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LEXINGTON AND LOUISVILLE GIVEN DATES. I.exinglon. Ky.. April 1. — There will be seven days ta.-ing here and eighie.-n days at Louisville bis sprin-.-. The pari iiiuiuel s.siom of helling will he iisci ai Is.lh mcelings. The local meeting will open Saiuiday. April 14. and cloae Saturday. May 1. file meeting at Ixniisville. at Churchill Downs Hack, will open Monday. May .". on which day the Ken inckv Derby will he decided, and rlose Satunhy. May 2J. ilie inesumplivn is that tile I.ntonia .lockcv Club will open a thii-iy days meeting on some date during ilie week foil, .ving the close at Louisville. Iln- Stale Racing Commission. Willi vice-chairman i: 1". Clay am! ile "•- 4h:u.. I", rfaimter sh** Milton Young present, met this morning. Attorney-McQiiown and lliinu leported lo Hie commission tli.it a transcript in the Latonla caae had been made anil is now in Frankfort to be lodged with the clerk of Hie Court of Appeals. They said that at the otilsei of prix-eedinss last fall they had agreed with attorney* for the Uttoala Jockey Club to waive all pieliminaries and thai under tilts agreement they .-onsidered it possible to secure an early delermina lion of the case by the Court of Appeals. They expressed Hie opinion that the eaac would be argued within Hie coming fortnight and that the opinion of the roan would be given before Mav 1. President J. X. Camden. Jr.. of Hie Kentucky -soi iai ion. mid Manager M. J. Winn of lhe New Louisville Jockey Club, applied for licenses for ilieir respective organizations. They were proiupily gunned In lhe matter of dates for spring racing. Mr. Camden expressed a preference for the first week in May. or a portion thereof. Mr. Winn said hat the New Louisville Jockey Club would wanl eighteen days and thai liiey would prefer to begin noi later Hian May .!. After some discussion it was agreed thai Levingion should open April 24. and Uiuisvilb- on May .".. There was no report of the Latonia loekey Club present and Secretary Rouse had no ennununication to offer for that association, lhe commission adjourned to meet again Monday. atari! la, aaaa which dale licenses for jockeys and trainer, will be issued. Al 2 oclock the directors of the Keniueky Association met and determined to give a spring meeting on the dales allotted by the commission. It was decided that purses of -". would be offered. Xo successor to the late W. R. Letcher as secretary was elected because of the need for strict economy. .1 aiii.-s I. Ross will continue as superintendent and William Shelly of Louisville will be racing secre tat] for Hie coming meeting.
