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DOUGLAS PARK TO REOPEN TOMORROW TOMORROWReestablishment Reestablishment of Racing at the Beautiful Louisville Course One Oneof of the Most Important Happenings of the Year in inKentucky Kentucky Fine Meeting in Prospect LouIsvilU Ky September 14 The first meeting at Douglas Park since the fall of IOCS will open at that course on Monday This meeting will bo of eighteen days duration It is most important to turfmen inasmuch as it means the re opening of one of the greatest racing plants in America On two or three occasions during its i rlod of idleness the owners of this beautiful track contemplated placing it upon the market For nearly live years it has been operated as an adjunct to Churchill Downs a training ground in fact for that historic course Turfmen throughout this country hail with delight tho reopening of 1ouglus Iark It gives to Ken ¬ tucky four magnificent race tracks The Kentucky State Itacing Commission is fli a great degree re ¬ sponsible for the present nourishing condition of racing in this commonwealth To that organization in no slight degree is due the credit for the ro establislmient of Douglas Park as a racing center centerThere There is no race track in the United States pos ¬ sessing more natural Ixanty than Douglas Iark Its location is ideal Surrounded as it is by a dist ¬ ant range of hills fields of blue grass stretching in all directions dotted witli rich foliage hen and there a tield of growing veneration and beautiful suburban homes scattered about it is indeed an inviting and restful spot The vastnoss of Douglas Iark is one of its most impressive features As one approaches it the magnificence of the place is apparent It is reached by trolley line from I ouis ville and vehicles travel to its very gates on one of tho finest boulevards boulevardsThe The reopening of Douglas Iark has not been the work of a day It has required much planning and a tremendous financial outlay to bring about a re ¬ vival of thoroughbred sport there An army of men lias lK en employed for months modernising the plant and beautifying it Tho result is that on last Thursday the laborers and artisans withdrew turn ¬ ing over to Manager John IlacntnclSWr a completely rejuvenated plant plantVbile Vbile the pleasure and comfort of tho public has been accorded every consideration by Manager llachmeister be has been mindful of tho horsemen as is illustrated by the star card in honor of tho opening day Thirtyseven hundred dollars in stakes and purses will be paid over to the turfmen on Monday On every other day of the eighteenday session not less than 3100 is added to the six races each afternoon There is to be no purse of less value than 500 and no stakes with less than 1500 added at Douglas Iark this fall fallWhen When racing was last conducted at Douglas Iark the track was by no means as fast as many other American courses This fall however the track has leen resoiled and it may be that records will be re duced during the meeting meetingThat That the course was slow In the old days is shown by its mile record of 140 held by V T Overtoil A few days ago High Private worked a mile in 140 Although the track was not as fast as it will be on Monday had that great gelding been urged in his trial he easily would have lowered the record of W T Overtoil made in 190S The Kentucky record of 137 for a mile is jointly held by Adams Express made at Churchill Downs and Ozana which scored her mark at Lexington It is not improbable that the crack horses racing this fall at Douglas Iark will lower this record Not only is tho Douglas Iark track certain to be faster than ever before this autumn but it is also one of tint safest courses in this country to race over In rainy weather by reason of its perfect drainage after a hard morning shower dust often tlies on the track in the afternoon afternoonThe The stabling at Douglas Park is another feature of the plant The buildings are in excellent repair In most cases they are set apart from each other with vast breathing spaces intervening This adds decidedly to sanitary conditions with the result that seldom is a thoroughbred ailing at Douglas Iark IarkManager Manager llachmeister has equipped Douglas Park with a parimutnel department second to none The betting booths are made of steel and twenty of them are stationed in a row each separated by iron railings to prevent confusion among those purchas ¬ ing tickets There will be no congestion Eight 2 machines six of the 5 sort three of 10 and one of 25 denominations each provided by a ticket seller and a clicker will be in oiwration Above tif nacliincs and directly over the offices where the parimutnel tickets are held in reserve will be a blackboard sixteen by fiftyeight feet containing a statement of the cashable value of tickets and the entries for the races Elaborate arrangements have also been made for the redemption of tickets Twentyeight trained men will pay off on glass discs Eugene Elrod the most expert parimutuel manager in America says that Douglas Park can pay out 00000 in one afternoon As this repre ¬ sents 50000 to each race it is seen that