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KEENELAND READY FOR HORSES Five Hundred and Sixteen Stalls Already Assigned Many Leading Stables Make Reservations. LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 6. William T. Bishop, track superintendent of Keeneland, picturesque racing grounds in the heart of the Blue Grass section of Kentucky, is making preparations to handle the influx of thoroughbreds scheduled t6 reach here in the next few days to participate during the ten days of racing beginning Tuesday and continuing through Saturday, October 22nd. According to Bishop, all of the 516 staHs at the local plant have been reserved and horsemen who made applications to race here have been notified to ship their charges. When informed today the large Mrs. A. M. Creech Stable would not be here, the nineteen stalls allotted to her were turned over to A. G. Woodman, trainer of the Le Mar Stock Farm, and P. L. Kelley, who will ship their stables here from Hawthorne. Many of the leading stables in the country have made reservations to race at Keeneland and for- the first time in the short history of the beautiful track all stalls have been taken up before the openinp-. While there has been no rain here for nearly two weeks, Bishop has the racing strip in excellent condition and much praise has been received by the young track superintendent from trainers who have been conditioning their horses already on the grounds. Bishop has nearly a score of workmen cleaning up the track and looking after the flowers, shrubbery and landscaping. Keeneland is nearly ready for the opening and horse lovers who take in the opening will find the track more beautiful than in previous meetings. The American Totalizator Company has a crew of workmen getting the "tote" ready and with the completion of the Latonia meeting, much of the equipment in use at the track will be transferred here to complete the enormous board. As usual, the Keeneland Association -will race five days a week with the two Mondays during the meeting being dark.
