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REPORT ON PROGRESS OF FAIR GROUNDS BOND SALE SALENEW NEW ORLEANS La May 30 Total sales of Fair Grounds 4 per cent debenture bonds reached 186500 Wednesday according to a tabulation made at the luncheon meeting in the St Charles Hotel of captains and workers in the LetsFilltheGap cam ¬ paign to raise 750000 to restore highclass racing at the historic Fair Grounds Competition GroundsCompetition among the various teams has increased considerably The team headed by Joseph La Nasa is in the lead in the sale of 100 debentures with the teams of R G Jones Shelby Friederichs andHarby Krieger close behind behindThe The next report meeting will be held Mon ¬ day Sylvester W Labrot announced that prizes would be awarded the leading cap ¬ tains and others after returns have been tabulated at Mondays meeting
