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NO LICENSE FOR PADUCAH MEETING. Kentucky State Racing Commission Turns Down Application Tiled with It. Lexington, Ky July 2. The Kentucky State Racing Commission, with Messrs. E. F. Clay, Milton .Young. Charles F. Grainger. Louis des Cogncts and Secretary Rouse present, met here today and refused to grant the application of the Paducah Fair Association for a license to give twenty-one days of racing, beginning July S at Paducah. The commission was addressed in person by Harry White, general manager of the proposed meeting. Mr. White read the application, which was signed by Ben Weille. president, and Rodney Davis, secretary of the Paducah Fair Association. The application was dated June 2S and named Frank J. Bryan as presiding judge. James Milton, starter. George Dillon, clerk of the scales, and Harry White, racing secretary, hamlicnpper and general manager. Mr. White explained to the commission that the association would give live races of the total value of ,000 daily. He was asked what form of betting was intended and replied that he could not say whether , or not bookmakers would be in line. 1 The commission then called Mr. Whites attention to that section of the law creating the State Racing- Commission which requires that applicants for dates must be made thirty days in advance of the first -day of the proposed meeting and members of the commission assigned as reason for tlie denying of the license the fact that application had not been made at the proper time. Mr. Whites attention was further directed to a section of the law which gives to every regularly, organized fair association in the state the right to conduct six days racing annually without license or sanction from the commission. A communication was received from R. L. Thomas stating that jockey .Shilling had jumped his contract with him and had entered the employ of Irving II. Wheateroft. Mr. Thomas asked that tlie commission rule upon Shillings right to leave his employ and Mr. Wheatcrofts right to his services under tlie circumstances. Secretary Rouse was directed to notify all parties to make answer at a meeting of the commission to be. held Wednesday, September S.
