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PROSPECTS GOOD FOR SARATOGA MEETING Work of Preparing Course at Spa for August Racing Proceeding Satisfactorily New York May 12 A McL Earlocker assistant secretary of the Saratoga Association for the Im ¬ provement of the Breed of Horse who has lieen at Saratoga for a few days arranging for the reopening of the track during the mouth of August returned yesterday yesterdayThe The Saratoga race course and rncliig will be re ¬ stored to exactly the same conditions that existed when racing was discontinued in 1010 he said The track and grounds are being placed in first class condition and visitors will Hud it little differ ¬ ent from what It was when racing ceased ceasedMr Mr Earlocker went on to say sayThe The race meeting will be conducted strictly with ¬ in the law and the authorities need not fear that there will be bookmaking The statement made re ¬ cently by August Belmont rellccts the sentiments of the Saratoga Association AssociationTlie Tlie Scudder decision which has boon affirmed by tho Appellate Division will bo the guide by which tlie races will lie conducted and it is the intention of the association to live ui to the letter of this interpretation interpretationEntries Entries are coming iu satisfactorily and tho in ¬ dications are that there will be plenty of horses for tlie meeting This is based on the number of appli ¬ cations for stalls at the track which are already numerous As there Is to be racing every day dur ¬ ing August we will need more horses than the New York tracks and we are sure that they will be on hand when the meeting opens opensRichard Richard T Wilson president of the association and Andrew Miller the secretary will visit Saratoga about Juno 15 15Subscriptions Subscriptions have already been received for the Saratoga Special 1000 atnl plate of 50 added for twoyearolds from II T Wilson E F Cooney Oak Ridge Stable K H Bradley Capt K B Cas satt and J L Holland