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NEW ENGLAND RACING DATES Officials for Narragansett Eocking ham and Boston Track Agree Six Months of Continuous Racing Without WithoutConflict Conflict Provided for Both This ThisYear Year and in 1936 BOSTON Mass May 11 At the recent meeting held here among representatives of Narragansett Park Pawtucket R I Rock ingham Park Salem N H and Suffolk Downs the new track under construction in this city New England racing dates for 1935 and 1936 were decided Walter E OHara and Lou Smith represented the two older organizations while Charles F Adams and John R Macomber were present In the interest of Suffolk Downs DownsThe The outcome of this meeting assured New England of a contiauous session of approx ¬ imately six months with no conflicting dates and should do much to keep the sport on a firm foundation Under the existing agree ¬ ment the dates for 1935 have been but little changed Narragansett Park retains its three meetings the first of which is un ¬ changed June 19 to July 6 The second meeting originally scheduled from August 7 to September 14 will open August 12 and close September 14 The third Pawtucket meeting which was to have opened October 9 and to close October 26 will begin October 21 and close the New England season on November 16 according to the revised schedule scheduleRosckingham Rosckingham Parks first meeting will run as scheduled originally from May 15 toJune 17 A second meeting has been scheduled from September 17 to October 1 1Suffolk Suffolk Downs has been allotted dates for two meetings the first to open July 10 and to close August 10 the second from October 2 to October 19 19Next Next year Narragansett Park will open the season with a meeting from May 13 to June 6 Suffolk Downs follows opening June 10 and closing July 4 and on July 8 the sport will move to New Hampshire where Rockingham Park will run a session that ends August 1 Narragansett Park takes up the sport again August 5 closing August 2D and then Rockingham Park has its second meeting from September 2 to September 26 Suffolk Downs will open its second meeting September 20 and close October 24 on October 26 Narragansett will have its third meeting which closes November 14 although the latter date has not been definitely de ¬ termined terminedThe The advantages of this agreement are ob ¬ vious officials and important men in various departments can be rotated from one track to another and the time between the meet ¬ ings will allow the movement of costly ap ¬ paratus if this be necessary The necessaryThe schedule for the two seasons of 1935 and 1936 follow in the order named namedRockingham Rockingham Park New Hampshire Breeders Association Salem N H May 15 to June 17 twentynine days daysNarragansett Narragansett Park Narragansett Racing Association Pawtucket R L June 19 to July 6 sixteen days daysSuffolk Suffolk Downs Eastern Horse Associa ¬ tion Boston Mass July 10 to August 10 twentyeight days daysNarragansett Narragansett Park Narragansett Racing Association Pawtucket R I August 12 to September 14 thirty days Rockingham daysRockingham Park New Hampshire Breeders Association Salem N H Septem ¬ ber daysSuffolk 17 to October 1 thirteen days Suffolk Downs Eastern Horse Associa ¬ tion Boston Mass October 2 to October 19 sixteen days daysNarragansett Narragansett Park Narragansett Racing Association Pawtucket R I October 21 to November 16 twentyfour days Narragansett daysNarragansett Park Narragansett Racing Association Pawtucket R I May 13 to June 6 twentytwo days daysSuffolk Suffolk Downs Eastern Horse Associa ¬ tion Boston Mass June 10 to July 4 twentytwo days daysRockingham Rockingham Park New Hampshire Breeders Association Salem N H July 8 to August 1 twentytwo days Narragansett daysNarragansett Park Narragansett Racing Association Pawtucket R L August 6 to August 29 twentytwo days daysRockingham Rockingham Park New Hampshire Breeders Association Salem N H Sep ¬ tember 2 to September 26 twentytwo days daysSuffolk Suffolk Downs Eastern Horse Associa ¬ tion Boston Mass October 1 to October 24 twentyone days daysNarragansett Narragansett Park Narragansett Racing Association Pawtucket R I October 26 to November 14 eighteen days daysThe The 1935 season embraces 156 days of racing divided as follows Rockingham Park fortytwo days Suffolk Downs forty four days Narragansett Park seventy days daysThe The 1936 schedule calls for 149 days of turf sport It will be divided among tracks as follows Rockingham Park fortyfour days Suffolk Downs fortythree days Nar ¬ ragansett Park sixtytwo days
