Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-09
ASCOT STABLES
ARE FILLING UP
HORSES ARRIVING IN LARGE
NUMBERS
Vast improvements Are Being Made
at Race Course and Prospects
for Successful Season
Were Never Better

improvements Of almost every con-
ceivable nature are being made at As
cot park and the course is rapidly
suming a different appearance. Flow
ers and paint are the chief methods
Of decoration, but the saw and ham
mer Is playing an important part in
the general remodeling and changing
of all things terrestrial about the park.
Beautiful banks of flowers adorn the
sides OF all the walks and driVeways
and the grandstand and paddock shed
are being given a thorough coating Of
white lead.
Chief Glass is directing the workers
and his handiwork will occasion con-
gratuattOns from all the race goers
who inspect the surroundings when
the course is thrown open to the pub
lie Thanksgiving day.
Even the chairs are being repainted.
Blue grass direct from the famous
kentucky region is growing Justify
upon the lawns and the grandstand
is amidst its most beautiful surround
ings.
The park is already busy place.
Almost four hundred horses are now
quartered at the track and their train
ers, owners and Jockeys are about the
vast enclosure all during the night and
day Horses are coming in every day,
and before the end Of the week 1t is
DelleVe0 there VIII be bOU I0OrOuRn-
breds stabbed at the course.
Special trains are to be run from
Aqueduct and Bennngs after the
meetings at these eastern tracks close
and the remainder of the eastern con-
tingent of horses and horsemen will
he on the grounds at Ascot within the
next two weeks.
Barney Schneider the sturdy propri-
etor Of Woodlands, the great Missouri
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terday, having stopped off long enough
to inspect that portion of his string
which will be raced at Ascot during
the winter.
Schrieber will alternate in his affec-
tions between Ascot and Oakland and
1t is believed that he will also cut in
with other bookmakers at the opening
of the meeting
Seven timber toppers are among the
Schrieber string and the ST. Louis
horseman is evidently preparing to
take a prominent part in the jumping
game at Ascot this winter.
Alderman Tom Carey of Chicago ar
rived yesterday with his string, which
includes Michael Byrnes, West Brook
field, Kitty Roarke, Mt. Lowe and
Lady Witt.
Jockeys NJ. Lynch and c. Grand ac-
companied the Carey horses and will
Lynch rode at Ascot last year and is
reserved for the heavy mounts, while
Grand, who is said to be a promising
youngster, will ride at the light
weights.
r. M. Hennessey got in with three
good ones on the same train with Ca
rey's tring. Hennessey brings Ethyl
enc, which won two stakes at Ascot
last season, Mi Reina and Rathgar
Hennessey and Carey have kept their
horses at Chicago all summer and they
will be fresh and in fine condition for
the opening of the racing season.
G. V. Tupper, who owns Cazador and
Oriano, brought his string to Ascot
yesterday. Jockey Ed Tulley accompa-
MES Tupper and will ride the steeple-
chasers for the stable. Tulley holds
the best steeplechase riding record for
1904 at Ascot, having rode Cazador
seventeen times, winning four. second
times, third 5 times, fell once and
was out of the money but once.
F. Reilley arrived with six horses
and Jockey Aker, the veteran, will
have the mounts for Reilley this win
ter. Reilley has six 2-year- -olds.