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WET TRACK FOR OPENING WEATHER CONDITIONS NOT PROMISING TOR USHERING IN OF KENTUCKY RACING Bain Fell All Day Yesterday at Lexington with withXittle Xittle Prospect of Abatement Tempting Offers Reported for Two YearOlds r Lexington Ky April 2C The opening of the Kentucky racing season tomorrow will take place under inauspicious weather conditions as the rain which came clown copiously during last night continued intermittently throughout the day with little signs of abatement Local interest in the racing is keener than heretofore and the visiting fol ¬ lowers of the sport who intend taking part arc also more numerous than at auy previous time Accord ¬ ing to Secretary Shelley all available stable space lias been assigned and the list of horses that will engage in the racing embraces every prominent thor ¬ oughbred in Kentucky and with few exceptions in UKJ country Everything is in thorough readiness for the opening All of the officials who will serve with the exception of starter Cassidy are in the city Mr Cassidy was delayed because of the clos ¬ ing of Norfolk but he sent his first assistant Harry TMbrrisKcy to act as substitute until his arrival Mr Morrlssey by the way closed a contract tills morn ¬ ing to do the starting on the Buttc Salt Lake and Anaconda tracks this season The full complement of ollicials who will serve here follows 1residing judge Capt Thomas J Clay associate judges Messrs G D Wilson and W H Shelley steward representing the Kentucky State Uacing Commis ¬ sion Major P A Daiugerficld racing secretary and clerk of the scales W II Shelley entry clerk Tom Brown paddock judge John Walsh veterinarian James T Shannon ShannonThere There will be plenty of good riders here includ ¬ ing C II Shilling Byrne Molesworth J Henry It Hoffman T Koerner Fain J Loftus C Peak Goose Ganz J McCabc G Wiugficld J Callahau J Moore and J Allen AllenMiller Miller Henderson arrived from Louisville this morning witii J H Heed Cockspur and Guaranola Peter Coyne telephoned this morning that he will bj here from Louisville Wednesday with three of G irge J Longs stable including Free Lance Wayne O Joplln has gone to French Lick Springs I rid He has a severe case of stomach trouble This influenced him not to ship bis horses to Lex ¬ ington ingtonit it was staled here today that G W Whltcy Langdon had offered Catesby Woodford 7000 for Christmas Star and that it ihas been refused John S Ward Is reported to have declined to consider an offer of 7500 for Solar Star StarRobert Robert Shannon today bought at private sale from Sanford Lyne tho threeyearold maiden George linos linosThere There were numerous arrivals during the day in ¬ cluding several owners and race followers from Norfolk H Hitchcock is due to arrive tonight from New York He will be accompanied by Thomas Hunch II 1C Knapp will miss the opening on account of his sojourn at present In Italy ItalyJockey Jockey Shilling will not attempt to scale lighter thau 110 pounds during this meeting
