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LOUISVILLE TO HAVE TWO BEAUTIFUL RACE COURSES Louisville Ky August 10 politicians have in certain sections of this country MHccoded in placing under the ban the racing of thoroughbreds the popularity of the pastime grows in Kentucky Never before has Kentucky racing litoii upon a mere solid basis At no time lias it enjoyed greater approval by the masses It is flour ¬ ishing under legal protection which insures perpe ¬ tuity for the sport and security for the public which otends its patronage more liberally than ever be ¬ cause the racing itself is of better quality and it is realized that the sport is conducted upon lines al ¬ together honest honestAssuredly Assuredly racing in this locality has never in the past been accorded the elaborate setting that it will have when the meetings open in Louisville this fall Following the thirteenday session at Lexington be ¬ ginning Saturday August SI and ending Saturday September 11 Douglas Park will open for eighteen days on Monday September li closing on Saturday October ii Churchill Downs nineday meeting starts on Monday October 7 concluding on Wednesday OctolKr 10 after which Latonla inaugurates its nineteenday meeting on Saturday October 1 end ¬ ing on Saturday November This embraces fifty nine days of racing on the Kentucky circuit with the closing date well up to that for the opening of winter racing at Juarez Mex MexAt At Douglas Park and Churchill Downs small armies of workmen are hurrying improvements upon those plants entailing a financial outlay of many thousands of dollars Alterations and additions are being made with the object of adding to the appearances of the tracks and the comfort of their patrons At Douglas Park 000 is being expended by Manager John llachmeister and an amount close to this will be necessary to defray the cost of executing tho ideas of Col M J Winn manager of Churchill Downs DownsCol Col Winn is working out plans formulated long igo and Manager llachmeister is converting Douglas Park always a model plant into even a better one This step has been rendered necessary by reason of the dissolution of the Louisville Racing Association which was a holding company embracing the Cliurcli ill Downs and Doiigla Park interests The agree ¬ ment covering a specified time having expired it was decided to terminate it There was no disa ¬ greement and amicable relations exist between the two organizations organizationsManager Manager llachmeister began by lifting the roof from the Douglas Park grandstand that is he had about ITiO men do it He replaced it with an asbes ¬ tos arrangement Then he changed the long broad steps leading to the grandstand Originally the steps midway had a landing Now through the removal of this feature they have been moved back sixteen feet which adds so much space to the con ¬ crete walk in front of the stand The grandstand boxes arc being moved forward to add to their ex clusiveness and to afford the occupants a better view of the course The grandstand is receiving a double coat of white In its new garb of spotless paint it will present a view vastly different from its former gray coloring coloringIn In the betting ring commodious quarters for the twentylive specially constructed steel parimiitucl booths are being built Space equal to a city block is thus utilized on the west side of the ring to the left of the main entrance Eugene EIrod and his efficient staff will be in charge of the parinintuels Each mrchine will be manned by a ticket seller and a clicker Tills is the system preferred by Manager llachmeister and is the one used at his Latonia track Directly over the parimutuels will be a blackboard fiftytwo feet long and sixteen feet high showing the various ticket values and the number of pickets sold This will afford those in the amphi ¬ theater an opportunity to speedily inform themselves concerning all results Of course it vill be unneces ¬ sary for those upstairs to descend into the arena lo secure this data Directly in line with the pari mntuels booths will be the cashiers twentyeight in number all stationed where the original paddock was located In front of eacli cashiers window will be an iron railing