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KKNTl CRY DATES ALLOTTED s T SERIES OF SPRING MEETINGS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT LEXINGTON APRIL 27. Churchill Downs to Follow with Fifteen Days Begin- I ning May 11 — Latoiia Meeting to Begin May 30 — Commission Will Not Appoint Officials. i 1.. ingioh. Kw. March -:!.— The Kentacky State J Rating Commission, ;i!l the numbers present .mil i .]. i:. l. Claj presiding, was in nitoi hen for about foar and oa half boon today. Lieeasea to iic rao meetings during i li - year P.0 2 were gran! « il to ili. Latonia Agricultural Association of La-tonis. Hi- Kentucky Association of Lexington, toe New Louisville Jocke] Club, and the Douglas Park Jockey Club of Louisville. Racing dates for lac spring meetings were granted as follows: i Kentucky Association, Lexington, eleven days. I frooi April 27 to May !». laelasive. New Louisville Jockey Crab, Churchill Downs, fifteen days, Hum May 11 to May 28, Inclusive. Lalonia Agricultural Association. Latonla, any twenty rour days between May ■.» Decoration Dayj si I July 4. The Douxlas Park Jockey club bad made application for the dates that wen granted to tin- New l.niiiM -i lii- Jockey Club, an.l there being no other a]i|.iii ati.n for later dates, none were granted. The application ol the Kentucky Association made by letter was for thirteen days beginning April 27. ill- applications of Latonia and Douglas Park wen . i -hi,. i hj Harvey Ifeyera. of Covington, ami C, A. Till.--, who arrived from St. Louis this morning. barles F. Grainger, president of the New Louisville Jockey Club, was pre neat in the latanet of that organisation. These gentlemen discussed their claims in the presence of one smother before the Co— iia-i. ii. making their applications verbally ami in writ When tin Commission had conn to the mm-rlusion aboet giving Latonia the sliding schedule of dal - t" Inciode both Dec nation Day ami July 4Ui as ii.nl been requested, Captain Ttlles was seat for sud ssked If they ml ted him. Be replied that they ■lid. He said that la that way tiny would be ab!«i ■ avoid competition with some of the big baseball ..urns In Cincinnati that in tan past had kepi down t he attendance at Latoala. i Nearly one half ol tile long session was taken Op with discussion over the graining of a Uceaai to : *■ IK nglas Park Joekey Clrh. I he amendment to rule s. which specified that the commission should appoint the judges, bandlcapper. Hinrter ami veterinarian at all. race meetings, failed tn carry. The racing associations will, as in the past, appoint all officials subject to the approval of . i ■ commissi in. The amendment to rule 10, under which it N made to apply to sailing races only, was adopted. A resolution calling for the appointment bj tb i .niii:s-;..n i f an Inspector of pari niutuel machines nd calculations, to !«• paid *2o per day bj the as elation giving the meeting at which he acta, wai . ti iduced and will lie over far thirty day-.. Richard r. Wilson appeared with an application : the reinstatement of the horse v. A. Leach and i J totters from Messrs. T. J. Clay and »;. D. Wii-OB, two of the judges who ruled hiin oil, withdraw lug their objections. The application was refused. Waiter II. Pearee. a Louisville newspaper man, : tked the commission for a modification of the rule rorbiddiag telegraph and telephone wires at the tracks and suggesting that a censor of telegrams be luted. The matter is to lay ever until the next ting. Fred A. Poraythe, of China and Foray/the. Hatreds burg, appeared with a UUJUCSl that the commission ml the rule governing the run nna so as t.. divert Il lie halt of the excess that goes now to the BSeo- elation* to the horsemen. He suggested that it be . turned in the form of added money to panes. i : : was i ■ action taken on this. Th ■ report ;. the Legislature was approved and •1; secretary was ordered to revise and publish aae i iHiusand pi pies of tin rules. The secretsry was dire, -ted to notify the racing associatl *s that the time for making lids for the Kentucky Endoranci siak.s of ronr miles to be run next fall and to have not less than ;.ihmi add.-ci. tended to April 27. to which date the commpv-sh.n adjourned.
