Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-30
NO RACES AT
OLD COURSE
GEORGE ROSE SAYS ASCOT is
Out Of II
Work Is In Full Blast at Santa Anita
Park, and superintendent Allen
Expects to Finish In
Time

First It's Ascot and then 1t isnx. George
Rose has put himself on record as say
ing that there will be no racing whatever
at the old course south of town, and
that those who delight in the sport OF
kings-and acknowledgements wait until
Santa Anita park is finished to get rid
of their superfuous coin.
Il beauty of surroundings means any
thing those who visit the new track Will
be amply paid for the daily trip which
is in store for them. The grandstand at
Santa Anita will face the towering noun
tains back of Sierra Madre, and in win
ter their white-topped peaks are pic
turesque in the extreme. And then all
around the course stretch the broad and
fertile acres of Baldwin's ranch, while
all the way from Los Angeles ever green
orange groves line the railway tracks on
both sides.
Now that he must put ths job through
in time for a late November opening
Superintendent Allen is getting busy in
earnest Teams which string out for
almost mile are busily engaged day
after day in excayating In one spot and
filling In another. Already there is
faint outline of the main course, ana
passersby arc able to see that the track
building is on in full blast.
Work on the grand stand and stables
will begin this week. Allen has expe-
rienced some difficulty in getting car
| penters for the job, and also because his
orders for lumber were not shipped Inn
mediately. This will all be remedied
within a few days-and the structures
needed will be. under way shortly.
| Eastern and northern horsemen VINO
arrive before the stables are up VIII Dc
ready the old course Is a lively place.
ready the old corse Is lively place.
MANY thoroughbreds were left there all
| winter TO rest and few have come In
since the Seattle meeting. One or two
stables have chosen Agricultural park Tor
homes. but they will move as soon as
Santa Anita is in any shape to receive
| them.
Not Much Room
One trouble the owners will meet at
the Arcadia plant II they go there early
| is the fact that no exercise track VIII De
ready for them until just before the
meeting opens. At first 1t was thousn.
| the training track at Baldwin's ranch
| could be used, but II the number OF
| horses to be worked out is large this
| will necessitate some Inconvenience. The
| track is not a large one and BALDWIN
| has many youngsters on hand wnicn ne
wishes to train at all hours OF the Day.
| Offices of the Los Angeles Racing as
| sociation have been open some days now,
4 and are already assuming q businesslike
appearance. Secretary Randle Is In
| charge and his staff OF assistants hnd
II no easy task to keep up with the mail
which is already floating in from eastern
\ horse owners.
/ If present indications are lived up to
i many of the good horses now In train
ing will race at the local track. Frank
Regan, Billy Mckinney, r. IF. Carmen
and others have made valuable additions
to their strings since last season and VIII
follow their usual custom OF using TO-
cal track as the scene of their winter
racing. Barney Schneider will be mere
with the pick of the animals produced al
Woodlands and his string should gathei
Its fair share OF purses,
1t is not probable that walter Miller
will be seen here much this winter. ION
wi,lians has control of the champion
Jockey and he will do most OF MS SAD
die work at Oakland, where Williams
will race a large bunch. Miller will ride
IN one of two stakes at Santa Anita, but
| his appearances here will be few and far
| between.
Lucky Baldwin will return from Lake
Tahoe this week and the directors Of the
Los Angeles Racing association will con-
yens In their first regular meeting to
formally elect officers and go through
with the business preliminary to the
\ opening of the track. The stake book
for the inaugural meeting will be dis
| trfbuted to those interested In a day or
| two. and the work of receiving entries
to the various feature events will soon
keep all hands busy.