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BUSY AT NEW ORLEANS -i Fine Weather Brings Out Many Horses at Both Tracks. i James Osborne to Do Starting at Jefferson Until Close of Bowie Meeting. BY J. L. DEMPSEY. NEW ORLEANS. La.. November 19. Ideal weather conditions prevailed here again today, and as a result more horses were out at Jefferson Park and the Fair Grounds than any time since the racing season ended here .hist March. The two tracks were still a bit soft and they had no chance to Improve until late in the forenoon, due to a heavy fog which hung over this section. The fog was so dense that the exercising of the horses had to be postponed several hours. With the opening of the Jefferson Park meeting only six days away, the thoroughbreds here are iu as good condition as possible, practically all of them having come from Kentucky and Maryland, where they have been in training for months. Little in the way of fast trails has been possible since their arrival in New Orleans, due to last Mondays rain, but the trainers will begin to set them down for real speed from now on. Never before did horse ship in as excellent health from the Nortli and East as this year. Reports of sick horses are few and far between, and what few that have been heard are mostly minor ailments. The yearlings, for which the prospects are promising because of the large number of well-bred ones here shipped, especially well and -alllire trainlngTuTsatisfactory manner. Announcement has been made by the Jefferson Park management that James Osborne, assistant to starter A. B. Dade, will send the fields away at the Shrewsbury course on the first six days of the meeting while Edward Tribe, the appointed starter, s finishing ui the Bowie season. On December 1 Osborne and Will Hamilton, another of Dades assistants, will begin the task of schooling the yearlings at the barrier for the two-year-old races, which will be inaugurated on New Years day at the Fair Grounds. Many of the larger racing establishments will retain their stables at the Fair Grounds while the Jefferson Park racing is on, while others will be split into, two divisions, one going to the Shrewsbury track. The yearlings will all remain at the old course until Jeffersons second meeting begins., Despite the fact that quite a few stables which raced here last year have switched to Havana this year, there will be as many horses here as ever, every stall at -both tracks being spoken for. There will be many newcomers among the horsemen here this winter, and they will more than make up for those, who shipped to Cuba. John Carey, who serves as paddock judge at both tracks, and who. with Julius Bccder, is assigning the stalls at Jefferson Park, said this morning that every available bit of stable room at that track was reserved a month ago. Most of the stables that will ship to Jefferson Pitrk are now racing at Bovic. DADE HERE ON DECEMBER. 5. Starter Dade will arrive here on December 5, and will put in a couple of weeks hunting and fishing, preparatory to taking up his duties at the Fair Grounds. - - Racing secretary J B. Campbell is on a hunting and fishing trip now. He will return tomorrow and on Monday will open his office at Jefferson Park for the registration of horses for the coming meeting. M. N. Macfarlan, who will serve in the stewards stand with Ed Smith, is an arrival from Kentucky. The stable of Gruber and Borgman, comprising five horses, in charge of trainer G. M. Johnson, came in from Louisville. Another racing establishment to take quarters, at the Fair Grounds vns that of W. Shea. There are eight yearlings in this outfit. A special train from Maryland is due shortly with the horses of James Arthur, J. B. Skinker, J. W. Bean, M. Murphy, J. Farrell, R. A. Smith. J. B. Dunn, Sam Louis, A. Hill, Edward Arlington and J. Doyle. Another special from Kentucky is coming with the thoroughbreds of S. M. Henderson, Howard Oots, J. C. Ferriss, J. H. Baker and R. L. Baker. The express horse car shortage has been relieved to some extent, but there are not enough cars to go around as yet. Jockey Newton Barrett Is the latest addition to the riding ranks here. Jockey Russell McDermott left for Havana last night. He will ride for W. F. Knebelkomp at Oriental Park. Jockey W. Jarrell, who is spending a vacation visiting his mother in this city, will go to Havana tomorrow to report to 0. L. Foster, his contract employer. additions to the jockey colony here include Frank Coltlletti, Danny Connelly and Tommy Murray. Coltilettl will ride for S. A. Clopton, Connelly as a free lance and Murray for Lloyd Gentry. This is Murrays first trip here, he having ridden in Cuba in previous winters.
