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UP TO EXPECTATIONS Meeting at Fair Grounds Already a Qualified Success Plenty Good Two Year Olds OldsAvailable Available Though December DecemberBains Bains Delayed Education NEW ORLEANS La January 7 Despite adverse weather and track conditions which prevailed he first few days the Fair Grounds race meeting is living up to expec ¬ tations in every respct and if present indi ¬ cations do not fail he present meeting ill be the banner one since the tlicrou4hl rel sport was tesurned in this section Begin ¬ ning with New Years day when a record assemblage turned out for the opeiitig of the ninth annual meeting each day has shown a large gain in attendance over the correspond ¬ ing day last year and the volume of specu ¬ lation has likewise increased IVIore outof town turf lollowers ire on hand than ever before and the number is being swelled daily dailyWith With the New Years Handicap a matter of history there wiil be no more 5000 added stake races at the Fair Grounds until Feb ¬ ruary 3 when the Rex Handicap will be de ¬ cided Then will come the Crescent City Handicap on February 10 when the stake racing will terminate with the Mardi Gras Handicap on February 13 The Rex will be at a mile the Cresceiit City at one andone sixteenth miles white the Mardi Gras feature offering cails for a contest over the route of a mile and a quarter quarterOPPOIITUX1TY OPPOIITUX1TY FOR ALT ALTThe The good horses will have ample oppor ¬ tunities to earn their keep in the meanwhile however as racing secretary Jcc McLennan is providing a daily feature wcrth 1200 This is a fair sum for regular headline at ¬ tractions at a winter race track and with a long spell of good weather and fast going the best horses heraabouts will be seen in action frequently frequentlyUnlike Unlike in past years the twoyearold races have not filled as was expected but this can be attributed to the steady rains during December which prevented proper schooling and training of the juveniles Starter Wil ¬ liam Snyder and his assistants put in every day available with the youngsters but upon i several occasions th y were forced to aban I don their barrier education for several days at a time This naturally offset the good accomplished on the days that they were able to get them to the barrier It was the third day of the meeting before a twoyear old race was staged but the initial race for the babies proved a thriller as it wound up in a nose finish finishTrainer Trainer D R Puddln McDaniel has four twoy arolds under his care here as well as eleven older horses The twoyear olds are Lady Celia a bay filly by Great Britain Anna Hastings owned by Johnny Dundee the wellknown boxer Vulario a bay colt by Vulcain Aerophane which will race for J T Ousley Ultimus Glcrioso a chestnut filly by Ballot Masque belonging to R J Brown and Invictus a bay colt by Arulcain High Vale the property of J B McDanicL All of the members of this quar ¬ tet are well schooled and far advanced in their training They will be ready for early racing racingJames James Everman has only two twoyear odls under his care at the Fair Grounds They are Ever Ready a bay gelding by Everest Tildys Lass and April a bay filly by Horron Palermo The former is owned by R L Hubble while the latter will sport the silks of M J Ferris Jr of Louisville Ky KyMcPIIERSOJPS McPIIERSOJPS BIG STRING STRINGIn In addition to eleven older horses trainer Jack McPherson has four twoyearolds in his barn May Be So a chestnut filly by Jack Atkin Eureka is owned by McPher ¬ son while he is training Zizzle a bay daugh ¬ ter of Frizzle for J C and Sam FuersL The other two young horses are a brown filly by Peter Quince Whats Left and a chestnut filly by Delhi First Ballot both of which belong to Fred Courson of Lexing ¬ ton Ky KyW W IL Fizer has three twoyearolds in his establishment and they are a promising look Ing trio Gladys V a bay filly by Black Toncy Katrine Leo Adrin a bay Clly by Royal II Mandy Hamilton and Henry R a chestnut gelding by Tony Bonero Red Rose comprise his juvenile band Lee Adrin finished third in the first twoyearold race of the year and showed a very meritorious performance Both her sire and dam were raced by Jefferson Livingston and she was bred by him himViennese Viennese a twoyearold chestnut filly by Colonel Vennie Fleetabelle will be raced here this winter by Denny Buford and John McKeon is training her This youngster was bred by Rome Respess and is gifted with Coutuiucd on eighth page UP TO EXPECTATIONS Continued from flrst page both stamina and speed according to her breeding Colonel Vannle was a stake win ¬ ner for Jefferson Livingston while Fleeta belle won a number of sprint races for James Greene wellknown Louisville Ky business man manB B J Brannon Kansas City turfman is endeavoring to get Colonel Livingstons six yearold son of Handsel Axis back to the races again This horse was one of the leaders of the twoyearold division on the Kentucky circuit in 1919 but he went amiss and has not raced since He is training soundly now but his underpinning is sus ¬ picious Brannon has four other horsss in his barn here three of which are twoyear olds They are Roman Girl a chestnut filly by Peter Quince Lilly B chestnut filly by Dick Finnell Lady Manager and a chestnut colt by Hillhampton Orotond Diana is also a member of this establishment establishmentHoward Howard S Bowns stable consists of eleven horses including Anne and Kiwanah both twoyearolds The former is a bay daugh ¬ ter of Delhi Grace Cunard while the latter is a filly of the same color by The Curragh Tuscalcosa The older members of this out ¬ fit are Ralco Kock Salt Sir Sidney Kirk levington Lawn Mower Mildred Lorraine Doranna Amelia S and Foresight The Bowns band is in charge of trainer B N Carroll CarrollStarter Starter William Snyder is sending the thefields fields away in fine style at the Fair Grounds His work there has been better than at any anymeeting meeting in the North where he worked It Ithas has been the subject of favorable comment commentfrom from all sides Starter A B Dada for whom Snyder is serving is still confined to his hisiroom iroom with illness and it is hardly likely likelythat that he will officiate Isere this winter It rained here again last night and while whilethe the track was softened to some extent it itdried dried out rapidly today under a warm sun sunand and favoring wind The track was just justreaching reaching its best condition when the new newdownpour downpour came cameHorsemen Horsemen and turf followers in general are anxiously awaiting the debut of Black Gold Mrs R M Hoots twoyearold black son of Black Tony Usecit in the opening race tomorrow This is said to be one of the best if not the best twoyearolds that ever raced here and his owner has turned down i several flattering offers for him He is ex ¬ ceptionally well schooled and trained and has always shown a high flight of speed in his morning workouts workoutsConsiderable Considerable disappointment has been felt over the failure of the twoyearold races to fill better to date but this could not be helped The continued rains prevented the proper schooling and training of the youngsters and it is better that they be kept from racing than to go to the post half fit Starter Snider and his assistants have put in every possible day with them at the bar ¬ rier in the forenoon but in several instances they were forced to postpone schooling them for three or four days at a time
