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RIVERSIDE PARK INAUGURAL Ideal Weather Conditions Forecast ForecastFor For Opening of Kansas Citys 1937 Racing Season KANSAS CITY Mo May 28 With ideal weather conditions promised for the opening day Riverside Park will usher in the Missouri racing season before a capacity crowd The track Which at present is a trifle slow due to the severe rains which vis ¬ ited Ihe course the past few days will again be fast for the opening barring more rain rainPaint Paint has been applied freely to the stands and other buildings and the plant itself is in firstclass condition for the in ¬ augural Already the barns are filled with a better grade of horses than ever before and the officials of Riverside Park are looking forward to having their best meet ¬ ing ingEight Eight wellbalanced races will make up the card for the first days racing at River ¬ side Park with the Muehleback Hotel Hand ¬ icap the principal offering Of the original twentytwo nominated overnight only eight accepted the weights with Forced Landing from the stable of the local owner R Jewett allotted the top weight of 114 pounds D Redfields Hocking came next with 112 fol ¬ lowed by Tricky Miss with 109 Mica Rock 109 Lady Velvet 107 Off Duty 106 Brilliant Rose and Alma Mae with 104 making up the remainder of the field
