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BELIEVE THEY CAN RACE AT ASCOT. •Directors of the Los Augelei Jockey Club met this morning and completed the woik of straighten hag "I1 the afTatn St lasl season at Asest," says the Los Angeles Evening News of Wednesday last. "It was a short and uneventful session, but of sufficient importance to attract CkargB Bose from Ihiieryv ill;-. The question of building anotber track for ,iet season was not BSCUSaed, and one of the directors said this morning that il was hi- opinion that racing would be conducted nc-.i Beams at the old stand. Saying that he could not believe the city council would force the jockey club members to a needless alid enormous expense incident to removal across the line into the county when the location of another track would of necessity be only a short distance from the present site. "If opposition to i track in the city limils lie comes so vigorous that the meeting will lie endangered, the directors v. ill take no chances and will build a new track, but still this contingency arises no nioveineni will be beguu for a new track. "Rumors were rite last veek that Mauager J. W. Brooks had filled out his four years in office and that he would not be reelected. This rumor was declared to be unfounded in fact and the director who spoke noon the subject said that stories to the effect 1 hat there is friction between Brooks and other directors in the jockey club are without foundation, that their relations are harmonious and that Brooks will continue to direct the destinies of the jockey club."
