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GETTING BEADY AT DOUGLAS PABK Management Will Expend 30000 During Summer in Preparation for Fall Meeting MeetingCincinnati Cincinnati O May 10 Douglas Park at Louis ¬ ville will 10 put in firstclass condition for racing over next fall That is the information John Hach mcister who is in charge of that plant as well as at Latonia brought back from Louisville yesterday Douglas Park was used once for a fall meeting anil then remained closed for five years as a holdin company was formed for Iwtli of tho Louisville tracks and racing went along at Churchill Downs The agreement expired this spring aud it is the in ¬ tention of the Douglas Park management to V it alone As the plant has not been operated since tin bookmakers were holding forth it is not ready for the lettingWhile panmilt uel system of letting While at Louisville General Manager Hachmeisbr teL K tf Vc IIlutuel machines and m S l = i T ° W1J beL numerous other improve nrm IT J cost of tho wuolu wiu 1C al OIlt afe tUe law cach track in Kentucky may MKI MKIforfor1t forfor1t days a year Douglas Park will m Uoubt get fall dates from the Kentucky State Racing Commission and Churchill Downs also as It is evi ¬ dently the intention ot the management of the last named plant to conduct a fall meeting as siiown by the bid made for the Endurance Stakes for whieii Colonel 7500Mr Matt Winn will hang up 7500 Mr Hachmeister brought back glowing account of the condition of the Kentucky Derby candidates and especially of George J Longs colt Free Lunce He was a grand looker last year and ran fairly well at times He Is also In the Latonia Derby as is Worth Sprite The Manager and Sonada A greit contest can therefore be looked for at Latonia June 8 ns well as at Louisville tomorrow Barring a trip to see the running of tho Kentucky Uerliy Mr Hachmeister has his work cut out at LatonU and will IK there nearly all the time until the open ¬ ing of the meeting
