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CHANGES AT BELMONT PARK Various Plans Discussed at Meeting Held SaturdayWill Cost from 00,000 to 00,000. NEW YORK, N. Y., September 13. A number of persons prominent in racing attended a meeting in the Turf and Field Club at noon Saturday at the invitation of President August Belmont of the Westchester Racing Association, and later on were his guests at luncheon. The object of the meeting was to exhibit the. various plans for the improvement of Belmont Park before the spring of 1921, and to obtain a liberal exchange of ideas on the subject from representative lurfmen. Four plans were shown in detail, all of them designed to make Belmont Park what it should be the finest race course in the United States. The advantages and disadvantages of eacli scheme were discussed and the cost of" the work, which will run from 00,000 to $."00,000, according to the plan selected, were gone into thoroughly in the presence of Architect Leavitt and Mr. ""Terry, representing the construction firm ot Terry and Tench, which will make the changes. The final plan will be formulated in the near future, and it is expected that the work will be begun shortly after the close of the present meeting. The entire matter was discussed in a way which disclosed the fact that the Westchester Racing Association is not a close corporation, nnd that the management Welcomes suggestions. Major Belmont explained the plans in detail, and gave an estimate of the seating capacities of the various stands, the most ambitious structure having a capacity of 17,000 persons. Joseph E. Widener, who followed one of the plans submitted for consideration, spoke in its favor, after which there was a general discussion of the subject of the track at large. Under whatever plan accepted, the public is certain of having an ample view of the races, and the best horse should win in the race around the turn, as the straight run from the bend to the finish will be in. ho. neighborhood of 1,200 feet, slightly in excess of thai lit-Sjirittogii?-; " - r-,.,w,.
