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OFFICIALS ARRIVING AT ATAKSARBEN AKSARBEN COURSE OMAHA Neb May 8 With more than 200 horses already under roof at AkSar Ben and another hundred due next week chairman W H Schellberg of the racing committee said today that it was certain the first week of the meeting will find plenty of horses fit and conditioned for racing Opening racingOpening day is May 27 with the meeting scheduled for a thirtyfour day stretch until July 5 but many horsemen have brought their thoroughbreds to AkSarBen early as the Omaha strip is acknowledged to be one of the finest for training horses The natural cushion tends to reduce breakdowns breakdownsThe The official family also is gathering Checking in last week were C B Marlman paddock judge and timers Eugene Schwartz and Otto Brick Torrell Dick Thorpe has opened the secretarys office awaking the arrival of racing secretary Julius G Reed er Secretary Reeder made a lastminute shift of plans going direct to Churchill Downs from California to take in the Derby
