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PROMISE OF IMPROVEMENT Jefferson Park Track Showing ShowingEffect Effect of Sunshine and Warmth Jockey Robinson Wins Two Races Through Superior Horseman ¬ ship L Mink Suspended NKW ORLEANS La December 17 Todays rac ¬ ing was but little improvement over that of recent days the difficult track still serving as a drawback but it vas hardening gradually as the afternoon progressed and if Jio more mill falls will be in fairty go l condition soon At present the course presents a variety of footing good in sjmts and mushy and deep at intervals At the starting points on the liackstretch those horses with an outside po ¬ sition hare by far the worst of it as they are forcsd to begin in the deep going while those racers with an inner position have firm footing This enables Ihc horses with an inner post position to sprint intr good leads and it was a big factor in Iinehursts success in the second race also in ilarasmiis victory in the fifth fifthBalmy Balmy weather again ruled and a surprisingly lrge attendance considering the lack of features witnessed the sport The increase in the attend ¬ ance daily has been remarkable and will cause a big financial success of the meeting Jockey meetingJockey Robinsons masterly riding again featured He won with Medusa and Transportation simply through his superior skill Wakof f on W H Buck ner and Wall on Ellison were his resjxjctive rid ¬ ing opiKments and lie made them appear amateur ¬ ish WakoffV riding of Paddy in the fifth race won by Marasmus was inefficient and occasioned considerable comment Mink JuulJJie mount on Harafiihiw anil after disihountiug the stewards banded down the following ruling Jockey L Mink has been suspended for the remainder of the meeting In the third race yes ¬ terday he roughed Johnson on Plantagenet In a previous race he threw Pilsen into the fence and Uien attempted to grab Sandy Lads saddle cloth as he rushed past him on Marasmus The race re ¬ ferred to was run last Thursday and Mink at the time was let off with a strong warning the of ¬ ficials at that time not having the full facts factsThe The stewanls this morning made it known to hoisemen that in future licensed trainers will hi held to strict account for the condition of their horses The stewards recognize the difficulties that horsemen have been laboring under on account of the track conditions late shipment and incon ¬ venience of moving from one track to another They will taUe no snap judgment and will stiiiil between horsemen and the public when horsas ru bad races through no fault of the trainer Tin entry clerk however has been instructed not to Jiolicit any entries and no horses are wanted in aces that are not ready to run When horses will not work and must be raced into condition the stewards must have knowledge of publicityIt this and will give the matter proper publicity It is especially essential that horses should be varefully guarded in their stables and trainers will be held to account in this matter matterThe The Jefferson Park niaungcment has changed ladies day to Friday for the remainder of the meeting Tuesday was the original day set aside for the fair sex sexHenry Henry Wehmhoff wellknown racing man of Louisville Ky arrived today and will remain for the Fair Grounds meeting meetingROBINSON ROBINSON GAINING ON LYKE LYKEBarring Barring an accident it now seems certain that jockey Robinson will wrest the lead for riding lionors from Lawrence Lyke as at nresent the bitter is leading the Whitney jockey by three mounts Lyke having piloted 178 winners and Robinson 175 175George George Marshall who with his brother is inter sted in a stable racing here has gone to California for a short stay He expects to visit some of the Pacific coast breeding establishments with the view fit picking up some goodlooking young horses horsesII II L Crain whose horses are being trained by Bob ChicagoThe Rogers arrived today from Chicago The majority of the horses belonging to Phil Chinn which arrived recently in charge of Tom Harmon have never faced the starter in a race Among the number are the twoyearolds Poverina Lloyd George Safe Conduct and Toad Stool Fred crick the Great a threeyearold and Poverina are the only ones that have started in a race raceH H S Koppin has been asked by Willis Sharpe Kilmer to place a valuation on the promising yearling filly by Cock o the Walk Fair Empress which is reported to have worked fast over the Fair Grounds track The filly is a halfsister to Ex ¬ terminator and on this account the Binghamton turfman is said to be anxious to secure the young It is reported that Will Perkins will shortly relinquish the care of the horses belonging to V t Iolson of Buffalo on account of having too many Imrses to train He now has twentyeight head in training at the Fair Grounds which he believes is too great a number for one man to handle with sat ¬ isfactory results George Land is said to be the man selected by Poison to take charge of his horses horsesThe The stables of R L Rogers and R T Mc Keever have been transferred from Jefferson Park to the Fair Grounds where they have succeeded in Mcuriiig stabling room roomMose Mose Cosman agent for E R Bradley has ar ¬ rived and reports that Mr Bradley will reach here the latter part of the week weekA A 15 Dade who will disiiatch the fields at the Fair Grounds has arrived from his home in Hender ¬ son Ky He will spend about a week duck shoot ¬ ing in this vicinity vicinitySam Sam Louis arrived Monday from Kansas City and found bis horses in charge of W A Burttschell in firstclass condition Jockey Ted Rice arrived from his home in La porte ind where he had been visiting since the close of the Bowie meeting He will ride for the stable of P T Chinn at the Fair Grounds GroundsJockey Jockey Benny Kleeger has severed his connectioi with the stable of Ruck Forman and joined forces with the stable of E T Colton Forman still has jockeys Rowan and Dennison attached to jiis stable
