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HARLEM TODAY. All is ready at Harlem. At 2:15 oclock this afternoon the first of a program of six races will be called. Every race has filled well and for an inaugural day the Harlem Jockey Club presents a well balanced and what doubtless will prove to be an interesting card. Those who visit the track will see a transformed Harlem. Practically new buildings have been made of the grandstand, paddock and betting ring. Improvements, additions and alterations, representing an expenditure of 0,000. have been made in the racing plant. Every part of the grounds displays a new or remodeled structure of some nature. All of these j buildings are resplendent in new coats of paint. While every improvement has been made with a view to the comfort of racegoers the artistic : end has not been overlooked. Consequently the , Harlem of today will compare most favorably with any race track property in the west. Owing to new drains having been laid, the I track dries rapidly. The recent rains have only had a beneficial efiect and yesterdays sunshine and high wind, together with constant harrowing has made the track safe and good 1 for todays races. New stands for the judges and timers have been erected at a point thirty r feet south of their former locations. These , stands are the only unfinished structures on the grounds. And they only need to be painted. Sixty-six entries were made for todays races, and the program would have been even better - than it is had the owners at Harlem had a chance to work their horses in the last few days. However, it is certain that if all go to the post the best two-year-old race of the local season so far will take place at Harlem this , afternoon, It will be at 9-16 of a mile, and in it Barney Schreibers grand filly Sofala will clash i with C. H. Smiths recently-acquired "0,000 , beauty," Garry Hermann. This will be Sofalas first appearance since her winning campaign in California, where, in i fourteen starts, she obtained twelve firsts. She will meet the Smith colt today at equal I weights, sex allowance considered. Sofala will carry 115 pounds and the son of Esher— Silk c Gown is in at US. The race between these two— the best colt of the south and west and the best filly of the Pacific coast— should result in the rarest kind of a contest. And they will be in good company. Luerana, Simons new speedy one, The Cuban Girl. Money Muss and ten other r speedy youngsters will have a look in at the purse. In the Austin Stakes, at 1 1-16 mile6, there are nine entries, and as it is a selling event the 3 starting fee of each has been paid one day-ahead, thereby practically insuring the starting of the nine. This race will mark Fly by Nights [ debut under the colors of Schreiber. The following - will also be contenders: Larkspur, Brisk, Gold Fox. Molo, Sam Fullen and three » others.
