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RACING ATMOSPHERE Now Prevails at Tijuana Track with 600 Horses on Hand. Additional Stalls Being Built for Late Comers Track Expected to Be Faster Than Ever. SAN DIEGO, Cal., November 13. There is a real racing atmosphere at Tijuana these mornings. More than COO horses are already-stabled at the border course, with the Kentucky shipment and the Coffroth thoroughbred special from Pimlico yet to be heard from. All is hustle and activity at the plant. On the hill overlooking the mile course the building of 100 additional stalls in three barns is being rushed to completion and a large force of carpenters is working day and night to finish these stables, so that they may be ready for occupancy by the time the Maryland shipments arrive. Among the alterations of importance which have been made at the Tijuana plant is the enlargement of the mutucl pavilion. More machines will be installed, as during the winter there will be thirty-one in operation, including those in the grandstand and clubhouse. Several other improvements which will make for the convenience of the patrons are also being provided. The clubhouse, which in past years has always been the scene of many social activities, is also being made larger. The advance registration of guests at the Hotel del Coronado and the already heavy influx of well-known society people from various parts of the country convinced president J. W. Coffroth that more and better accommodations for this class of race patrons would be needed. NEW SOIL IS SETTLED. At the outset of the racing last winter it was noticed that the track was quite a bit slower than in previous years. This was due to an extra coating of soil which was placed on the homestretch. Toward the close of the last meeting it was discovered that this soil was being well worked into the former top dressing. The amalgamation of these two soils has now been accomplished, with the result that the horsemen are already seeing a much faster track. In fact many good judges predict that the course will be faster than it was in 191C. It was in that year that many of the track records, including the one of 1:3S for the mile, made by San Gallo, were established. "With a few exceptions these marks have stood since that time, but if the judgment of those who .apparently should know is correct several of the old marks may be displaced. The closely approaching date for the open-ins is drawing many who are well known in the world of sports. An arrival today was "Red" Faber, star hurler of the Chicago "White Sox. He announces that he will remain here for the winter. Jockey Johnny Singleton, looking fit for a saddle campaign, is now established at the track. This veteran is galloping horses daily and it is "noted in his riding that time does not seem to have left its imprint. It was at the recent Chicago meeting that Singleton demonstrated that he can still ride winners. Judge Francis Nelson, dean of race track officials, who will again preside at Tijuana, is expected in a few days. Judge Nelson will stop over a few days in San Francisco before coming here. Starter Harry Morrissey is another who is due any day now. Jockeys E. Taylor and Chiavetti are recent arrivals. They announce that they will ride as free lances this winter. Messrs. McLean and Gibson have just announced that they will have first call on the services of jockey H. Long. This boy will ride at eighty-five pounds. He was most successful in western Canada last summer.
