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ARLINGTON PARK PLANT PREPARED FOR INAUGURAL w q New Camera Device and Odds Board Ready for Public Best Horses in Country at Track or En Route for Meeting Rich Array of Stakes on Program Improvements Made in Press and Jockey Quarters ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, 111., June 24. When the outstanding turf stars of the country go into action at Arlington Park, Monday, June 29, for thirty days of competition, science will assist officials in assuring the horse-loving public that each finish will be accurately determined. The best horses from the West, the East and the Mid-West are i already crowding the Arlington barns, forecasting the most important meeting since the track was opened. Science furnishes the "eye in the sky," the latest perfection in slow-motion picture cameras to record the finish of each race and accurately place all horses, and a new electric totalizator board to record the activities at the mutuel windows. A special tower has been erected on top of the grandstand for the housing of the massive camera equipment. Its inventor and perfector, Harry I. Day, has been engaged to r supervise its operation during the entire meeting. Its operation will cost approximately 50 per day. Extensive preparations have been made for the eighth meeting under the supervision of Roy Carruthers. The barns, which will shelter 1,400 horses participating in the rich stake events and other races, have been repainted and prepared to make the horses comfortable. Several hundred workmen have put the grandstand and grounds in first class shape. The interior of the stands has been repainted, the landscape freshened, new shrubbery planted and flower boxes set about the grounds. The interior of the exclusive Post and Paddock Club has been redecorated, and its facilities prepared for the service of luncheons to members of Chicago society throughout the meeting. The track itself, established as one of the fastest in the country, has been harrowed and graded to insure the highest speed with the greatest safety for horses. The turf track in the infield also has been carefully prepared. The jockeys have not been forgotten by Carruthers. New quarters have been built for them directly under the grandstand, convenient to the paddock. The old jockey quarters in the administration building have been remodeled into a recreation room for the riders. New press quarters in the administration building have been arranged and the press box improved. The new press quarters are located directly above the offices of racing ! secretary Charles McLennan. Early arrivals at the Arlington stables included the horses from Coldstream Stud, Norman W. Church stable, Mrs. John D. Hertz stable and Calumet Farms, owned by Warren Wright. Seven important stake races have been arranged by the racing secretary. The In- Continued on thirtv-eighth pngn. ARLINGTON PARK PLANT PREPARED FOR INAUGURAL Continued from first page. augural Handicap will be staged on opening day, June 29. The Stars and Stripes Handicap will be run Saturday, July 4. This will be followed by the Hyde Park Stakes on Saturday, June 11. The Arlington Lassie Stakes will take place Saturday, July 18 The Classic Stakes will attract a great field on Saturday, July 25. The meeting will be climaxed on Saturday, August 1, when the Arlington Futurity and the Arlington Handi-1 cap will be presented as a twin-feature,
