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| 00,000 Fire at Riverside Park . I J KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 10.— The grandstand at Riverside Park was com- I pletely destroyed by fire early Monday evening. The flames spread to and also J burnt down the judges stand and approximate odds board. Owners and trainers stabled at the track quickly formed a fire fighting unit with buckets, but the fire i had gained too much headway, so they concentrated their efforts in safeguarding t the stables against flying sparks and in this respect were successful, for the fire not reach any of the barns. The damage is estimated at 00,000 and is partially idid covered by insurance. The 1932 spring meeting at Riverside Park was scheduled to begin Saturday, 21, and already quite a large number of horses are stabled here. Work was immediately started this morning cleaning away debris, and plans !May are already under way to commence rebuilding the stands at once. j SAN BRUNO, Calif., May 10. — Horsemen here were advised yesterday by Wil-iliam P. Kyne, general manager of Riverside Park, that work had already begun on the construction of a new and spacious grandstand. The Riverside Park stand was [ destroyed by fire Monday. It is thought that the meeting will be opened nearly | Ion schedule, May 21. If there is a postponement it probably will not be for more than a week. The horse special slated to leave here late Sunday night will proceed J as scheduled. i It is understood the Kansas City plant was entirely covered by insurance. J Ready cash is available to rebuild the plant. The contract was let to an engineer-j ing firm yesterday.
