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CHRISTMAS DAY CROWD THE LARGEST Yesterdays Attendance at Jefferson Park a Course Record G land Trainer for W P Johnson JohnsonNEW NEW ORLEANS La December JO The attend ¬ ance nt Jefferson Park 011 Christmas day was the largest that ever witnessed racing at that course The track was in its worst possible condition the horsed repeatedly stiiinhlins and was resj onsible for Pranklins defeat in tie Christmas Handicap He apparently had the race at his mercy an eighth ifrom the finish when he stumbled and al ¬ most fell Before ICohinson could extricate him from the deep mud Waukeag passed him and won a lucky victory victoryThe The stewards have approved of George Land as trainen for the W I Johnson horses whicli includes Marasmus W Hastings and others and these horses will be permitted to start but trainer Land will be held accountable for their performances performancesPresident President John T Pender and general manager I B Rennyson of the Fair Grounds were among the visitors yesterday and both expressed satis ¬ faction at the promising outlook for the success of the racing under the auspices of the business Mens Racing Association AssociationWord Word was received from Captain Press that he has been advised of the death of his son Lieut Harry Press of the Royal Plying Corps The dead aviator had distinguished himself b heroic work during the war He died in London LondonPayment Payment of the purse won by Prevaricate was protested by Moore lloubre owners of Toddler which finished second on the ground that the win ¬ ner carried seven pounds less than the conditions called for The stewards will investigate the matter and in all probability will give the purse to Toddler ToddlerOld Old Coin a notoriously bad post actor refused to go to the post in the third race and the field was sent ft wap without liim His further entry has been orJIiureUrefused J L Knight of Lexington Ky owner of a small stable being trained by K C Crockett has arrived for a short visit visitJockey Jockey U Dunkinson who rode here last winter has arrived from Camp Merritt X J where lie had been mustered out of the military service serviceW W J Rilej a local owner who recently pur chased from A G Blakeley the horse Thursday Xightcr died here yesterday after a short illness illnessSimon Simon Healy trainer of a division of the Willis WillisSharpe Sharpe Kilmer stable departed today for New York YorkJockey Jockey Lawrence Lyke has notified A C Por Porretto retto that he will reach here in time to start ridiuf ridiufon on ihcvopcning day at the Fair Grounds meeting
