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FAIR GROUNDS SHIPMENTS OFF Only Two Cars Depart Friday From New Orleans Course Next De-. partures on Monday. NEW ORLEANS, "La., April 3. The large . continuous daily shipments from the Fair Grounds fell off Thursday when only one express car and a freight car containing six" ; horses were dispatched. Both cars were shipped to Aurora, for racing at the Fox Valley- Club track. The express car conveyed sixteen horses of Morris Brothers, while those going by freight are the property of E. G. Hoffman. The latter shipment consisted of Captain Joy, Temple Dancer, Halliard, Justa Sheik, King Belgian arid Benediction. No other shipments are expected to leave the Fair Grounds until Monday, when several mixed cars are going to Aurora, Louisville and Omaha. There are more than 200 thoroughbreds still remaining at the Fair Grounds and nearly 100 will remain during the summer months for racing at a track near New Orleans. With most of the horses moved from New Orleans, the officials who handled the long Fair Grounds meeting have either departed for their homes or are on their way to Aurora. One of the first to get away was John T. Ireland, who left Sunday night for his Paris, Ky., farmi Thomas C. Bradley left Wednesday for Lexington. Both officials will remain in Kentucky until a few days before the opening at Aurora. Racing secretary R. A. Leigh left Wednesday for Aurora and hoped to be on the grounds in time to find stabling accommodations for the more than 100 horses that left here on a special Wednesday afternoon. After supervising the loading of the Bahr gate and other track implements to be shipped to Aurora, track superintendent Placide Frigerio plans getting away the early part of next week. Placing judges Charles Campau and R. A. Leigh, Jr., are taking a vacation here and will be in New Orleans until the last week of the month before departing for Aurora, where they will again act in their usual capacity. General manager Robert S. Eddy, Jr., .who holds the same position at Aurora, hopes to wind up his business here and arrive at the. Illinois track far in advance of the opening. Mr. Eddy is very enthusiastic over the coming season at Fox Valley Jockey Club and predicts it will be the most successful ever held there under his management.
