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DICK FINNELL READY FOR THE RACES Lexington Ky May 2 There are not more than seventylive horses at the local track since the departures of this week and a week hence there will be less than a third of that number La ¬ tonia is the Mecca for all of the stayovers here with the exception of Woodford Clay The eight In took to New York will pleasantly surprise the young Bourbon county turfmans friends here if they add materially to his bankroll through purses won this season Local workwatchers have weak ¬ ened on Nimbus and they say that Kentucky Beau if uninjured by his jumping escapade of Tuesday will not cut much ice in the east this year Ku lield is the best of the half dozen twoyearolds He looks like the breadwinner for the stable Mr Clay turned over half a dozen of those weeded out to John Ireland and he will race them at Latonia on shares sharesCal Cal Milam and Jack Baker should get some of the money at Latonia Their horses are ready par ¬ ticularly Dick Finnell in the string of Mr Baker This fouryearold brother to Dick Welles and Ort Wells never looked better than he does right now and he has his speed There is a good twoyearold in this string Jeff Bernstein by Orlando Lake Breeze Dr Keith the jumper is likewise in the Baker stable He belongs to Hcrndon Dudley of Richmond and it is said of him that he has never fallen either in schooling or racing aver a steeple ¬ chase course courseP P J Millett has decided not to send Cotiontown to tho races When Frank Grosche left with the Millett string for Latonia Friday Cottontown was left at the track in charge of William Baker Then is a slim chance that lie may yet stand train iiisr and race in the fall
