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REACH AGREEMENT AS TO KENTUCKY DATES. Schedule Is Arranged in New York Subject to. Approval of State Racing Commission. If the Kentucky State Racing Commission ratifies the astion or the track owners, and It probably will, the question of dates for the remainder of the sea- son at Latonla and Louisville Is settled. Joseph L. Rhinock, representing the Latonla Jockey Club. Matt-. J. Winn, representing the New Louisville Jockey Glub, which controls Churchill Downs, and Louis A. Celia, the principal owner of the Douglas Park track, met at the Imperial Hotel, New York, Thursday evening and, after a long conference, announced that they have agreed upon the following arrangement of dates, subject to the approval of the Kentucky State Racing Commission: The present meeting at Latonla to close on Saturday, Septemler 1. Douglas Park to open on Monday, September- 3 and continue to Saturday, Septemlor 15. The Kentucky State Fair to open at Churchill Downs Monday, September 17 and continue until Saturday, September 22. There will lxj some running races for small purses during the fair. Douglas Park to open Monday, September 21 and. continue to Saturday, September 20. Churchill Downs to open Monday, October 1 and continue to Saturday, October. 20. ; Latonla to open on Monday, October 22 and continue, to Saturday, November 17. This arrangement will add eighteen days to the present meeting at Latonia, which was scheduled to close August 11. It will give Douglas. Park and Churchill Downs eighteen days each and will give Latonla, twenty-four days for its fall meeting. Between the closing of the fall meeting at Latonia and the opening of the winter racing season In New Orleans, which will be at the Crescent City Jockey Clubs track on Novemler 2-1, there arc five days. It is not improbable that these dates will be occupied by Lexington. SecreUry W. C. Scott has said that, the Kentucky Racin;. Association would, give a fall meeting of five or sis days If a suitable schedule could,, be arranged. Cincinnati, O., August 3. The announcement that an understanding had been nachel on the date question was well received by the hotscnien at Latonla. Many, however, would have preferred- the meeting here to continue and that a fall meeting be dispensed with. It would have effected a saving In shipping expenses to and. from Louisville. John Haclimelstcr says he will slortly go. to Louisville and assume active duties at Douglas Park. "We may give some stakes, but tils has not been officially decided on yet," said he. "Our officials will , be submitted to the Western Jockey Club for approval at its meeting Monday." Asked concerning license, he said: "Our meeting will be held under Western Jockey Club government and all owners not having a license from that body will naturally have to procure one from it." Max Samel-son was among todays visitors. He stated that the Lexington track would be sold in the near future.
