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BEGIN REPAIRS ON BELMONT PARK STAND. Workmen Started Monday in Hopes cf Completing Ta?k for Opening Day. New York. April 17. — A small army of men in-v.e!ed the l.elmont 1ark race course Monday morning to build up tlie great sraadstaad, which was • he ill J damaged by flatm s a week ago last Saturday. Contracts have been let fat the ■ •■• a -Unction of the grand-tan. I Bad the workmen, starling Monday, will keep at their task until the place is made ready for the opening day, set for May 29. After a visit to the coarse. Pre side at August Belaioat of the Westchester Racing Association. announced thai there would be no postponement or change of dates to ■■other track for the spring meeting, but that everything would be made ready t take ears of the crowd expected to attend on the opening day. While the entire stand will not be repaired, all of the f •■• ut taws of seats will lie ie stored, and the rear put fenced off fnaa the repaired section. Baeias Secretary Bartoeker of the Westehester Racing Association, announced that Mr. Ifebasal had decided to throw spea the reserved see-tioa up to the elabhoase enclosure to the poetic !!c also said that a nuinbi r of new boxes would be built to accommodate those who wished to have reserved scats and who srere not club members. Harry Steeeas, premier race track caterer, was a big sufferer through the fir, as the restaurant in the hie staad was entirely destroyed, as well as the kitchen upon which lie had expended thousands of dollars to make it the most complete of any race track in the world. Mr. Stevens is already busy with Id- preparations for the opening, but instead i f attempting to restore the r.staurant in the stand, a new aaa will bo provided underneath, and even more easy of aeCCSS than was the one tiiat was destroyed. Fortunately, the clubhouse and the _Bk catering department in that enclosure were not *_T d imaged to any great extent, sad there will be little trouble in having everything in this enclosure in the best of shape to aci ommodate tin patrons. Tlie administration building and Jockey nanrters, which srere a total loss, will be replaced with a lew building, which will be erected in the paddock. aad more convenient for those who have business i.i transact m the secretarys settee.
