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COMMISSION MEETS SOON EXACT DATE OF IMPORTANT KENTUCKY SESSION NOT DETERMINED. Commissioner Young Ridicules Report That Politics Will Be Allowed to Enter Into Government of Racing in Blue Grass State. % • Lexington. Ky.. March 14. — There will lie no meeting of the K, nineky stale Racing Commission here tomorrow ami Secretarj G. I. Johnston savs he is not advis,,; as to the dale t,.r the next meeting. "Col. F. F. lay. chairman of ihe commission, is still iu Florida, I am told and I have had no message from blm lately," said Secretary Johnston. "i understand thai Colonel clay will return to Kentucky shortly ;,,,,[ 1 presume a meeting will be held soon after nis arrival. Just how Hie impression u • abroad that Hire would Ik- a meeting of Ihe commission on Friday, I am not aware, bul I pre siime ii ci. me through a statement made some lime ago Ihaf. beans. .1 the absence of Chairman Clay, Ih. re would lie no meeting unti; his return, which would be about Ihe middle ol March." Coiomi Milton Young, vlce-cairman of the commis- sion. said he had understood Colon. 1 clay would return to his home mar Paria within the next two or three days and il is bis opinion that the mi Ing may be held the latter pari of the coming week. certainly before April 1. Colonel Young smiled al reference to an item sent from Frankfort lo the effect licit politica is In enter into the naming of race trade officials. ■The man who wrote thai Btuff," he -aid. is evidently out of tune with tie spun of the commission, knows nothing, virtually, of its deliberations and is unacquainted with the views of members of the commission. We nave never played politics in our government of the turf and there is no grounds for the Statement r surmise that we ever will. By taking upon our- selves the appointment of ihe presiding judge, ban- dicapper, starter and veterinarian, we are moving solely for the betterment of racing. If we make Huso appointments, we will select men we believe -» to I..- best qualified for positions, irrespective of party affiliations, religion, lodges or anything else other than a knowledge of racing and we will Sot ask or permit any politicians to select or suggest ihe men to be appointed. It is our aim and pmr-pi s,. 10 stay as far away as possible from politics and politicians." Homer H. Selby arrived hero today from Juarez, ami will train three horses at the Kentucky Ass,. elation tra«k. These are Samlrian. Sisier Florence and King Stalwart. The tirst-naineil two run out near Lexington uniil March 11. when jack Keene Pol. them up and bandied them until today. King Stalwart came from Juarez, he being the only one retained by Mr. Selby out of the string which he took to the Mexican track last fall. Henry Mc-Daniel sent Mrs. Irving H. Wbeaterofts Woolwinder here wiih King Stalwart. Woolwinder is p, |M-turned out at MPS. Charles F. McMeeklnS Oakwood Farm.
