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POOR HORSES IN CONFLICT Inferior Selling Platers in Hot Finishes at Jefferson Track Considerably Improved Lyke an Arrival and Will Begin BeginRiding Riding Monday Afternoon NEW ORLEANS La December 27 More cold weather was the rule at Jefferson Park today but the track was in better condition than for some time and the time for the various races showed a big improvement Another program made up for cheap horses was offered but the sport proved highly interesting and was enlivened by a few thril ¬ ling finishes Sprinters held forth in four of the six dashes dashesFive Five favorites fell by the wayside Manicurist being the only choice to score Her victory marked the first win of the meeting for owner Al Kirby White KirbyWhite Slipper was the most favored in the second race but the winner turned up in George Wash ¬ ington due chiefly to the rousing ride which jockey Frank Robinson gave him Juanita III just barely managed to score a vie tory in the third race for which Robert Lee went to the post the choice choiceSaints Saints Bridge favorite for the fourth race could do no better than finish third while Hope was returned the winner winnerThe The erratic and fast nonstaying Bars and Stars managed to last it out long enough to win the fifth race while Willdo took the long end of the purss in the last o the day Jockey Lawrence Lyke was an arrival tgday from hi home at Oswego T V Hft will brsrJii ri lii tf here Monday A Porretto will make Lykes engagements during the remainder of this and the Fair Grounds meeting meetingRacing Racing secretary Joe McLennan at the Fair Grounds today received the belated entry of Ir ¬ regular for the New Years Handicap The entry was mailed from Kansas City by Pat Dunne and was delayed in the mails so the horse was added to the list of eligibles eligiblesAl Al Farrell has engaged jockey Dan Connelly for the Fair Grounds meeting Connelly has been riding here as a free lance lanceJockey Jockey T Mooney the local lad who was injured in a fall several days ago is able to accent mounts again but he will not resume riding until the opening at the Fair Grounds Weights for the New Years Handicap will be announced tomorrow by racing secretary McLennan Entries for the first day at the Fair Grounds will be taken here as well as at that track trackRiding Riding honors today fell to jockey Joe Rodriguez who piloted Juauita III and Willdo to victory victoryThe The Jefferson Park management had ji force of men at work all during the forenoon filling numerous holes which have appeared in the track since the recent flood at the plant It is the purpose of the stockholders to have the track proper resoiled before the next meeting opens but something had to Tc done to prevent accidents in the remaining few days of this meeting There was plenty of stumbling at that today but luckily no horses went down
