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OMAHA INAUGURAL THURSDAY AkSarBen Officials Mark Time Announce Jockey Contest as Usual Track in Good Condition OMAHA Neb May 22 With AkSar Bens thirtyfour days race meeting sched ¬ uled to open next Thursday May 27 Ak SarBen officials are putting the finishing pouches to the plant and making ready for opening day dayWith With more than 300 horses now on the grounds and another 300 scheduled for ar ¬ rival early in the week from California Aurora and Churchill Downs Julius G Reeder racing secretary predicted that at least 600 horses will be under roof by open ¬ ing day daySecretary Secretary Reeder was at Aurora for the closing day Saturday to recruit additional stables Martin L Nathanson Chicago who comes back for the second season as pre ¬ siding steward is to arrive Monday while Jack Hodgins starter will be here Tuesday TuesdayW W H Schellberg chairman of the racing committee has announced AkSarBen again will sponsor the jockey contests so popular with the riders last year The season will be gplit with a gold watch going to the first half winner and a suit of clothes to the runnerup Similar awards will be made for the last half halfEarl Earl Beezley the miracle man trainer for the HuntBeezleyBoeing Stable is groom ¬ ing both Sobriety and Rockwood for the Goldenrod Handicap 1000 stake feature of the Saturday program programTrack Track superintendent Jimmie Ronin has pronounced the track in the best preseason Condition in history Daily rains the past 5eek have assisted Ronin in putting the faurse in tiptop condition conditionHerman Herman Frank for the third season man ¬ ager of the parimutuel room arrivedfrom Ptealico Friday and as usual was swamped
