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Cranwood Park Opens Cleveland Sport Today TodayMad Mad Hare Favorite Over Six Rivals in Inaugural Purse PurseBy By WILLIAM CRUSE CRUSEStaff Staff Correspondent CorrespondentCRANWOOD CRANWOOD PARK Warrensville Heights Ohio May 2 Cranwood Park the mighty mite of Cleveland racing is all preened and ready to open its gates tomorrow and usher in the first racing of the season in the Cleveland area areaNo No effort os expense has been spared in completely modernizing and renovating the popular halfmile plant and the public will be treated to the utmost in modern decor and just plain comfort comfortThe The new clubhouse with its open stadium presents a new styling in race track archi ¬ tecture There are 300 individual seats and 28 private boxes which will seat another 200 The individual seats are situated on a graded and raised terrace which will pro1 vide everyone with an unobstructed view of the races A new dining room has also been readied and a lounge equipped to handle another 120 persons is among the new additions additionsWith With adequate seating facilities one of the prime objects in mind a pavilion has been attached to the grandstand which will provide seating accommodations for 300 300Nine Nine Races on Opening Card CardNine Nine races have been scheduled for opening day headed by the sixfurlong Inaugural Purse Seven topflight sprint ¬ ers have Jaeen named for the event Mad Hare fresh from Lincoln Downs where she chalked up three straight victories is looked upon as the one to beat Lovelock has a definite liking for halfmilers and brings to the gate an impressive record for the year made in Maryland Others named for the contest are Swans Cadet Feefifo fum Garrymark Debdeb and Connie Rab RabCranwood Cranwood Park will score a first in the Midwest with the introduction of the auto ¬ matic Daily Double machine Twelve of these machines will be in operation and it is expected that they will meet all demands Additional mutuel windows have also been added in anticipation of banner crowds Cranwood set an alltime high in mutuel play in 1951 when the public expressed their interest in the track and the handle soared 125 per cent above its previous meeting meetingLou Lou Pondfield general manager of the bustling enterprise expressed confidence of another banner meeting and feels the many improvements offered for the con ¬ venience of their patrons would evidence itself in attendance and mutuel play 1
