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LEXINGTON RACING TODAY MAY PROVE THE BEST MEETING EVER HELD AT THE OLDEST AMERICAN TRACK. Return to the Old Fashion of Volunteer Judges — Horsemen and Turf Followers Flocking in from All Quarters. Lexington. Kv.. April 33.— The meeting here be ginning tomorrow, which inaugurates the racing season, bids fair to meet with the management s highest expectations. From various arctlsaa of the country horsemen are gathered to lend their aid and local sentiment Is of the sort that will da nuseh to insure the success of the racing. The inajorilv opinion is that, had booktnakiug of the aU Style been permitted, the seven day meeting about to be gin would have proved the most profitable in the history of the Lexington track, but as the BaCiaiC Commission still remains steadfast in its opinion that the mutuels are the lies speculative mediums to curb the abuses of the turf, the local assm-iat ion will have to chance a deficit in the event that the patronage does not meet with the financial require. ments. Those who arc in favor of the mechanical style of betting insist that last year was a bad season to judge the availability of the mutuels on account of the drought prevalent in this section an I the general inonev stringency throughout the land. With improved conditions they feed certain that the mutuel betting will return a fair pmiit. In a racing way there can lie no doubt of the success of the meeting. There are more g I horsey quartered at the caaaaa than ever before, and their owners have given assurance that they will be among the frequent starters. There is also an abundance of two-year-olds that will make their debut with racing colors There will be 1. en Is tenet displayed and probably much disaii- ntsseu in their performances. old-lime horsemen, baa ever, predict brilliant futures tor assay of the tno year-olds. A departure from former at aeons will I" the ah sence of professional judges lvoni the stand. The management will revert to the old system of invil ing dally some of the most prominent men in the blue grass region to aires as the presiding officials. Major Foxhall A. Daingertield. J. N. Camden and William Shelley lave accepted to mi i .t-v the op.— -ing day. There was a big batch of arrivals today from the different sections of the country. Many of tin-horsemen came from California. Whese thev had attended the meetings, others casse frajn Texas an I Jacksonville, while Chii-ago. Cincinnati and Louis ville sent a fair sized delegation of alee foOoepers. Among the horsemen to arrive from tli«- .•oast track-i was I. T. Cliinn. He was eccompaajled by jockev Preston. The Chinn consignment of racers, numbering twenty -three, were shipped to Toronto. Out., where they will lie restedi until the beginning of the racing there. G. J. Long, with six. Robert Tinker, with four, and John Marklein. with three racers, got in early toeay from Louisville. In Markleins consignmen-came J. B. Respess Kentuekv Derby candidal Wintergreen. which will lie given his final prepara tion for the big event here. Jake nulls— ■ who will do the starting, arrived tonight from Cincinnati, where he stopped off en route from California. Matt J. Winn, manager or the Churchill Downs and Empire Citv tracks, reached here this morning and spoke hopotully of the racing situation in New-York, from where he recently came. He was also enthusiastic over the arosnecta at Louisville and predicted that the cassias Derby will attract the banner crowd in the history of the feajoaa event. There will Be a scarcity of good riders here, hut as thev are of even caliber, none of the owners will have a decided advantage. D. Austin. S. Hi i.lcl. C. Ross. M. Preston and A. Walsh should ride the bulk of the winners. There is some doubt that V. Powers will be hare for the mooting. The recent heavy rains preclude any chance for a fast track on the opening day.
