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PREPARING AT SANTA ANITA Santa Anita Handicap and Derby Nominations Very Heavy. Extra Stable Provisions Being Made to Take Care of Large Number of Two-Year-Olds. ARCADIA, Calif., Oct. 20. Following the policy of the past two seasons, the Los Angeles Turf Club is making an early start preparing for its winter racing season, which opens Christmas Day and runs until March 6. With this seasons construction program to the predesigned plan already completed, the way is paved for general manager Charles H. Strub and his staff to have everything in readiness. Quite a few horses are now training over the track, which, after being worked all summer, is reported in even better condition than for the inaugural meeting. Racing secretary W. A. Everett is at work on the first issue of the condition book, which will take in the opening twelve days. Featured will be two or more graded handicaps and allowance races each day. Stall reservations coming in for an increased number of candidates for the Santa Anita Derby, with 0,000 added, prompts ample provision for the two-year-olds. Distribution of the book is scheduled for the end of this week so that horsemen will have definite information on the race programs being mapped out for Santa Anita. Stakes booked during the first twelve days are the Christmas Stakes, one mile, ,000 added, on opening day; Santa Maria, for two-year-olds, ,500 added, six furlongs, on December 26; California Breeders Champion Stakes, one mile, 0,000 added, on December 30; New Year Stakes, one and one-sixteenth miles, ,000 added, January 1; Santa Margarita, six furlongs, ,500 added, January 2; Santa Susanna, six furlongs; ,500 added. Entries close a week in advance of the runnings. Although nominations for the Santa Anita Handicap, 00,000 added, on February 27, do not close until December 1, widespread interest is being shown in the worlds richest stake. Inquiries continue to be received by the Los Angeles Turf Club. In particular, a number of owners in foreign countries are writing in, indicating more of an international aspect to the big race than in the. two previous seasons.
