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MORE PLANS FOR DOUGLAS PARK PARKLouisville Louisville Ky September 28 Racing at Douglas 1ark is marked by a constantly increased attend ¬ ance and an added interest in the higli class sport being furnished this fall by the management of th track There is no doubt but that this course has reestablished itself as a great racing park on a par with tho two other great Kentucky tracks Churchill Downs and Latonia LatoniaThe The stake events for the closing week at Douglas Park embrace the Prospect Handicap for twoyear olds with 1500 added six furlongs to he run on Wednesday October 2 and the Cardinal Handicap for threeyearolds and upward with 1000 added one mile and a furlong to be run on Saturday October 5 5The The Prospect Handicap promises to be one of the most attraclivc juvenile conlesls of the year It is especially Interesting in as much as it will mark the meeting of the 10000 gelding Hawthorn and the best twoyearold filly now in training The Widow Moon The latter holds tho Douglas Park track record of 112 for six furlongs Among tho othsr on tries of note for this race are La Mode Rostur tjiiin Nash Cash Hobnob Frederick L Yankee Notions Palanquin Foundation Star of Danube Liocharos Nobby Gowell and Solar Star Weights aro due Monday MondayThe The Cardinal Handicap will also bo a good race inasmuch as among tho horses that may go to the nost are Labold Bell Horso Meridian Starbottle White Wool Mary Davis Douau Adams Express Sprite Any Port Buckhorn John Furlong Manager Mack and High Private Tho weights will be an ¬ nounced next Thursday ThursdayFor For the closing six days of the meeting next week Secretary Maglnn has arranged an attractive nro gram of overnight purses and handicaps featured by several races at fairly long distances These events are likely to have some bearing on the rich Endur ¬ ance Stakes which will open the fall meeting at Churchill Downs on Monday October 7 7Compliments Compliments continue to be freely given to Doug ¬ las Park as a racing plant James MacManus one of the loading turfmen of the country was an arrival this week and was simply delighted with the beautiful course and its surroundings He remarked to several of his friends that it was Hko finding a Santa Anita Park in Kentucky KentuckyManager Manager Hachmeisler is already planning manv improvements for 1913 He has in view the build ing of a clubhouse at the far end of the grand ¬ stand Ho also intends to erect new stables at that part of the enclosure Tho new clubhouse will be erected In a grove where It will be surrounded oy trees at the rear and side leaving the front open for n view of the track With these additions this racing park will be as complete as any racing plant In America Managfr llachmeisters idea Is to add tone to the racing at Douglas Park inthft future and with this end in view he will spare no expense In r etinK n clubhouse that will meet every re ¬ quirement of if distinguished local people vlio are so fond of outdoor amusement where they cnn se ¬ cure exclusive accommodations
