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CULVER CITY TRACK PLANS Work on New Course Near Los Angeles to Begin May 10 — To Avoid Conflict with Tanforan. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. May 4 —John O. Talbott, secretary of the Southern California Jockey Club, is here and has held several conferences with John P. Stelling. general manager of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, which conducts the Tanforan track. Talbott said construction of the track at Culver City, where the Southern California Jockey Club has 170 acres of land, would begin May 10. The Culver City organization plans to give | 100 days of racing next winter, immediately following the wind-up at Tanforan. As the San Bruno course meeting closes Saturday, December 1, it is probable the Southern California track will open Saturday, December 8. In order that there should be no conflict between the two tracks Talbott said his organization was willing to run the 100 days in any manner to dovetail with activities at Tanforan. In the event that the Tanforan spring meeting, which is said to be planned by the officials of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club, docs not start until April the Culver City period of racing will be completed in one meeting. Otherwise it will be split. Talbott said the preliminary survey for the race course, which will be a mile track, with a chute for contest:; at three-quarters, was made two weeks ago on the visit to ihe Southland of A. M. Allan, superintendent of construction at Tanforan. Allan submitted plans for the track buldings to Talbott on the latters visit here. The grandstand will accommodate 7,500 and the clubhouse will be of special design, as it is a sort of country club headquarters for many of the residents of Los Angeles, which is only nine miles away. Culver City is a "movie" city and as most of the men and women of the pictures are enthusiastic devotees of racing full support is expected from the colony. The management of the jockey club is thinking of building a polo field inside the race track in older to furnish a suitable place for William Russell, Tom Mix and other stars of the screen for playing their favorite game. "We shall distribute at least J5.0C0 a day in the 100 days of racing, with liberal slakes throughout the season," said secretary Talbott "I am confident that many of the largest stables in the country will ship to our plant." Talbott was associated with W. W. Finn for many years in promoting race meetings in various sections of the United States and is a thorough going business man. They had control of the successful meeting at Reno two years ago. The Southern California Jockey Club was I incorporated in March under the laws of j California. Talbott said announcement would I be made soon of the financiers and business men of Los Angeles who are backing the track venture. The admittance price to the Culver City course will be .65 for both men and women. Six or more races will be run daily.
