Ak-Sar-Ben Field Ready: All Preparations Completed for Omaha Meeting of 28 Days Opening Next Thursday., Daily Racing Form, 1926-06-01

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AKSARBEN FIELD READY All Preparations Completed for forOmaha Omaha Meeting of 28 Days DaysOpening Opening Next Thursday OMAHA Neb May 31 ArSarBen Field is indeed a place of beauty and everything is in readiness for the opening icxt Thurs ¬ day June 3 for the twentyeight day meeting meetingInterest Interest in the coming meeting is greater than ever before and if the advance box seat sale is any indication the attendance will be beyond any previous meeting meetingThe The mutuel department has been rear ¬ ranged to better accommodate those who are speculatively inclined New restaurant accommodations have been provided and in fact all details have been taken care of for the opening next Thursday ThursdayThe The grade of horses that are now here is much better than heretofore and racing sec ¬ retary Chas L Trimble is busy registering the horses that are coming in The better class of races will be filled with some of the best horses in the Middle West WestHorsemen Horsemen and horses are continuously ar ¬ riving and there is not a vacant stall on the ground besides the management has completed 100 new stalls to take care of the overflow and every available stabling accom ¬ modation within two miles of the track is occupied There will be 700 horses by the time the gates open June 3 3The The racing strip is in perfect condition and nil the trainers are getting their horses ready and the ample cushion of top soil will be to the advantage of any horse that might have a suspicious underpinning underpinningJames James Donovan who will do the starting is here and Dr F W Ashe presiding judge John Carey and Sam Rothert will arrive here Tuesday morning after the close of the 3oit Lake meeting


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