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BIG CROWD AT STATE FAIR, BETTING IS DONE IN PADDOCK AND HORSES ARE SADDLED IN INFIELD. Shelly Makes His Debut as Starter Jockeys SusV pended at Douglas Park Are Permitted to Ride Agreement Expected. Louisville, Ky., September 17. The Kentucky State Fair opened today .and the crowd taxed the capacity of Churchill Downs. The racing folk, so to speak,, were sequestered in the paddock, the only portion of the ground not leased to the Fair Association, and where the six letting booths were located. Children and minors were rigidly excluded from the paddock, special policemen being on duty for that purpose. On account of lack of room , in the paddock the horses were groomed and saddled in the field. The books did a thriving business. There was little heavy betting, however, the wagers being mostly In moderate amounts. Will Shelly, the starting judge at regular American Turf Association meetings, made his debut as a starter. He was successful. The starts were good ones,-except that in the second race. As the barrier was released Gllfain swerved into Interllght which in turn bumped Miss Anxious. This put the trio practically out of It. Jockeys Miller and Perrett, both suspended at Douglas Park, the former for the meeting and the latter indefinitely, were allowed to ride. Asked as to whether he would recognize Douglas Park rulings, Judge Price said: "As I understand it, there is as yet no agreement between the Turf Association and the Western Jockey Club as to the mutual, recognition of rulings, and until there is sucban agreement we will do here just as is done everywhere; we will recognize rulings .for: fraud only;? President Matt Winn stated that the license com-, mittee of the American Turf Association would, meet next week and that at that time he would try to come to some understanding with the Western; Jockey Club people as to rulings. The "lepping" brigade received a severe jolt when. Gaddy, the rider of Onyx II., was indefinitely suspended by Judge Price. Mr. Price said he did not-think that Onyx II. could have beaten Sam Hoff-heimer, but he believed that Gaddy purposely laid, out of the race when he should have been much closer up all through the journey. It was estimated that 20,000 school children were-present today and after the races, Mr. Winn expressed himself as greatly pleased that the day had passed off without any accident. The kids were all over and it took a big force of police to- keep them in check. The fair management seemed inclined to divorce itself from the racing and at first even refused- to issue badges to owners, trainers or jockeys. Under stress, however, they compromised by issuing badges on days when owners and trainers had horses entered and jockeys, have engagements to ride. The chief upset .of the afternoon came in the second race with the defeat of Miss Anxious. The filly had been backed from 5 to 1 to 2 to 1. The accidents at the start deprived her of all winning chances. Jockey Raines was considerably bruised by Dell Leaths fall in the steeplechase.
