Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25

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popular with hossmen, who say that the
atmosphere is particularly good for
t,,oronehbreds The track Itself is one of
the fastest in the world, and before the
coming meeting ends some new RECORDS
will be made in all probability.
At both these California tracks such
boresmen as S. c. Hildreth, r, F. Carman,
n. e. Rowell, c. r.. Ellison, James Rowe,
". 2. Jennings, r.. l.. Thomas, +. A.
Forsythe and others in their class VIII
race highly bred horses, while Jockeys
r. Fugsn. hotter, Shilling, Eweet, Butler,
Miller. Gilbert and other good boys vii
be seen in the saddle. As soon as the local
season winds up at Jamaica on november
4 at least 100 horses will be shipped to the
coast.
But California will not get all the horse
men, for many of them are making prep
a~rations TO go 10 New Orleans, where q
meeting Of ninety days viii be held a.
CITY mark in spite Of the fact that an anti
betting bill was passed by the louisiana
legislature last spring. At the time IL was
believed that racing al the crescent cl'S
baa been killed, but it seems that ieadins
business men, hotel and storekeepers
theatrical managers and others who say
that they would suffer heavy losses II the
lay should be enforced TO the letter have
| stirred up so much popular FEELING tha'
the snort will be resumed. But racing al
the Crescent city will be conducted solely
by residents Of the town, who have secured
a lease Of City park from Celia, Corrigan
and the other western promoters who mad
the game cornereo when the legislature
took action last March.
Several well-posted men have recently
made the statement that the anttbetlng
law was passed for the sole purpose OF
forcing Celia, Corrigan & co. to give up
control OF both the fair grounds and CITY
park. That there may be something IN
this assertion the ability OF New Orleans
citizens TO reopen the game would seem
TO indicate. 1t IL understood that rev
stakes will be offered and that overnight
purses will be reduced to 500 and $500 al
the outset. As far as speculation goes
| there will be no open bookniakins' but
there will be individual betting, perhaps
on the credit system, which naturally VIII
depend on the attitude OF the local au-
thorlties.
There will be fifty days Of racing al the
new track just outside Of Havana be-
ginning on December / and ending on
] January 81, IheIe VIII De 80 raves e@Sh
day. with purses ranging from 500 TO 500.
In addition to the regular purses the Car
nival commission OF the Havana city
council IL expected TO appropriate $1,000
to be given TO the feature races during
the meeting. The track, which was opened
for the first time last winter, has beer
much improved since then and is said tc
be one OF the best equipped race courses
in North America.
When the Havana meeting ends there
will be forty days Of racing at Tampa, be
ginning on February ,. This meeting vii
be under the auspices Of the Florida STATE
Fair association, which has rebuilt tA'
track and also increased the stable room
+. d. Lawrence Is the racing secretary
Il Was the plan Of several promoters som.
time ago to build q track al Jacksonville
but there seems la have been . hltc.
somewhere. for there 10 nothing doing II
that line az present