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LEXINGTON PROGRAM BOOK ISSUED Lexington Ky April 10 The program book for the entire eleven days of the Kentucky Associatlm spring meeting April 27 to May SI Inclusive was issued today by racing secretary Shelley and it is a testimonial to his ability The conditions of the races are written with a knowledge of the horses that will make the racing and several of the train ers after perusing the book this morning predicted unreservedly that there will be better contests than usual here this spring From a monetary viewpoint the distribution to horsemen will be considerably in excess of any previous meeting here Counting thu entrance money to the stakes and purses and the accrued payments in stakes the total distribution for the mooting will be approximately 40000 or about 3600 per day dayThe The big day of the meeting will be Thursday May 2 when the Breeders Futurity will lie decided The program for this day will be worth about 8000 to thu winning owners The cover of the book is adorned with a cut of the Managers head this compliment having been given Maj T C McDowell in recognition of the victory of his son of Voter ind Bracegirdle in the Breeders Futnritv last spring The springThe state of the track this morning wassuch tlrit speed was Impossible the going being heavy and holding Many horses however were out tighten ¬ ing up in anticipation of a dry track tomorrow morn mornL L C Schobe with War Path and two others wis the only arrival today Frank Tavlor wired that m SAL T lnUa Wth the C Hallenbeck ta Dowe T P Hayes A IlVmphrej T C nnvoV P TKCrLan1 W ° ToiHn E W Moore 4ilT Capt P Ar Walker Frank D Weir r P P ft J ko koVJamcs VJamcs MacMamis G H Coyle I Doeriioefer C A Mat lock J B Respess W G WeaverThomas Yanke and W O Weaver Thomas Steele who accompanied his brother Jockey Bryan Steele to Belgium where he Is riding for Count Ribancourt arrived here today I tried to get return passage on the Titanic said he but was unable Ill never again figure that Ive been unlucky Steele was much impressed with the racing lie saw abroad particularly so with the Grand National Tockev O II Shilling is expected in Kentucky to ride for H C Hallenbeck He will have the mount on Worth in the Kentucky Derby
