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B ETWEEN RACES By Oscar Otis GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J May 10 One of the nicest compliments to be paid racing fans anywhere was in order here yesterday when because of a high and blustery wind the management made an announcement over the track horns ask ¬ ing that patrons be careful in discarding newspapers and the like because such papers flying over the track might cause an accident to the horses A few days previously when gusts sprung up the track looked like a snowfall Walter H Donovan vice president and general manager of Garden State had the announcement made on the theory that it might do some good and at least couldnt do any harm The results were astonishing When the last race was over nary a paper was to be seen The public response was immediate Two other items of interest anent the public occurred last week both indicating that the average horse fan is more intelligent than some what The change in post from 200 oclock until 230 was made on little over 24 hours notice but everybody knew about it appar ¬ ently Another change had to do with rerouting local traffic to and from the Jersey Turnpike interchange a rerouting deemed desirable by the state authorities Temporary markers were set up to desig ¬ nate the new approaches and exits and no ¬ body has gotten lost yet Speaking of the turnpike it has been said and with some truth that the super highway has been a help to Garden State business The reverse also is true Toll road authorities believe that Garden State has helped boost reve ¬ nue on the turnpike Recognizing this point the travel authority will put in addi ¬ tional interchanges where the cars leave the road for Garden State said inter ¬ changes to be in use by the time the fall meeting rolls around There is a lot of planning in this area to run the Pennsyl j vahia Turnpike through from its present terminus west of Philadelphia to hook up with the Jersey road and when that occurs Garden State will be easily accessible in a point of motoring time to another million or so people peopleA A A A AGarden Garden State has permitted itself to be used as a guinea pig or pilot track for the trial and error method of determining the ideal catering setup and Joe Stevens Fans Show Horses Consideration Garden State Aids Stevens Co Determine Ideal Catering SetUp Jersey Breeders Aid Newcomers Newcomerstells tells us after showing us through the whole establishment that as time permits the Garden State plan will be either installed or adapted at every Stevens operated track If any new tracks are built the architects have suggested that Stevens be called in to go over the plans Feeding of people prop ¬ erly is part of the service that a race track offers its patrons Some of the Garden State features include a central receiving station complete with butcher shop deep freeze refrigerator rooms and storage fa ¬ cilities Enough food is kept on hand for three big days of operation insuring that there never is a shortage of any one item Telephone communication from each stand to the central warehouse so that if any items are in short supply deliveries can be made at once This also permits fresher food to be sold Establishment of auxiliary freezer rooms near every bar so that beer may be kept cold and no matter how hot the day the patron always is assured of a really cold bottle of beer or soft drink Complete mechanization of the dispensing of soft drinks and coffee Completely re ¬ designed bars and hot dog stands floored with ceramic tile which permits rapid steam cleaning cleaningA A A A The model plant here at Garden State represents a collaboration of thought and effort on the part of Stevens Company ex ¬ ecutives Eugene Mori Walter Donovan Ed Ellis andHrack superintendent Emil Wiler plus gratefully received suggestions from Stevens own help The physical setup of the Garden State is far in advance of most anything in the East This would be for naught however if the service did not go with it Stevens we learn has developed a technique for checking both food and serv ¬ ice in addition to the constant supervision of its own executives All its tracks are shopped regularly by the Willmark Cor ¬ poration which specializes in such work Fussy customers are apt to show up any time in the clubhouse dining room or at a dog stand purchase food then report on how they were treated quality of the food cleanliness and courtesy of the waiter and countless other details This enables Ste ¬ vens to keep the vast establishment up to desired standards Couplirig the service and the physical improvements it might said that Garden State has established another first in Atlantic seaboard racing racingA A A A ALeaders Leaders in the New Jersey breeding in ¬ dustry have adopted a unique way of en ¬ couraging new people into the sport and paradoxical as it may seem they discour ¬ age a lot of folks from establishing their own farms Inasmuch as breeders are usually rugged individualists and have been successful in other lines of business this looks like a large order But so far it has worked out rather well The new ¬ comer seeking advice is given two warn ¬ ings one to keep his number of mares down within reason at the start at least and feel his way along gradually and two not to buy or build a farm but rather to board the mares at one of New Jerseys already established farms of merit and continue to do so for a few years learn that there are trials and tribulations as well as great pleasures in the breeding of thoroughbreds and then and then only decide whether or not to venture into a farm of ones own By following such procedure the breeders feel that the mor ¬ tality rate among the newcomers will be lower their losses averted and that those who do survive will in the long run become a substantial part of the foundations of Jersey breeding This may sound like en ¬ couragement hi reverse but close analysis reveal that this is not the case The breed ¬ ing industry has been definitely harmed in seme instances where people fired up with a love of horses embarked upon a venture about which they knew little or nothing added to the overproduction of horses problem and lost heavily in so do ¬ ing They became embittered and being embittered were lost to racing racingA A A A ANew New Jersey it might be adHed is now the fourth ranking producer of thorough ¬ breds in the country and officials of the Jersey Breeders Association tell me that within a couple of years the state will rank third We havent the exact produc ¬ tion figures but last year some 466 Jersey breds raced on American tracks Jersey breeders are determined to get more good stallions into the state and formed a syn ¬ dicate for that purpose They had a line on a horse in Kentucky but the price stopped them 500000 and they under ¬ stood they were being done a favor to let said horse leave Kentucky at that price It was after that the syndicates attention was turned to Your Host
