Preparing At Santa Anita: West Coast Horsemens Eldorado Will Open on December 31.; 00,000 Santa Anita Handicap Scheduled for March 4--Making Many Improvements to Plant., Daily Racing Form, 1938-11-03

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iPRH ARING AT SANTA ANITA West Coast Horsemens Eldorado Will Open on December 31 100000 Santa Anita Handicap Scheduled for March 4 Making Many Improve ¬ ments to riant LOS ANGELES Calif Nov 2 Santa Anita Park California worlds winter racing center is being busily prepared at this early date in preparation for Its fifth annual sea ¬ son which opens December 31 and runs fiftytwo days until March 11 11The The substantial increase in stakes and purses recording the richest turf events ever offered and the extensive improve ¬ ments and bcautification of the park car ¬ rying out the predesigned plan to develop a magnificent and complete racing plant promise an outstanding internationally im ¬ portant racing meeting that will draw a rec ¬ ord influx of visitors to southern California CaliforniaThe The 100000 added Santa Anita Handicap on March 4 and the 50000 added Santa Anita Derby on February 22 are again pro ¬ grammed to bring together the leading thor ¬ oughbreds of all ages and threeyearolds in training respectively The San Juan Capl strano Handicap is raised to 25000 in added money and one and onehalf miles in dis ¬ tance and all other stakes have been in ¬ creased to 10000 each The daily purse offering will consist of one race of 2000 or more with no purse less than 1500 Stable reservations now being made assure repre ¬ sentation by the leading stables stablesSanta Santa Anita stakes to be run at the 193839 winter meeting meetingSTAKE STAKE DATES DATESSaturday Saturday December 31 California Breed ¬ ers Champion Stakes for twoyearolds one mile 10000 added addedMonday Monday January 2 New Tear Handicap for threeyearolds and upward one and one sixteenth miles 10000 added addedSaturday Saturday January 7 Santa Maria Stakes for threeyearolds six furlongs 10000 added addedSaturday Saturday January 14 San Fasqual Handi ¬ cap for threeyearolds and upward one and oneeighth miles 10000 added Saturday addedSaturday January 21 Santa Susana Stakes for threeyearold fillies seven fur ¬ longs 10000 added addedSaturday Saturday January 28 San Felipe Handi ¬ cap for three yearolds and upward six fur ¬ longs 10000 added addedSaturday Saturday February 4 Santa Margarita Handicap for threeyearolds and upward fillies and mares one and onesixteenth miles 10000 added addedSaturday Saturday February 11 San Vicente Hand ¬ icap for threeyearolds seven furlongs 10000 added addedSaturday Saturday February 18 San Carlos Handi ¬ cap for threeyearolds and upward one and onesixteenth miles 10000 added Wednesday addedWednesday February 22 Santa Anita Derby for threeyearolds one and one eighth miles 50000 added Saturday addedSaturday February 25 San Antonio Handicap for threeyearolds and uward one and oneeighth miles 10000 added Saturday addedSaturday March 4 Santa Anita Handicap for threeyearolds and upward one and one quarter miles 100000 added Wednesday addedWednesday March 8 Santa Catalina CaliforniaBred Championship for three yearolds and upward one and oneeighth miles 10000 added addedSaturday Saturday March 11 San Juan Capistrano Handicap for threeyearolds and upward one and onehalf miles 25000 added addedADDITIONS ADDITIONS ADDITIONSReinforced Reinforced concrete and steel additions to the clubhouse in the space adjoining the grandstand and extending east to the first turn with an extending roof over the ter ¬ races will materially add to the seating ar ¬ rangements appointments and conveniences for both the clubhouse patrons and the mem ¬ bers of the Los Angeles Turf Club in their domain on the second floor floorAnother Another major permanent improvement Is a covered saddling paddock fronting the full length of the walking ring with ample fa ¬ cilities to the public to view the prerace activities A central fountain will decorate and enlarge the entire paddock gardens and promenade grounds groundsNew New covered ticket booths entrances and exits together with the additional landscap ¬ ing throughout Santa Anita Park further develop one of southern Californias most al lunng show places Santa Anita Recreation Center Los Angeles Countys new and beau ¬ tiful playgrounds adjoins Santa Anita Park and offers complete facilities for golf tennis swimming bowling on the green baseball picnic grounds and many other forms of out ¬ door recreation recreationThe The original group of outstanding Cali prgamzed the Los Angeles Turf Club in 1933 tSJuT16 pacing in southern California on urer and assistant general manager Hugh con fh the fhCa Ca death ° ihfe of Kenneth oard of R directors Kingsbury caused Other by Whiting


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