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NO DATES SCHEDULE NOW KENTUCKY STATE RACING COMMISSION WILL DEFER ACTION ON MATTER. Col. M. J. Winn Returns from the East, Agrees with Wisdom of Decision and Makes it Known that Juarez is on a Paying Basis. Lexington, Ky.. Tanaarj •".. — ! The allotment of racing dates for Kentucky Hacks will not be made un lil all members of the State Racing otnmission can I*- present, and this because of the absence of Chair luan i:. l. clay, who Is mow ai hi- winter bosse in i I.. i iila. is not likely to be done for shoal sixty days. This eras made known definitely upon the srriTSI here 1 1.. in New ork this stornang of General Manager Malt .1. Wiaaol the New Louisville Jockey Club, who came expecting thai then would be ■ meeting: • t the commission tomorrow. After lit- had talked with Vice-chairman Milton Sonata; of the commission at.d Seeretarj Garrett Wilson of the Kentucky Association. Colonel Winn c ipccanrd satisfaction with the decision of Colonel Young not to call a ■seeting at this t i un-. •■I., have dates known in lanuarj would lie snine advantage, hot we can proceed |iiite as well with the understanding that we are to know them about the middle of March." said he. "You ma.v sag. with re fere nee to tin Louisville situation. thai the managers of Churchill Downs and Douglas Park have ngteed tO leave the question of dales t • the Kentucky State Baring Commission and will •hide by the commissions allotment. There will hc-iio tarf war at Louisville or elsewhere in Kentucky. We all want peace, harmony and prosperity and that N what wo are working for." Colonel Winn left this afternoon for Louisville. Hi Will return to Juarez, to stay until April. He aiii that the Juarez meeting is being conducted at a profit and that for the first time since the plant u.i- opened, it looks like the owners will realise some return upon their investment. He said he found the situation la New York improving, inasmuch as a greater aumber of people appeared to he ▲ in favor of reopening the tracks and hopeful for ■ l.en tidal legislation at the ]UrJ session of the New ■ York legislature. He expressed doubt as to a spring Vuoi-tiii at Mexico City and said the meeting last ™ :iii bad been a losing proposition and that a further li — ..r at least 00,000 would be necessary to educate the Mexican public sufficiently to make the beautiful Condesn track self-sustaining thereafter. Concerning the revival of a rumor that a track would be built at Tia Juana in Lower California. Colonel Winn said there was nothing in it. It would take more money than any experienced race track peoph are willing to put into such a venture. he declared.