to prevent crowding and confusion hut congestion in this vast space Is out of the ques ¬ tion since thousands of individuals will find it pos ¬ sible to congregate there and even down to the new paddock entrance Concrete pavements are being laid Skeleton steel roofed with asbestos will af ¬ ford protection from the elements elementsBetween Between the parimutuel department and the cash ¬ iers will be offices for the use of Manager llach ¬ meister his assistant Frank Bruen and other attaches There will be a vestibule leading to Mr EIrods quarters and the building set apart for the redemption of winning tickets At the end of the cashiers offices is the building to be occupied by E W Mnginn racing secretary and haridicapper T B Campbell clerk of the course Mars Cassidy starter and other officials In one room there is hos ¬ pital equipment etc for use in case of emergency Quarters are provided on the second floor for the jockeys jockeysAdjacent Adjacent to this building on the north is a now paddock with fourteen stalls It is elevated and surrounded by a wall of concrete which can be used as a place of vantage by those who desiro to witness races from this part of the track Stretch ¬ ing in front and to the left is a grove of beautiful trees Under their shelter and on the spacious lawn tho racers may be saddled saddledManager Manager llachmeister who will return Monday from New York writes that he was pleased with his reception by eastern turfmen whom he solicited to participate in racing in Louisville LouisvilleI I received lin entries while in New York wrote Manager llachmeister and they represent the best of highclass racing in the east The best will be seen in Kentucky Our big feature will bo tho Tn augiiral which will possess a value of about 1000 1000We We will not overlook anything helpful to the sport or likely to contribute to the pleasure of the public We have arranged for ample trolley line transportation We are grading the roads and they will be level and dustlcss We can park about all of the automobiles in Louisville Our big re ¬ frigerator plant is in order and wo will hare a kitchen with the capacity of a summer resort Floral displays are ready for the main entrance and ii our fortyacre infield there will be an artificial lake Coming into our grandstand the visitor will behold a reproduction of Oaklawn at Hot Springs one of Americas greatest racing plants Advancing to the front of the stand one may imagine that he is at Brighton Beach Around the track is a newly built infield fence It is so low as to prevent injury to a jockey brushed against it and its perfect smooth ¬ ness will prevent a horse sustaining any illeffects as the result of colliding with it This fence has a sixinch pitch and is an innovation innovationThere There lias been no racing at Douglas Park since 1 OS but our revival this fall will please all who appreciate sjiort of exceptional quality predicts Manager llachmeister llachmeisterThe The running of the Douglas Park Inaugural Handi ¬ cap on Monday September 1C will mark the open ¬ ing of the eighteen days racing season at that course Next to the Kentucky Endurance Stakes to be decided October 7 at Churchill Downs it is one of the richest turf events scheduled for decision in the middle west this fall It will bring together a good field selected from the following list of eligibles eligiblesAdair Adair Bakers Busy BusyK BrigJ K R Bradlevs Bell Horse and Brig J C Calms Mockler MocklerJ J N Camdens Boola Bool a and Belgian BelgianR R F Carmans Meridian Starbottle and Bonnie KiIso KiIsoR CallawayDoerhoefer R Colstons Princess Callaway Doerhoefer Wests Mary Davis DavisII II II Einmons Rudolfii RudolfiiD D Fisks Wintergreen W Gersts Doiuni DoiuniJ J Greeners Countless CountlessII II C Ilallenhoeks Adams Express Worth Roll ¬ ing Stone and Sun Queen QueenII II II Ilewilts Impression and Creme de Mentlie P Hymns Granite H K Kuapps Sprite George J Ixings Free Iince IinceE E E MiCargos Any Port Mackenzie Adkins Buckhorn J MaeManiis Presumption PresumptionF F J Pons John Furlong 1 N Prewitts T M Green GreenJ J FroglegsJ W Schorrs Star Charter and Froglegs J R Wainwrights High Private PrivateThe The complete list of the entries