The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-30
IN READINESS
FOR THE RACING
MEET FRIDAY
ALL OF THE HORSES, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THOSE TO
COME FROM JACKSONVILLE,
ARE NOW HERE.
BY W. A. r.

All is practically in readiness for
the opening of the fifteen day or more
race meeting at Kupfrians Park track
Friday afternoon with the exception of
few minor details which will work
themselves out in the next twenty
four hours. There are now on the
grounds somewhere around one hun
dred horses all fit for a race and in
this bunch will be found some high
class stock, which gives evidence that
the meeting here will partake of con-
siderable class and not be continuous
dog eat pup affair. Still more color
will be given to the game here when
the meeting at Jacksonville comes to
termination Saturday with the run
ming Of the Southern Classic, the
American Derby A large number Of
owners intend to ship on immediately
to the Gulf City track with the best of
their strings. Practically all Of the
horses which had been campaigning
over the West Tampa course are
already at Kupfrian's but a special of
about three or four cars will be made
UP in a day or so and sent on here,
so a conservative estimate places the
number of horses here on opening day
at over 200, fully enough to give six
well filled races each day with the
usual handicap or purse event which
calls for the better class Of ponies as
the feature.
Yesterday noon a big delegation got
in from Tampa, the special carrying
no horses but consisting of the officials
of the track, owners and those con-
nected with the ring. No car fits were
reported and all seemed happy to
again be in Pensacola Colonel 7. j.
Z. Brown, who will act as presiding
judge during the meeting, was expect
ed in yesterday but owing to pressing
business matters his departure from
Tampa was delayed for day or two
and he will probably arrive in the city
some time today.
Among those who got in yesterday
were Messrs. Smith, Colby and Jones,
who will have the booking privileges
at Kupfrian's Park; Leo Smith, Mr..
and Mrs. Stoney Abrams, Dan McCar-
thy, Billy Wolff, Superintendent OF the
Track Higgins, Mike Neussbaun, Ed
Levy, Mr. and Mrs. Hart Dernham.
Chief Telegrapher Marsen and wife,
and J. l. Dempsey, turf correspondent.
Very little work was needed to put
the track into condition for racing,
inasnuch as the course is in probably
better condition now than when de-
serted last winter. The soil is much
harder. which will enable fast time to
be made and better form will be in
sured. The fields having been limited
to eight does away with the unavoid-
able crowding which always material
hoJF-T1aiIn uhAT1 zen
and twelve racers get together. This
announcement was received with much
Joy from the followers Of the game for
now true races will always be the rule
and no more will the choice be jammed
out of contention when much the best
owing to the crowding on the many
turns during the race around the half
mile oval.
The grand stand and betting sheds
are in good condition. All that needs
to be done to make them presentable
for the first day throng is a broom.
and these are being diligently used by
number of men employed to put the
plant into ship shape condition for the
start of the sport
All the horses which got in this
week are now comfortably quartered
around the track and the stable boys
are galloping the thoroughbreds daily.
preparing them for their work.
General Manager STROBE is busy
looking after the details and seeing
that nothing is left undone for a bril-
liant opening. Secretary Dernham Is
on the Job. and Las arranged an at
tractive card for the first day and 1t is
his intention to make each succeeding
day a big one with some interesting
feature to attract the lovers of the
game Conditions for the first FIVE