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DETROITS POPULARITY # Requests For Stalls Far Exceed All Available Accommodations. » Track in Splendid Condition — Cam-i era-Eye Installed and Ready — Outdoor Paddock Retained. — ♦— DETROIT, Mich., May 21. — Although major racing swings into action at two other important points on Saturday, Detroit racing association officials find themselves confronted with a problem that is one of the biggest worries of the sport. With only 900 stalls available, Norman Miller, track superintendent, has requests for more than 1,100 stalls, and with few exceptions he has allotted space to the owners. Not unlike hotel booking for special events, there is always a large number of cancellations, and Miller now finds himself with no cancellations on hand and every applicant desirous of shipping here. Since yesterday it has been a first come, first served policy, but today he was forced to send out several wires to horsemen now racing at other tracks. Arrivals today were forced to find quarters in the large show horse and stock barn of the Michigan State Fair. These barns were prepared two years ago to take care of the overflow and their facilities are as good as can be found at any track. However, every stall is floored and most horsemen prefer the dirt floor for their charges. Only those owners that sent in requests lately have been assigned these stalls. It has always been the policy to give owners the same stables they have used during previous meetings. Explaining the splendid condition of the track proper this morning, superintendent Miller stated that the hard winter was a big help. "The racing strip was covered with snow all winter," said Miller. "The moisture soaked through the top soil placed on it when racing was revived here three years ago, and I believe it even penetrated the surface of the original track. At any rate. I am sure it is much better than ever before and I have yet to find a horsemen that has Continued on twentv-fourth vaae. DETROITS POPULARITY; Continued from first page. not been satisfied with it." Improvements have been made to the barns, while the horticultural work in the infield made under the supervision of Carter Curtis last summer is more beautiful than I ever. Curtis also supervised the installation i of the camera-eye finish machine and its public demonstration two weeks ago and today met with the approval of the public. The j booth for the taking of the pictures is erected above the press box and the construction of the beams for the lights were completed j today. I Last year Clarence E. Lehr, president of the association, planned on building a new paddock to replace the outdoor paddock, but a canvass of the opinion of the fans caused , him to change his plans. President Lehr stated that all the patrons he talked to preferred the outdoor paddock. He said that they liked to sit in the stands and clubhouse and watch their choices being rigged for their engagements. Although Webb Everett, the racing secretary, is making his mid-western debut in a major capacity, his first book of conditions j has met with the approval of the horsemen. | The book was one factor for attracting the large number of better grade stables. One race for two-year-olds will be offered daily, j and when possible secretary Everett hopes j to add another one. While there are enough youngsters on the grounds to fill a race daily, there are not too many juveniles. In other years many of the stables were heavily stocked with two-year-olds and this worked a hardship on the racing secretary. Supporting the Wolverine Handicap on Saturday is a purse race for two-year-olds j and an allowance race for three-year-olds, i The former is a five-furlong dash and the three-year-olds will run six furlongs. Two carloads of horses arrived from Tan-foran this morning. One car contained the Pasadena string in charge of L O. Lee and comprised Bud Broom, Mazel, Tynemouth. Ur, Skipton and two two-year-olds. Frank Walter unloaded Inheritor and Polly B. and W. Molter brought Totness, Flodden, Hum-ber and Dintby. They arc the property of K. D. Stokes. In another car Shields had Fair Mole and C. C. Hastings brought Center Lane and Silver Sickle. Sashemus, Enigmatic, Barbara Lee and Seaford, the property of W. E. Brown, and Speed Girl, Jimmie Sweet and Accord, which race for H. Foster, and Rush McGirrs Royal Command, B Eighty and Arson also were in the same car. Headed by Croon, the division of the W. C. Stroube stable "Mickey Harrison brought here included Prince Tide, Masked Clown, Bonnie Pan, Sun Pilot and Patrolite. They came from Aurora and others in the car were Joe Hoskins, Nell Barton, Suncircle Blaze and H. O. Simmons Baby Witt, Skippy McGee, Mynah and Fancy Flight. The division of the Waldo Freeman stable shipped here from Churchill Downs in charge of Freddie Watrous included Inscription, Kate Greenaway, Whiskarita. Stairs. Bestu. Floddur, All Bays and Pansy Ann. Keene Daingerfield, Jr., brought Glint. Miss Patriot, Rome Haul, Up to Snuff, Bell Metal. Hiddenite, Dulcimer, Lost Laughter and Gene Wagers from the same track. Dan Lehan, veteran Louisville conditioner, checked in from Louisville with seven head. an J. H. Johnson brought House Afire and three others. House Afire is the property Of Mrs. George Krehbiel, wife of the turf editor of the Detroit News. Two carloads arrived from Jamaica. L. Campbell brought Alit, Sakuntala. Dunna-many, Titanical, Indiana, Winton, Taul. Rigorous and Accrue, which race for Mai. G. L. Stiyker, and A. G. Marchant unloaded Sparkdale, Say Little, Malita J.. Lollies and Airy Sonnet. In the other car W. Zakor had Aura, Sweet Genie, Queen Full, Ross, Ka-pena and Fumble, and John Wilson brought Joan D., Free Again and Volomite. Acting for his wife. Ralph Mcllvain sold f hinere Empress and Over Yonder to Fred L. Flanders of Spring Lake. Mich. Former jce.ey if. Meyer will train the pair. Among the riders to check in today were Jonnny Mattioli. W. Scdlacek. Mclvin Calvert. C. " "ojena and S. Hodges.
