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FINISH PREPARATIONS Shreveport Buildings and Grounds Ready for Saturdays Inaugural Bernard Weiss Confident Race Fans in Northern Louisiana Will Ap ¬ prove Numerous Changes SHREVEPORT La Oct 19 Everything is in readiness for the inauguration of the State Jockey Clubs autumn meeting of twentyfive days beginning Saturday after ¬ noon at the State Fair Grounds it was an ¬ nounced by E Bernard Weiss prominent in business and civic affairs of Shreveport who Is serving as director of the racing division of the Louisiana State Fair in addition to being one of the executives of the latter named organization organizationWe We have made every preparation to pro ¬ vide sports fans of this section with a first class brand of thoroughbred racing and have left nothing undone to this end commented Mr Weiss as the finishing touches were being applied to the numerous improvements which have been effected since last fall fallWe We believe that Shreveport citizens are among Louisianas foremost sports lovers and the type of racing that should result during the approaching meeting will meet with the approval of racing enthusiasts the vicepresident of the Louisiana State Fair concluded IMPROVEMENTS SATISFY SATISFYVisitors Visitors who have been streaming through the gates of the State Fair grounds during the past few days and several of the owners and trainers who participated In last au ¬ tumns meeting at the Caddo Parrish track expressed satisfaction for the many innova ¬ tions which have been provided providedSocialites Socialites of Shreveport are expected to attend in large numbers since addition of the attractive club enclosure has been com ¬ pleted With a multicolored canopy a trop ¬ ical touch is added to the atmosphere and is quite in keeping with the weather which has prevailed this fall Equipped with a refreshment bar and sandwich counter the patrons of the clubhouse will have all of Continued on thirtyfourth page FINISH PREPARATIONS Continued from first page the conveniences of the fashionable salons of the larger race courses coursesA A section of the boxes on the lawn in the clubhouse area will be reserved and this section will be conducted in an exclusive manner Guests of the club are to consist of some of Shreveports most prominent and influential people and their friends friendsOnly Only the lettering of the newly erected approximate odds board remains to be com ¬ pleted on the modernistic structure which has been placed on an angle in the infield near the stewards stand providing a plain view for the spectators in the clubhouse grandstand and on the lawn as far as the reaches of the paddock Plans for the odds and result board wqre formulated by expe ¬ rienced mutuel operators of the north and contains all of the latest ideas in this line lineThe The State Fair Grounds resplendent in its setting on Greenwood Road within close proximity to the business district of the bustling northern Louisiana city second largest in size and population in the Pelican State as well as in activity now takes rank with the best halfmile courses in the coun ¬ try tryAll All of the buildings on the grounds have been given a coat of silver aluminum paint and present a glistening studding for the greensward of the front stretch area which includes the clubhouse grandstand paddock box scats and mutuel department
