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ALL IS READY AT LEXINGTON KENTUCKY FALL SEASON OF NLNE WEEKS RACING BEGINS TOMORROW. Prospects Are Most Promising on Record — Opening Day Card a Good One — Good Horses Abundant and Best Riding Talent as Well. Lexington, Ky.. September 17. — Kentuckys nine week* nf autumn racing, prospectively the most promising in the history of the state, attended as it will lie by unprecedentedly auspicious conditions, will begin at the local Hack next Monday with the Opening of the Kentucky Associations HIM ling of MM days, to be followed by nineteen days at Louis ville and twenty-four days at Lalonia. the season ending at the last-named course on November 19. Every! hint; is in readiness at the local course, and the opening day card, with the rhoenix Hotel Handicap, for three-year-olds and over, at one mile and an eighth, as the principal race, calling out a tield of horses of sterling qualities, is a good one. Racing Secretary William H. Shelley has written well the conditions for the fifty-four races to be decided dnring the eting and there are upward of 800 boracn of all ages to furnish the contests. Generally ■peaking, those horses are of a better class than have heretofore participated in fall racing in Kentucky. Prominent anions them are All Bed, Had News. Cherry Ola, Countless. Console, Claudia, Colloquy. Danger Mark. Dainty Dame. Dorante. Kvia. Kin Bryson, Eyebright. Emperor William. Ethel D.. Polite Levy. Foxy Mary. Font, Forehead. Gold of Ophir, Golden Egg, Glorio. Governor Gray. Great Heavens, Hanbridge. Harridan. Hans. Huck. Helmet. Joe Morris, John Furlong. Jupiter Joe. J. H. Reed. Jack Parker, Jeanne dAtc. Jack Denman. Jeff Bernstein, John Griffin II.. Kings Daughter. King of Yolo. Love-Not. Leatnence. Marv Davis, Melisande. Merrick. Milton B., My ial. Miss Nett, Miami. Mr. Goltghtly, Nimbus. Norbitt. Ocean Bound. Frince GaL Royal Report. Hound the World. Samaria. Then Cook. Tim Pippin, Tom Big bet, Tony Bonero and The Hague. Among the jockeys who will do the riding are: I. Austin. A. Burton. Brannon. Butwell, E. Dugan. W. Franklin. Fairhrother, C. Ganx, R. Goose, E. Crlffln. C. Jrand. Hannon. J. Howard. F. Herbert, Hnfnagel, F. Jackson. Kennedy, Keogh. T. Knerner, Lnrell, D. MoCart ly. McGee, McTaggart. B. Martin. J. Mountain. W. t tt. V. Powers. J. Beid T. Bice. Scoville. c. H. Shilling, T. Steele. A. Thomas. A. Walsh and Warren. The otlicials for the meeting will be Col. Thomas H. Clay, presiding Judge; D. Cray Falconer and i. D. Wilson, associates: Ma j. F. A. Daingerlicld. stew nrd to represent the Kentuckv State Racine Commission: William H. Shellev. racing secretary and liandicapper; Mats Cassidv. starter: John Walsh, paddock judge: John Rodegap and John T. Ireland, timers: Tom Brown, entry clerk: James P. Ross, track superintendent: Eugene Elrod. superintendent of betting: John McLaughlin, chief pool auctioneer: Roger Sullivan, bookkeeper, and William Jenkins, superintendent of police and gatemen. The system of betting will be pari-inutuel and auction pools, while the commission will be 5 tier cent. The number of tickets sold through the machines on each horse in each race will be displayed on a blackboard, together with the amount of monev paid on each participating ticket. There is the possibility of additions to the field that will go to the post in the Phoenix Hotel Handicap, but it is not now considered likelv that Ocean Bound. 122, and Hanbridge, 120. the top weights, will be among the starters. Nimbus. 122, and John Furlong. 90. are seemingly the greatest possibilities lis added starters, though it is said that T. C. Me Itowell has not reached a definite conclusion regarding Kings Daughter. 112. The stables of J. B. Rcspess and A. L. Kirbv arrived today from Latonia. and Peter Wimmer brought three horses from Louisville this afternoon. Hugh MeCatren is due from Knoxville tonight. No more are expected and the stalls are all tilled. Just after he had worked three eighths iji M| this morning with jockey Hnfnagel in the saddle! Henderson ,v ilogan * three-year-old bay eoH, Henderson, by Griffon — Daisy Chain, trained bv Will McDaniel. staggered against the fence near the paddock gate and fell dead. Hnfnagel was not injured. Dan T. Morris- Betty Lester picked up a nail while oil the walking ring yesterday afternoon and will I ut of training for some time. Manv horses were galloping this morning. The moves iff some of them were: Ada O. Walker— Five-eighths in 1:03. Allen. — Half mile in 51. Alice Balrd — Mile in 1:48. Anbury — Five -eighths in 1 : 4. Aspirin — Three-eighths Ul 96 Carlton G.— Mile in 1 :4ti. Chapultepeo — Seven-eighths in 1:33. Civita — Half mile in 49*. County Clerk— Mile in i :50. Lrex — Three-quart era in 1:15. Discontent - Throe-quarters in 1:17?. Duquesne -Three-quarters in 1:171. Glorio — Mile in 1:45?.. Somen Egg Quarter In 28. Din k -Three-quarters in 1:10. Indian Girl — Five-eighths in 1:03. John Furlong — Mile in 1 :43. John Griffin II.