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ARRANGING PROGRAM J. B. Campbell Working on Jefferson Park Races. Track Reported in Fine Condition W. Shields to Have Largest Stable at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, La., November 21. Secretary J. II. Campbell expects to have his plans completed soon for the publication of the first -weeks program at Jefferson Park. The book is gong to be so arranged that there will be races of all distances for horses of all classes. The owner of the 00 plater will set a chance daily to win a purse, while there will be higher classed selling races and handicaps. The track at Jefferson Park is in fine condition, having been graded and rolled and harrowed to its finest. Dozens of thoroughbreds are out each morning getting ready or Iceeping in condition for the opening of the long racing season here. Trainer AVillie Shields of the Kilner-Hol-land stable has received word from Willis Sharpe Kilmer that twelve additional thoroughbreds yearlings and two-year-olds had been shipped from Binghamton, N. Y., to New Orleans to be raced by Shields under the Kilmer silks during the Avinter. The addition of these will increase Shields charge to nearly thirty head. Among those he already has here are Gladiator, Brumado, Rork, Laura Gaffney and Sun Court. Trainer Jim Vestal of the G. L. Blackford stable has intimated that if Gentility continues to train kindly she will be a frequent color bearer here, as he intends to make her pay up for all the time she lost during the last summer. The special train which left Henderson. Ky., Monday is expected here some time today. The strings of J. M. Goode, E. It. J Bradley and Will Perkins will be among the big establishments coming down. Trust Ollicial and the old long-distance plater Kimpalong headed the stable which unloaded Saturday at the Fair Grounds for E. C. Crockett. Others in the string include Prince Welles, Surmount and Tanlac. Another stable to arrive was that of A. S. WoodclifTe, who owns Veto, Monastery, Episode and others. The stable of Fred Cropper reached here Monday. He has Normal and Runquoi, two high-class platers, and also Nancy Lane, a fairly useful filly. Dave Shaw has arrived with four useful platers, headed by The Archer and Trantula. He also has Radiant and the former handicap sprinter Flags. JOCKEY- COLONY INCItEASED. Among the riders arriving here from Kentucky are Herold Thurber, E. Petzoldt, A. Roach, J. Owens, E. Roehm, J. D. Mooney, J. Bell and L. McDermott. Petzoldt, Roach and Roehm are three youngsters who have been riding in splendid form. Jockey Johnny Corcoran, a native son, has attached himself to a fine stable for the winter, first call on his services having been purchased by Mose Goldblatt, who will campaign a pretentious string here. Fred Miller has arrived and expects to get his share of purses here with Dick Deadeye and several others. "Bud" May will have three useful trumps up his sleeve all the time in St. Allan, Frigate and Sea Cove, the trio of thoroughbreds which heads his string. W. H. Fizer is here and hopes to get an early start with his horses, most of which are owned by William Farnum, the movie actor. Bill Sheedy, who campaigned a small but useful string here last year, is another recent arrival. Tex Foreman will campaign three horses here next winter. He has Courtier, Marie Augusta and Sage. The stable of R. McGarvey and R. T. Watts are recent arrivals from Latonia. In the McGarvey string are Rapid Day, Orlova, Carnarvon, Uncle Velo, General Ilaig and Warsaw. In the Watts string are some useful platers.
