Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01

Everything is now in readiness for the
opening OF the twenty-six days racing to
be given by the Maryland State Fair
Onc.) over the new plant at Laurel the
stand is now complete and is the largest.
without any exception, in the state OF
Maryland. 1t has seating capacity OF
5000. there being that many individual
chairs placed in it. There is row OF
boxes along the front Of the stand 30
arranged that the occupants Will not shut
out the views from those In the other
parts of the stand. The seats are so
raised over one another that every point
Of the course can be seen from any por-
ton Of II. The individual chairs make 1t
much more comfortable than the old-ttme
bench seats. The press box is situated
in the center without any obstruction
whatever. The betting ring Is one OF the
largest on the American continent, 1t be-
ing $50 feet in length, while 1t is 11S In
width. This viii accommodate at least
q hundred books.
There is graded space between the
front OF the grandstand and the outside
fence of the track, better known as the
outside rail, this being about fifty feet in
width, being graded down from the floor
of the stand to the track At the east
end of the stand is the row of offices,
yond that. again. are the saddling paddock
and the patrol and paddock judges Of
fces. The paddock is one of the largest
on any track and has eighteen roomy
stalls In il, where the horses can be seen
by the public without interfering with
the trainers and owners while they are
saddling them for the respective races
Beyond the paddock is road to the long
rows OF stables, where over 600 horses
can be housed away. These will be all
filled up by Sunday at the latest The
stables are about half mile from the
paddock. which makes 1t as convenient
as on any other course. At the west end
of the spacious stands there is a number
of clubrooms built and laid out for the
club members. Under these is number
OF smaller dining rooms for parties COM
ing to the track early in the day. Then
there is larger room for the accommo-
dation of the general public.
From the back of the stand where the
main entrance to the track has been
which will be used by the public that
comes out by rail This reaches from the
entrance to the gTandstand, and does
away with persons having 10 cross the
road in front OF the vehicles. The auto
mobiles and other vehicles will come
through a gate at the west end of the
grounds and up under the bridge 10 the
gate. Every facility for handling a large
crowd has been arranged for. There will
be enough ticket offices 10 look after all
and prevent crowding on the arrival of
the trains The track is in hrst-class
condition. and the rain Of Friday morn
ing went to settle it down and will go TO
make il faster on opening day. The
stretch is ninety feet wide. while the
five on the turns. This eliminates all
danger of crowding in turning into the
stretch run for the wire.
From the timers stand there Is a long
platform reaching out to the edge of the
track. so that the presiding steward can
watch the boys as they come down the
stretch. This was one OF the many good
ideas brought into use at Moncrief Park,
at Jacksonville. In fact, Manager Brown has
left nothing undone 10 make this meeting
successful one, and every facility has
been placed at the disposal OF the Off
Gals. The majority OF them are now at
the course. and all that remains is to
have fine weather. and the opening will
be marked one. The horsemen now at
the course have signihed their intention
OF making the entries for opening day
which close this morning record ones.
The inaugural handicap has attracted
many of the best horses in training and
the weights have been accepted by the
best of those named in the original en-
tries, which closed early in September.
The wet weather Of Friday morning
in no way hindered the work: Ii was car
Tied on and "A lot accomplished by night
One who visited the course a week or
ten days ago would have perhaps mag
med that il would not have been ready
for when the bugle sounds the call to the
post Monday everything will be spiel
and span for The afternoons racing.
There is now plenty of excellent racing
nateriaH at the course, many carloads
coming in yesterday from all points
where racing has been carried during
the past few weeks. The strings from
the Canadian tracks started to arrive
during the afternoon. Three carloads
came in from Sheepshead Bay N V.
while others came from Baltimore and
Kentucky. All day long the cars con-
finued to arrive. so that by night over
2's new arrivals Were housed away at
the course where they will race for TWEEN
ty-siX continuous DAYS. commencing to-
morrow and closing Tuesday, October 81
Included in the arrivals OF yesterday
were the horses of +. :. r. Randolph
Capt. =. NJ. Walker. John Burttschell
john j. Hyland. who trains for the
Fleischmanns, and w. G.. king-Dodds
This comprises some of the best from the
Canadian circuit The Randolph stable
includes such horses as Plate Glass. Be-
som and Racquet well as four two
year-oIds. Ehe BurttScheil string includes