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RUSHING WORK AT DEL MAR Put Finishing Touches; on New Track Near San-Diego. Inaugural Meeting Scheduled to Begin on July 3 Track One Mile in Extent With Two Chutes, DEL MAR, Calif., June lO.r-L. J. Turner, superintendent of construction at the race track being built by The Del Mar Turf Club, has informed general manager Willard F. "Bill" Tunney that three of the barn units "B", "C" and "D" are now ready for occupancy, thus adding still another milestone to those "staked out" during the past several days. . "Pete" Weiss, superintendent, has received notice that several hundred thoroughbreds already are straining oh their" respective halters, ready to begin the Jtrek to the well-groomed racing strip, of which Ollie-Bal-gaard, superintendent,-is justly proudy. All work on the completion of The Del Mar Turf Clubs racing plant is going along per schedule, with more th.ri 500 men on the job. The club house is moving along at a rapid rate, what with carpenters, plasterers, plumbers, and even decorators, doing tneir respective stints under superintendent Turners eyes. The completion of the club house will also mean completion of the jockey clubs quarters, for the meihbers of the latter and the patrons, of the ; former will use the same structure, with the necessary divisions. Then there is the grandstand, which is a wee bit farther along than the club house. Here one finds a corps of workmen putting the finishing touches to the executive offices, the offices of those assisting Quigley, the list including Bill Tunney, Robt. Pfleger, Gilbert Eckles, and others. . COMPLETING OUTER RAIL. Out on the track, superintendent Bal-gaard and his crews are putting the finishing touches to the strip. The chutes are fast being completed; the inside rail is finished; the outer rail almost completed. Sprinklers and harrows and tractors are bringing the strip to perfection. The track measures one mile, with two chutes, and already experts have placed their stamps of approval on it. Meanwhile, Robert J. Ellington and his men are busy on the infield "tote" board, which measures 125 by 15 by 12 feet. Arid according to Ellington enough wiring is being used to supply a telephone system to a city of 20,000 persons. This infield "tote" board will be in fullest view of every person in the club house and grandstand. Carpenters and other workmen are moving fast on the secretarys office, attached to which are the quarters of the jockeys. The stewards room and other private offices are under the roof of the building, known as the secretarys office. The receiving barns foundation is laid. Work on the construction of the boarding house will soon come to an end. The "upstairs" quarters for grooms and such are ready. The grooms will occupy quarters,, built one story above ground level, a distinct departure from anything ever seen at a race track. During the past ten days the tempo of construction has been "stepped up" considerably, but there is no confusion. Each and every crew moves with military precision, with goal less than three weeks away. In short, The Del Mar Turf Clubs racing plant will be ready for its gala inaugural opening of Saturday, July 3rd.
