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MORE KENTUCKY TURF REFORMS. Lexington, Ky.. November 2!. At the meeting of the State Racing Commission today only Messrs. Milton Young, H. F. Clay and Louis Descognets were present. Chairman Chinns train was late and Mr. Grainger telephoned from Louisville that he could not be present. Accordingly a vote on the proposed rules prohibiting the recognition of betting by the racing associations licensed by the commission, and the rule requiring that all persons desiring to race, train or ride on the tracks in this state take out licenses, was deferred until the next meeting, which will be held. some time in January, when it is expected that the full board will be in attendance. Colonel H. F. Clay presented a resolution that a rule prohibiting the dissemination of Information for betting purposes to poolrooms from the tracks in this state he adopted. This will lay over the required thirty days. It is intended not alone to cut out the telegraph service from the tracks, but to prevent the agents of poolrooms from securing the information in any manner whatsoever. Tiie report of the commission to the legislature, as required by the state racing law and as written by Secretary Arthur B. Rouse, was read aud approved by the members present and later in the day was read by the secretary to Colonel Chinn at Georgetown and there approved by him. The report covers all acts of the commission from the time of its creation in March, 190G, with comments showing that these acts have been to the benefit of not alone the breeders and horsemen, but to a great many other people who live in aud do business in the state. This report will, be printed immediately and will lie presented to the legislature when it convenes on the first Monday in January, at which time it will be made public. W. L. Powers, of the Fasig-Tipton Company, left tonight for New York. "I cannot say whether or not the sale of this week will prove a loss to the company," said Mr. Powers. "But it will not show a profit. Monday morning the situation was very blue. It looked as if we were not going to have a sale lit all, but it panned out better than at that time was expected, aud, under the circumstances, I have more to feel good about than bad about. Conditions were hot normal and this sale is no criterion for the future. It is rather a mishap than anything else."
