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I , . j j | ! i | ! ; j j i | j , j i | j FAVORABLE PROSPECTS* Detroit Opens Fifth Spring Meeting Under Auspicious Conditions. Motor City Track Draws Leading Western Stables Despite Competition From Other Tracks. DETROIT, Mich., May 27.â Detroit, metropolis of Michigan and the automobile industry, tomorrow becomes host to the thoroughbred for a thirty-seven day period. The fifth spring meeting of the Detroit Racing Association will get under way with very favorable prospects as far as the performers are concerned, but the Motor City has commanded more attention during the recession period than any of the other large industrial centers. In fact Detroit should serve as a correct barometer for thoroughbred racing, for if Clarence E. "King" Lehr pulls I the meeting through without using red ink, ! it will mean that the sport has lost none of I its appeal. President Lehr has dressed the plant up for the meeting and he believes it will come i through a winner. Despite the opening of j a half of a dozen or more tracks tomorrow, | I many of the leading western stables are quartered at the Fair Grounds course and by Tuesday more than 900 horses will be on the grounds. Due to the necessity of turning over one of the largest barns to the Fair Association, it will be impossible to house 150 horses which would otherwise be on the grounds. NEW PAY-OFF BOARD. The outside paddock and the stewards stand in the infield were removed during the winter. In these spots, one of the most modern electrical approximate odds and pay-off boards now stands. The board is black with the names of the horses and their odds in white. To make this innovation possible, it was necessary to three-deck the judges stand on the inside of the track; reconstruct the old paddock and for good measure an outdoor walking ring was thrown in. The walking Continued on thirty-fourth page. FAVORABLEJROSPECTS Continued from first page. ring is in front of the paddock, which is the same as that used in inclement weather. Entering the north end of the track is a room where saliva tests will be taken of each winner and all horses the stewards may select. A coat of paint and repair work always necessary from one season to another, aided in putting the plant in shape, and the center field with its lake surrounded by flowers, comprise a riot of color. With all of the boxes sold for the meeting, after an announcement was made that the free list was entirely suspended, president Lehr and his associates feel very optimistic. Despite the fear that everything would not be favorable, the minimum purse of 00 was retained and with very small exceptions, the stakes distribution will be the same as that of other years. FRONTIER HANDICAP. During the six weeks of the sport, ten stakes will be offered. Chief of these is the Frontier Handicap, which was renewed with 0,000 in added value here last year. Stalling the stakes program is the Inaugural Handicap which tops tomorrows program. Main Man, which is being re-reserved for the ,000 added Col. Alger Memorial Handicap to be run Monday, is not among the starters named overnight, but a crack field was recruited for the six furlongs dash and from all indications and should the track be in its best condition, which today appears a certainty, the track record of 1:10% which Myrtlewood established two years ago will be threatened. Other fixtures to be renewed are the Belle Isle Handicap, the St. Clair Stakes, the Pontchartrain Stakes, the Windsor Handicap, the Liberty Handicap, the Moslem Temple Stakes and the Wolverine Handicap. The racing again will be under the direct supervision of Judge Joseph A. Murphy. As associates in the stewards stand, he will have C. E. Lehr, Jack S. Young and Frank McDonald, who will represent the racing commission. Charles Henry, who will double as racing secretary and placing judge, will be flanked by John Carey and Frank Otis and George "Buddy" Wingficld will do the starting. The daily double will be used on the first and second races, with the first contest being called to the post at 2:30 oclock. All starts will be made from the Bahr gate and the Powers electric camera will assist the judges when necessary. INAUGURAL HANDICAP FIELD The Inaugural Handicap, ,500 added. Three-year-olds and upward. Six furlongs: P.P Horse. Wgt. Boy. 1 Grey Streak. . .110 W. F. Ward 2 tSweep Like. . .117 T. Meloche 3 Miss Bulldog . . 100 R. McCarty 4 Grey Gold 108 R. Howell 5 fCouleedam ....112 J. Mattioli G Torchy Ill A.Craig 7 Transmutable .110 J. G. Wilson 8 Sweep Royal ..100 S. Williams 9 Dora May 116 C. Mojena tâ T. D. Buhl entry.
