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RACES AGAIN POSTPONED Continued Rain Makes It Impos ¬ sible to Proceed at Jefferson Track and Roads Inundated Saturdays Entries Stand Standfor for Monday NEW ORLEAXS La December 21 Further niins which lasted throughout last night and to liy again caused u cancellation of the racing program sit Jefferson Iark The track proj er was in worst condition than yesterday as little if any water drained off it every ditch and hole it could rim into being filled to overflowing The automobile roads leading to Jefferson Iark were inundated in Ions stretches to a depth of several feet at some places and were much worse than yesterday yesterdayMany Many of the owners and trainers who had horses entered for today expressed their willingness to re enter them for Monday so racing secretary J IS Campbell just let the entries for today stand for Monday Although the track naturally will be unusually heavy it is expected that the racing can be resumed then if the rain ceases When the water begins to run off it will not take long for the track and roads to drain drainMany Many of the owners arc transferring their horses to the Fair Grounds sooner than they expected as the water got into some of the stables None of the thoroughbreds will suffer however as those in the stables reached by the water were quickly gotten out and sent over to the other track while others were stabled in the paddock pending arrangements for their removal to the Fair Grounds Stable hands are forced to wade through water at some places from eighteen to twentyfour inches deep to get their charges to Use other course courseThe The work of pumping out the water in the sec ¬ tions most seriously affected by the flood went steadily on all day but this did not improve the situation to any appreciable extent Special at ¬ tention was devoted to getting the water out of the stables and in this work more satisfactory results were obtained Most of the stalls affected are again habitable habitableThe The rain was still falling today but the predic ¬ tion for Sunday is for fair weather and should this materialize it is believed conditions will be so improved as to allow u resumption of the sport Monday Horsemen and others who are in attend ¬ ance upon the meeting are taking the enforced layoff philosophically as they realize that it can ¬ not lie helped They are making the best of an unavoidable situation situationBAKEE BAKEE STABLE TO CONTINUE EACING EACINGMrs Mrs Grover C Raker has been appointed admin ¬ istratrix of the estate of the late W 11 Maker and according to word received here she will continue to race the horses belonging to the estate in the inter t of herself and the other heirs The stable will be raced in the name of Mrs C and E Baker Co and will be managed by Tex Forinan Mrs Baker who is now in St Louis is due to reach here arly next week weekThe The horses that IJarney Schreiber shipped from Lexington arrived today in good condition The list comprises ten yearlings and one older horse W horseW C Weant and E W Fox today transferred their stables from Jefferson Iark to the Fair Grounds GroundsSecretary Secretary Joe McLennan today distributed among horsemen the program book for the first week of Frair Grounds meeting According to the book there will be four races at one mile or over on the opening day There will also be a race for twoyearolds which will be a dash of three eighths Mr McLennan announced that he is re ¬ ceiving a good many entries to the Xew Years Handicap which will be the opening days lvg feature Entries to this nice close Christinas day While dayWhile Jefferson Tar viresented a rather gloomy aspect today the Fair Grounds was a scene of much activity Judge Joseph Murphy and Kacing Secretary Joseph McLennan were busy the greater part of the day looking after the preliminary de ¬ tails incidental to the opening of the meeting there on January 1st and straightening out the stabla and stall reservations reservationsThe The work of schooling the twoyearolds was halted by the adverse weather and track condi ¬ tions but a large number of the older horses were worked in the mud
