The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-03
MARDI GRAS THRONGS CROWD
NEW ORLEANS RACE TRACKS
Coming Holiday Event Attracting Thousands to the
Winter Caplta"-"Dave' Gideon Becoming Popu-
lar-NeW Light on Jockey Trust"

bat the old men and the nurse girls
VIII be left al tho home, the rest OF the
population being at the track side. As
matter Of facI there are more Of the
small hand form books ia circulation
here this winter than is the case during
the summer about New York.
Betting b. amounting 10 "A veritabic
craze, and tae Sunday game al Subur
ban Park is thercause OF IT, When will
tt all cease Some seers say when race
track betting becomes "a thing OF the
past IN this State The professional! race
track followers who find the Sunday
afternoons tagging on their hands. Or.
again. the losers VINO crave immediate
action I'm The hope OF getting out. "
stroll down the ferry slips about noon.
There they embark In special race
track ferries bound across the Missls-
sipp river 20 Algiers. La, a distance OF
two miles. OnCe landed, a quick change
TO the race trains OF the Grand Isle
railway follows, \ Whisk through "A
region Astounding ia The finest sugar,
rice. and cotton plantations in the South
soon lands thc enthusiast al the track
side. 10 is "a half mile course with a
grand-stand capable of accommodating
not more than ! go persons.
The betting shed is enclosed ana Is uo
larger than am ordinary York Sjate
farmers new barn. Imasine what thl
scene looked like ou lhe cftaguoon 7.o01
race gocrs saw Starter Risk send a
field OF horses away without waiting Cor
one Of the choices TO toe tAt mark. fe
had not observed thr horse corning
slowly around lle quarter stretch 60
The starting post and Thoughts the Hello
was complete in nunber.
Two years ago there used u be four o
1--WE bookiHakeTs doing business. NV
there are seoIe or piore OF tEem-
Tom Shaw. the noted pricemaker.
finally cutting in o. beham OF Barney
SCHNEIDER on last SUNDAY. over al
Shccphead Bay is the wlv tire Werz
put 10. But still they go. Sunday altcr
sunday.
This suburban park is nos only The che
Sunday afternoon race imck upon which
thurOughbredz are faced. but it D. tus
only half mile course in THE world where
hurdle races and steeplcchases are rIu.
There is 10 D.. racing iu Cuba uoxl
winter. sure pop. As forecast many
times ABOUT year ago Oh this column
the project would De doorled 10 failure
So Ions as American capital and Amsri-
can business methods wvYr withheld
Irom the enterprise. NoN this II ex-
acty what is going 10 assure @ meet
ing al Havana aeNl Winter.
The Cuban locke Club. which holds
a charter permitting betting and hrrsl
racing 5n It's grounds hes iuss ab1u.
completed "a lease with " estern surf
promoting interests whereby the track
and buildings, already ataTted. viii b5
completed aud iu-tslled on "a ,ruiv up
to-date style. According 10 what IS
said here concerning the matter. a hun.
dred days meeting Will hoe given &c. th5
Cuban capital, beginning December 3
1901.
Capt9iH TITLES. af Celia, Adler & IgI-
Hes OF ST. Louis, No. has just re-
I turned from Havana. This circumstaue,
lends color 20 the assumption that gLi.
very wealthy and powerful combine 4 1I
VIII take over the Cuban proposition al
an early date. None other beyoud All
gust Belmont and the Jockey Club syllI
cate OF New York could very Wei han
Gle the Cuban affair.