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BUSY SCENES AT HOMEWOOD Several Hundred Horses Reach Washington Park from Kentucky Good Field Assured lor Washington Park Handicap Chief Offering of Thurs ¬ days Opening Program HOMEWOOD 111 May 21 Busy scenes were enacted at Washington Park here yes ¬ terday With several hundred horses unload ¬ ing from Louisville and other points during the morning and preparations for the Wash ¬ ington Park Jockey Clubs twentyseven day meeting opening Thursday going ahead at full speed there was a general hubbub throughout the grounds and plant from early morning until dusk duskSome Some of the largest and most strongly fortified of the Kentucky stables were among those to unload and other Blue Grass leaders will be aboard another big special arriving Tuesday morning morningSeveral Several candidates for the 2500 added Washington Park Handicap sprint feature of Thursdays inaugural program were among the many horses unloaded early to ¬ day This threequarters race is expected to draw one of the strongest fields in its his ¬ tory Headed by the Australian sprint champion Winooka the race probably will attract Ebony Lady conqueror of the former in the recent Antipodes Purse at Churchill Downs Paricoast Advising Anna Evergold Clarify Blessed Event Isaiah Mr James Trinchera Broadstep and others othersThe The Shandon Farm Stable owned by the popular Chlcagoans Patrick A Nash and Richard J Nash Jack Howard with the Rcbkwood Farm and Coldstream Stud racers Mrs Val Cranes string including a number of homebred twoyearolds T C Wordens score of colorbearers the Calumet Farm of Warren Wright J V Stewart with Mrs Frank C Mars Milky Way Farms and the western division of the J E Widener stable were just a few of the many import ¬ ant arrivals arrivalsUpon Upon his return Saturday from Louisville Col M J Winn managing director of the Continued on eleventh page BUSY SCENES AT HOMEWOOD Continued from first page local track went right to work on the moro important unfinished details in connection with the opening of the season He ordered several changes in the clubhouse to be com ¬ pleted before opening day and hopes to have this popular enclosure offering more con ¬ veniences and looking more inviting than ever before beforet t He announced that the same popular ad ¬ mission charges as last year will prevail during the coming meeting also that more desirable accommodations both in the club ¬ house and grandstand for June 2 American Derby day are popularly priced and selling fast fastThe The American Derby a prize of 25000 will bring together practically all of the lead ¬ ing threeyearolds with the result bearing on the threeyearold championship Should Cavalcade Mrs L Dodge Sloanes Kentucky Derby winner and runnerup to his stable mate High Quest in the Preakness Stakes finish in front in this richest of Washington Park features he will gain undisputed possession of the crown Other stakes and handicaps on the pro ¬ gram include the Debutante Stakes for two yearold fillies Thomas Curran Memorial Stakes for juvenile colts and geldings Illi ¬ nois Oaks for threeyearolds fillies and Robert M Sweitzer and Francis S Peabody Memorial Handicaps for threeyearolds and upward
