Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-06-03
Training headquart.
ers for Albuquerque

II is absolutely certain that by mex
fall or winter this city will be the
training headquarters for three oi
four hundred head OF horses who now
traved the southwestern circuit and
which NJ present are wintered and
trained In Los Angeles and other
California cities and Denver. says the
Albuquerque Journal. II the plan
which Is now well under way Is car,
ried out. and there IL every reason to
believe that It will be. a mile track
will be built on the high ground east
OF this city, with a half mile track
enclosed, complete training stables
with all modern conveniences will be
erected. q grand stand and exhibition
park. will be among the improvements
on the grounds. and Albuquerque viii
be the most important city In the rae.
Ing world between Chicago and the
Pacific coast.
The building OF the track, stables
and exhibition park will mean the
construction Immediately of the troll.
ley lines Of the Albuquerque traction
company to the Highlands and the
mesa and the rapid building up Of the
eastern portion Of the city. The of.
icials Of the traction company have
signified their willingness to cooper.
ate with the horse men. In the scheme
to give Albuquerque the biggest train
ing stables and track In the south.
west; DR.. F. Stone, the well known
starter, who has been officiating in
the spring race meet here. Is M
OF those chiefly behind the movement
and he is enthusiastically supported
by every horseman with whom he has
talked on the subject. And he has
talked to practically all the leading
racing men IN this section. "They are
all heartily In favor Of making Albu.
Querque training headquarters" said
Mr.. Stone to the Journal last night.
THE horse owners who have been
wintering in Los Angeles especially
are very much dissatisfied with condi-
tons there. and believe that Albu.
querque's splendid climate, central To-
cation and fine track facilities would
make 1t the ideal place for working
out and training. 1t Is thought that
a track car be easily made on the
high ground east of the city which
will surpass any track in the south.
west. The mesa soil is hard and dry
and would make a first class track,
from the Objectionable damp
ness which frequently plays havoc
with the present track. AS a mat
of fact a number of horsemen have
subscribed several ~rrousarf1
dollars to the scheme and they are
4 unit In its favor. 1t really only re-
mains to secure the land. 1t will
be, / think, a fine thing for the city
If Albuquerque, n of the best things
hat has ever happened.
The big spring meet will be held
'egularly on the new track, which will
De made as good as labor and money
make it. and in this connection it
S worth considering that the annual
.urf event would he an assured sue |
cess. with all the horses here on the
grounds with the trainers"
Col. Greer. when interviewed con |
the project by a Journal re- |
expressed the opinion that
here is no doubt of the success of the
plan. in view of the fact that the
horse owners and trainers are all in
of it.
"The traction company would, of
cooperate with the racing as
ISOLATION and horsemen by building a
rolley extension to the new park"
'aid Col. Greer, (which would traverse
he Highlands and give rapid transit
o that part ne the city. From what
understand the plan Is well backed
~ plenty of money and will undoubt-
IDLY go through"