Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-11-21
WINTER AURSERAC|NI
Meetings In Abundance In the
South and on the Coast.
LONG NEW ORLEANS Season.
There Will Also BE Racing at Havana,
Cuba. and In Tampa, Fia.-Rieh
Stakes Viii Be Decided In Oakland
and Los Angeles.
By THOMAS F. CLARK.

Dv THOMAS F. CLARK
With the horse racing season in the
east over followers Of the thorough
bredS are now devoting their attention
10 the winter circuits. Judging from
the outlook. there will 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 will appeal. no
doubt. to turfmen throughout the coun
try.
Rich stakes will be decided as usual
ut 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. ). and there will he no
let-up until late next spring. On Nov.
II the Santa Anita track will begin
business and will continue until the
middle Of March. The Santa Anita
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-
ature last spring. The meeting in the
Crescent City is to begin on Dec s.
Several months ago 1t was believed
that racing at New Orleans had beep
killed but ii seems that leading bust
ness men. hotel and store keepers
theatrical managers and others who
say they would have suffered heavy
losses if 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 will be conducted solely by resi-
cured lease Of City park from Celia.
Corrigan and other western promoters
who had the game cornered when the
legislature took action.
| 1t il understood that few stakes will
be offered and that the overnight
| purses will be reduced to 5000 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
which naturally win depend on the at
4itude Of the local authorities
There will be fifty days of racing at
the new track Just outside of Havana
beginning on Dec. and ending on Jan
81 There will be six races each day
with purses ranging from 5000 to $500
In addition to the regular purses the
carnival commission Of the Havana
city council is expected to appropriate
$4,000 to he given to the feature races
during the meeting.
The track. which was opened for the
first time last winter. has been mucl
improved since then, and 1t Is said tt
be one of the best equipped race
courses in Ncrth America.
When the Havana meeting ends
there viii be forty days of racing II
Tampa. Fla. BEGINNING Feb. 3. This
meeting will be under the ausnices o.
the Florida safe Fair association
which has rebuilt the track and als'
in reased TIE stal 10 room. Z. ID. Law
renee is the racing secretary.
1t was the plan Of several promoter
some tine aga to build a track n
Jacksonville but there seems to hav
been a hit y somewhere. for there l
nothing doing fl that line at present.