Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-10
MORRIS GOING TO
OAKLAWN TRACK
REPORT THAT CUSHING WILL
ALSO SHIP THERE
Hot Springs Track Is a Beauty and
Represents a Great Expendi-
ture Of Money-stabling
Room at Premium
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb 9.-Ever
tickle as a weather vane, public senti-
ment as represented by the attitude
Of the horsemen assembled here, which
two weeks back was supposed to be
looking away from the Western Jockey
club, has veered around in the last few
days and almost everyone with a stable
worth mentioning has Joined in a rush
to secure stablng at Oaklawn. John
Condon's elegant new race track here.
Secretary Nathanson has found him
self the most sought after person in
Hot Springs, and with horsemen the
burning question of the hour has been
"Will get stalls at Oaklawn?" 1t is
the old problem of trying to put quart
of water into pint jug. There are
fewer than $50 stalls and to date the
total applications amount to 1850, so 1t
il a self-evident proposition that some
one will have to be disappointed.
In view of the present strained rela-
tions between certain turf magnates it
may be worth mentioning that among
| the applications on file it Is said there
is one asking for eleven stalls for Pat
| Dunne's horses. Some of the more
sangune accept this as a harbinger of
| peace.
AS Oaklawn nears completion horse
men and visitors are coming to realize
that here among the Ozark mountains
John Condor has built racing plant
that is a gem. having elaborated in
lavish manner the somewhat extrava-
CANT plans begun by Dugan and Stu
art. The total expenditure to date is
said to exceed 100000, and the end is
not yet. A sumptuous clubhouse is
under consideration and much money
is to be spent in beautifying the infield.
Half million dollars is lot of money
to put into a race track in Arkansas
but it is figured that the first cost will
approximate that figure when all the
contemplated improvements have been
made.
The program book for the first nine
days of the meeting, which will open
a week from Monday, shows an array
of purses liberal beyond expectation
For instance, the first days offering is
$4,000. composed of two purses of $500
each, a $1,000 handicap at mile and a
sixteenth for 3-year-olds and upward
and three purses Of $500 each, and each
day feature race is provided, the
purse being larger than ordinarily.
If nature will only regain it's good
humor and smile with warmth and ap-
proval much good sport should mark
the inaugural meeting of thirty days at
the elegant new Oaklawn race course
for many a good horse awaits the
chance to race for the goodly purses
with which Secretary Nathanson has
embellished his program book.
The stables are filling and every un-
occupied stall is pre-empted. The
tardy's only hope is based on the pos
sibility that some owner may change
his plans and not ship here, in which
case few stalls would be released.
Tokalon is one of number of good
horses awaiting the opening of Oak
lawn. The famous filly has developed
somewhat since she retired last sea-
son and critics agree she will be
harder than ever to beat. Besides her,
]. w. Fuller has fifteen horses at the
track, among them being five 2-year-
olds.
]. C. Calm is on hand with Terra
Firma, Mordella, Kilo, Dolindo and ten
2-year-olds; ]. c. Ferriss has arrived
from Nashville with ten; C. B. Camp
bell has sent nine in charge of "Uncle
jim Gray and his son, the latter also
training a useful horse in King Ellis
worth, owned jointly by Billy McGurn
Of Chicago and ]. d. Mcmillan, a
Texan; w. w. Elliott, another Texan,
has brought twelve. and ]. c. Yeagers
stable of sixteen, including his Was
wifi, Leonidas, Glisten, Stuyve and E.
G. Suites Sidney C. Love, has arrived
from the Pacific coast, whence also
came w. T. Brinkworths Little Wally,
Stroller, Silverskin, Scotsman, Lucky
Joe and The Cure, the latter purchased
this winter in San Francisco.
Green B. Morris and j. E. Gushing
will arrive for the opening of Oaklawn
from Los Angeles, bringing thirteen
horses between them. From New Or
leans will come w. S. Williams, with
Rams Horn and Phil Finch; Charlie
Ellison and John Mayberry with seven;
James Arthur with Huzzah, Siss Lee,
Lieutenant Rice and others; Hart
Dernham with ten, and some others.
There will be a strong eastern delega-
ton headed by L. V. Bells good stable,
that contains such cracks as Glorifier,
Grenade and Monet
Barney Schneider has over thirty at
Oaklawn, and among them some of
high class, Tommy Griffin also will
have big string there. j. K. Hughes.
II. III. Stevens, John w. Schorr, A. j.
Goldsborough, j. A. Bennett, w. Mar
tin a. Il Rowman n q RoIxar 7 Gas