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i i j i | |l I, , . NEAT FAIR GROUNDS PLANT Buildings and General Equipments Made Over Into as Good as New. vr.W ori.faxs. Lb., Deeeaaher m. — Koaplaadoal in iniproveineuts, which cost the Baohheaa Mens : Bachap Aaaectatloa thaooaada of dollars. lacJatfaap I practically ■ new trail, aroper, the Fair Btoaatda i is in roaaptete readiness for the fifty days meeting i which opens there on Mntuiay. The Sj 3,IKIl added ew Years Handicap will featare tin- days aropraai anil he best field in the hllhWy of this stake is I in prospect. It will be over the distance t.f a mile I mill a sixteenth aad hadlcatloaa point to its hahap witaeaaed by oae af the larcrat croarda eror wlthla t the confines of ;li.- oh] rack. When the raceaoers visit the Fair Granada for i the first time Monday they v.ill lie taken by surprise, tine l.i tli- many chaagea that have been inaile 1 since last winter. General nianaKt-r Bohert Fdtly. .Ir.. visited tiie Kentncky ami Sew York tracks I aereral ■onth« hack t.i pain Idea* us to ha proving the pktnt and he put thi-in into eeiiiti.ui npoa his rt-turn. Proai tin- main entrance to the paddock , money was apenl lavishly to nml:e fur ihe coatfort and eolivenienre af the pa turns ami the spat -ions grand* ta ad. it bt not only roaaaier than before, but prettier a- well. The Latonia plan of aettiag oui flowera and shrubbery in the inliehl was adopted and afford I most pleasing sight. The effed will not be as noticeable this winter as in years lo come, as many nf the plants are still yuiing anil undeveloped. i In- stairway leading from the new main entrance to !i" grain! stand has been removed and in its plat-.- has boea erected aa Incline. Underneath Ihe praindataad i where the tm.-t anaee lias heea saved and lifty per real nutre raani will in- era liable there. Eight in ii.-s of aew ■ -ii was placed on the tours,- anil ii wil be faster than ever before. Recent rain* *erred to pack the dirt irmly and the horsemen are loud in their praise of it. A "ensh-ii.n" will take the jar eft of bad -legged horses ami it will still be bard enonph for thosf whack favor ii loUd track. 800 HORSES ARE AVAILABLE. There an- Mill bOTOM available for the Fair Grenada racing anil close to one-fourth of them will become two-year-ehta tomorrow. .Many of the ehejper horses either bare gone or are deatiaed to -- l.i Mexico City and thJa will relieve tin- eou-gisjii.u of pri ions years in Ihe matter of stabling nc rom mortal lor n EtacJng secretary Joe McLennaa si;, .oM bare no trouble in riling his dally programs. :-s I,,- will have al! elaaeei af boraea to draw tram, with tie- better grade more plentiful than at any tinm since the apart araa rerlrod here. in i in- releraa Back Bay falls the dbttiactiaa of belap tin- oldest borne in active rat bag here. He will begin his fourteenth year tomorrow and he is atlll able tu win occaaioaally when tin- track is muddy. F. Fnrni.in is the preoeal owner of Bat k Hay. When in hi* prime this home was an excellent Rprlntet anil he w.ui many a race by running lint-e ouarl.-rs of a mile in tin- viiinity af 1:11!. Peter Sheridan owned him when lie araa at his heal and the vi iei in tnrfmaa atlll baa a warm apol in bis heart for tie .,:,i campahgaer. lie ntoaa a his Mali each day to look him over ami condole wiih him. .- - bntli have been en tin- downward path in tarfdom for some years. Back Bay easily recopaiaea his former owner ;ntl anxkmidy nwaita his daily ciil. II. i- Of tin- best fortified siahles fot ||l. ]:ii Gronnd* racing i- that of C. W. Clark, in charge of trainer George V. Bar at a. Brery aarmber of ibis • -i.ii.ii -iitncnt is in fine fettle ami apparently ready !,. alitor lis heat form right off the rod. The Clark borsea an- Captain Mae. Fniteil Verde. Ciilor. Tom Bare Jr., TharUae, Wliiie star. Gammer Gnrtoa an. I a y.arling bay cult by Sweep Va leuteu-e. In addition to them assistant trainer Btere Jndge his Ine Market, a three-year-old bay gelding, by Rdla-btirgh 11. — Aoa N.. .-mil a yearliag bay filly, by Friar Bock Mitten. Manns outfit is rounded out with a yearliag bay colt, by Golden Maxim ireen Dawn, Which will run in tin- interests ,if F. II. Sewell. the stable agi nt. Sway, which be* horn en the ailing lis: the greater par! of the year, was left .;, Kentncky for tin- told months. CAPTAIN KAC IN FINE FETTLE. Captain Mac. which was the champion of the Ions diatance division here last whiter, is training famously anil the same applies lo United Verde ami iictoi. The first-named has lad a long rest and lie is displaying the benefits of it. Jockey Mack earner will be astride the Clark horses daring the fair ; rounds raring. Although trainer W. A. BnrttacheB has nineteen horses under his care at Hie fair Grenade, he is witli.ut a two-year-Old. His aid horses, with a f.-w exception*, hare all reached their beat form and he is awaiting now for Bddie BlekcakochcT to Join this grounp. This npeod niarn-1 has been on the shelf for ipiite a while, but he will be seen under colors before tin- in-w year is old. Tin- Kurttschell ming is rempeaed of Midnight Sun. Bddie Blchen-bacher, Bister Bio, Traatnla, Tantalus, Galliraat, ;,. ita, Max GoM, Forest Major. Mouse. 1ort Isliss, Mythology, Hillsdale ami Benntlfnl, which belong I., .1. It. Skhxker; Wodaa, Zealous and Titania. the nropertj of W. Human: Charles J. raigmlle, owned by W. K. Matthewa. and luia Crank, which heart tin s.iks of ;. F Goodoere. Jocheya II. King ami 1.. Con.y. bath colored boys, an- doing tin- bulk of the riding for tin- BnrttschcH stable. •ili.se Which ilaini the blood of prince llcrmis are: Kinsman, buy colt, dam Kittle .lane: Iler-mitess, nam Miss Ledn: Adaairer, bay colt, dam Fannie Kemlilt : Mcintosh, chestnut colt, dam .ay ami Festive; Conrtier, bay eolt, dam Litbogene, jut! Night Light, cbestaal edt, dam Clash af Night. Kentucky owner-, or a! ba t horses which eaine from the Bine Crass circuit, scored a clean sweep in the two main attractions at the Jefferana Park meeting, which closed today, the Thanksgiving anil Christmas Handicaps. It has |i...i a long time since the Ken- Ui -kians were BO fortunate and their showing came as a surprise, as they were not generally thought to have as strong a representation ■ hero as in former years. War /.one. which won the Thanksgiving Handicap, has abate proved thai he is one of the best racers in these parts, while the • retetaa Bawda of Ploasare appears destined far a big whiter. ihe jockey colony at the Fair Cronmls will not be as large as ai Jeffereoa Park, us many of the riders will depart fur Mexico City at an earl] date. The good ones will tt-niain. however, and there I will be no scarcity of pilots by any means. The J a apical lee dlrhnon will be stronger than ever and ! the oltlet boy- v.ill have lo work hard lo hold heir own wilh tin- youngsters. a- O-
