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IS A MODEL RACING PLANT NEW TRACK AT HAVRE DE GRACE VIRTUALLY READY TOR OPENING Abundance of Horses Assured for Inaugural Meet ¬ ing Beginning August 20 Description of the Track and Its Equipment Baltimore Mil August 12 The Harford Agri culture and Breeding Association the latest aspirant 1 enter the racing field in Marvland will make its initial IMW to the public August 20 at Havre de race with an uptodate plant complete in every particular particularthe the new track is something of a marvel in con ¬ duction having grown up as it were in a night Ground was not broken until June IS but since that time a big force of laborers has turned the bare Hi Ids into a modern racetrack with grandstand clubhouse paddock stables and all the paraphernalia incessary lo carry on the sport in firstclass fashion fashionThe The track is located on an admirably chosen sie about two miles from Ihe Havre tie Grace station and lo Ihe south of the railroad A spur from the PnnsylvanIa will take the race trains directly to the gate while a short walk away the Baltimore t Ohio will erect a new station lo accommodate racing pa In ins over its line The track can be reached in less than an hour from Haltimorc and Wilmington and in a little more than an hour from Philadelphia PhiladelphiaAbout About one hundred acres were included in the i riginal purchase for Ihe enterprise extending from the railroad down to the shores of the Susqiiehanna lixcr lixcrThe The contract for building the track was awarded to Charles W Leavitt who constructed Belmoiil PurU and a master hand at this line of work Lit ile grading was needed and with a big force of laborers Mr Leavitt has been able to finish his con ¬ nact within the allotted time timeHorsemen Horsemen who have seen the track are enthnsi enthnsislje slje in its praise In addition to the ordinary mill nurse there is a threequarter and a mile and one iiiarler chute The turns are unusually well laid up and the track should be both safe and fast fastIhe Ihe sol is a light loam and with excellent drain ¬ age insures good going under any ordinary conditions Only heavy and continuous rains could make tin track muddy The harrows will lie put on this week and by the lime the opening day rolls around the going should lie lightning fast fastTln Tln buildings which have been put up by E II Brown of Brooklyn while no particularly ambitious in character are of pleasing architecture and fit well lllt Ihe whole scheme of the course courseThe The grandstand will seat about JOOO and has thirtysix boxes along the front Under and in the i ear of the grandstand is the belling ring witii ac minodalions galore for the layers Beneath the grandstand also will be a firstclass restaurant restaurantTo To the right of the grandstand is a substantial liihhousc in which will be located Ihe secretarys oflce and Ihe stewards room On the upper tloor 5s l be ladies parlor and accommodations for the club members membersA A line paddock has been constructed adjoining tie Iiiblionse with fifteen stalls and everything neces iiry for the convenience of the horses while they are awaiting the bugle call callSi Si ill further to the right is a building for the thea a iimnnidatinn of the jockeys fitted in uptodate uptodatel l vie with shower baths and everything necessary necessarytor tor their comfort On tin top of the building is an anoutlook outlook from which the jockeys can view the races racesAmple Ample stable accommodations with kitchens have been erected on Ihe far side of the track Stalls for tOO horses are already built and a contract has usl been let for 00 more moreAt At present of course everything is in confusion but in a few days the debris will be cleared up and lie finishing touches put on In another scuscn with the improvements contemplated the track will be one of the prettiest in the country countryThe The presiding genius of the new course under whose supervision Ihe plant has been built is Eddie Burke of New York Mr Burke who is chairman of the executive c nit lee of the Metropolitan Turf TurfAssociation Association has been a welknown figure in sport ¬ ing circles and on the racetracks for many years Ile vas at one time interested in the Jamaica track Mr Iurke has Item on the ground since the first spadeful of dirt was turned He will act as gen era manager during the meeting Mr Burke has secured KolKrt Tucker an experienced man from tin New York tracks for track superintendent superintendentThe The railroad facilities for the meeting will be ample both the Pennsylvania and the ialliniore and Ohio promising good service serviceMr Mr Iurke has received application for stabling more Ihan 500 horses Probably the first consign ¬ ment to arrive at HIP track will be that of Amos Turner seventeen in number which will bo shipped from Knrt Erie shortly Others who have written for stalls are M T Wilson twentyfive Dr T S Tyrce seventeen AVilliani Garth twenty Albeit Simons with the Whitney string twentyone Matt Allen nine Capt K P Cassatt four John Whakn nine I C McDowell will brimr twentyone from Kentucky F It Hitchcock and II K Knapp have also applied for stabling stablingA A consignment of forty is Jiooked from Butte Mont including the strings of II G I oil well and iCarl Linncll Quite a contingent of horses now training around Kaltimorc will ship to Havre de deThe The betting ring will be in charge of John Cavi iinugh so favorably known tin Jockey Club tracks Many itf the leading bookmakers have already put In liieir applications for positions and it looks as If a waiting list might have to be established
