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PLAN COSTLY IMPROVEMENTS Hollywood Park to Spend Quarter of Million on Work. Ten Commodious Barns Increase Stable Accommodations to 1,200 Redecorate Lower Floor of Clubhouse. INGLEWOOD, Calif., April 6 More than a quarter of a million dollars will have been spent in improvements before the second season of summer horse racing opens June 1 at Hollywood Park, it was announced today by J. F. Mackenzie, general manager of Southern Californias ,800,000 turf plant. Ten commodious barns have been built in the stable area, which can now accommodate well over 1,200 horses. The stable area, a miniature city complete in every detail, has forty-one barns with 1,354 stalls, 246 tack rooms and 206 feed rooms. Already in use is a new five-eighths of a mile training track. This oval is the scene of daily speed trials for many of the two-year-olds which are awaiting their maiden starts at Hollywood Park this summer. Surfacing of a standing terrace immediately adjacent to the grandstand, with accommodations for 10,000 persons, will be one of the major improvements. This terrace will be equipped with 4,000 additional seats, wagering facilities and two large refreshment bars. MORE CONVENIENCES. The lower floor of the clubhouse is being completely redecorated and refurnished to provide more convenient facilities for patrons. Interior decorations, showing large pictures of breeding farms, will adorn wall panels planned for the grandstand lounge room, which occupies the mezzanine floor directly above the enclosed paddock. A generous portion of the improvement fund is being spent in landscaping the grounds. Scores of California olive trees have been planted around the buildings to lend shade to patrons wishing to "sit this one out." The infield this season will be a riot of color, with yellows and purples of petunias and golden gleam nasturtiums mingling with wide expanses of velvety green lawn. The infield lakes and waterfall, well-stocked with fresh water fish and flocks of geese and ducks, will also lend colorful vistas for the patrons enjoyment.
