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Show PRESIDING JUDGE AT LflGDOWJSSELECTED Semi-tropical shrubbery from California is on the way here and will form a small detail in Improvements costing thousands of dollars at the Lagoon race track. II. I. Wilson, president and general manager of the Lagoon Racing association, spent the entire day at the track yestenfriy. and picked out a site for a clubhouse, which will be constructed tills year, but not. in time tor the July meeting. Grading for the clubhouse site will be commenced at once, when the elevatlojn which partly hides tho horses at the quarter post will be cut 'down and the dirt brought to the clubhouse site, which is near the entrance lo the track. Potted palms will be placed in an in-elosnre in-elosnre between the fence now in front of the grandstand and another fence to be built at once- When Manager Wilson gets through with his improvements the L-agoon course will undoubtedly be the prettiest in operation op-eration in America, Latonia is the only one that can compare with it in natural beauty, and Kentucky's green hills are insignificant in-significant when contrasted with the mountain peaks that tower above the Lagoon. Major Hopper will be presiding judge at the truck this year As already announced an-nounced in these columns, Harry Morris-sey, Morris-sey, for years an assistant to Mars Cassidy. will be the starter. Morrissey has often officiated In Cassldy's stead and comes with higher recommendations than a v other applicant for the place. Wilson has received assurances that he will have all the horses he can possibly accommodate and thev will be good ones, too. |