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BRIGHTON BEACH. "President Engeman is having constructed at Brighton Beach a lawn which, in extent, will be larger than any which now graces the grounds of any other racing association," says the Morning Telegraph of Dec. 22. "He is having extended the lawn now in front of the grandstand proper until it practically will reach the head of the stretch. This will make, for all purposes, a continuous natural stand nearly a quarter of a mile long. At no point will it be lower than is the present elevation in front of the grandstand, and the only division at all in it will be the rail which will separate the large enclosure from the field stand. This latter structure will be raised and the filling in of the low level, which now extends from its base to the track proper, will give to occupants of it a much better view of finishes than they have "been able to obtain heretofore. In addition to the decided beauty which this new plan will create, it will afford a great relief to racegoers on holidays and other occasions when famous stakes attract many thousands of enthusiasts. In other years the public felt compelled to confine themselves to the grandstand and the slope in its immediate front if they would view a contest, with the result s that on Brighton Handicap and on Cup Day and other like occasions there was crowding - that was uncomfortable. Now the multitude, on such occasions, will be able to see races from start to finish. It really will enlarge I the capacity of Brighton by many thousand, pand is at once an economy of space and a boon to the public. Brighton certainly is keeping pace with its splendid ambitions and public patronage is keeping pace with every advance effected."
