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KENTUCKY BREEDERS AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS Lexington. Ky., June 10. — At the thoroughbred nurseries and at the Kentucky Association track Kings are uncommonly quiet. The breeding season is virtually at an end and there is practically nothing doing a I any of the arms save Efmendorf and 1 a Hot. ii. where some seven! head of yearlings are being prepared for shipment to England next Saturday to go under the hammer during the July sales at Newmarket. There will be forty from Mr. llng-gtas establishment and thirty from Mr. Kt one ■ famous farm. The Keene shipment was originally scheduled for last week, hut there was some misunderstanding about space in the boat and if was deferred. Major DalngerfMd received the mes-sage of d.lay Wednesday afternoon and about the same time be received a telegram from Hot Springs, Va.. announcing the critical illness of his sister, Mrs. Anderson, and he hastened In her bedside and was present when she died Thursday night. Johu Maekev is here to superintend the loading and ship-mint of the Haggin yearlings. Mr. Maekev will go to England with the youngsters as will also George Metlar, who has had them in charge. Superintendent Ed Kane Of the Nursery Stud has had no intimation from August Belssenl as to what dlspo-siii..n he will make of the forty yearling*, the get Of Back Sand. Hastings and other stallions, at ins farm. Mr. Bclmoal sailed for England Wednesday and it is presumed that he has decided to await tin- result of the vote on the Cittins hills at Albany before giving any orders as to his f sailings. Colonel Milton Young, Major Thomas J. Carson. John K. Madden, Irving II. Whestcroft, John D. Carr Thomas Piatt, John S. I.arbee. Barrett It. Wilson. Cot K. F. lav. Catesby Woodford. O. II. Chenault. Dr. J. D» Neot and oilier well-known breeders of this section are all awaiting action on the New York relief measures before making up their minds Conclusively as to what they will do Willi Ihe young produce of their stallions and mares. Information as to the situation at Albany is meager. but there appears to be a general feeling hereabouts that Ihe bills will pass and that with the removal of Ihe directors liability the New York tracks will be re opened. Favorable action mi the part of the New York Legislature will as an much to hundreds Of Kcntuekians. In any event, it is likely that the majority of the yearlings other than those on the Flmendorf, Castle-Ion and .Nursery farms will lie sold by auction during the race meeting here in September and the preparation of the youngsters for the sale ring will be ■Mi about July 1. While the crop is not huge ami there will be a perceptible decrease in the percentage of Offerings, the yearlings ale said to be of better quality as a shall than in a number of veits. If the New York tracks are permitted to re open it may be expected that the general average lor yesiilnga ibis year will be nearly doable that Of last year, and even if the vote at Albany is unfavorable the average, it is believed, will be somewhat better than last year because of Ihe superior quallty and decreased number of those to be sold. .lames 1. ltoss will have here tomorrow for Hamilton in the interest of the Kentucky Associations stakes, including the Breeders Futurity, the I.lue Qrasa Slakes and the tamden Handicap, which will dose July 1.
