. Breeder and sportsman. oelet, looking as fresh in superb Spring attireas if he had just returned from a cruise in his brothers staunchyacht Norseman, arrived with friends. Ex-Commodore RobertCenter, the original cutter yachtsman of the land, in bicy-cle costume and lorgnette swung across his shoulders, lookedinterested and made inquires about the yacht building tomeet the English visitors. Mr. William R. Travers, thinkingprobably that he may not want the old Secaucus track afterall, talked with Mr. William K. Vanderbilt, Mr. J. G. and Mr. Wright latter natty and nobbyi
. Breeder and sportsman. oelet, looking as fresh in superb Spring attireas if he had just returned from a cruise in his brothers staunchyacht Norseman, arrived with friends. Ex-Commodore RobertCenter, the original cutter yachtsman of the land, in bicy-cle costume and lorgnette swung across his shoulders, lookedinterested and made inquires about the yacht building tomeet the English visitors. Mr. William R. Travers, thinkingprobably that he may not want the old Secaucus track afterall, talked with Mr. William K. Vanderbilt, Mr. J. G. and Mr. Wright latter natty and nobbyin appropriate Jerome Park Spring costume. Captain Wil-liam M. Conners and Mr. L. C. Delmonico werealmost inseparable. Mr. Belmont Pnrdy, with bronzed faceshowing the strength of the Long Island sun, chatted withalmost everybody. Mr. Pelham Clinton, cousin of the Dukeof Newcastle, and Mr. Elphinstone Maitlaud, the latlfrom his Texas ranch, were conspicuous. Everyboi-to be on hand. Tptje ^twltx mrd ^xmstw^i^ June 6. St. Louis Fair Ground Race Course. The city of St. Louis is now recognized as one of the lead-ing sporting centres of America. Some months ago, , Green, President of the St. Louis Fair Association, de-termined to locate and design a perfect mile racecourse. Atract of land of about 56 acres, just west and adjoining theFair Grounds, was selected for this grand project, and uponthis tract to-day is the finest and most complete racecourseon the continent. The conrse is what is known as a model track and has achute running diagonally across the interior. The judgesstand, grand stand, pool stand, etc., are ingeniously placedaway from the sun. They are on the south of the track nearthe amphitheatre, from which an uninterrupted vista can beenjoyed across the entire course. The stands and surround-ing land is elevated above the of aclear sweepof vision over every inch of it. The total area between ih-flide lines is lowered or dished out several f
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