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FAIR GROUNDS ATTRACTIVE a ■ Crowded by Sunday Viewers of the Horses at Work. a Milo Shields Leading the Winning Owners to Date and Robinson Heading the Jockeys. NEW ORLEANS. La., January 4— Summery w.-ather drew ln-.nilred- to the Fair Grounds race track this morning to watch the thoroughbreds in their exercise gallops and to make a more minute in-»"ction of the newly built plant, which during tie- pas; three days ha* hou-ed more people than ever before in its history. The cour-e was crowde-d with horses for several hours and the two-year-old- wire -ait in full force. Good moves were common, especially among the youngsters. At the conclusion of the work-out- track -up.-r-intendent Flacide Frigerio put a force of laboior-to work at decerning the cushion of the track n little, it having grown too hard in aaeta. It will lie at its best in a few days after it i- cut up b.v horses in racing and working ever it. It is b] far faster than ever this year, and new track records will no doubt l„. in ord r in a short while. The moving up of post time for the first race eflch day to 2 oclock begiaaiag Monday wa- a popular one. This will enable the final race of the day to b. run in the vicinity of 4:30 oclock. Mid the racing i«itron- will have ample time to get to their respective homes and hotels before dark. From many sources have come words of congratulation for the Business Mens Racing Association upon the succes-ful inauguration of the present me.-ting. TBI* organization, which is entirely under new management, will without a doubt have its banner year this winter and its liberalitv witi the horsemen in purse- i- enabling it to provide the highest class of sport. The change from Jefferson Park to the Fair Grounds seems to have worked the wrong way for the followers of form. :.s only eight choices have won in twenty-one races run at tin- meeting to date. Five of the beaten favorites have been defeat- d by margins of a half length or less, and had luck was chiefly responsible for their downfall. Five horses have gone to the |xist at odds-011 price* than far and four of them won. The only exception was Sailor, a 1 to 2 chance, which was l"ft at the ]M st and then finished second, beaten a neck by Stickling. Jockey Cliff Robinson is starting out the new-year as though he intends to re|»eat his performance of 1919. when he led the list of American riders, as he has ridden four winners in three days here t date. Jockey Frank Coltiletti. the leading li.ler at Jefferson Park, is pressing him closely, however, a- he has -cored three times. Due to the victory of Korbly in tin* New Years Handicap Mih Shields has more purse money to his credit than any other owner here. .93."i. The consistent S. A. Clopton stable, th. horses of which raced in the name of J. O. Talbott at Jefferson Park, has -tart.-d out in great style at the Fair Grounds with ,700 worth of purse money earned in three days. . Racing seerelary Joe McLennan has provided more high-class daily programs for this week. Each day will be featured by the running of a purse race or a handicap of ,000 value. Likewise there will lie a race for two-year-olds each day. On next Saturday the annual running of the John Powers Memorial Handicap will take place. This race is run in memory of the late John Powers, whose ability as a trainer of thoroughbreds was a credit to the American turf. It is a three-quarters dash for three-year-olds and over and. in addition to its monetary value, the owner of the winning horse will receive a handsome silver cup subscribed to by the many friends of the dead turfman. According to the olli.-ial count the receipts of the opening day fell just S1S7 short of double the liest .11110. int of any previous opening day. the total paid admission- amounting to over S22.000. Many additional newcomers from New York were present Saturday afternoon and they re] ort that additions are under way and -hould arrive Monday.
