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LAT0NIA PAYS ITS KENTUCKY ASSESSMENT. Lexhartoa, Ky.. April 30. — The Kentucky State lining Commission, with all the niemtters present, met here this morning. John Hachmeister. secretary and treasurer of the Latonia Jockey Chlb. paid over to Secretory BhrweU ,035, being the amount of the State Racing Commissions assessment at the rate of 615 | er racing day at Latonia during the yean MM and 1Mb. The eonuakarioa instructed the secretary to issue a license to Bitonia for l.ilo. and a meeting of thirty days, to ltegin on June o. was sain-tioiied. The following ofheials for the I.atonia meeting wen also approved: Charles F. Prtoe, presiding judge: Boy beckett, clerk of the course: F. W. M iginu. raeins secretary and banatcaaaer; and James Milton, -tarter. Cot. Mil ton Yoang was appointed steward to represent the racing commission ai I.atonia. Mr. Hachmelater says baa! it is the desire and Intention the l.alonia Jockey Club to work ill harmony with the State Bacing Commission for the betterment of turf conditions and improved lacing in Kentucky. The same spirit of good fellowship was manifested on the part of the omiuis-sion. Apparently Kentucky troubles are at an end and if is to be expected that there will be harmony and unity of purpose. President D. day Falconer and Messrs. Irving II. Wheateroft and C. II. Cheiianlt made up a committee from the Kentucky Association appearing with a request that the state Baeing Commission aancttea a charge of seven per cent, commission on the pools at the local spring meeting. The commission beard their argument, which was in effect that the track ouhl not make a reasonable return on the investment at live per cent. It was voted that the live per cent, rate shall bo maintained through the pcrhxl of spring racing iu Kentucky. The commission will then inspect the hooks of the three associations and if it is shown that reasonable profit cannot Ik- made at live per ceiil.. all in rease may be permitted. The imission passed Un«U the applications of al.. .111 loo trainers. Jockeys and apprentices for li-ceiisi s. all of which were granted with the eaeea lion of that of Jockey .lames Mclntyre. who was suspended al i.atonia by Judge 1iiee last fall and who askul for a hearing. Melntyres appUcattoa was returned with instructions that a hearing is denied lie-eaii-e Judge Price has not sanctioned his re-instate-meiit sad further because he had failed to complv With ruli- 203, which requires that an appeal must be taken within thirty days alter the day uf suspension. The commission "adjourned at oiie oclock and all wenl to the races.
