was astride Harry Junior in the second race and Keogh had the mount on .Counterblast. G. Wommeldorf was carded as the rider on Miki-fula Monday, but P. Louder was substituted on account of the formers illness. Zamlochs racing career probably terminated Monday morning when he fell lame. F. J. Stephens, who took the good colt Cudgel from Louisville to Laurel for J. K. L. Ross, was an arrival today nnd will be jn charge of the Ross divi-; sion here until the arrival of II. G. Bcdwell. He stated that. Cudgel arrived at Laurel in good condition and is doing well. W. C. Weant .disposed of Jack Reeves to K. Boki at private terms.