the man ¬ agement has anticipated for the future One thing that Manager llachmeister has had in view has been to avoid congestion and it is believed at least twentyfive years will pass before the Douglas Park arrangements and conveniences will lx cramped crampedThe The sport this fall at Douglas Park will be fn nished by a representation of the best horses now in training To start with the last five Kentucky Derbv winners will all run at Douglas Park within the next few weeks namely Stone Street Winter green Donau Meridian and Worth No other race ¬ track ever had in one meeting live Kentucky Derby winners racing for stakes and purses The Uvovear olds will include such cracks as the 10000 Haw ¬ thorn Yankee Notions Frederick L Solar Star Hob ¬ nob Kostnrtium Nash Cash and others of equally good class Unless Helios which has been retired for the season is able next spring to outrace the colts and geldings now in training it is virtually assured that the winner of the Kentucky and La tonia Derbys of IHS will race this fall at Douglas Park ParkOther Other horses of note that will contribute to mak ¬ ing Douglas Iark racing up to the metropolitan standard include Busy Iabold Brig Bell Horse Starliottle Bonnie Kelso White Wool Prnce Rice Mary Davis Little Father Countless Adams Ex ¬ press Sprite Any Port Uuckhorn Melton Street Star OUyan John Furlong Star Charter Froglegs High Private Knlield Kootenay lenney Geddos Flying Wolf Caugh Hill T M Green Follie Levy Presumption Puck Impression Granite Swaunanoa Princess Callaway Campcoii Compton Sir Alvescot The Turk Seniprolus Trance High Star Royal Captive Star of Danube Coppertown Ella Rryson Limpet Flying Feet Koiind the World Cash on Delivery The Reach Sloeth Pliant Font Helen Itarbee Casey Jones Fireman The Widow Moon Volthorpe Vreeland Palanquin Joe Deibold 1 II Parr Sun Queen Capstan Bravo Duval Ozana ISooiii Boola Mockler Danger Mark Rose of Teddii Sylvestris Glorio Pit apat White Heather In quieta Sumptuous Forehead Effendi Console Leo ¬ pold Kettle Sue Working Lad Yorkville Sureget Sigurd Jim Basey El Palomar Maizie Girl Arcite Spindle Milton P and Round the World WorldThe The best riders in America will be on hand to pilot these horses Charles F Price will be the presiding judge and Mars Cassidy will be the starter starterScores Scores of horses worked at Douglas Iark this morning The Inaugural Handicap candidate Buck horn went a mile in 141 and Rndolfo Capt II II Eimnons threeyearold worked a mile in 1422 nulling up upOther Other work included includedBlueBeard BlueBeard Fiveeighths in 103 103Prnec Prnec Rice Mile and an eighth in 157 157Caugh Caugh 129Dr Hill Seveneighths in 129 Dr Burch Fiveeighths in 107 107Elizabeth Elizabeth Harwood Threequarters in 117 117Ella Ella Bryson Threequarters in 110 110Gagnant Gagnant Mile in 142 142Gowell Gowell Quarter mile in 24 24Husky Husky Lad Mile in 142 142J J 15 Robinson Threequarters in 11S 11SJohn John G Weaver Half mile in 50 Kootonay Fiveeighths in 100 100Meridian Meridian Threequarters in 121 121Over Over the Sands Fiveeighths in 103 103Puck Puck Mile in 145 145Rogon Rogon Threequarters in 117 117Rossini Rossini Threequarters in 119 119Seniprolus Seniprolus Threequarters in 119 119Sig Sig Levy Fiveeighths in 107 White Wool Mile in 147 147Works Works at Churchill Downs included includedUluo Uluo Jay Fiveeighths in 103 103Follie Follie Levy Half mile in 54 54Nicias Nicias Mile and an eighth in l5t l5tP P Ilyams racers Maezie Dorlon Ponnio Eloise and Granite recently trained by W O Topliii have been turned over by him to Dan Clark who will campaign the band in the east Mr Joplin is here with eight horses horsesWilliam William M Wallace will make all engagements for jockey 15 Steele SteeleF F J Grefer arrived from Havre de Grace with Royal Tea Ymir Vanir Connanght Trojan Bell and Floral Park Mr Grefer will look after the riding engagements of II Heidel HeidelThe The following is a list of the jockeys engaged to ride in the Inaugural Handicap as officially an ¬ nounced today by E W Maginn secretary of the Douglas Park Jockey Club High Private T Koer ncr Buckhorn 15 Steele Bell Horse Estcp John Furlong Spellman Starbottle Wrightmeyer Prin ¬ cess Callaway W Andrcss Any Port J McCabe Sun Queen Gross Mary Davis J Callaban Ru dolfo Skirvin Creme de Menthe Nathan NathanStarbottle Starbottle will get an apprentice allowance of three pounds poundsCharles Charles F Grainger president of the New Louis ¬ ville Jockey Club after a sojourn since July 15 at Jefferson N II and later at Babylon L I has returned home in splendid health and enthusiastic over racing conditions He said that in New York ho heard much favorable comment over the sport ui Kentucky Widespread interest exists he said re ¬ garding the 15000 Kentucky Endurance Stakes to be run October 7 at Churchill Downs DownsCol Col M J Winn manager of Churchill Downs is due from New York YorkHarry Harry F Breivogle is here and will assist Gen ¬ eral Manager llachmeister and Frank Bruen in the track office at Douglas Park Mr Rreivogle is as ¬ sistant manager and associate judge during the win ¬ ter at the Jockey Club Juarez track in Mexico
