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! i I . IMPROVEMENTS AT JAMAICA Camera-Eye and Electric Result Board Examined at Test Held Monday Afternoon. NEW YORK, N. Y April 14. Dr. Edward P. Kilroe, president of the Metropolitan Jockey Club, was host at a luncheon at the Jamaica race track Monday to members of the State Racing Commission, The Jockey Club, and turf writers. The many new improvements to the track were inspected by the guests and commented upon in a fav orable manner. The outstanding improve-i ment is the installation of the electric camera which was demonstrated following the luncheon. The camera is an improvement upon that which was used during the recent Hialeah Park meeting and, according to sponsors, will fill a long felt want in New York racing. The workings were explained by the chief of the installation crew. Marshall Cassidy, steward representing the State Racing Commission, was among those who spoke in favor of the electric device, and he was backed by photograph finishes taken during the recent Hialeah Park meeting to sustain his arguments. The electric annunciator was also shown, and this will prove one of the big boons to local racing. The winning horses number followed by those of place, show and fourth horses are flashed by the placing judges after the finish, and the numbers show up boldly on the boards in the center field. One board is situated at the finish line and the other is placed opposite the betting ring. Neon lights, arranged at the bottom of the boards, which are about ten by four feet in size, also show dead heats, foul claimed and photo finishes. The new betting ring improvement and the changes in the entrances to the grandstand were also pointed out. The betting ring is enlarged some two thousand square feet while the enclosing of the doors and other open spaces under the grandstand, to eliminate drafts, will prove beneficial. Dr. Kilroe spoke briefly at the luncheon, and then introduced chairman Swope, who complimented Jamaica on the introductions and predicted that the other associations in the metropolitan chain would follow suit. George H. Bull, of Saratoga, and R. A. Fair-burn represented The Jockey Club at the gathering, while John Sloan and H. B. Swope represented the State Racing Commission. James Butler was on hand to rep resent Empire City.
