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LOUISVILLE MEETING REVIEWED. C. F. Grainger Submits Report as Steward to Kentucky Racing Commission. Colonel Charles F. Crainger. who acted •• ; steward for the recent spring meeting at Churchill Downs, has made the following report thereon to the K:n tacky Racing OonunlesKm : "1 beg leave to report that the meeting wa. tie-best In every respect 1 bare ever attended, either in an olli.ial capacity or as a disinterested spectator. In my opinion it was one that would Ceded credit ■bob anv track in any country. The class of racing was not only exceptionally uigh. but the contests were close and spirited, while nearly even track record was broken. The racing was chau. healthy and absolutely above reproach. "The style of betting employed was the same iis last year, viz.. th ■ aarPmntaela sad auction pooling. It proved satisfactory iu every respect, not only to the public, but to the association. I also, in my opinion, contributed much to the eleaaHaess of the racing. There was no talk of scandal, nor any of the dissatisfaction that often follows other forms of betting. "Even the jockeys entered into the spirit of fair play that characterised every depiirtnu ni of the ■hart. There were but two cases of gross mis on duet on tin- part of the jockeys. In oae Instance Jockey I.e. stru-k another jockey with his whip . lining the progress of the race and was proniplly lini •! 8200 by tin- judges. Jockey Walsh abruptly crossed a field of horses and I mlBBsT I d tile lives of other jockeys. The judges suspended din for one week, and :is upon his return to the sii.lillc lie was guiity of the same offense, lie was si t down for the entire meeting. "The attendance was excefleat, exceedlag Unit of last spring, and embraced the very best chUS .»r people. There was no disoider "f any kind, and this despite the fact thai not a single policeman was employ, d outside of the gatekeepers. All touts of every description were denied the grounds, the result being that the betting ring and paddock were free from disreputable characters. "Fake it all In all. tie meeting demonstrate I that, when properly conducted, racing has a secure place iu the hearts of the people, and thai the turf of Kentucky was never Iu a healthier condition."
