The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-06
Many New Stables Will BE Seen
on the Local Tracks the
Coming Season.
JOHN ~HAcHMEISTER'S TRIP.
New Paddock and Stables To Re
Built and Other Improve
ments Promised at the
Fair Grounds.

Extensive improvements arc 10 be made
At the Fair Grounds before IA. raising sea-
son Of 1901 IS inaugurated. on May II. Pres
ident Robert Aull announced yesterday that
he had decided 10 m 10 the BOARD
OF Directors to renoyate the big hall UNDER
meath the grand stand. Mir. AuIl ssvq he
VIII nave a new granitOid floor put In here
This space is to be converted into a reg
uiar summer garden. so TO speak Palms
and other attractive plants are to he sc,t-
tered around TO make the place inviting
a large new staircase will be cut through
from the grand stand.
The new paddock probably will no buiit
where the old one now stands. immediately
east OF the Juckey Club house. On nearly
All the other Western race tracks the mad
docks are generally built adjoining tho bet-
ing ring. but President Aull doesn't like
the idea OF having the Fair Grounds mad
dock too close to the betting ring. He saws
the pubic ~ OF the opinion that the fur
tner apart the b0Okmakers and the tockevs
are kept the better II will be for the turf
inc new paddock probably will be a two
story affair. with comfortable quarters for
the riders on the second floor. Stalls where
me horses can be saddled before the races
ana cooled out after they have run, will be
laid out on the first floor. A good naddock
Is badly needed at the Fair Grounds Wosn
this track vas built paddocks were neyer
heard Of. Race meetings only lasted a we,k
or so In those days, and the trainers al
Ways hAed their horses up before and after
tne races In the center-neid. in fun view
OF this grand stand.
Those were the days when any old kind
OF a transform was Sufficient to cause the
postponeInent Of ne races, but nowadsys
the sport Is carried on rain or shine Win
the long meetings came the paddocks
IN Whlcn the trainers. jockeys ana horses
are DTnTtdAn NTH rNr
al the tracks the paddock is always open
10 the spectators. although an extra admis-
sion Zee is generally charged
PRESIDENT Aun also PROMISES to build some
new stabiing at the Fair Grounds before
the racing season of 1901 IS inaugurated.
a great many new racing stables will be
mere next spring and additional stalls to ac-
commodate them must be provided. 1t IS
not known yet just where the new barns
VIII be built. There Is plenty OF room for
them in the stable yard or inside the Fair
Grounds proper. All the new stables built
by the Fair Association in recent years are
located inside the rounds.
w. ii. Rogers writes Mr.. Aull that he
will return to st. Louis with his stable
next spring. Mr.. Rogers trains for Michael
Murphy OF Philadelphia. the owner OF Raj
iaello. our Gertle. Richard. j.. and numer-
Gus other good horses. He raced his stable
on the metropolitan tracks last year.
John Hachmeister. the assistant secre-
tary OF the Fair Association. will leave for
New Orleans and Memphis the coming
week 10 solicit entries to the Fair Grounds
Stakes for the season. Entries TO the st.
Louis Stakes Will close on January 10.
Joseph A. Murphy. the secretary OF The
Fair Association, Will solicit entries 10 the
stake events among the horsemen now rae
ing at San Francisco. EAccordins to advices
Burns d Wateihousej will be represented
on the local tracks 10 cprHirg- season by
a large stable of horses. They ~canpaigned
a small string here two years ago. with re-
markable success. Caesar Yolng is also
coming back this year. He failed to come
East from San Francfsco last spring. pre-
fering 10 spend the sumner shooting and
fishing IN the California mountains.