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ONLY TODAYS MORE Fair Grounds Meeting to Close With Tuesdays Racing Jefferson Park Meeting to Begin BeginWednesday Wednesday Afternoon with withSix Six Races Daily NEW ORLEANS La February 11 Tuesday will bring about the close of the Fair Grounds racing and the following day will be the inaugural of the spring meeting at Jefferson Park where the sport is scheduled to hold sway for twentyeight days daysThe The conclusion at the Fair Grounds prom ires to be in the proverbial blaze of glory On both the remaining days there will be an enormous attendance That of Saturday al ¬ most approached that of the opening day With the constant addition of newcomers to view the Mardi Gras festivities it is certain that the track will get its full quota of the visitors visitorsThe The weather has again settled and is al ¬ most of the summer brand but the track is in a bad way following the recent heavy downpours This has militated some against the racing during the past week and con ¬ tributed to quite a number of surprises Bad weather also seems to have a detrimental effect on some of the jockeys judging by the poor horsemanship they have displayed displayedThe The outstanding feature still to be decided at the Fair Grounds is the Mardi Gras Handicap with 500 added which will bring to the post the best in these parts The race will be run on the closing day The manage ¬ ment is planning extensively for that occa ¬ sion and to enable visitors to witness the Ilex parade usually held shortly after the ricon hour and enable them also to view the entire racing program decided post time for the first race will be deferred until 3 p m m3IEETING 3IEETING FINANCIAL SUCCESS SUCCESSThe The Fair Grounds management in the last week made considerable financial strides and it is practically certain that they will make in excess of 100000 on the meeting Prac ¬ tically all the surplus will go to liquidate outstanding indebtedness indebtednessMose Mose Goldblatt continues to head the list of winning owners and his contract jockey Corcoran will probably carry off the riding honors as he is four mounts in front of Mein another apprentice of promise Both youngsters will ride at the Jefferson Park meeting meetingThere There is still some resentment because the Jefferson Park moguls intend to carry out their plans of racing during lent Legally there is no way to stop the meeting however and it will be a boon to many of the owners to have the added opportunity to earn purses There has been considerable improvement in the Shrewsbury plant since the December meeting and general manager Rouprich has put forth his best effort to have everything in readiness for next Wednesday The addi ¬ tion of fifty stalls will also help out consid ¬ erably Already stable room at the track is at a premium and many will have to remain at the Fair Grounds and be transported by van when they are carded to start startConforming Conforming to the custom established last fall only six races daily will be given Long distance racing will be one of the features and secretary Campbell has included numer ¬ ous long races in his program book bookJEFFERSON JEFFERSON PARK OFFICIALS OFFICIALSThe The staff of officals will be the same as those serving in December and includes J A Murphy Herman Conkling Joe McLen ¬ nan J B Campbell and starters Hamilton and Snyder The latter pair will function at the starting gate Hamilton will send the fields away during the first twenty days and Snyder will work the last eight days This is to equalize their time and carry out the expressed wishes of the late starter A B Dade Snyder has been sending the fields away at the Fair Grounds and his work has been of the giltedge variety varietyThere There will be few departures with the close at the Fair Grounds The fine weather and an opportunity to continue activities as well as earning a purse occasionally will be too great a lure to prevent desertions As a mat ¬ ter of fact there will be additions here J Hyner is due to arrive next Wednesday with horses from Havana HavanaThe The Fair Grounds stewards have not been overly taxed at this meeting with calls for judicial action The only severe punishment inflicted was that to William Shea and to trainer A G Blakely Both are in a fair way to be restored to full turf privileges be ¬ fore the close of the Fair Grounds meeting meetingAnnouncement Announcement lias been made that the rac ¬ ing at Jefferson Park will begin daily at 215 to accommodate horsemen at the Fair Grounds There will be a representatives of the track there each morning to take en ¬ tries
