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PREPARING YEARLINGS , Youngsters Being Taught Racing Manners at New Orleans. Better Grade Baby Racers Than in Former Years Master Charlies Condition Good. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 11. With the approach of the new year the yearlings will enter upon their racing careers and it has stimulated interest in the fine crop of the coming two-year-olds now being given their training at the Fair Grounds. Work of the juveniles at this seascn of the year is always Avatched Avith unusual interest and horsemen are paying particular attention to Avhat the youngsters are doing now. The number of yearlings here this year cannot be in excess of that of recent seasons, but the finality is much better, being due probably to the fact that owners are realizing that they cannot hope to Avin purses at the local track with a cheap grade of two-year-olds and this accounts for the fact tnat- each successive year Avitnesses an improvement in the grade of youngsters that are raced here. In the aggregate tins seasons consignment is a superior one and young animals have developed so Avell that they are almost as big as the more mature horses. Among the stables that are AAell fortified Avith likely looking juvenile stock are the Greentree Stable. A. G. Blakely, E. R. Bradley, Will Perkins, C. T. Worthington, 1. A. Jones and Jack McPherson. The Avork of schooling the youngsters is in progress at the Fair Grounds each morning. They are oeing taught to leave the barrier in alignment and quite a number of speedy trials have been shown. With few exceptions all Avill be ready to race when the new year rolls around. ANDY RLAKELYS n.ANS. Many inquiries haAe been rccci-ed here lately regarding the condition of Master Charlie, Avinter faA-orite for the Kentuckv Derby. The son of Lord Archer and Bachelors Choice, under Andy Blakelys care is going along splendidly, but his Avork is confined to Avalking exercises around the stable ring, the colt as yet has not been on the track since coming here about fie Aveeks ago. Master Charlie deA-eloped a splint last Jiav at the Jamaica track. Avhich rendered him lame at intervals during the summer. Dr. Douglas, eminent New Orleans A-eterinarian has been Avorking on the colt in an attempt to absorb the splint, and if he. succeeds, it Avill not be necessary to fire the colt, however. Dr. Douglas is hopeful of the colts ultimate soundness. Trainer Blakely Avill enter Master Charlie in the Louisiana Derbv and try and get him ready for that rich CA-ent to be run at Jefferson Park. Blakely, avIio has made an incursion of Tijuana racing for the past few seasons Avith gratifying success, is anxious to try again this Avinter and accordingly, he Avill ship Stampdale to tho LoAver California track to start in the Tijuana Derby. Stampdale Avas on the ailing list Avhen brought here, but he is back in training again and going sound. ni:w recruit to racing. W. S. Ilea ton, Avho a few days ago bought from J. A. Coburn, at a big price, the four-year-old Banter, intends gathering together a pretentious string for a campaign on the Kentucky tracks next spring. This is his first venture in the sport. Mr. Heaton is a wealthy orange grower of Los Angeles, and is taking up racing as a recreation. He has commissioned his trainer. Art Goldblatt to pick up any desirable stock around here. Saturday night. Mr. Heaton left for Lexington. Avith the purpose of inspecting Desha Breckinridges good two-year-old Kentucky Cardinal and if possible, securing him to carry his eolers in next years Kentucky Derby. R. A. Fairbairn, vice-president of the National Biscuit Company, Avhose first venture in racing this year lias proved successful, has four splendid looking yearlings at the Fair Grounds, in charge of Jack McPherson. that are expected to make good at an early date. The star of the quartet is a colt by Son-ln-LaAv, Avhich Avas imported as a Aveanling from England, and Avhich Mr. Fairbairn secured out of the A. B. Hancock consignment at the Saratoga Sales. There is also a colt by Jim Gaffney and one by Wiidair, and a filly by Sarmatian, bred by the Belair Stud. Mr. Fairbairn is expected here after the holidays for a few Aveeks of racing. E. R. Bradley, now at Idle Hour Farm, will celebrate his birthday there December 17 and afterwards leave for this city. Upon his arrival here he Avill probably be gratified to notice the advanced stage of many of the improvements at the Fair Grounds, Avhich he planned before leaving here, Jockey Earl Poole Avho has been busily engaged galloping the horses of Will Perkins, will also start riding this Aveek. He will ride as a free lance. Pool is still under contract to the stable of A. B. Hancock and will re-port to trainer A. Baker March 1.
