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GOAT ENTERTAINS HORSEMEN Mickey Great Favorite With Stable Help at Fair Grounds. Trick Pony One of Mascots of Glad Acres Farm Stable Monkeys Common Pets. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 3. Pets are quite common on the various race tracks of the world, running gamut, from banty chickens to monkeys, but two of those attracting most attention at the Fair Grounds this season are a goat, which is a part of the stable of Weston W. Adams, and a trick pony in the Glad Acres Farm collection. Among the various stable pets that can be found at the Fair Grounds through a survey of the barns are chickens, dogs, cats, pigeons, monkeys, crows, ducks, goats and many other animals and fowl. However, the actions of "Mickey," the goat in the Adams stable, which is trained by E. E. Russell of San Antonio, Texas, has provoked many a laugh for the stable help at the barn and also the neighboring stables. "Mickey" is a constant companion of Whooper and creates quite a commotion when separated from the horse, with which 1 he shares the stall. When Adams purchased Whooper from Harvey Campbell during the summer in New England "Mickey" went along in the deal, as Whooper is afflicted with stall walking, a common affliction with nervous thoroughbreds, and the only settler for the horse is "Mickey." When Whooper becomes restless and gets off his feed "Mickey" steps in and soothes the jangled nerves of the unstrung racer. Whooper and "Mickey" have been inseparable for almost two years and it is with some effort that Russell manages to get Whooper on the track for exercise gallops without "Mickey." "Mickey" is quite particular about his food, according to trainer Russell. The goat will munch a whole package of cigarettes if the celophane is not removed, but refuses to accept the choice morsel if offered to him one at a time. The goat is the source of much hilarity on the back stretch every morning among the trainers and stable swipes. The Glad Acres black and white stable pony is far more serious than "Mickey." Lying down and rolling over, kneeling, picking up hats from the ground and other tricks are accomplished by the pony at the command of Johnny Zoeller, a former jockey and now conditioner of the horses owned by R. B. George, wealthy Dallas sportsman. Several of the stables possess monkeys as part of their menage, while others depend on dogs to serve as night watchmen.