for the other stakes to be run during tho meeting follows followsBeeclimont Beeclimont Stakes for twoyearolds live and one lialf fnrlnnirs to be run Seiilenilier Jl Anna Patricia PatriciaArmor Armor ArmorAutumn Autumn AutumnBallyshe Ballyshe BallysheBarsac Barsac BarsacBatouck Batouck BatouckBenanet Benanet BenanetBlue Blue Jay JayBriar Briar Path PathBunch Bunch of Keys KeysCain Cain Chaser ChaserClorita Clorita Burns BurnsCoy Coy CoyDenmark Denmark DenmarkDonerail Donerail DonerailDorlon Dorlon DorlonDucal Ducal Crown Ella Granc Foundation Frederick L Gowell Henry Ritto High Star Hobnob Inqnieta Jean Grey Jimmie Gill GillCalinka Calinka CalinkaCatrlne Catrlne Catrlnea a Modo ModocoehalTS coehalTS coehalTSockland ockland ocklandodona odona odonaMa Ma Salaamu Marshon Merlin Miss Edith Mobile Belle Nobby Obsession Pollv Worth Red Roso Rock Bar Santandor Seniprite Senator James Siiieko House Spanish Queen Sprightly Miss Star Perta Star of Danube Strenuous Sumptuous Terra Blanco Toy ToyTreadlightly Treadlightly Tyree Verona The Autumn Stakes for threeyearolds and up inl threeiiiiartors mile to be run September 2G Azviade AzviadeBelgian BelgianBell Belgian Bell Horse HorseBoca Boca Grande GrandeBrig BrigCampeon Brig Campeon CampeonCash Cash on Delivery DeliveryCasey Casey Jones JonesCoppertown Coppertown CoppertownDonaii Donaii DonaiiEthel Ethel I Ella Bryson Follie Levy Ganadore HedgeHelen Hedge Helen Barbeo Housemaid King Olympian Lady Lightning Max Asur Merry Beau Mockler PresumptionPuck Presumption Puck PuckSemprolns Semprolns SemprolnsSleet Sleet h hSylvestris SylvestrisTrance Sylvestris Trance TranceVolthorpe Vreeland VolthorpeVreeland Volthorpe Boulevard Stakes for threeyearolds and upward one mile and seventy yards to be run September 2S Any Port PortBelgian BelgianBell Belgian Bell Horse HorseBoola Boola Boola BoolaBonnio Bonnio Kelso KelsoBrig Brig BrigBuckhorn Buckhorn BuckhornCoppertown Coppertown CoppertownCountless Countless CountlessCreme Creme de Menthe Free I ance anceFroglegs Froglegs FroglegsGanadore Ganadore GanadoreGranite Granite HanlyHedge GraniteHanly Hanly Hedge HedgeHigh High Private PrivateImpression ImpressionJohn Impression John Furlong FurlongLittle Little Father FatherMary Mary Davis DavisMeridian Mcssen Meridian MeridianMcssen Mocklcr MocklcrPresumption Presumption PresumptionPrincess CallawajPuck Princess Callawaj Puck PuckReciprocity Reciprocity ReciprocitySprite Sprite SpriteStar Star Charter CharterStarbottle Starbottle StarbottleSun Sun Queen QueenSwannanoa Swannanoa SwannanoaT T M Green GreenWhite White Wool WoolWorth Worth Prospect Stakes for twoyearolds threequarters mile to be run Octolier 2 Ballyshe Bar m de Kalb Barsac Batouch Beiianet Briar Path Bunch of Keys Cain Chaser Coy CoyDonerail Donerail Ducal Crown Karl of Savoy Fellowmin Foundation Frederick L Gowell Hawthorn High Star Hobnob Jimmie Gill Katrine Kinmnndy La Mode Leochares Lodona Madello Miss Edith Nash Cash Nelly Agnes Nobby Obsession OSulIivaii Palanquin Pericles Prince Herniis Rock Bar Rock Fish Hosturtiiim Sam Hirsch Semprite Solar Star Star Berta Star of Danube Sumptuous The Widow Moon U Steppa Volita Yankee Notions Cardinal Slakes threeyearolds and upward one mile and an eighth to be run October 5 Adams Express ExpressAny Any Port PortBell Bell Horse HorseBonnie Bonnie Kelso KelsoBrig Brig BrigBruce Bruce Rice RiceBuckhorn Buckhorn BuckhornBusy BusyCountless Busy Countless CountlessCreme Creme de Menthe MentheDonaii Donaii Free Lance Froglegs High Private Impression John Furlong LaboldManager Labold Manager Mack Marv Davis Melton Street Meridian Mocklcr MocklcrRolling Rolling Stone StoneRudolfo RudolfoSir Rudolfo Sir Catesby CatesbySprite SpriteStar Sprite Star Charter CharterStar Star ORyan ORyanStarbottle Starbottle StarbottleSun Sun Queen QueenWhite White Wool WoolWorth Worth With the exception of the Inaugural Handicap these feature events will carry an added value of 1500 each These events will bo decided over a track second to none Originally the Douglas Park track was used for trotting races The going is suitable for horses of all kinds and trainers claim that the banked turns prove helpful and add to the safety of the horses in motion
