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KENTUCKY WILL BE MECCA RACING IN BLUE GRASS STATE OF UNUSUAL IMPORTANCE THIS YEAR. President of New Louisville Jockey Club Sees In Prospect Greatest Meeting Ever Held at Churchill Downs Influx of Horses to Begin This Week. Louisville, Ivy., April 4. The eyes of turfmen throughout America are turning towards Churchill Downs, where, on May 13. the spring race meeting of the New Louisville Jockey Club will he inaugural el for a run of 23 days. With the ban on the sport on the metropolitan courses and the winter campaigns closed most horsemen in the south and west and many in the east are preparing to ship their racers to Kentucky for the Lexington, Louisville and Latonia meetings. From Juarez will come the crack performers of winter racing. There a majority of the fleetest thoroughbreds in training have lecn in action, and these include some horses raced in California until hostile legislation banished them to the Mexican track. Fifteen cars will be used to transport to Churchill Downs the horses raced there. They will arrive in Louisville the last part of this week. Owners, trainers and jockeys will arrive at about the same time from the Mexicau course. Then will follow the arrival of horse specials from the Florida courses and before April 15 Louisville will be the inccca for representative turfmen from all sections. It is expected by Charles F. Grainger, president of the New Louisville Jockey Club, that no less than 1.500 horses will be ready to compete at Churchill Downs in the twelve big stakes and the overnight races, the values of which will be increased. President Grainger, never over-sanguine, declares the prosieets for a meeting of superior quality were never brighter. This conclusion is based upon facts and conditions. The high water, mark in stake entries, this spring justified his conclusions, for the tofal of 1.139 entries, or "an average of 05 to the stake, is evidence of increased interest. "Last year the -entries totalodSOO. The suspension , of racing in NcVV "York is another potent reason;- Kentucky remains as one of the great, strongholds of the turf in America. Despite the Ill-advised legislation in many states against racing. Kentucky will remain loyal to the thoroughbred which has done much to spread the fame of the state throughout the world. For generations the Kentucky Derby has stood high among American turf events and will continue to. This spring the race promises to be in keeping with the traditions of this great contest. At this time the favorite for the ,000 prize is Round the World, a filly, but time and conditions may work changes liefore the Derby held faces the flag. Perhaps eight or nine eligible will go to the post. Among those most likely to start. In addition to liounii the World, are Governor Gray, Captain J. T. Williams American Derby winner. Storlin. lieneh Sand. Captain Carmody, La 17 Mexican, Lnbold and Sir Dawn.
