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i i I. I L I » l r " ; 1 S . • : t ; . Clearing Skies Permit Work at Old Woodbine Repair Track Ruled Unsafe For Racing at Start of Week OLD WOODBINE PARK, Toronto, Ont., May 15. — Partially clearing skies and the lifting of the heavy fog that had blanketed this lake-side city allowed work to begin in earnest to repair the track ruled "un-■ safe" at the beginning of the week. Ten thousand yards of sand were trucked into the grounds for distribution over the surface of the course. Holes developed in the newly laid track after days of heavy rain caused the jockeys to complain about the strip on Saturday. Mondays card was cancelled after the first race as the jockeys declined to ride in any further events. The Ontario Jockey Club undertook to suspend racing from Tuesday through Fri- day after an inspection of the track Tues- day morning. Among the interested spec- tators to todays major repair project were OJC offcials and members of the Jockeys Benevolent Association. John J. Mooney, general manager of the OJC informed the press that considera- tion was given to transferring the current. race meeting to the multi-million dollar New Woodbine plant. The Jockey Club de- cided to repair Old Woodbines track and continue operating at the plant within the city. Transfer of operations could cause a loss of public confidence in the track now be-; ing re-built from end to end to provide the city, with an ultra-modern race track.
