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WINTER TURF MECCA Immense Crowds Pouring Into New Orleans for Racing Season. Perplexing- Problem to Stable i 1,S00 Horses Jefferson Park i Purses from 00 to ,500. I i NEW ORLEANS. La.. November 23. -That the winter racing season here will surpass ; those of recent years was made patent to- j day. when an Immense crowd of racing devo- tees from various sections of the country j joined the already big colony of owners, ; trainers, jockeys and other annually visit- tag these parts to take part in the sport at : Jefferson Park and the Fair Grounds tracks. ; The professional following was particularly! noticeable in the crowd of newcomers, hull- i mating that the clarification process as a j result of favorable court decisions during the j summer has had an intluenclng effect. J Activity is the rule at both tracks. This i is particularly applicable to the Shrewsbury j course where the twenty-seven days meet- j ing will .be inaugurated on Thanksgiving; Pay. General Manager Rouprich is striving industriously to have everything in readi- ! ness. The numerous Improvements have been ; completed, but several vexing minor details j are itill to be put in order and they will be, before the bugle calls the horses to the post j for the initial dash. ! The nrst nine days of the program book i compiled by Secretary J. 1?. Campbell shows a daily arrangement of six: races only, but it is intended to have seven races daily, the i extra race to be made up when entries close ; and framed to suit the available timber. The minimum purse will be 00 and feature races will range to ?l,r00. The Thanksgiving .Han- ! dieap will have a value of ,500. I The problem of how to take care of ap- proximately 1.S00 horses In about 1,500 stalls s still unsolved. Every available stabling I space adjacent to both tracks have been pressed into contingency service and the chief quandary now is how to provide for laic coiners who arc shipping here in spite i of repeated warnings that they cannot be ;ceommodated. I Track superintendent Southard at the Fair Grounds has in addition to looking after I the track proper the task of remodeling sev- ! ral of the stables and also needed repairs to j the plant as a whole. As the racing at the ! older track does not begin until the tirst j of January he has ample time to carry on I his work in thorough fashion. j HHAlH.lYS lKlVAT.H STAUI.l. j The erection of several private stables, in- j eluding the pretentious one to be occupied j by the K. It. Rradlcy horses, has been i started ahd the contractors have given as- ; su ranees to the Hradley representatives that ! it will be ready for occupancy by the middle of December. The contemplated structure will be fully up to the Rradlcy standard, : ctnamontal and complete in every detail. ! While no announcement has been made 1 .s to the purse plans at the Fair Grounds : for the comitis meeting, it Is assured that : th minimum purse will be ,000, wilh a ! I and ieap of ,500 additional daily. There j will be liberal trrangement of ,000 purses ! likewise, and on eacli Saturday, unless a j J.i Oijo purse is featured, there will be one of TiOO. j The board of directors of the Fair Grounds j met last night ami approved the appointments of president John Dymond, Jr., with 1 restKX t to the otlicial family which will preside over the racing. The stewards appointed ire Joseph A. Murphy, Herman Conklingj .ml C W. Hay. The latest addition to he racing taff is 15.. C. Cougar as the patrol judge lie served in a similar position at the Kentucky tracks during the summer. pproval was also made by the directors fr the sale of 5,000 worth of slock in the Risinen .Mens Racing Association. It is known that this block of stock will find ready customers. Starter A. P.. Hade, who will again officiate at the Jefferson Park track, was an arrival this morning from his home in Henderson. Ky.
