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KIN LOCH PARK. "That the Kinloch track will figure in the local racing season this snmmer was made apparently certain yesterday by Captain Patrick J. Garmody of this city, who obtained a lease on the plant for a period of fifteen days, extending from Angnst 15 to August 30. Captain Carmody intends to give a high-class race meet at the track to fill the gap in the Delmar and Fair Grounds schedules," says the St. Louis Republic of yesterday. "Although a syndicate of local sportsmen and capitalists, headed by Ralph Orthwein, Lacy Crawford and Joseph D. Lucas, had at first intended to open the park, in company with John S. Bratton, an East St. Louis horsedealer, Captain Carmodys action seems to have anticipated them. The Captain closed negotiations for the track yesterday afternoon and secured a lease from Secretary Phil Chew. "Announcements that the Captain had obtained the course were received with considerable Bur-prise, as it was generally believed that the Lucas contingent was moBt likely to open the course, if any meet at all was given. Satisfactory arrangements were made with Secretary Chew, however, and the lease is now in Captain Carmodys hands. "When seen last night at the Southern Hotel, where he now resides, Captain Carmody stated that he had not decided upon the officials for his meet, but that he intended to give a high-class meeting of a fortnight. " I did not want to see the racing men and their stables idle for the fifteen-day lapse, said the Captain, and then, too, I wanted to get back in the business after a long absence. I followed the turf when a boy in England and have often ridden in amateur and minor races baby races they were called then. I know all the twists and turns of the business and believe I can conduct a meeting high-class in every respect and satisfactory to the public "The Captain announced that he would conduct all the privileges at the meeting himself, but that an open ring would be maintained. Judges and stewards of the meeting have not yet been selected, but there is some talk of bringing Algernon Dain-gerfleld here as an official. Col. Jack Chinn is mentioned as being likely to officiate as starter. "Old followers of the turf will recall the fact that Captain Carmody established a mile track at Mo-berly, Mo., in 1878, the course being the second mile track constructed in the state. It was believed at the time to be one of the fastest courses in the country. Captain Carmody owned a string of horses then, but disposed of them after coming to St. Louis. "The fact that Captain Carmody has leased the track assures a meeting at the Florissant Valley course, although there was some talk yesterday of Captain Carmody joining forces with the syndicate formerly desiring to lease the plant, thus holding a meeting under their joint auspices. Captain Carmody knew nothing of such a consolidation, however. "The matter will also retain for Kinloch its standing in the Western Jockey Club, which it would have forfeited had it not held a meeting this year. Rules of the body provide that all tracks, either actual members of the Jockey Club or operating under licenses issued by the organization, must give a meeting at least once a year or forfeit their standing. "Kinlock is not a member of the Western Jockey Club, but it will operate under a license from that body. Bates assigned the Kinloch course and gave the plant two weeks in April and two weeks in August. The dates in April were refused by President Lucas and his associates, who were indignant over the lack of consideration shown the plant in the matter of dates, as compared with the local tracks. "As a meeting seems assured, however, the track will retain its standing in the Jockey Club. The reason assigned by that body for treating the local course with such little consideration was the fact that its issuance of dates was based on the value, respectively, of the local tracks."
