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READY AT ORIENTAL PARK Entire Plant Renovated Beauty Enhanced Since Last Spring. "Tex" Brosins Getting Track in Condition About 300 Horses Now on the Grounds. o HAVANA, Cuba, November 13. Everything is in readiness at Oriental Park for the inauguration of the ninth annual meeting of winter racing conducted under the auspices of the Cuba-American Jockey and Auto Club, which is scheduled for Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 30. The entire plant has been renovated since last spring and wherever an opportunity to add to the beauty of this famous place was found no money was spared to attain that end. So much has been chronicled of the beauty of the plant, that it would be useless to attempt any further elaboration. Suffice it to say that when one motors down the Avenue of the Palms on the main highway leading to Oriental Park a veritable picture of fairyland is presented for the eye to feast upon. General manager Frank J. Bruen, who has been doing missionary work at the various Canadian and American racing centers, has recently returned to Havana and speaks in glowing terms of the wonderful interest being evinced by American sportsmen in the meeting. He was accompanied on his return from New Tork by Charles A. Stone-ham, former president of the Cuba-American Jockey and Auto Club and principal owner of the New York National League baseball club. Mr. Bruen is highly elated over the success of his mission and as a result of his good work a better grade of horses will be shipped here to participate in the racing. The action of the local Jockey Club in eliminating the bookmaking system .of wagering at Oriental Park, and also its decision to do away with the early closing stakes and displace them with valuable overnight handicaps and increase the value of the other purses, has met with general commendation among American horsemen, according to Mr. Bruen. These innovations he believes will also appeal strongly to Cuban racegoers, judging by the words of encouragement he has heard from local sportsmen since his return to the island republic. TRAILING OPERATIONS BEGIN. The track at Oriental Park, which was closed for training purposes all summer in order to permti of some resurfacing work, is now open and a large force of men is busily engaged in getting it into condition for the opening day. The course is rapidly rounding into first-class condition and horsemen who are using it for training operations rionounce it to be better than ever. The number of horses galloping over the track these fine balmy mornings present a busy scene and serve as a strong reminder that the opening day is close at hand. "Tex" Brosius, who has served as track superintendent for several years, is back again in his old position after an absence of several months in the United States. Under his direction ths roads around the stables are being improved, and when this work is completed Oriental Park will boast of roadways that cannot be excelled by any other winter race track. Mr. Brosius is also attending to the Avork of putting away the horses as soon as they arrive from the North, and already he has assigned stabling room for over 300 horses that have arrived from various points within the past three weeks. These arrivals include special shipments from Maple Heights, Toledo, Empire City, Laurel and Havre de Grace, in addition to a number from Canada. The largest shipment will reach here in a few days when the special from Latonia, bringing approximately 140 horses from the Kentucky tracks, will be unloaded. Thus far not a single horse to arrive has been on the ailing list, and all arrived in perfect condition. Pacing Secretary Martin Nathanson has been here over a week with a number of his assistants and they are now busily engaged registering the horses and attending to other matters claiming their attention. Victor Schaumburg, racing secretary at Empire City, will be here shortly to join the staff of secretary Nathanson.
