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t FAIR GROUNDS TURF NOTES s The authenticity of the statement that the Fair Grounds in New Orleans is one of the oldest race tracks in the United States is borne out in the files of the Times-Picayune, which records a race run there in 1871. The Louisiana Derby, the first of the annual winter stakes for three-year-olds, has j its first four nominations in E. E. Irbysj Torch Stick, B. Hernandez Bright, Joseph Cattarinichs Brodea and Joe Browns T. M. j Dorsett. "Chuck" Charlton, flashy apprentice under j contract to Ed Haughton, claims a record of j being out of the money in only five out of seventy races. The 17-year-old Idaho ladi bears watching at the Fair Grounds this I " winter. j The thirteen oaks standing in the beauti-j ful center field of the Fair Grounds in New, Orleans are said to be more than 500 years I old, according to students of horticulture. J Earl Dew, who will ride at the Fairj Grounds this winter, is fresh from successive championships at Fairmount and Sports-j mans Park. The Sac City, Iowa, flash rode five winners in a single day at Fairmount! Park. ! Fair Grounds listed probably more distances for track records than any course in : the country. Marks for twenty-nine routes are posted, from a quarter of a mile to four j miles. The oldest is Teutons 3:56 for two and one-sixteenth miles, set Feb. 13, 1900. Mose Goldblatt has been racing and training thoroughbreds over half a century and still goes on tirelessly. One of the equines he will campaign at the Fair Grounds this winter, Dr. Menendez, bears the name of the well known New Orleans surgeon who saved Goldblatts life in an operation three years ago. Bettors who like to play the "morning line" will find this popular facility open to them again this year at the Fair Grounds. The "morning line" is a fixed price one gets regardless of the mutuels. Out-of-town, fans can avail themselves of this feature via the Western Union or Postal Telegraph. Any winnings will be remitted the same day. Four Argentine-bred thoroughbreds will be seen under colors during the Fair Grounds meeting starting Thanksgiving Day. They are Hijo Manso, Lieber, Mon Reve and Derocche. Hijo Manso and Lieber have started only once in this country, while the other two will make their debuts here. Lori W. Johnson owns the quartet. If anyone can think of a job Dick Leigh hasnt had on a race track, kindly let him know about it. The popular official at the Fair Grounds has, in turn, been exercise boy, jockey, owner, trainer, placing judge, patrol judge, steward and even track kitchen owner. He is now serving as racing secretary. Clang, holder of two worlds track records, will make a comeback at the Fair Grounds after the first of the year. Clang owns the six furlongs standard 1:09 and shares the seven furlongs mark with Roseben 1:22. Frankie Abbate, owner of a formidable stable of seven, headed by Prince Torch, was being roundly congratulated on all sides Saturday by fellow horsemen on revealing his wife had given birth to a seven and one-half-pound baby boy. Mother and son are doing well. Alcee Richards, the veteran reins man, is on the scene and will do the riding for the stable of the well-known Vic Gallo. Vic has six horses on the grounds. C. Adams made application for three stalls for Claflag, Dark Amber and Theorem.
