The Washington herald., 1914-09-06
HAVE REMODELED
LAUREL TRACK
Plant Of Maryland State Fair
Has Undergone Complete
Reconstruction.
THE FINEST IN AMERICA
One Hundred New Stables Have Been
Added and Accommodations Are
Sought by Owners.
THE FINEST IN AMERICA

The patrons Of the Maryland State fair
at Laurel VIII not recognize the plant
when they visit it next month. Many
new buildings have been constructed, in
cluding q clubhouse, which is conceded to
be one of the finest in America. It Is Of
colonial fashion, patterned after that at
Churchill Downs, in Kentucky. It is just
south OF the grand stand, which IT ad-
joins. Both verandas will be twenty feet
wide, and from these points the members
will have a clear view OF the course.
Membership will be by invitation only.
and many Of the social lights Of Balti-
more, New York. Philadelphia and Wash
ington will be included in this list
Harry F. Briervogel, assistant manager
OF the plant, declared that when the
course is finished IL will be the finest race
course in America. Nothing will be left
undone, and from the way the plant looks
now, it would appear that BriervogePs
statement is correct in every detail.
Thirty-Eix Machines.
The betting ring has been remodeled and
thirty-six pari-mutuel machines have been
placed in order. There will be thirty
cashiers windows to pay of from. and
every one Of these will be kept open so
as to cash winning tickets as rapidly as
possible. The building in which the ma
chimes have been installed is painted
white and everything is spick and span.
Over a hundred new stables have been
added, and already most of these have
been engaged ahead, so 1t is safe to say
that those who arrive late will not be
able to secure stable accommodations.
In the fair grounds half a dozen new
halls have been built, and a midway is
now in progress Of construction where 1t
is the management's intention to have
a fair that will surpass anything ever
held in the State of Maryland.
Talks of Machines.
Regarding the mutuels Mr.. Briervogel
said:
The pari-mutuels have been tried out
in Kentucky and the people are so well
satisfied with them that it would almost
be useless to try and do business by the
old style Of bookmaking. There are so
many advantages in the pari-mutuel sys-
TEN Of wagering that after the public gets
used to this system 1t will be hard to
wean them away"
Harry Payne Whitney, James Butler,
r. T. Wilson, jr.. Capt. E. B. Cassatt. H.
c. Hallenback, r. F. 'Carman, Col. Raj.
Parr, J. E. Widener, August Belmont, and
others are among those who win ship
their horses to Laurel for the meeting.
In the several stakes to be run there are
a total Of 73l nominations for the sixteen
events, which assure good fields for each
event
The track is in grand condition and
could be raced over at an hours notice.
The steeplechase course has been remod-
eled and several new Jumps" including
the Liverpool, have been added. A new
shute has been constructed and the hill
has been leveled on.
Arrangements have been made with the
railroads whereby passengers will be land
ed at the tracks gate from Washington
in twenty minutes and Baltimore in thirty
minutes. The officials who will preside at
the meeting have been selected by the
New York Jockey Club, and will be the
same as those that officiated at Saratoga
at the last meeting.
BY GEORGE B. MORRIS.