— Five-eighths In 1:0*. Lawrence P. Daley— Mile in 1:44. Mamie Algol - Mile in 1 :43. Meadowgr ass — Three-quarters in 1:17. Milton B.--Seven-eighths in 1:31. Miss Dulin— Throe quarters in 1:10. Monty Fox — Five-eighths in 1:68. Mr. Colightlv— Three-quarters in l:lgf. outpost -Fire-eighths in 1 :0S. Pirate Diana -Mile in 1:47. Plan Ryan — Fire-eighths In 1:02. Roberta T. — Five-eighths in 1 :04. Round the World — Five eighths in 1:02. handily. Samaria — Seven -eight ha in 1:31. Nelwik--Three-quarters in 1:1.".. Star Venus —Five-eighths in 1:03. Tim Pippin — Fire-eighths in 1:02- Tltter -Fire-eighths in 1 :08. Tom Bigbee— Five-eighths in 1:00. Westbiir.v Half mile in .".1. All of the otlicials for the meeting have arrived with the exception of starter Mars Cassidv. lie has been spending a few days at his farm in Virginia and will be here Monday morning. There are new stands for all the starting pafata «t the local track. Their erection grew out of the inquiry of one trainer of another as to the weight of Mars Cassidv. who is to be seen in the role of starter for the lirst time by a Lexington crowd next week. "I think Mr. Cassidy tins the beam at 210 pounds or thereabouts." replied the man who had been Baked the question. "He looked just alxmt that heavy when I saw him at Saratoga." replied Superintendent Ross. "Wonder if Mr. Cassidy carries an accident policy?" inquired Secretary Will Shelley. "Why?" asked Boss. "I was just thinking that If [Continued on second page. J ALL IS READY AT LEXINGTON. [Continued from first page.] lie should put all that weight on one of those old cribs that are serving as starters stands he might break a leg or Sprain his spine," responded Shelley. "Ill phone the carpenter right away." replied Ross, and he Hid. J. S. Hawkins will not have anything to race at the local meeting, but he has hopes of getting Manchester. My Henry and a couple of others in siiape for the opening at Latonia. Kinihall Patterson says lie has about made up his mind to quit racing and locate upon a ranch in southern California. Mr. Patterson has the two-j-ear-olds, Winning Widow and Plutocrat, here and if he carries out his intentions he will turn them over to his brother. Charles T. Patterson, who came into the limelight of the turf through his training of the great horse. Ornament, now the premier stallion at Hal P. Head-leys Beaumont Stud. Charley Patterson has trained no horses the past two years and is not now particularly anxious to do so. Incidentally, ho is enjoying this visit to Lexington, his first of any consequence since 1S0S. when lie last raced here. Gus Easton, the veteran breeder of Kinley Mack. Halraa and a score or more of other good horses,* was out mingling with the horsemen this ■week for the first time since early summer. James Robertson, who is here with the six-year-old mare. Sally Preston, says this is his first time at Lexington. "I have. I believe, raced horses on every other track now in existence in the United States," lie said, "but never at Lexington." Golden Egg is going soundly again and will race at this meeting. Neither her owner. George B. Ott. nor her trainer, Walter Grater, has been able to determine just what was the matter with this lilly. When she was shipped to Saratoga in August with the idea that She would start in the Futurity she was in splendid shape, but at the Spa she fell lame. A veterinary down there examined her and said the trouble whs in her leg and advised that when she reached here she be punch fired. One of the local vets was called in to do the tiring and he declared that the trouble was not in the leg, but in the foot, and declined to lire her. Another local vet examined the filly and pronounced the trouble in the shoulder. "They do not seem to know any more about it than we do." said the owner to the trainer. "Well, well just rest her up a few days and watch her." replied the trainer. After the short rest the lameness disappeared and Golden Egg is seeminglv now as sound as she over was. , The sale of yearlings and horses in training scheduled to take place during the meeting will open Tuesday night by electric light in the Horsemens Headquarters, and with the exception or the St. James Stud consignment, which will be sold next fctturday morning, all the stock catalogued will 1m-fold at night. W. J. Treacy. who is regarded as an expert in estimating values, says hat the average for yearlings at this sale will probablv be 50 per head. "Under existing turf conditions earning opportunities for racers are curtailed and with this has come a corresponding decrease In values " lie s-iiil "If the average Is in excess i.r ..*• .-, i breeders should be well pleased and It should be taken as au indication fiat the market Is healthier than we now believe Jt o be,"
