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FAST TRACK IN SIGHT AT NEW ORLEANS Warm Weather Arrives end Brings Promise of Improvement — Winners at the Meeting. NKW OKI.FAVS. La., January is. At last Ik r is a ray of hop- for a fas- track at the Fair Grounds again, but it will in probability be i in-day before sack a roaditiea will arrive. Warm wearier today dried the coarse out considerably, and the harrows were kept on ii constantly, bin the mud was of such a depth that it will take at ha-f one more full day of sunshine to get all of the water out of it. The •dogs" were up this morning, forcing horses n, take the "overland route" in their training operational, but even under the advene conditions several hundred horses were on the course beta n i airly morning and noon. Muddy going 1ms been the rule at the Fair Grounds for the past eleven days, but other than causing the fields to be smaller than usual il has had no noticeable effect oa the sport, close fin- i-h s continue to be frequent, especially in the handicaps and other race- where the better cla-s i f horses contest. The attendance shows improvement by fa- over the corresponding days of previous years and is becoming better as the seasoa weals along. There will tie more variety to the two year old racing when the track gets faal again, as there anally number of youngsters. Including some with reputations of being good ones, that have not been sei ii under colors to date because of the mud. Trainers Albert Simons and II. Farrell .are finding things pretty easy in tin- juvenile races thus far. the firmer having won five of them, while the horses under the hitters care accounted for three. Simons won four with the Harry Payne Whitney two-year elds and one with Peerage, which is the property of the Greeatree BraMe. ParreO trains for Edward Cebrhra, California breeder. Loyal Sweeper, from the Whitney stable, is ihe only two-year-old here te win two races to date. Favorites did not fare so well during the past [week, only sixteen of lliem winning in the forty races run. This brings the toial up to forty -three for the meeting in ltd r ni s. Odds-ou choices were subjected to POagh treatmen: in the past six days, only two of them winning, while five went down in defeat. Since the Fair Cronnds season opened twenty-four odda-oa favorites have gone to the liost. twelve of which won. Although the S. A. Clopton horses were Inactive the greater part of last week, they contesting in only six races, they succeeded in .Hiding si.i-io to their owners purse earnings, and he now has s.". she. to his credit. Phis is more than any other owner has taken down. Harry Payne Whitney being next in order with SI til. To date the Bus ins- Mens Baciag Association has given away ssj.siin iii puis- i n-.v in fifteen days, an average oi ,65S.33 daily, and it has been shared in by 130 owners. .lockey Frank Coltilelti added seven more victories to his 1st hist week, making twenty -two since the meeting opened. He has a commanding had over the other riders, closest to him is Eddie Ambrose, who wound up the week with a great spurt, winning three races Saturday. He has cored ten t no - al the meeting. .lockey Cliff Robinson is in a bad slump, ami he failed to ride a winner in tin- nasi six ractakj day-. He started off I lie new year with a rush, but after winning seven races he seemed te lose his form colnp! tely . his riding now is in direct contrast to that of any other time since lie first came into the limelight. Hie year ago his inclination to take horses down alone, the Inner rail, when that pari of the track was peril ptibly the worst going, coat him several victories last week. Duly one horse has won next t i the rail in almost two weeks, that being Alinino. a 10O to 1 chance. Saturday .
