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NEW ORLEANS GOOD OPENING 1 : v - Great Crowd Assembles to Welcome the Return of Racing to the Crescent City. NEW ORLEANS, La., November 25. To Johnny Dundees War Mask went the honor of taking the first feature race to be decided at New Orleans this fall, for he accounted for the Thanksgiving Handicap of ,500 value in easy style and covered the mile in 1:39m-,, with Woodtrap in second place and The Wit third. A well matched band comprised the starters and they furnished a splendid contest throughput,, the winner being in the thickest,, of activities, with Woodtrap also enjoying prgminerice: A.t the weight assignment the winner was clenrly best, for when he came in the Homestretch he moved away from the others steadily and the last seventy yards found him easing up. There was little to choose between War Mask and Woodtrap in a betting way, both coming in for substantial- support by a large following. Never lias the Jefferson Park, track been called on to entertain so vast an assemblage, as that which was within its inclosure this afternoon. The crowd was so dense that circulating about wjth free movement was impossible, resulting in considerable crowding, but withal the spectators took their lack of coinforti in, jovial style and displayed their appreciation of a return of racing here. The betting pavilion was nearly impassable and, at times, required football scrimmage tactics to carry one free "of the jams. . Betting activities were considerably hampered as a rpsult of the b!g gathering and probably it was well for the price quoters that such was the case, for the winners were supported in extensive fashion and It would have entailed a greater deficit for the layers liad the betting been heavier. Judge J. F. Monck, who will officiate in the stewards stand with Joseph A. Murphy and Herman Coukliug. was late in reaching the track on account of a delay of his train to reach the city, but he was in the stand during the afternoon. Word lias been received from Bpjve tlat James Arthurs good horse,, Bcpde JJigpneJfjniliss and will not be raced any more, nntil next year; An indication thatjeJnstat.ejBeut .made by ilie "directors iffj "life ijuslnessvMeVs Racing Association recently will not be recognized by the Jefferson Park track officials was afforded wbeii the. steVv-: ards gave orders to deny admission to" Geforge Carroll to the grounds until further notice. Cdrroll sought admission to the track during the nf teirrioon. He came under the ban at the Fair Grounds . last spring and was subsequently reinstated at the last meeting of the directors. The stewards also denied George Phillips the privilege of the track until such time as he gets a clean bill from the Canadian Racing Associations. The stewards also made it known that they would deal with individual cases as they came to them. The claiming brigade got into enrly action and Baladin changed ownership via this route when P. A. Rieux, qwner of Puts and Calls, secured him at n cost of ,700. Clapperbill, a double winner in England, came out of the opening race badjy lame. He carried H. P. Whitneys silks.
