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PROSPECTS NEVER BETTER » Present Meeting at Fair Grounds Bids Fair to Be Its Best. 1 More Than Usual Interest Taken in the New Two-Year-Olds — Names Chosen. e — BY J. L. DKMISEY. HEW ORLEANS. La., January .T— Maintaining a standard of exeelleaey that make* it compare fav-orajbly with tin- Importaat race meeting* of the aorta nhd east, the sixth aaaaal racing th—ai of the Business Men** Racial Associate ■ i- now under way at tin- Fair Grounds, aad judging from the way it started out it Mda fair to far aracahadaw its fi •■ prrd* etssufH la every reapeet. it has i»-en in.- ay ■ day since a- many taod thoroughbreds wen together for ii it In in race a« ting as an luartered :ii the Fair Gresatda, aad with the raeiag ussociation offering Mich liberal pane ladaeementii to gel then Into act! n often :i season of rare ipart i- in sight 1iniii aoar until Hard! Qraa day. Autniini.il by baadreda who remained at their homes In various parta of the i oan 1 1 j for" the r.bristma* bolidaya, the racing eolaay bete is now larger than ever before. It is not confined to regular racegoer* by aay ateaas, as men prominent la all araika of life from all sections of the country can be seen dally enjoying tin ir favorite reereatioa at the Pair Ground*. Natarally many of the load-intr lights of the turf are an band, aosne of theaa taking in arbiter racing for the first tfaae ia yean. An ini:ov itii.n at the Fair Ground* mectlatg is tlie presence In the stanil of an honorary steward in » Mition to the regular stewards. This place is betas filled by A. .1. Stalling*. I local banker, ami a rating enthusiast of the thirty-third degree. Mr. stalling- baa devoted no little amount of timo ami some money for the improvement of racing la this city, and be is proud over the paaitioa that* it has attained thus far. He is also chairman of the board of appeals of the Basiaesn Mens Racing; Association, the i tier member* of which are It. C. Met 1 llan, who i« also president of the organization: A. 1!. Letellier, who serve* ia the dual capacity of secretary -treasurer; Lsals N. Dang and Charles J.acliu-r.ieh. laterest in the new two-year-olds is keener than ever here this year, due to the large number of well bred yoangsten on hand, aad.-their every move is i lo-i l observed. Many of the juvenilis will change hand* before the seaaoa is old. as already offer-; have lieu mad.- for quite a few of those which have established reputations by their good trials. The prices aked for the babies" this year are mueh higher than formerly, which is only to tie ex-peeled in view of the larger pane offerings for them t . run for. not only here, bur up the line as well. George Peterson has choosa the aasaea Knnflo, Rnnquor and Venaiae for the three two-year-olds which he recently purchased from A. 1.. Bpreekela. Riinfio is a chestnut --on of Runaymede — Handsome Plora, Raaquor a chestnnt colt by Raaaymede— Ponrqael half brother to Legotal, while Venaiae i- a bap colt by Voorhees -Emir a brother to Jlooniri . C. W. CLARK HAS THREE YOUNGSTERS. Charles W. lark, whose horses an here in charge of trainer George V. Baraea, has nanus! his trio of two-year-olds Uaitod Verde, White star and I nited Verde is a brown colt by Golden Maxim— Yankee Tree. White star a ebestnal . .it bj Mle Sweet Charlotte and I.alina is a foreign- bred bay filly by The Curragh Oayadnlta. In addition to t:,.-.- tin-, e Baraea also baa Sway. Pietor aad 1 1. i roj ei- n:nli r his i are. the four young lories brought here by. John c. I. mi • fi" George -I. Long have been named as foliow-: Bieeay, bay colt, by Sain---Bonnie Kate; Hcotty, chestnut colt, by Alvescot— Befle Bcott; Sheka. bay filly, by Ralph or Sain, and Dura, bay filly, by Sir Iluon — Hortease. This qaarfet was tired by Mr. Inng at his I.ashford Manor Farm Bear Louisville, Ky. They are shifty looking youngsters ami have shown to good advantage in their trials. FeifiSS has nineteen hor-es in his string here all told. including .lack Hare .Ir.. Col. Kock-lagborae and Frank F., which belong to Col. W. i:. Applegate. C. T. WorthingtOB, whose horses are lieing trained by W. N . Ietls. has ehoaea the following names f..r his two-year olds: Charley Hoy. bay colt, by /.•■us Romania: Freddie, bay gelding, by The Mnn- ager -Orfeatal Pearl; Natalie, brown filly, by sir Iluon — Lady Joy; Auntie May. chestnut filly, by Uncle May Hempstead: Aunt Anne, bay filly, by I in!- oualify: Icon, bay filly, by Judge Wright — Ties .loli. and Crutches, chestnut filly, by Itallot — Iram.s Dillon. The Jbha W. Schorr twovear-old consignment Consists of a bay filly by Medio — Flycatcher. bay filly by MeCee Conclusion, chestnut colt, by Oratoadale — Love Note, bay rait by Oiaaoa- dah- llandzirita. bay colt, by Drmondah — Aatella, bay filly by Oratoadale — Coot and a bay roll bj "In allien -Rtbel Can*. In addition to these sen n trainer Loaia Jauber also lias four older baraea under his care. GET OF HARRIGAN AND WALDO. I*.. A. Joan brought eight two-year-olds from Iari.ell. Mo., his breeding farm, five of the progeny of Barrigaa and three by "Waldo. The star of his outfit. Billy Rosa, a bay colt, by Harrigaa— Prlacess Talaae, will probably run in aew Interest, as it is said that a sate has been effected for him and the deal is all but completed. Others in the .1. n.-s stable are a chestaat gelding by Harrigaa Minnolette. chestnut filly by Harrigaa— Maao- tia. chestnut gelding by Harrigan— Lenten Girt, chestnut filly by Waldo— May Battoa, chestnut fltty by Waldo— CaJiase, bay gliding by Waldo — Pickaninny and a chestnut filly by Harrigan — Tender Bloom. .1. .1. Reaa of Louisville has five two-year-olds i . re in charge of trainer J. W. .lohnson. of Flora Fin a and Milton It. fame. This is Means first VOBtan in racing us an owner, and he purchased tin- quintette at Louisville last samaser frosa Thomas Merphy and Williams ISros. The following names have been selected for the Reaa baraea: Buddie Ke in. bay colt, by Ooldea Maxim — Bvelya lei-, brother to Bread Man: sir Thomas Reaa, bay coit. by Golden Maxim Galoa; Harold K.. chestnut ■ -.-It. by Martinet Chaatense; Josephine K . cheat- nut filly, by Martinet llo-tility. and Katherine K., chestnut filly, by Martinet -imitation. Nominations to the Loalalaaa Derby, S",.fWK added, for three-year-olds, at one and one-eighth miles, to be run at. tin- spring meeting at Jefferson Park, clone Monday. Qalte a few Kentucky Derby prospects will be n lined for this event and upon their ._• in it will depead whether or not they will be prepared for the rich event at Churchill ltowns. -a
