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L 1 1 V . 3 , J . , . , , , 1 1 " 1 : 5 ! ; 5 . ! i I AG0A CAL1ENTE PROSPECTUS Mexican Government Co -Operating With New Management of Track. More Than 1,200 Stall Applications Already Approved Outlay of More Than 00,-000 in Stakes and Purses Pledged. LOS ANGELES, Calif., Nov. 5. President Joseph M. Schenk, of the Agua Calienta Jockey Club, who has been visiting Mexico City, returned to Los Angeles more sanguine than ever- that the eighty-two day meeting of his organization, scheduled to open on Christmas Day and close Sunday, March 26, will mark the beginning of an era of prosperity in the history of the picturesque course in Baja, California. It was President Rodriguez, of Mexico, then governor of Baja California, who seconded Mr. Schenck in his determination to rehabilitate turf conditions at Agua Cali-ente and that the head of the Mexican Government is pleased with what has been done in this connection, may be gleaned from Mr. Schenks comment on his arrival home a few days ago. "President Rodriguez and his cabinet are with us 100 per cent," said the head of the United Artists Corporation, whose interest in the moving picture business has never dulled his appetite for clean racing. C. J. FitzGerald, who was placed in absolute control of racing at Agua Caliente by Mr. Scheme, and who has surrounded himself with a group of competent officials, has for the past six weeks been passing on applications for stable accommodations from all parts of the country a task in which he has had the capable co-operation of his associate steward Martin Nathanson. "We have approved applications for more than 1,200 stalls," said Mr. FitzGerald, "and more are coming in daily. Several owners that have not raced at Agua Caliente for two or three years are coming back. This is a happy omen, especially as the list includes many California breeders who are elated over the prospect of seeing horses of their own breeding under colors. This local interest gives birth to the hope that there will be a return to the conditions which existed a generation ago when California-bred horses were the toast of the entire country. With its glorious climate and wide variety of grasses, California and its sister-state of Nevada needed only blood and initiative to conquer. Both were supplied by J. B. Haggin, Theodore Winter, Senator Leland B.. Stanford, E. J. Baldwin, Burns and Waterhouse, C. T. Boots and others who bred the horses that invaded the East and won in the most brilliant company. "Of the great race horses bred in California or Nevada in those glorious days when there were at least 100 days of racing in the neighborhood of San Francisco, Emperor of Norfolk, Maid Marian, Volante. El Rio Rey, Rey del Carreras, Geraldine, Waterboy and Africander were names to conjure with." NO PASSPORT RESTRICTIONS. With a view to cementing friendships already established by the new management, everything is being done for the comfort and well being of those who will patronize Agua Caliente next season. Feed will be sold at or near actual cost, while border and passport regulations will be ameliorated. With the border closing hour at 9 p. m., those who wish to round out a days sport with a dinner shorn of Volsteadian restrictions, may do so. Pledged to a stake and purse outlay of more than 00,000, the Agua Caliente meet- ing will play an important part in the conservation of racing through the period of depression, and incidentally serve as a prop and stay to the bloodstock breeding indus-1 try. The Agua Caliente Handicap, with its 0,000 added money, will be easily the high-f light of the winter season. Run on the last day of the meeting, at a mile and a quarter, it should attract a good field and a great crowd of racing enthusiasts, especially if another Phar Lap comes from "down under" to add to the interest in a contest that i3 international in its appeal. Other features include the Agua Caliente Christmas and Agua Caliente New Year Handicaps, each with ,000 added; Agua Caliente Speed Handicap, ,000 added; Phar Lap Handicap, ,000 added; Agua Caliente Futurity, ,500 added, and Agua Caliente Derby, ,000 added. A list of the official racing family fol- lows: C. J. FitzGerald, director of racing and presiding steward; Martin Nathanson, associate steward and handicapp-r; William H. Shelley, racing secretary and presiding judge; C. J. Henry and C. J. FitzGerald, Jr., associate judges; Harry Morrissey, starter; Walter Cavanagh, clerk of the scales; Wil- liam Doyle, paddock and patrol judge; George Miller, timer; Frank Rinehart, superintendent.
