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Racing
Season
Opens
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Thanks-
giving
Day
WITH the best opening day pro
gram ever arranged for a meet
ing here, the racing season at
Pinehurst will get under way on Thanks
giving Day under conditions brighter
than ever, and from' the extensive en
largements, improvements and additions
being made al the 'local Jockey Club
course, it looks as if the sport will be
conducted on a much larger scale than
ever before. A number of formidable
stables are already on hand and a good
many more that are now campaigning in
Maryland will come down the latter part
of this month when racing on the north
ern tracks will come to a close for the
season.
This popular pastime was inaugurated
at Pinehurst five years ago with a four
furlong track and with only local horses
to draw from, but the sport grew so
fast in popularity and attracted so many
of the larger racing establishments from
the big tracks that it was necessary to
enlarge the entire plant so as to provide
necessary quarters for the horsemen and
their charges. These improvements have
Tcept up from year to year until now
the home of the Pinehurst Jockey Club
is probably the most complete racing
plant in the South outside the major
circuits. The need of a larger track was
soon manifest. Therefore, it was de
termined to use the present four-furlong
track for harness races exclusively and a
seven-furlong track, for the runners wa3
built around the old one. This new track
is of standard width and is only 200
yards less in distance around than the
Eastern and Kentucky tracks. It was
constructed with a particular view to
avoiding sharp turns, and the run down
the long home-stretch offers a sprint
equal to any of the milers. A straight
away is now being considered for the
starting point of the races which will
eliminate all possibility of crowding in
the scramble to get to the first turn, and
will be' particularly desirable for the
short five and six furlong dashes.
Over in the infield is a steeplechase
course with four hurdles. It is laid out
so as to have the starting point over in
the lower left hand corner of the field,
thence diagonally across to the first
jump at the upper turn, then three times
around, making twelve jumps in all,
and finishing in front of the stand. This
provides a chase of approximately two
miles . and. brings together some of the
best fencers in training, and affords
many interesting thrills to the thousands
of race-lovers who pack the stands and
lawns at the local course every race day.
All summer and fall the management
has had a large force of workmen on the
grounds building new stables, arranging
the parking space so as to provide more
room, beautifying the grounds and shrub
bery and rolling and harrowing the track
so as to have it in the best possible con
dition when the bugle calls the horses to
the post for the first race on Thanksgiv
ing Day. The turf and hedges on the
steeplechase course are green and fresh,
the stands and fences whitened, and with
the red flags flying from the standards
marking the course the entire plant pre
sents a beautiful appearance.
Negotiations are being had with some
of the largest stables in the country to
winter at Pinehurst. It is practically
bears the distinction of having won
America's greatest race classic the
Kentucky Derby.
Others who will be on hand for the
opening day are F. E. Hyde with a doz-;
en or more head, W. P. Wickert with
three, G. Nibbs with half a dozen, Grant
Page with a large stable and C. L. Whit
ing with a number of horses of the first
flight. In addition to these and others
that are to come, the old favorites which
have provided good racing here for sev
eral years will again be on hand. Inci
dentally, it may be said that every one of
these old stand-bys have given a good
account of themselves on the big tracks
this past summer. Practically every one
has been a winner over formidable op
position. This is particularly true of the Nibbs
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Overflow gathering on steps of Grands' and at Races
certain that A. J. Joyner will come with
a division of the J. E. Widener string
including his good stake horse Natur
alist. Commander J. K. L. Eoss is con
sidering sending a . division of his ex
tensive string, as are several other big
stables.
Nat Hurd is on hand with some new
material that he picked up on the Mary
land tracks this fall, and includes some
runners and cross-country performers of
prominence. He has retired his favorite
and faithful old ' jumper, Little Horn.
She has been bred to Meridian, who
and Whiting stables. They have been
.campaigning on the big tracks in Canada
and Maryland all season and have
proved good bread winners for their
owners, while Mr. Hyde chose the Grand
Circuit for his big band of trotters
which came to a close at Atlanta the last
of October.
Mr. Tufts has a dozen or more polo
ponies in his barn ready to meet any
newcomers. Altogether the coming
racing season at Pinehurst promises to
be a banner one and will afford its
patrons some excellent sport.
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and just south of this Mr. A. B. Sally,
of the firm of Packard & Sally, building
contractors, has built a home which,
though not quite complete, he is already
occupying.
Last spring the Pinehurst Plateau
Company bought the Marlborough, and
moved it from its original location op
posite the Clover Leaf, to the lot next to
Mr. Sally's new home. Here it is being
entirely reconstructed, and when com
plete, will have three very pleasant
apartments.
On Palmetto Eoad, facing number two
golf course, Messrs. E. S. Tufts and C. P.
Mason are building a two-story house,
which when completed, will be the equal
of any in the village. It is of the New
England colonial type anld will have
seven rooms and three baths. It will be
thoroughly up-to-date, with every modern
appurtenance. It is named Fairway and
is for rent and for sale.
Facing Village Green, East Eoad, next
to Dr. J. S. Brown's bungalow, Mr. J. V.
Hurd's new winter homo is rapidly near
ing completion. This will be something
entirely different from any other house
in the village. It is of English type,
with hewn timbers, and its harmonious
lines and particular fitness for its loca
tion make it a most pleasing addition to
an already beautiful row of houses facing
the Village Green.
Beyond the Clover Leaf, on the op
posite side of Midland Eoad, Messrs.
Tufts, O'Brien and Eoss are building a
house, which it is understood is to be the
first of a group to be erected in that
vicinity by this new firm. These houses
will be complete in every detail, and will
be for sale.
Directly opposite the Marlborough Mr.
Tufts is building another house like the
one just started next to Mr. Magoon'g.
This will also be for rent.
Out on the Dundee Boad, beyond Mr.
Fuller Currie's, Mr. George Wood finish
ed a home early in the summer, which he
is occupying with his family.
This completes the list at this moment,
but several others are planned and prob
ably before this is in print at least three
or four more will have been started.
Winter visitors used frequently to ask
what the summer residents found to do
here after the winter season closed, but
nowadays all they have to do is to look
around upon their return and the ques
tion answers itself.