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i , . 1 ; ; ; ; CONFLICT IN LOCAL DATES New Half Mile Track Across From Hawthorne to Run in Opposition to Aurora. A conflict in Chicago racing dates is indicated by the announcement of president E. J. OHara of the National Jockey Club that an eighteen days meeting will be inaugurated at Sportsman Park on May 2, the same date on which the Aurora meeting is scheduled to begin. Sportsman Park is located directly across the road from Hawthorne and, before being converted into a half-mile race course for horse racing, was known as the Hawthorne Dog Track. President OHara, in announcing the racing dates, also made known the officials who will have charge of racing at Sportsman Park. J. J. Grady, Fred Digby, a New Orleans newspaper man, and OHara are to be stewards. Robert S. Shelley, racing secretary; Sidney Bender, clerk of the scales; Thomas J. Brown, starter; John Henry, paddock judge; Lally Collyer, timer, and Robert Meyer, track superintendent. Shelley, Henry and Bender will also double as placing judges.
