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THE HOME OF THE ONTAEIO JOCKEY CLUB. 



The grand stand accommodation at Woodbine Park is 

 not of the palatial order. It is, in fact, an old-fashioned 

 structure worthy to rank with some of the ancient build- 

 ings of a similar character to be seen at long-established 

 English race courses. Old fashioned, however, as the 

 stand is and lacking in modern improvements, any such 

 drawbacks are more than counterbalanced by the noble 

 lawn accommodation in front of it and it would be diffi- 

 cult to equal, much less surpass, the appearance of the 

 building and lawns when crowded on important race days. 



The steel structure on the western end of the lawn, de- 

 voted to the use of the members of the Club, is of a more 

 modem style of architecture and is fitted with boxes 

 which are rented each meeting to members. The flat roof 

 of this building, sixty feet from the ground and capable 

 of accommodating several hundred people, furnishes a 

 superb view of the races and is always crowded when a 

 steeplechase is in progress. The scenic view from this 

 elevation it would be difficult to equal on any race course 

 in the world. * 



The southern boundary of Woodbine Park is Lake 

 Ontario, which is fifty miles in width at this point. On 

 a bright day its sunlit waters, over which sailing vessels 

 and steamers are constantly passing, adds life and ani- 

 mation to the scene. The city of Toronto, with its miles 

 of business streets and tree-shaded avenues, lies to the 

 west, while to the north the wooded hills of Norway 

 form an attractive background to the picture. 



The property at Woodbine Park covers some eighty- 

 five acres, with stabling for 450 horses, accommodation 

 for several hundred more is procurable in the immediate 

 neighborhood and is utilized by the Club at every meet- 



