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INAUGURAL DAY OF WASHINGTON PARK RACING i » a First of Chicagos Major Tracks to Throw Open Its Gates Monday * Outlook Exceedingly Bright for a Most Successful Meeting — Fourteen Named for Washington Park Handicap, Opening Feature HOMEWOOD, 111., May 20. — Chicagos 1933 season of racing prefaced by the Sportsmans Park and Exposition Park meetings, opens Monday when the inaugural program of the Washington Park Jockey Clubs eighteen-day spring meeting will be presented at Washington Park. This is the first of six major meetings comprising the seasons schedule and, from Monday until mid-October, when the Washington Park autumn meeting comes to a close, Chicagoans will be privileged to see the best American horses in competition at Chicagos four principal race courses. Hopes are high for a great season and economic conditions notwithstanding the influence of Chicagos Worlds Fair or The Century of Progress and keener and wider interest in racing among Chicagos thousands upon thousands of sports enthusiasts, are expected to pull the season through successfully, possibly as much so as in any year since the re-establishment of racing here seven years ago. Using as a gauge the success and popularity of the sport here in 1893, Chicagos last Worlds Fair year, operators of the arious tracks anticipate big things. Extensive preparation for the season have been made or will be carried out by the different associations in time for their respective meetings, and race fans can look forward to the best in racing through the entire season. A list of richly endowed features will draw the leading stables and best horses for the meetings and there is strong probability that several specials with international color, will if possible, be added to the costly array of outstanding events. The Washington Park program, as announced by Col. Matt J. Winn, president of the Washington Park Jockey Club, affords an excellent impression of what the season holds. At the top of the Washington Park stakes. Colonel Winn has a renewal of the 5,000 added American Derby, a salient feature in connection with the Worlds Fair. This fixture, exclusively for three-year-olds, will come up for decision over the mile and one-quarter distance on June 3, and will engage all the best of that age racing. Then there is the Washington Park Handicap, ,500 added, sprint headliner for three-year-olds and upward, in the position of honor on Mondays opening program. Also the ,000 added Illinois Oaks, for three- I Continued on twenty-second page. J INAUGURAL DAY OF WASHINGTON PARK RACING Continued from first page. year-old fillies, to be run Saturday; the ,500 added Thomas Curran Memorial for tWo-year-olds, calendared for May 30 and the ,500 added Robert M. Sweitzer Handicap, also for horses three years old or older and down for decision on June 10, closing day of the meeting. The stars in all divisions also will play an important part in the "overnight" racing. Daily the management will offer one race of ,000 value and two of 00, designed for stars and some of their week-day meetings may result in contests rivalling those staged for the richer and more important races. All of the leading patrons or owners will co-operate with the different racing associations in providing high class racing, and it is safe to say that during the season Chicago enthusiast? will have opportunities to see the countrys best horses in action at all of the principa1 courses. Some of the more prominent owners whose stables are here for the Washington Park season include Mrs. Payne Whitney, W. S. Kilmer, B. B. Jones, S. Peabody, N. W. Church, Col. E. R. Bradley, Warren Wright, Charles T. Fisher, C. V. Whitney, P. A. and R. J. Nash, J. W. Parrish, H. P. Headley, Charles B. Shaffer, T. D. Taggart, J. O. Keene, Leo J. Marks, Mrs. George B. Cox, Charles Bacharach, C. C. Van Meter, S. S. Combs, A. B. Gallaher, W. T. Waggoner and Sons, L. M. Severson, Albert Sabath, F. M. Grabner, John Marsch, A. A. Baroni, Mrs. S. H. Fairbanks, Mrs. E. Denemark, R. M. Eastman estate, A. Bartelstein, M. Goldblatt, R. W. Collins, Laf-foon and Yeiser and many others. The American Derby, re-established in 1926, should draw the greatest field since its revival from among the eighty-four that were nominated May 1. Outstanding eligi-bles almost certain to start include Mrs. S. B. Masons Head Play, winner of the Preak-ness and hero in defeat in the Kentucky Derby, Audley Farms Trace Call, W. R. Coes Ladysman, Pomponius and Pomposo, C. B. Shaffers Bertrano, Eastman estates Charley O., W. S. Kilmers Dark Winter and Sun Archer, Wheatley Stables Utopian, J. E. Wideners Golden Way, M. L. Schwartz Gold Basis, H. C. Phipps De Valera, N. W. Churchs Northgalis, A. Pons Projectile, L. M. Seversons Spicson, L. Jones Fair Rochester, S. W. Labrots Damascene, M. B. Cohens Col. Hatfield, Mrs. Payne Whitneys Dynastic and Jungle King, Marshall Fields Nimbus and others. Last year the fixture found its winner in Gusto and others successful since the race was revived were Mate, Reveille Boy, Windy City, Toro, Hydromel and Boot to Boot. Preparations for the meeting, inaugurated weeks ago, were completed several days ago and final organization of the various departments was all that took from the time of track officials today. The plant made over several years ago under plans outlined by Colonel Winn has further improved since last year and now presents the very latest word. The grounds never looked finer and if the weather is fair the opening may be the most successful from every angle in the history of the track. Popular admission charges will prevail and transportation fare is reduced twenty-five percent. Admission to the grandstand will be but one dollar per person plus tax and admittance to the clubhouse two dollars plus tax. Rail fare over the I. C. electric will be seventy-five cents a round-trip. Eight races will be run daily and post time for the opening race will be 2:15 oclock. The popular "Daily Double," combination betting feature, will be sold on the second and third races.
