Improvements At Windsor: Sum of 25,000 Spent in Enlarging and Beautifying Popular Old Course., Daily Racing Form, 1921-06-11

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IMPROVEMENTS At WINDSOR Sum of 125000 Spent in Enlarging and Beautifying Popular Old Course WINDSOR Out June 10 The finishing touches to the 125000 in improvments to the AVindsor Jockey Cliib plant are being rrislioil tliew days These include the enlargehent of the mutnel pa ¬ vilion until it now extends over ground nearly 500 feet in length and seventyfive feet in width and lbe construction f new bleachers tp seat 2500 Vhicli together with the old open stand and the arnuigements in the covered steel stand will pro ¬ vide Sealing accommodations for 10K 10KThe The parking space to the cast of the entrance of the track has been leveled off and spaced to take care of 1200 machines while the street railroad company lias installed long switches within the in closure to add to the transportation facilities facilitiesIn In the clubhouse grounds the 1000 rose bushes planted last year are starting to bloom and a preltier place will not be found at any other race track in the Dohiihion DohiihionThe The distance from the extreme end of the grand ¬ stand to the extreme of the inclosed miitucl pa ¬ vilion is exactly an eighth if a niUe or half the distance of the quarter stretcfi Entries for the stakes which close next Tuesday have been p ° rS into president Ilendries office from owners at Latoiiia Belmont Park Montreal and Maryland during the week It looks now like the most pretentious contingent of stake performers that ever became eligible for Windsor fixtures The 10000 stake and purse distribution to owners at the Windsor Jockey Club for the week of July 12 and a similar amount for the week at Kenilworth Park following are the magnets responsible for the bumper stake entry entryAll All stables nt the two tracks have been spoken for a rid many of the horsemen coming here for the July races will be forced to seek stable accommo ¬ dations outside the race track grounds groundsAmong Among the Latonia owners requesting stable room anil making stake nominations during the last week were Gallaher Bros with Scwcll Combs Kin burn Dresden La Foudre Pongee Old Chap and others to the number of twelve Browiiell Conibs and Stanford Lyons with trainer George W Denny in charge and Tom P Hayes who has asked for sixteen stalls A L Kirlty wired from Montreal asking for eighteen stalls be held for his string


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