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ALL READY AT LEXINGTON TURrMEN COME FROM FAR AND NEAR FOR OPENING OF KENTUCKY SEASON. More Gocd Racers on Hand Than Ever Before at the Blue Crass Capital and Prospects for Meeting Are Exceedingly Bright. Lexington. Ky.. April 2!. — Pros| octs for a successful MM «! racing at Lcviugton were never blight. I ilian thc.v :iic tonight. ii|mhi I lie eve of I lie inauguration nf 111. Kentucky MMJ season of IMP. 1iHii all -ec-tinns of lie country horsemen have pltN lure to |ianl ipale and Hie providing of accommodation-. |,,j- ihoir charges is one of the dilli cult pNkltM of Ra. mi; S cr.-iary Shelley. Never before have so mau.v good horses assembled here and the fceea interest manifested in I In- sport in this section augurs well for Keiituety racing this season. l.»i irain brings its i|iiota of enthusiasts and should fair weather prevail, as NMI likely tonight. I MM ai I. iielaic-.- will He on hand tomorrow to witness tie- deeisiiHi of one of the lies! programs ever Ir.im.-.l h.-r.-al...iil -. In the Breeders Futurity, seventeen youngsters, supposedly the pick of the juveniles in this section of the eountrv. are named to start, and it is not at all Improbable that others may l.e a. hied. .The race is well worth striving for and should net the winner over .." oo. Because of Um big hand that will comprise the liehl. there i-talk of dividing the stake and running it in two sections. The sanction ol all the owners having an entry in the race would be necessary to the carrying out of such a plan. All the official who will have charge of the racing here are at their iiosts and everything is in lea. lines- for the opening. The mutuel and auction pool ostein, approve,! by the Keiituekv State Racing Commission, will he the only form of betting. Five mutuel machines were in-tailed bv ringmaster Eugene Klrod this afternoon and tested bv those who will he in charge of them. Three of Ihe machines will he for |2 bettors ami the other two machines for 85 tickets. Kugcne Eir Hl will be in charge of the ttctting ring with well-trataed crews for the operation of the machines. Tile maclijne- will lie for stralgln and show betting, while the *2 machines will be tor straight, place and show — one cadi. The judges will be appointed each day from among Ihe members of the Kentucky Association and breed.i- of thoroughbreds. Messrs. Charles F. QialMUl. Matt .1. Winn and Charles I. Price will be here from l.ouisvile tomorrow and thev will he in -vited into the stand to serve with President D. Cray lab-oner and Major Foxhall A. Daingerlieid. who will be the steward to rei.rvscnt the State Racing Commission during the lneeling. Tin- State Ra.-ing Commission. I. the way. will lin-et tonnerow morning at eleven oclock to pass upon a number of applications from trainers ami Jilnja lor licenses. No further action on the part of the commission with reference to the proposal to increase the commissions from pooling here will be necessary. The Baa lit ion will wapfrt the wishes of tin- commission and charge- only live per cent, .lames Milton will do the -lavting and h. will l.ave as a-sistanls Frank Morrow and James Gallagher. The walk-up sv-lcm •will be employed and there will Ik- no holding of horses and no bull whips. John t%. McLaughlin will sell the auction pools. Th. mo-t prominent riders who are here include Vincent Towel-. J. Howard. J. Wilson. T. Kiee. Frank Ke.-gh. . Kennedv. H. Jones A Walsh. Fred Il.-iliort. Fdeli. Martin. Carl Ganz. Stnnlcv Pace. J. It. avenport. Richard Seville. Hah- Austin. F. Jackson. O. Clasm-r ami T. Koerner. Co. m Keil arrived from New York this morning and about Ihe same time trainer Cass goi in from I-oiiiwili- wild Fighting Rob. with which Reif expects to win belli the Camden Handicap anil the Kentucky llertiy. Other arrival* wilh Horses were Pete Coy in . John II. Morris. C. C. Vim Meter. John Marklein. W. ;. Yanke. W. II. Fizcr and M. Cold bl.it t. There was little work this morning. Donaus five-f-ighths in 1:07 betas probablv the most iinpre— Ire trial noled. Fate this a Ite-ipoon apt. J. T. Wil lianis worked governor Gray a quarter in 23£. and tonight 11m- colt is coughing so badlv that his owner no w sav- it i- doubtful if he -will lie able to go to the |».st in the Rre.il.-i--" Futuriiy. T. C. M.-Do wells entry will in all probability be the public ehoiec ill tin- race-, while there will he a strong follow ing lr.ni I/oiiisvilb- ft C. 1.. Harrisons Hoii-emaid. Bobby Buyer and Golden Kgg are considered dangerous facloi-. Kidei-. have U-eii engaged as follows: lima. I.". If art la; Ili-ini.-r. T. Koerner: Iin-Uioii. A. WaNIi: Bobb Buyer, Seovill.-; 1 annv Kcinble. Honartl; Hon-. -maid. V. Powers; Cohlen Fgg. S. Pag. : Iw.-ilani. J. WiNoii: Covericr tirav. R. Tr.i ler: Little ita-is. I». Ail-tin; Kolierta T.. F. Jaek-..n: Ibc Whip. F. Berbert; I ni.m Jack, Can/.. Roanna. ;la-n. r. lie tr.i.k. if ii. • rail falls, will lie fast for the til r-t 1 i.e.
