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HEAVY GOING IN PROSPECT I -♦- — i New Orleans Track Drenched by j Several More Severe Rainfalls. i ♦ ■ Good Card for Today — Racing Already Disposed of Cleanly Contested — Jockeys Obey. i » i NEW ORLEANS. La., laaaary B. Bonn with a penchant fur a soft track will again be in their clement here tomorrow, as it raised laal night and early thi morning, so the Fair Groaeas coarse is lcop in mini. The m eaaM out this afteraooa fur 1he first time since last Tim; -day. hut its rays wore feeble nn l tliey had little effect upon the wet track. When the track doe* dry out it is expected to be taster than ever as the hard rains will pack the new s..i| more firmly and it lias shown signs of needing his treatment. Training op-rations continued later than is ees-tlmary today, because of a heavy fog which enveloped the locality until alter B o -io k in the morning. When it lifted there was a rash oa the part of the owners ;1nd trainers to get their charges into action and it was nearly aooa before the track was cleared. The first full week of racial at the Fair Granada lias been all that could be desired from every standpoint. Secretary Joe Mclennan sin ceded in get-ling the better grade of horses intu acthM freqeeat-ly. The appieoiation af his effort* was reflected iu tile lane crowds aa hand each day. An example of his work is shown la tuaaat lows program, which will da credit to any race track. It is by far the beat Monday offering, exclusive of Ihe holidays, since the sport was resumed bete sad this despite the fact that the entries for it wire made when the course was only muddy. There was rejoicing among the member- of the raeiag fie ternity when they learned that all legal Obstacles had been removed from the way of the Fair Groaads meeting and it is sure to gain further pepalarity irom now oa, Persona preaataeal la all walks of life, who make their liomes here, freely expressed themselves :i- being of the opinion that district attorney Kobert H. Marr was a bit overzealoiis in forcing the odds asters to submit to technical arrest and execute a bond every day. The actios of the state- attuiney general in halting this pro-cedara did not erase as a surprise to [beat. N«W t Ii.i r the oralfaMtS Will not be harassed any more it is expected that their ranks will show aa leereaee. Basse few bare beea Idle while the district attorney eras having hi- law lag, rhej will lose no time !n joining the active brigade now Fred Whitey P.eek is due la this section from New Vurk. arhere be has been resting since the Metropolitan seaeaa closed. Cleaa sport ha- been the rale riace the fair Groaads meeting got under way. The best evi-deece af this i- i it.-. t not ■ rider baa beea disciplined by either the stewards or the tarter. All of the lackeys were given amide warning on the first day and they are paying heed to it. The rough riding which was so prevalent last rear is conspicuous by its absence and tin stewards are determined to keep it that way. FORM FAIRLY WELL OBSERVED. I hu* far the followers of fona hive had abend - aal success in picking winters, as twenty favorites area in forty-two races. Oddn aa choices did not fare as well as expected, a- four were retained winners, while the same number met defeat. In six days the Fair Ground* management has di-tribated 880800 hi parse saoaey, s daily average of Mi. ~.ii. This is quite a healthy figure for a winter race track and reaches the sum set by ssase of 1 1 ■ inure pretention- associations in the North and Ivist. I I Eighty-nine owners have shared in this money and i lias lieen more widely scattered than ever before far such a short period of time. Due to Tom Hare Jr.s victory in the Classic Handicap yesterday c. W. Clark heads the li-t of money winning owners with ,780 to his credit. Mrs. J. Phillip- took down 82,878 when Gay scored in the New Fears Handicap aud she is next in order. Jockey C. Lang is making a runaway race of it fur riding honor-. He won eleven race- bj six day- and has a lead of eight Oa Its Bean t rival. It has been a long Usee afasee I Jockey rede eleven wiaaters over ■ New Orteaaa race track in such a short time. The riding colony shapes up better at the lair Grounds than was the case at the -lef-feraaa lark, much to the gratification of the horsemen and public as well. Fifty jockeys have accepted mounts to date aud nineteen have won one or more races. Entries in the Eclipse Highweight Handicap at three-quarters far three years olds, which has an added value of 82.500 aed will feature next Saturdays program, close today. Weights will be bulletined Thursday morning. Seven races for two-year-olds, all at three-eighths of a mile, are provided for in the condition books . ! embracing the period between tomorrow anil January 19. The fiist claiming races for juveniles will ■ take place Wednesday. With the possible exception of Kitty Williams, which won her race in . such a hollow fashion as to indicate that she , might be above the average, nothing star! ling in the ; way of a two-year-old has been uncovered here as yet. Bettor I.uck. which E. It. Bradley sold to ; Albert Simons following his thrilling defeat in the [ opening race of the year, may be better than the usual run of youngsters engaged iu winter racing, as he ran a sparkling race from a poor beginning ; and ran green throughout. w~. •_
