The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-20
WINTER HORSE RACING
Meetings In Abundance In the
South and on the Coast.
LONG NEW ORLEANS SEASON.
There Viii Also Be Racing at Havana,
Cuba, and In Tampa, Fla.-Rieh
Stakes Will Be Decided In Oakland
and Les Angeles.
By THOMAS r. CLARK.

With the horse racing season in the
east over followers of the thorough
breds are now devoting their attention
to the winter circuits. Judging from
the outlook, there win be plenty of
good racing this winter both on the
coast and in the south. There will be
race meetings, TOO, at Havana. Cuba.
and Tampa, Fla, which win appeal. no
doubt, To turfmen throughout the coun-
try. .-
Rich stakes win be decided as usual
at the California courses. The first of
the winter tracks to open its gates
was the one owned by Thomas vii.
liams In Oakland. The long meeting
began on Nov. 5, and there viii be no
let-up until late next spring. On Nov.
business and viii continue until the
course is one of the fastest in the
world. and before the meeting ends
some new records will be made.
California will not get all the horse
men. for many of them are making
preparations to race their horses in
New Orleans. where a meeting of nine
ty days will be held at City park In
spite of the fact that an anti-betting
bill was passed by the Louisiana legis-
lature last spring. The meeting in the
Crescent City is to begin on Dec. 8.
Several months ago IL was believed
that racing at New Orleans had been
killed, but 1t seems that leading bust
ness men. hotel and store keepers,
theatrical managers and others who
say they would have suffered heavy
losses IL the law should be enforced TO
the letter have stirred up so much pop
ular feeling that the sport will be re-
sumed. But racing in the Crescent
City viii be conducted solely by resi-
dents Of New Orleans, who have Sc
cured lease of City park from Celia.
Corrigan and other western promoters
who had the game cornered when the
legislature took action.
1t is understood that few stakes will
be offered and that the overnight
purses will be reduced to 500 and
$500 at the outset. As far as speculation
goes, there will be no open bookmak-
ing, but there will be individual bet
ting, perhaps on the credit system,
titude of the local authorities.
There will be fifty days of racing at
the new track just outside Of Havana.
beginning on Dec. 1 and ending on Jan.
81. There will be six races each day.
with purses ranging from $500 to $500.
In addition to the regular purses the
carnival commission OF the Havana
city council Is expected to appropriate
$4,000 TO be given to the feature races
du the meeting
7 track, which was opened for the
first time last winter. has been much
improved since then, and IL Is said to
be one of the best equipped race
courses in North America.
When the Havana meeting ends
there will be forty days Of racing in
Tampa, Fla. beginning Feb. 3. This
meeting viii be under the auspices of
the Florida State Fair association.
which has rebuilt the track and also
increased the stable room. e. d. Law
renee is the racing secretary.
1t was the plan of several promoters
some time ago to build track at
Jacksonville. but there seems to have
been a hitch somewhere, for there is
nothing doing In that line at present.