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WEATHER AGAINST JEFFERSON PARK Greater Part of Time Course Was Deep in Mud the Result of Continual Rain XEVyOUITErvXx iai lieceniber 3T = XeW l rfis day will witness a change in the racing scene here the Fair Grounds opening for a fiftyfour days meeting following the dost at Jefferson Park the day prevous The outlook is for the best race meeting in the history of the older track hen this being based on the successful season now wind ¬ ing up at Jefferson Park ParkXever Xever was a nice track forced to brave worse weather than has Jefferson Park this year and only upon a few occasions was the track even close to being good much less fast The greater part of the time the course was deep in sticky mud and as a result with few exceptions the horses eon testing daily were an inferior timid Even with the adverse weather and track conditions the daily attendance at Jefferson Park has shown a big in ¬ crease over last year and more orilizers have been on meetingArrivals the firing line throughout the meeting Arrivals from the north and east of wellknown sportsmen who have been writing for the Fair Grounds to open are reported daily This includes both layers and hackers Many of the butter class of horses have been held for the meeting at the other track and all are reiMirted on edge for a hard season With eleven stakes to run for the gixxl horses will have plenty of money hung up to keep them busy and in addition to these there will be a race daily worth 1000 The past week was a busy one for the board of stewards at Jefferson Park as this body con ¬ ducted several investigations into races that did not kok any too good to the officials One out ¬ come of the probes was the banishment of owner George K Chancellor and jockeys Lee Mink and James Jruber The stewards did not hurry their judgement in the case of this trio and all con ¬ cerned were given a chance to state their side of it before a ruling was announced announcedSimultaneously Simultaneously witli the investigation came a vast improvement in the racing close finishes being far more numerous the owners trainers and jockeys realizing that the officials are determined to make every one walk the straight and narrow path Incidentally flit officials made a rule which serves to keep down unwarranted charges of fraud when they announced that any person making such charges would be given aii opportunity to prove them and failure to do so would result in disaster to them The Xew Orleans people are liberal supporters of racing and the sport draws a large number of people to this city and the turf devotees are tired of listening to accusations nianv of them of a petty nature and without the least foundation foundationThen Then will be additions to the offieial family at the Fair Grounds this eison juilse K C Smith having Ixen appointed to serve witli judges Joseph A Murphy ami 1 I Campbell Judge Smith lias just finished a season in the stands at all of tin Xew York anil several of the Maryland racks and has been resting at his home since Howie closed He is an official of long experience md his ap ¬ pointment by the Business Mens Uacing Association was the source of much favorable comment commentSCALE SCALE OF JOCKEYS FEES FEESAs As was the case the latter part of last season the scaling system of paying the jockeys in selling races where entrance fees are charged will again be in vogue at the Fair Grounds This provides for a winning fee of 25 while riders finishing second and third with their mounts will get 10 Instead of the customary losing fee of 5 Jockeys who finish outside of the money will get the latter fee This has proved a good system as it is an incentive to riders to ride their mounts out to the limit instead of pulling up when they see tiiat they are hopelessly beaten as lias been done many times under the old system systemThe The colors of Barney Schreilier made famous by such sterling horses as Bannockhurn Xcalon and Jack Atkin will be carried at the Fair Grounds by a fine collection of coming twoyearolds that their oivner recently brought here from Kentucky The youngsters are good lookers and are principally the get of Jack Atkin a number of them bearing a striking resemblance to that onee noted racer Schreilier expects much from these youngsters and is hopeful that from among the number may be developed one or two that will be worthy to class with the stars of former years that made his estab ¬ lishment rank with the best to be found in the west westAccording According to advices Just received 1 II Wheat crofts imported stallion Fitzgraftuii now fourteen years old has been doing remarkably well at ituckurs farm near xingtoii Ky since he reached these shores the latter part of last Oc ¬ tober lie is being bred to a number of Mr Whcaterofts choicest mares in addition to other good ones in the blue grass section This stallion has an international reputation lx th as a racer and a show horse He won the Viceroys Cup in India on two occasions iMsides numerous other stakes lie has also taken nrizes in the show ring iu England
