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, j j i I ; I I i JEFFERSON PARK NOW READY Shrewsbury Plant Looks Spick and Span in Newly Painted Grandstand and Barns. NEW ORLEANS, La., November 10. Exactly three weeks from Thursday the echoes in the vicinity of Jefferson Park will be aroused by the martial air of "Boots and Saddles." That Jefferson will be ready to usher in New Orleans long winter racing season fit- tingly is not doubted, especially when one looks over the neat, spick and span Shrews-bury plant, with its newly painted barns and grandstand, its emerald green infield and its perfect track. There is no better race course in America, horsemen say, than Jefferson Park. That is, there is no better track for thoroughbreds to run over. The sweeping turns insure greater safety to every horse and rider, while jthe cushiony, garden-like surface is a boon to every horse, to say nothing of those old- timers whose feet have become tender from pounding over the flint-like tracks where fast time is the only purpose. No attention to fast time is paid at Jefferson. Yet the races are fairly fast, chiefly because the horses run more comfortably. Manager Anthony Rouprich believes it better to look after the well-being of the horse more than the speed record, and it is a mat- ter of record that Jeffersons track never has broken down a horse, while "mud running horses," those favoring a soft track, have scored repeated successes over the "fast" at Jefferson. Finishing touches have been put on the course by manager Rouprich, and his son, "Big" Rouprich, is as busy as a bee, assigning the incoming stables to their stalls. j i j ! j j
