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ALL READY IN THE FAK WEST PACIFIC COAST SEASON OF RACING TO BE INAUGURATED THIS AFTERNOON Devotees of Sport from All Parts of Western Country CountryGathered Gathered at Spokane PariMutuels to toBo Bo Means of Speculation SiKikane Wash April IS The third annual meet ¬ ing of the Coeur dAlene Fair and Racing Associa ¬ tion will open tomorrow at the beautiful Alan course The prospects for a successful opening are bright The city is filled with racegoers of the west with a sprinkling of easterners Many devotees of the s irt have journeyed liero from Vancouver Victoria Seattle and Portland while there arc numerous familiar faces from California and Texas I IPresiding Presiding Judge Robert Leighton the last of the ollicials to arrive came this morning from his Van ¬ couver home The other ollicials have been here for some time timeFor For the Opening Handicap nine are carded to faci starter Edward Tribe and the weights assigned by handicappcr Phil Reilly are so evenly balanced that the race has an open look lookThe The parimutuel system of betting has been adopt ¬ ed by the management and will be used throughout the meeting Ten machines have been installed for the present and four more are held hi reserve to be used if occasion demands it The quality of the horses now on the grounds uumlHring over 100 measures well with the class snn here in past sea
