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MANY IMPROVEMENTS AT SARATOGA NKW YORK N Y April 1 Superintendent William Clare of the Saratoga Racing Association for the Improvement of the Breed of Horses was a visitor in this city yesterday Mr Clare who occu ¬ pied a similar position for many years at Brighton Beach reports that the work of improving the property acquired last August on Inion and Lin ¬ coln avenues is almost completed ami that visitors will find much to admire when the season opens in August AugustIt It will be remembered that the Saratoga man ¬ agement when they bought the triangle between their main course and Horse Haven announced that t area would be made to harmonize with the remainder of their property An ornate iron fence marks the now addition and as soon as the weather permits flowering shrubs trees and plants will be installed There will be a now and commodious entrance near the lower end of tho property through which all automobile traffic for tho club house and also much of a general character will be handled the former entrance being reserved exclusively for patrons of the grandstand grandstandTho Tho track itself came through the winter in good condition and the harrows will be used on it next week if the weather remains fine The steeplechase course has been thoroughly rolled and should be better than ever before Klcctric lights have been placed throughout the avenues in Horse Haven and most of tho stables have had electricity Installed All stables in Horse Haven have been whitewashed whitewashedI I cannot understand why somebody doesnt win ¬ ter their horses at Saratoga said Mr Clare We have many stables with southern exposure and while the weather is cold the air is dry anil horses do remarkably well My work horses have coats like silk right now There is nothing better than snow for a badlegged horse and Saratoga had a particularly fine brand of the beautiful tho past winter winterIt It is understood that President Richard T Wilson will return from the South within the next ten days and no doubt one of his first trips after visiting hi horses at Helmont Park will be to Saratoga as he is proud of the course and greatly Interested in its Improvement and beautificaton
