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NARRAGANSETT TURF NOTES Several jockeys visited Narragansett Park Wednesday to obtain license application blanks Every owner trainer and rider of horses must be licensed by the state racing commission commissionThe The beautification of Narragansett Park began Wednesday Nursery experts are planting hundreds of Douglas firs around the track and while it will be another year before Narragansett Park can rival the beauties of others courses a pleasing effect will be offered August 1 when the inaugural meeting begins beginsBecause Because turf writers objected to the loca ¬ tion of the press box president OHara scrapped the 15000 press stand and build ¬ ers Wednesday began to construct a new stand directly on the finish line linePublicity Publicity director Billy Ames moved into the new administration building at Narra ¬ gansett Park and found to his delight that his windows overlook the paddock which is only a few steps away awayCity City governments might take a tip from race track contractors when they are look ¬ ing for speed The city of Pawtucket had to put in a new road leading to the track Work started at the same time that con ¬ struction of the huge racing plant began Wednesday the race track was finished but everybody had to pitch in and hurry the completion of the road roadThere There willbe no shortage of stake horses at Narragansett Jack Campbell asserts the stakes are filling rapidly and that his trou ¬ ble will be in limiting the fields Hundreds of cars owned by workmen at the track moved into one of the spacious new parking places The parking area at the new park is expected to be large enough to accommodate all wh attend the races Space providedA for 5000 cars has been provided A wideawake gentleman installed a tem ¬ porary sandwich counter and soda stand at the stable and did a land office business With the population of horseville grow ¬ ing rapidly the alert vender discovered another way to make money at a race track The spacious clubhouse received its beauty treatment Monday when a coating of cream colored stucco was applied All the build ¬ ings at Narragansett Park with the excep ¬ tion of the stables will be given the same treatment Entry clerk Ben Jlolmes received another large batch of applications for stalls for the summer meeting which opens next Wednes ¬ day August 1 at the new 1000000 Nar ¬ ragansett Park racing plant here hereWilliam William Gaver representing the famous Greentree Stable owned by Mrs Payne Whitney visited the track and inspected the stalls allotted the thoroughbreds Gaver expressed satisfaction with the arrange ¬ ments arid stated a string of twentytwo horses will arrive at Narragansett Park Monday Gayer said that some of Mrs Whitneys stake horses including Curacao New Flag and Apple Fritter will be sent to Rhode Island IslandHolmes Holmes received application from the Calumet Farm Stable owned by Warren Wright whose string includes such sound performers as Hadagal which finished third to Cavalcade and Discovery in the recent Arlington Classic Nellie Flag a sensational twoyearold and Sir Ten a seasoned cam ¬ paigner paignerThe The entry which probably gave Holmes the greatest joy Thursday was that of In ¬ dian Runner owned by George Ogle The brown gelding was a sensation as a four yearold last year He won the Arlington Inaugural Handicap at Arlington Park came back at the same track to win the Stars and Stripes Handicap the Illinois Handicap at Hawthorne and the John C Schank Memorial Handicap at Hawthorne and finished second in the Lincoln Handicap at Lincoln Fields He also won the Decora ¬ tion Day Handicap at Bowie last year Gift yearGift of Roses a fiveyearold bay mare by Sand Mole Love Lines winner of the Thanksgiving Day Handicap at Houston last fall was another stake horse entered Wednesday The entry was sent by L G Meyer owner
