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LOWER ADMISSION FEE Entrance Charge to Fair Grounds to Be Smaller Next Winter. No Purse Less Than ,000 to Be Offered, With Liberal Allowances for Stake Races. NEW ORLEANS, La.. March 18. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Business Mens Racing Association, held Monday night, it was determined to reduce the admission fee at the Fair Grounds for the 1925 meeting to .00 for men and .00 for women, against .00 and .50 plus war tax, which prevailed during the past racing season. The directors have practically agreed cn plans for next winter, as well as a new purso distribution. It was announced that thero will be no purse offered of a value less than ,000 and that the daily handicaps are to be worth ,200. Stake fixtures will bo provided, it was said, from the material on hand. The class of horses to be shipped here will govern the amount of added money to be contested for. The directors re-engaged John Dymond, Jr., as general manager for another year and also re-engaged Joseph A. Murphy to serve as associate manager and steward. The only other appointee announced was Harry M. Shaw, who will again be in charge of the palm garden. One drastic change in the 3923 plans for the Business Mens Racing Association is that tne daily program will be limited to six races instead of seven. LOSS OF 0,000. It was ascertained that the losses Incurred by the association during the meeting, which ran from January 1 to March 4, were approximately 0,000. A shortage of cars prevented several owners from departing Tuesday for Maryland to engage in the coming Bowie meeting, which opens April 1. It is probable that they will have to stay over for several days until the necessary cars are available. Those going to Kentucky are not experiencing any difficulty in securing cars, but as the meeting at Lexington does not begin until late in April, owners are not in a hurry to leave the salubrious climate now prevailing here for the unsettled variety still prevailing in the Blue Grass region. Among those intending to ship to Maryland tomorrow are M. J. Murphy, with his own horses and those he has in his care for Sam Louis. J. G. Wagnon also contemplates departing with the horses he has under his care Wednesday. Jockeys L. McDermott and D. Jones left today for Tijuana to ride at that track. McDermott will ride for Andrew Blakely and Jones will pilot the racers that W. J. Knebelkamp will start. JIAXY GO TO MOT SPRINGS. Every train for Hot Springs was crowded with racing people who contemplate a brief stay at the Arkansas resort before they continue on to Maryland and New York to begin the spring season. The departures included many of the larger operators hero this winter. Few of the layers reported a prosperous season. On the contrary, it was disastrous for most of them. . E. J. Callahan sustained a big loss, even though operating conservatively. He leaves in a few days for New York. Joe Blume and Harry Grifun will give the local golf courses a steady play for the next week. Blume then will journey to Hot Springs. Frank Bain goes to California tomorrow night, where he will remain until just beforo the opening of the racing season on New York tracks. The horses campaigned here by Jefferson Livingston, in charge of A. L. Kirby, and those of Lon Johnson will be shipped to J Louisville Thursday. Kirby goes to Hot Springs to confer with Mr. Livingston in I regard to racing plans for the coining season.
