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NEW TRACK NEARLY READY Narragansett Park to Be Thrown Open for Training Next Monday — Rush Building Operations. PAWTUCKET, R. I., July 16.— The hoof-beats of thoroughbreds will resound in the early morning air at Narragansett Park early next week when the first of the 1,000 horses that will campaign here in August are exercised on the new track. Announcement that owners may ship to Pawtucket next Monday brought word to officials that several large stables will be sent here immediately. Harry Kees, in charge of construction of the track, declared today that all the top dressing had been spread on the course. Eighteen ton steam rollers went to work immediately, and Kees said the track would be rolled, watered and ready for use by next Saturday. "It will be one of the best and fastest tracks in the country," Kees stoutly declares. The self-contained township that constitutes the stable area is almost complete. The barns, which will house 1,002 thoroughbreds, are lined up like a file of West Pointers on parade. The system of sewage and water pipes, gas, electricity and telephone mains are beneath the ground. The floodlight and fire-prevention systems have been installed and, but for a few details, completed. The hay and grain shed, commissary for the stable help, railroad siding and ramps for horses will be ready within a few days. Crews of carpenters are working on the double row of rails that encircles the mile course. Building operations on the clubhouse are finished and the plasterers and interior decorators are now in possession. The paddock only awaits the brushes of the painters. The office force took possession of the administration building today. Secretary Jack Campbell relays the news from Chicago that many of the best horses from the middle West will be shipped to Narragansett. "Practically every owner and trainer I have invited here," telephoned Campbell, "assures me he will ship to Rhode Island. We are going to have an abundance of high-class horses for our stake events."
