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NEW ORLEANS OPENING DAY Winter Racing Season Will be In ¬ augurated at Jefferson Park Well Filled Card for Initial Days DaysSport Sport Despite Unpropitious UnpropitiousWeather Weather Conditions New Orleans Ia Noyenilwr 22 Cold weather accompanied l y a lianl rain which threatens to eon tiniiu for some time altered conditions here and will probably detnict from tomorrows owning at Jef ¬ ferson 1ark where the New Orleans racing season Avill J c ushered in Considering that the course will lie muddy and arrivals of horsemen with their racers has been somewhat tardy a surprisingly good card is offered racing patrons for the in ugtiral day and it promises to bring to the course the fall iiiota of raring devotees in these parts partsThe The program of sis races originally carded filled in fairly good style with the exception of the third race and the lack of entries to it was responsible for it being declared off To complete the card of sir races the fifth nice in which thirtyone en ¬ tered was split and one section will be run off is the third race raceNewcomers Newcomers were lentifnl during the day the vasteni contingent especially iKing large Most of them expressed surprise that the opening tomorrow embraces the regular meeting as they were under MM belief that the period of raring until Thanks ¬ giving Day would be in connection witli the fair Joseph fairJoseph A Murphy who will be the presiding steward at Jefferson Park was an arrival this morning and at once took up his duties and passed tin applications for licenses by trainers and jockeys Starter George Miller who will preside at the Jiarrier jMnding the arrival of Edward Trilw who is doing th starting ar lAvIe got in this morning and began installing his starting gate at the various positions Uoth Miller and Trib are newcomers in thesu parts A It Dade who will start at the Fair Grounds having occupied a similar position last year at Jefferson 1ark JocUey 1arkJocUey Frank Robinson who is under contract to Harry Payne Whitney was among the arrivals today lie will ride here for K A Cloplon who is training a division of the Whitney horsrs and those of 1 O Talbott TalbottEdward Edward Ilaynes was also an arrival this morning and will accept mounts beginning tomorrow Other good riders due tomorrow from the east include Insor and Walls The latter is said to be showing all his oldtime skill and has fully recovered from the injury he sustained here last year yearThree Three cars of horses came from Latonia this worning and included the horses that will be raced here by Pat Duane DuaneSam Sam Doggett brother of the late Cad Doggctt line this morning He reports that most of the big eastern operators will make their departure from ISroadway in si few days and thut they will be in the Crescent City in about a week weekSatisfactory Satisfactory transportation arrangements for reaching the track was concluded this afternoon The Illinois Central will run three special trains daily direct to the track while the surface line that operates to the grandstand lias put into effect a tenminute schedule between 1230 and 200 p m There will also be good facilities for leaving the track after the last race
