The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-11
American Swir1ners DOers Perform Better Than Expected
Great OPENING
PROGRAM READY
FOR R. |. TRACK
Eight Races and New
Daily Double IN Opera.
ton Saturday

Pawtucket, r. l., Aug. O--Just an-
other five days and The gates OF
Glorious '0anBett swing open Tor
q merry run Of thlrty-seven racing
days. This summer meeting will
DO oaneett's second turn OF bat In
1885, and highly successful though
was the Spring meeting with It's
big crowds and daily pari.mutuels
handle Of o422,iee, ell hands are
confident the coming renewal will
sweep al previous records into the
discard.
Since coming into racing q brief
three seasons ago, President Walter
n. O'Hara has proved a sensational
success. Ho has sent NarraganBett
Park into the lead Of ell American
racetracks by promotlonal ability.
O'fiara has spent money like water
10 make his big plant OF PAwtucket
q model for all 10 copy, and 10 sc.
cure for that plant the finest OF
horses and horBomen.
At this moment NarrAganSett
Park presents the perfect picture
visualized by O'Hara In 1894. The
weathering OF three years have
toned down the structural 1eWneBs
and given natures caresB 10 the
lawns and infIeid, trees, shrubs and
flowers. In this period O'Hara has
studied, sought out and reTnedied
the weaknesses Of the modern i11u.
fuels plant--he has surrounded
himself with an organization Of exs
perts. Ever comfort and conveni-
ence the public honest high grade
racing has been taken, In tho
words Of Lou Smith, General Man.
aRer OF Rockingham Park "Narra.
gAnBett ID the best equipped nutuclB
track In America, and / have seen
them all" Praise indeed from such
q source.
Plenty OF Action
The opening day card IA O crack
crjack, eight races, with the Daily
Double functioning on the first and
second.
Heading the card Is the Black.
stone Valley handicap, Six fur.
longs affair for 3 year Odds and UP,
with $500 added. Fifty.eight horB.
es have been nominated, and o close
check through the likely starters 70.
veals the extraordinary feet that
twenty or more Of our best sprint
ers may parade pogtward. This may
lead 10 the unusual spectacle OF the
BAhrgate being dispensed with and
the field veteran aco starter, Harry
MorrIssey. A walk.up start would
provide real thrill for the young.
or generation OF race fans,
An overnight handicap for 3.
yeGr.olds and UP, at mile and n
sixteenth with ei400 added: q 3.
year.old allowance affair nj o mile
and q sixteenth with $1,000 added
two 9ii00 added events, two $1,000
added rnccB, and Event No. OF tho
endurance series, round off tho
grand program arranged for OPEN
Ing day.
The usual first class trangpOrta.
ton facilities will be IN effect. Mar.
raganBett can be conveniently
reached from any part Of New
England by special trains and buss-
cs, and by the four lane highways
which radlate In every direction
from the park. A large contingent
from New York will patronize the
special aIr.condltioned race trains
that made such hit at the last
meeting, while the American Air.
ways are lnaugurating next Satur.
day O regular plane service from the
airdromc OF Newark TO East Provi-
dence.
Post time will be adhered 10 IN
closely Oh possible, with the first
race at 2:i6 and the last not later
than $50. Which gets everybody
home to supper carly.