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WASHINGTON PARK MEETING Col Matt Winn Says Outlook Is Bright for Successful Season Reservations Heavier Than Last Year WitH WitHMany Many of the Most Prominent Owners of Country Well Represented LOUISVILLE Ky May 14 Unless signs1 t fail the Chicago racing season will open with a very successful meeting at Washing ¬ ton Park That was what Col M J Winn managing director of the Washington Park Jockey Club had to say about the outlook for the season opening there one week from Thursday upon his return here yesterday from another busy week at his Chicago desk His prediction was supported by judge C W Hay general manager of the Home wood track and a Downs visitor this after ¬ noon noonWhile While directing during the past week the more important preparations for the twenty seven day season Colonel Winn detected un mistaking evidence of a greater interest in racing than Chicagoans have manifested for severJ years yearsOur Our reservations for the entire meeting said Colonel Winn are considerably heavier than at the same time last year That is a good sign that Washington Park racing thanks to the cooperation of so many horse ¬ men many among our largest owners is going to be as attractive as any in the country and is just another factor pointing to a successful meeting meetingWe We look for a great renewal of the American Derby The field as has been an ¬ nounced will be headed by the marvelous Kentucky Derby winner Cavalcade and in ¬ clude all his strongest rivals for the three yearold crownM crownMAnnouncement Announcement of the principal stables with reservations at Washington Park as made today by track superintendent Tom Young was of interest to racing fans The list justifies Colonel Winns prediction that Washington Park patrons will see some of the finest racing of the year yearThe The more outstanding of the many large racing establishments scheduled to partici ¬ pate in this first of Chicagos four major track meetings include the stables of B B Jones Audley Farm sixtyfour head War ¬ ren Wrights Calumet Farm twentyeight John Marsch twentysix Col E R Bradley twentyfour P A and R J Nashs Shandon Farm twenty Chas C Van Meter seven ¬ teen A G TarnW C Stroube twenty J E Widen er twelve Chas T Fishers Dixi ana eight F M GrabnerJ Lowenstein seventeen Bidwill and Jonasseiis Chicago Stable fourteen Thomas C Worden twenty five Otto W Lehmann twelve Stuyvesant Peabody fifteen Albert Sabath ten J D Mikel twenty J J Coughlin fifteen Jack Howards Rookwood Farm twentyfive W Sachsenmaiers ten Wm E Schmidts Su ¬ perior Stable twelve C E Davison sixteen F M Burton ten Thomas Piatt fourteen Mrs Silas B Mason eight A L Ferguson eleven James D Norris Peconic Stable seventeen Thomas D Taggarts French Lick Springs Stable eight J G Langs Elm tree Stable eight A B Gallaher nine Harned Brothers eight and F C McAtee twelve twelveAlso Also on the long list of prominent owners whose colors will be seen during the meet ¬ ing are Edward Trotter Chappel Bros H H Battle A B Letellier R T Watts J J Flanigan J H Manheimer C T Rung A E Silver H C McConnell J A Davis DavisA A G Woodman W H Hosea J J Butler ButlerB B Endovino A Pelleteri F W Gilliand B H Krick J B Partridge J J OByrne H Berman G Riley P H Newman J W Y Martin J J Hogan D McAulif f e J H Davenport C L Applegate A Swenke A Van den Ende among others othersDiscussing Discussing the outlook for racing general manager Hay said that the class and number of horses in the stables going to the Home wood track assured excellent renewals of the various stakes several of which are ex ¬ pected to draw starters from the East and other racing points and the usual large num ¬ ber of attractive overnight features It looks like we will fill more condition races and handicaps than ever before he said
