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Situation Not Alarming For Portland Horsemen HorsemenNo No Loss of Personnel Horses Reported by TRA Representatives RepresentativesHOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD PARK Inglewood Calif June 8 Edmund Cof fey assistant to Spen ¬ cer J Drayton executive secretary of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of the United States Inc reported today to Holly ¬ wood Park on the condition of the horse ¬ men who were flooded out of the Portland Meadows meeting meetingHere Here is Coffeys report as made to Al Wesson in a telephone call from his head ¬ quarters at the Mulnomah Hotel Portland PortlandThe The TRA at the suggestion of Jack Mackenzie of HollywoodPark and Charles H Strub of Santa Anita has telegraphed me sufficient funds to take care of the im ¬ mediate needs of any horsemen in distress I have talked to approximately 150 of them and found that about 45 required assist ¬ ance anceAt At the present time all horses are stabled and all horsemen have ample food clothing and shelter About half of those who came to Portland Meadows to race have already pulled out No personnel or horses are lost missing or injured and there is no alarm ¬ ing situation situationThe The one casualty is G A Frenchy Tattevin owner of Bombo Bibi who worked to the point of exhaustion the night the stable area was vacated and contracted pneumonia and he is now undergoing hos ¬ pital care When horsemen received the notice to pull out of the stable area they led their horses to high ground and helped each other save most of their tack as well as all of their stock Most of the horses still up here are sta ¬ bled at the Gresham Fair Grounds about 15 miles out of Portland or the Salem Fair Ground about 50 miles away There is also a scattering of horses at various ranches and riding academies academiesThe The Portland Meadows track today is under 22 feet of water and unless the dike is repaired and the water pumped out it is likely to be under water for several months The wooden barns have floated away and the cement structures also appear to be badly damaged The tops of the grandstand and clubhouse are showing but it cannot be known for some time whether or not their foundations have been damaged damagedI I flew up here last Thursday on behalf of the TRA and will remain here until the emergency for the horsemen has passed All in all I believe that the horsemen have survived this disaster very fortunately and the spirit in general is quite cheerful I will continue to make daily rounds among those who might be in distress
