Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-25
Sunday Racing at New Or
leans to Pay DAILY Losses,
BIG CROWDS ATTEND
NELSON AND McGOVERN ARE
MATCHED TO TALK.
Harvard Bluffing Foot Ball Commit
tee-Great Records With Bat
Base Ball Notes

NEW ORLEANS, La. December 25.-The
New Orleans turf war took new aspect
yesterday as the result of unexpected de-
velopments. The Sunday racing across the
Mississippi line. near the little town of
Algiers, became new revenue base for the
Crescent City Jockey Club. and 1t was an
nounced that application had been made
for a receiver for the City Park course.
A large crowd poured through the Subur-
ban Park gates to see the Sunday racing.
and paid 80 cents apiece, replenishing the
pockets OF the tracks hackers. Then came
the announcement Of the receivership ap-
plication.
II d. Brown applied to the United States
court on Saturday for a receiver for the
City Park course Brown declares that the
stockholders of the City Park Jockey Club
are not being treated fairly under lease
which ID. II. Barnes now holds the
property, and that they can get better
terms for the track than Barnes gives.
The case will be argued this week.
Fair Grounds Losing Money.
1t is thought here today that the men
behind the suburban track have established
a base that will DO much toward keep
ing up the fight against Edward Corrigan
and the American Racing Association. In
order to compete against City Park it is
at the Fair Grounds. The latter track Is
losing money daily. but the Sunday racing
is q winner.
Yesterday was the third Sunday of the
sport. and although the worst kind of
horses were seen in every event, the pa
irons gave every evidence OF their approval
The pay gates, now novel here, seemed to
attract them. The runners were the cast
offs of the stables at both the New Orleans
tracks but the Sunday racegoerS do not
care about the quality OF the contestants.
They merely regard them mediums
which afford a chance to gamble.
The better class of turtmen see In the
Sunday racing a menace TO the sport. They
say that if it is not stepped soon II will
stir the enemies of racing TO such an eX-
tent that Gov. Blanchard will have TO taxi
cogniZance OF l. and that legislative ac-
tton will follow. That would not only put
end to it. but would cut down racing III
New Orleans during the winter to limited
number of days.
Jockey MCGEE a Wonder.
The find of the racing season. so far AS
jockeys go. is w. MCGEE This little lad.
who can ride at ninety pounds, has been
riding in great form. winning steadily and
showing marked Improvement with every
race. He rode the last three winners Sd.-
uTday at the Fair Grounds track-Calabash
Lady Ellison anu Los Angeleno.
He is an alert little chap while the horses
the leaders at the start During the run
ming Of a race he is alive TO all oppor-
tunities. and he is not afraid to take i
chance" and go up on the inside. He has
nice hands and good seat For young
ster that has been riding only a short time
he finishes with great vigor, and has often
won a race on tired horse simply by his
clever jockeyship.
The two other jockeys of ability at the
Fair Grounds track are Freeman and
Sewell. The latter was the leader in the
matter of winning mounts up TO a week
ago. but he was forced by Illness 10 re-
main on the ground for six days. and this
caused him TO lose his grip on first place.
Freeman has ridden a number of winners
and has shown skill and cIc"erness on
several occasions. He usually rides Doc"
Streets horses.
Jockey Nicol. who rode Sysoabv in
majority of the champions races In the
east last season, leads all of MS rivals at
the City Park course by ten maonts. lie
was considered the best rider in the South
last winter. but failed to live up 10 pis
reputation when he went east. lie seemed
10 lose his nerve among the great riGers
of the north, but here, where the riding
talent is very poor, he shows 10 advan
tage.