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! i I STRIKE MAY HALT TRACK WORK i ; Bay Meadows Construction Work in l Danger Because of General San Francisco Walkout. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 16.— William P. Kyne, head of the Bay Meadows race track being built near San Mateo, does not anticipate any delay in construction work, due to the general strike in the bay area. There is enough material on hand to last several weeks and Kyne stated he did I not expect the strike to continue more than | a week. However, if strike complications i should force a shut-down, Kyne said he would double the crews as soon as work is j resumed in order to make up for lost time, j At present work is up to schedule. The grandstand is more than half finished with j workers busy on the mezzanine floor. Grading of the track and infield has been completed and grading crews are ready to start on the large parking space and eighty-foot roads leading from the Bay Shore highway and El Camino Real to the track. Construction of the club house and barns will begin within a week or two. Officials selected by Kyne for the opening meeting in October have been officially approved by the California Racing Commis-I sion. C. J. FitzGerald, prominent turf of-, ficial, will fill the position of presiding stew-! ard, and Kyne will serve as his own racing secretary. Other officials are Peter Clark, associate steward; J. K. Macomber, steward representing the racing commission; Wm. A. Quigley, presiding judge, and Harry Morris-sey, starter. In FitzGerald, Kyne believes he has the outstanding official of the American turf. Clark probably is the oldest racing official in point of service in the country. Morris-seys ability is well known from coast to coast and is ranked as the foremost starter in America. Kyne is one of the best racing secretaries in the business, in addition to his rare ability for operating tracks. Macomber and Quigley both are well qualified men.
