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1 •" J s r . i i -, I h -. , i. -, L. E h IMPROVEMENTS AT LEXINGTON TRACK. Lexington. Ky.. August 2.!. With many Rood , horses at the track, more coming, a carefully ar ,. ranged program . 1 races and many improvements ,_ about the course since the spring meeting. I. .vers .s of the sport believe the loi" fall meeting here .,, will eclipse all previous racing at the historic Ken . tacky track. The latest improvement at the track is the re ... moval of the press l« x from the roof of the graad-r, ■ stand down below the boxes in front. This change, j. which was provided by Superintendent Boss, will j be welcomed by the visiting and local scribes, who | have wilted many collars in the roof garden in the _ years gone by. Another improvement that will be welcomed by the occupants of the grandstand as much as the removal of the press Imix by the newspaper men. is the removal of the telegraph ]ioles in the center of the track that have been an eyesore for many years The Western 1ni .11 has removed all of these poles, the wires coming into the grandstand from the back now. The new combination machine recently purchased from John Ilachuieister. of Louisville and La ton hi. will arrive and be in-i stalled before the meeting. This machine, which was patented bv Hachmeistcr, enables the bettor to place *2 each on straight, place ami show bet and does awav with the old necessity of purchas iug three tickets. |
