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ILLINOIS RACING SEASON OF 1937 BEGINS TODAY Fox Valley Jockey Club Track at Aurora Scene of First Meeting Attractive EightRace Program Arranged for Inaugural Waite Moving Picture Camera Among a Number Numberof of Improvements Plenty of Horses AURORA HI April 30 Racing returns to Illinois Saturday afternoon at the Pox Valley Jockey Clubs track and despite the fact that the racing strip is in a heavy condition as the result of incessant rains for the past few days an attractive program of eight races has been arranged by racing secretary R A Leigh for the occasion Topping the card is the Fox Valley Inaugural Handicap a dash at six furlongs which occupies sixth position on the card and will bring together a wellbalanced field of twelve contestants The 1500 event which is for threeyearolds and upward has among the scheduled participants Conastranto Boston Sound Sun Apollo Colonel Ed Silverette Whisking Heart Break Black River Get Along woociianaer iransmutaDie Eruption The foregoing includes the most prominent performers at the Aurora course and promises to toprovide provide some thrills for the large gathering of spectators anticipated by president R S Eddy Jr who ventured the opinion that 12000 persons will be on hand to greet the thoroughbreds on their return to Chicago and its environs environsROCKFORD ROCKFORD CLAIMING PURSE PURSEIn In support of the main attraction the Rockford Claiming Purse fifth on the fare is the most attractive offering and it like the headliner is given over to sprinters Eleven are scheduled to go postward in this affair and should provide some interesting sport for the spectators spectatorsAll All of the races are well filled for the inauguration of the season and an auspicious opening is anticipated by the Fox Valley Jockey Club officials who completed the final preparations for the ushering in of the territorySteward racing season in this territory Steward C J FitzGerald of the Illinois Racing Commission and T C Bradley and John T Ireland Fox Valley Jockey Club Continued on thirtyfourth page ILLINOIS RACING SEASON v OF 1937 BEGINS TODAY Continued from first page officials were busy passing on applications for jockey and trainer licenses I IA A heavy rain which lasted for several hours during the morning left the track in a heavy condition and curtailed the train ing activities considerably Immediately fplT lowing the deluge track superintendent Placide Frigerio had a large crew of work ¬ men on the track hopeful of improving fife racing strip in time for the start of the sea ¬ son SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS Aurora presents a number of improve ¬ ments to racing fans today The rear of the grandstand has been glassed in a Waite moving picture camera has been installed atop the stewards stand to decide close fin ¬ ishes the track itself has been cushioned by the addition of tons of sandy soil and the better horses on hand have been given more opportunities to appear by racing sec ¬ retary Dick Leigh LeighWe We have given Chicago racing fans a better meeting each spring said general manager Eddy and we are confident that our record will be continued this year Con ¬ ditions here are much brighter than a year ago and the Aurora track hopes to show the way for the best Illinois season since the return of racing We have made our plant one of the most uptodate in the land and will continue to improve it from year to year The horses on hand now are the best ever to race at an Aurora meeting and I feel sure the Illinois Derby will also at ¬ tract a record field fieldEIGHT EIGHT RACES DAILY DAILYThere There vill be eight races each afternoon during the Aurora session the first at 215 and again daily double betting will be on the second and third races with the quinella on the last event eventChristopher Christopher J FitzGerald will represent the Illinois Racing Commission in the stew ¬ ards stand along with J T Ireland and T C Bradley John Morrissey will serve as starter for the second year yearAdmission Admission prices for the Aurora meeting are fifty cents for grandstand admission one dollar for the clubhouse all taxes in ¬ cluded cludedThe The Burlington railroad will run race spe ¬ cials from the Union Depot Chicago at 1240 and 1 p m daily with an added train at 1250 on Saturdays The Chicago Aurora and Elgin electric line trains will leave the Wells Street Terminal at 1105 1205 1250 105 and 205 Busses leave Sheridan and Wilson at noon the Harding Hotel at 1220 the Sherman Hotel at 1225 and Madison and Crawford at 1250 Any through street west preferably Ogden Avenue Roosevelt Road or North Avenue will carry motorists to the track which is situated on the Fox River north of Aurora
