New Orleans Racing Considered., Daily Racing Form, 1908-09-24

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NEW ORLEANS RACING CONSIDERED JNew Orleans La September 23 A conference will be held In Cincinnati next week attended by Louis Cella Samuel F Heasllp president of the I ew Orleans Jbckey Club and other Interests in ¬ volved in the local tracks when final decision will be reached as to the policy to be pursued In New Orleans this winter John winterJohn H Hachmeister representing the Cella in ¬ terests conferred with Mr Heaslip here yesterday He said There Is a disposition to close the tracks for two years with the hope that patrons will grow hungry for the sport On the other band It is feared that the hotels will find other means of at ¬ tracting tourists and that Interest in racing will die out These matters will bu considered at the Cincinnati meeting


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