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DIFFICULT GOING AT JEFFERSON PARK Horses and Biders Are Arriving Daily tut Kaces Are Hard to Fill Under Present Conditions New Orleans La November 27 No improvement from the disagreeable weather that ruled here was noted this afternoon A continuous rain which began last night served to reduce the attendance but at that a remarkably big assemblage was on hand The racing was routine with the contestants coming frt 11 the ranks of the intorer sort King activity was on a par with that of former days Jockey daysJockey Eusor distinguished himself by landing the first two winners and it was due to his good horsemanship that they succeeded Barbara Shilling landed in the opener and was followed by Ollie Mar ¬ tins sucitss in the second race The latter carried the colors of Pat Dunne and it marked the first victory for these silks since the old days at the Fair Grounds and City Park before the Locke law went into effect effectThe The colors of Edward B McLean were also noted for the first time in winter racing and were carried by Ettahe He was probably best in the race but he suffered from interference and was forced back when going fastest fastestBlaise Blaise made it a double victory for the meeting when he won in easy style n the third race for which he was held at au overwhelmingly short price It also enabled Kobinson to add a victory to his score of successes here hereNettie Nettie Walcutt had no difficulty in the fourth race but might have had some trouble if the iu ompetent Grcimry had managed to get Lady Leona away with the others othersWadsworths Wadsworths Last a newcomer served as a me ¬ dium for much nrofit to his connections when he fjirnished an upset in the fiftli nice and Brown Favorite displayed an acrobatic performance over his last start when he galloped home in the final race raceNewcomers Newcomers were again many todayahd included the horses of J F Sweeney which came from Baltimore The horses of L Calm and M Shields arrived from Latonia LatoniaThe The riding brigade was reinforced by F Smith Earl Pool and L Mink who came from Latonia A Johnson who came from the east and the light ¬ weight Cassidy got in from the west The latter is said to be by those who have seen him ride to be one of the most promising prospects among the apprentice riders The reiieated difficulty being experienced in fill ¬ ing the daily races caused the management to make a direct appeal to owners to cooperate The track is in a bail way and the weather has retarded the meeting with little prospect of getting fully in its swing until some time next week resulting in a steady deficit being recorded for the management But they feel that in view of the fact that the owners are the sole beneficiaries at present they should lend a better effort toward filling the daily programs
