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TWENTY ONE MORE DAYS | -♦ Windup of New Orleans Racing Less Than a Month Off. *. Louisiana Derby of ,000 Added Feature of Closing Day at Jefferson Park. ♦ NEW ORLEANS. [*., February 22.— Winter me-ing hero baa I ntcrcd upon its last lap for this year with the change back to Jefferaaa Park, as only twciit.vinii moil- day- of it remain. The windtip will be featured by the fir-it running of the s." .000 added IjnMmm Derby at otic and one-eighth miles, this event to be decided on March IT. the last day of the meeting. Of the fifty-six three-. ear-olds named for it a field of at least twelve is looked for. In the meanwhile racing secretary J. P . Campbell will pat on a number of races exclusively for horses of this age at distances hading np to the Derby route, and trainers will have nm]dc opportunity to have their charges thoroughly fit for the M stake. It areas* as though I** weather here simply will not break iu favor of Jefferson lark for an opening, anil the present meeting licgan under the most disadvantageous conditions. The regular racegoers here were "well schooled" ul the Fair Grounds to linil weather and a muddy track, however. :ind they have long since ceased to |wy any attention to these adversities. The only way that they prow a drawback now is that they are productive of too many scratches, as many of the horses arc still stable*! at the Fair Jrotmds. and their owner* will not send them over to Jefferson Park to run in the mud. Turf followers here are still waiting for a Wpsty ilogau or a Miss Jemima to make their appearance in the two year-old races, as in previous years, but it appears as though they are doomed to disappointment. Nothing exceptionally brilliant was shown in the juvenile line at tin* Fair Grounds, and the two -year -olds there beat one another too often for any of them to be classed as star-. i n at a winter race track. The Harry Payne .Whitney I— iflrni carried off the lions share of the purses in the races for horses of their age at the other track, but none of them did anything out of the ordinary, even with all of their Mecca*. Well satisfied with his visit here, he having had the pleasure of seeing his colors carried to victory in two y.t.OOO added stake- by Iictor. ». W. Clark, wealthy Montana s|mrt-iiiiiii. and his party of friends departed Saturday for California in Mr. Clarks private car. His next visit to the races will !"• in Kentucky, where his horses will Ik- taken by trainer Ceorgo V. Parties as soon as the weather moderates iu that section. Mr. Clark was alive to t lit- situation regarding the scarcity of good lightweight riders at tin- present time, and lie fortified his stable against this by the acquisition of jockey Steve Wida, for whose contract he paid a good figure. Wida can tide at a- light as ninety-two iHiunds and has had a fair measure of sti.ee— here this winter. Many entries are being leceived here for the rich Kentucky -take-, including some from horsemen who usually do not race iu the l,luo Cra-- Stale. Julius lioeder of the racing secretary- office is looking after the stake nomina tion- in tlii- city for the Kentucky Jockey Club. TOUGH LUCK OF SLIPPERY ELM. Slippery Bur, was the original tough luck harm at the Fair Orounds. he finishing -econd in four of hi- five starts, the other being a winner. lie w.nt to the po-t in three of the four *r .lOO added -takes and he landed place money in them all. Incidentally he showed that he can carry more w. ight than heretofore given credit for. even though lie won only a single race, as his other performance- were high da— with steadying hapeet* np. It has been a long time since this old bane fin -i-h. d unplaced, and his record is made all the het-ler in that lie i- always running with the best aailabh- when he races. Many of the larger stables in winter i|Uarter- in the east and in Kentucky are calling in their contract rider-, who have been hero all winter, to aaellt in getting their horses ready for a spring and -11111-nier campaign. Among those who have gone or contemplate leaving within a short while are jockey W. .1. OPrioii to the K. P. McLean stable at Itenning. W. Kel-ay to W. J. Salmon at Pelmont Park. M. Puxtnn to M. I.. Schwartz at Pelmont Park. II. l.iinsfoid to O. F. Itaker at Lexington. Ky.. and C Bohbasoa to the Ogden Stable at !.. ni-ville. Kj. It ha- been .1 month Blare trainer Albert Simon-of the Many Payne Whitney stable was able to lie at the track, due to a spell of illne— which for a time bordered on pneumonia. He is recovering now. hut slowly, and he probably will be forced to | remain indoor- for another week or ten days. s. . A. Clopton will continue to look after hi- bene* until he is able to resume his active duties, when they will i .- -hipped eaat. A. ;. Woodman is gathering a stable of horses for M. Dattner of Detroit, to be raced up the line next spring and summer, and thus far lie has a.-•piired three Minute Man. Plenty and I.unga Bark. Minute Man won for his new owner at the first 1 .i-king. he being fortunate enough to -dike a muddy track right off the reel. Hunga Back is a two-vcnrold by Vulcain Mary Orr. that waa hraacM here by J. W. McClelland. Although disappointed with the -bowing of In two -year olds this winter to date. John W. Schorr has high hopes that they will show bapMVBMB 1 when they reach Kentucky, and most of them are betas entered in the stakes lor their ago to be tun 1 in that state next spring. The sdmir yeeaemter* 1 ni-pl.i.ed a lot of ability in their trials is yearllaga 1 wljeu they first arrived here last fall, but they •ltd not take down away purses. John S. Peurdon , a son of Ormondiile - Amelia, won two race- far the Memphis turfman, both over a muddy track, • but the others did not seem to relish the suit I going. IV will be sent from here to Douglas I Park. Louisville, but the time of their departure depends upon weather conditions there.