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NEW ORLEANS STABLING AT PREMIUM New Orleans La December 2 How to solve the problem of providing stabling accommodations for the horses that are arriving daily is perplexing the officials of both Jefferson Park and the Fair Grounds tracks and just now it would appear that no solution is possible The construction of new stables has been suggested as a remedy but this Is not feasible in view of the time such work would take Those horsemen who failed to make reserva ¬ tions in time are up against a tough proiiosition and being unable to secure quarters inside the grounds they will have to make the best arrange ¬ ments they can on the outside outsideMany Many of them have shipped their stables here after they hnd been apprised of conditions but they have come in spite of this There are approximately 45O stalls at Jefferson Park and 800 at the Fair Grounds At the former track every stall now has an occupant while every one at the Fair Grounds has been taken takenFair Fair Grounds officials stated today that they have been compelled to turn down applications for stab ¬ ling for approximately 400 horses A number of the unsuccessful ones were today offering premiums in order to get their horses stabled inside the Fair Grounds inclosure
