Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-18
TO RACE AT
SANTA ANITA
NEW PARK AT ARCADIA HOME
FOR THoRoueHBREDs
ROSE, SCHNEIDER AND BALDWIN
REACH AGREEMENT
Track to Be Finished In Time for
Opening on Thanksgiving Day.
According to Plans OF
Promoters

Unless something like an earthquake
or other calamity overtakes southern
California Santa Anita park VIII De
the future home of racing In this sec
tion of the country, and the thorough-
breds which formerly held sway on the
Ascot turf will this winter bring the
crowded grand stands to their feet on
the domain of Lucky Baldwin. All
Is practically settled and the work OF
building a track on the Arcadia SOIL Is
already In full swing.
The track must be finished in time
for racing by Thanksgiving day, which
has been the regular inauguration time
in Southern California for the past
three years. While 1t is not expected
that a permanent grand stand can be
completed by then, the accommodations
will be such that the most metropolitan
crowd that ever gathered to witness
the thoroughbreds in their speed trials
will have no kick coming.
George Rose and Barney Schneider
are the principal promoters engaged in
forwarding the interests of the new
venture. Lucky Baldwin's part Is
rather obscure one. for when 1t came TO
q showdown he was forced to allow the
big bookmaker and the Missouri breed
er to handle the reins which control
the track Baldwin will be deeply In
terested in the affair, however, but ne
will be minority in the voice of con-
Quoting the racing enterprise.
While no manager has been chosen
to direct the affairs of Santa Anita
park it is probable that Jack Atkin'
long known as Barney Schreibers
right hand man, will be made an offer
of the lucrative position. Atkin UNI
derstands the game all the way
through, and while 1t would undoubt-
edly be more advisable to pick man
who had never mixed up with the
bookmaking end of the game to be the
official head of things, Atkin will prob
ably be popular with the majority OF
racing men.
George Rose was enthusiastic over
'Baldwin's ranch is undoubtedly an
ideal location for a race track" said
Rose, "and there is no reason why the
new course should not prove more
popular than any track devoted TO
winter racing. Climate, appurtenances.
and above all the surroundings should
cause Santa Anita park to be an ever
Wasting source of satisfaction to the
racing public and owners, and unless
1 am badly mistaken 1T will be more in
demand than either Oakland or New
Orleans with those who follow the
ponies in the off season on the metro
politan turf"
The optimistic outlook advanced by
Rose is seconded by his colleagues on
the directorate of the new track. Both
Baldwin and Schneider are certain that
there will be a new era of racing in
troduced to Southern California when
Santa Anita park opens it's gates, and
that the sport of kings will be placed
on a higher plane in California than
ever before.
The promoters of the enterprise have
been assured that transportation factli-
ties will be ample to care for the
crowds that are expected to attend the
races at Baldwin's track next winter.
A round trip rate to Arcadia of %
cents, together with frequent cars, will
Offset any advantage Ascot park may
have held in the past, and the beauti-
full ride to the new course will recon-
pense any who suffer for the difference
in time.
While J. w. Brooks, who managed
the Ascot plant for the Los Angeles
Jockey club, is not in line for similar
office at Santa Anita park many of the
old officials who held places at the
Slauson avenue course are slated to
hold down berths in the new venture.
Already Bookkeeper Randall, who was
a most popular official at Ascot, has
been installed at Baldwin's ranch.
THAT the track will be temporarily
nn1SneQ Dy the november Qdle SelecIeu
is assured. A. M. Allen, the foremost
track builder in the country, has made
himself liable by heavy bond to have
things in shape by Thanksgiving day,
and he is going ahead with the work
as rapidly as possible. 1t is expected
that at least ESQ teams will be engaged
in the work by the end of the week,
and the grading and other filling
necessary to build the track itself will
be completed in short order.
The plans of the old Baldwin Racing
association will be used to a great ex-
tent, and but few changes are con-
templated.
One of the changes which has been
wrought in the old plans is in the loca-
ton of the grand stand. Formerly 1t
was contemplated to give the structure
an eastern exposure but now the
scheme is to build the stand so that
the horses will have the western sun
at their backs in finishing. The stand
will be built of steel, and will accom-
modate at least 5000 spectators with
out crowding. The betting shed will
be underneath, as well as the buffet