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AWAIT THE BUGLE CALL Only Last Minute Touches Remain Before Opening at Homewood Between 900 and 1000 Horses Are AreAvailable Available for Meeting of 27 Days Crack Field for Inaugural HOMEWOOD 111 May 22 With between 900 and 1000 horses including some of the choicest in the country to draw from offi ¬ cials of the Washington Park Jockey Club have more than ample material to maintain the usual high Washington Park standard of racing throughout the twentyseven days of the meeting opening Thursday at that popu ¬ lar South Chicago course This is the first of the Chicago major tracks to operate and Col Matt J Winn managing director is shooting high in the quality line right from the start with a renewal of the Washington Park Handicap the opening day stake at ¬ traction of international import due to the Chicago bow of the Australian speedster Winooka in the starred sprint sprintThe The American Derby 25000 added prize for threeyearolds to be renewed on Satur ¬ day June 2 is a Washington Park attrac ¬ tion of national interest and such other lieadliners as the Illinois Oaks for three yearold fillies Debutante Stakes for juve ¬ nile fillies Thomas Curran Memorial Stakes for twoyearold colts and geldings and the Francis S Peabody Memorial and Robert M Sweitzer Handicap for threeyearolds and upward are coveted fixtures of great im ¬ portance to American racing racingATTRACTIVE ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMS PROGRAMSIn In addition to bringing together the cream of the various classes for the stakes and handicaps Colonel Winn has high hopes of arranging the strongest overnight attrac ¬ tions in the several years he has directed the destinies of the Homewood course He has been busy for weeks making certain that the right material would be on the grounds and also that the environment would be as delightful as Washington Park patrons have come to expect expectWork Work on improvements started weeks ago was completed several days ago and aside from a number of last minute changes in the salon arrangement in both the clubhouse and grandstand decorative features and final sweeping out and dusting of all parts of the mammoth plant all is in readiness for Thursdays opening Landscapers yester ¬ day completed the setting out of several thousand blooming plants and augmenting the natural beauty of the grounds they pro ¬ vide the brighter colors of one of the real beauty spots of this section sectionIn In Thursdays feature which will be de ¬ cided over six furlongs Winooka will find his company coming from among the follow ¬ ing Blessed Event Mr James Trinchera Frank Ormont Isaiah Clarify Evergold Advising Anna Ebony Lady Broadstep Pancoast Gift of Roses Frank Ormont and several others The champion from down under will attempt to score here the first win of his second American campaign under topweight of 126 His assignment is one re ¬ quiring concessions of from four pounds to Trinchera to twentyeight for Norman D and Spring Station StationSERIES SERIES OF SPECIAL RACES RACESIf If Winooka finishes in front Thursday he will be in line for a series of special races climaxing not improbably in a meeting with the American champion Equipoise EquipoiseStable Stable arrivals from Louisville this morn ¬ ing were heavier than on any one day since the hegira from Kentucky got under way sev ¬ eral days ago Ten cars bringing some of the larger establishments came into the Washington Park siding from Louisville at an early hour Six cars are expected from Louisville tomorrow tomorrowSome Some of the larger stables awaiting the opening include those of Thomas C Worden Edward R Bradley Bidwill and Jonassen Jack Howard Warren Wright C C Van Meter Otto Lehmann Thomas Taggart Mrs Val Crane J J CoughlSn Jake Lowenstein F M Grabner Nash Brothers Mrs Frank C Mars John Marsch J D Mikel Albert Sabath J D Norris A Pelleteri A B Le tellier Mrs Silas B Mason Howard Oots Continued on twentyfifth page FOURTEEN NAMED TO START IN THE ILLINOIS DERBY Continued from first page night of which Loggia Para Four and Irish Image are doubtful starters but were named through the usual procedure this morning A surprise last minute addition to the group was G W Ogles Patchpocket which worked so well for the race that the Okla homan decided to ship him from Detroit to try for the prize prizeOnly Only a few of the candidates were re ¬ quired to gallop at more than a slow canter and among those that were under saddle were Boy Valet which was sent three quarters over the track which was termed slow due to overnight showers which vis ¬ ited this section after the final race Mon ¬ day The fractional time for Boy Valets trial was a half In 52 and threequarters in 119 well in hand Ashen was asked to go threeeighths which he covered in 40 breezing breezingWith With fourteen starters the race will gross 11940 of which the second horse will re ¬ ceive 2000 third 1000 and fourth 400 400Rain Rain or shine a banner crowd will be on hand to witness the race which will be de dictions miscarry from what has been fore ¬ cast for the day daySeven Seven well balanced events will support the main attraction and the first race will be at the usual time of 215 p m with the Derby getting to the post about 5 oclock cided over a fast track unless weather pre
