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READJUSTING FOUR MILE SCALE Texington Ky May 11 The Kentucky State Ilirin Commission is unanimously opposed to iiVikiiii the Kentucky Endurance Stakes to which u iiiVlHl bv the New Louisville Jockey Club 7500 ana bv the commission a 1000 gold cup aud which to have its second running at lour miles over the MiiirrhIU Downs course in October anything other iilnii i weiglitforage race and likewise Is of the iiimiilaious opinion that the weight scale for four nlhj needs readjustment liairinau Clay has not indicated when the com ¬ mission will meet for this purpose but it is expected 11 turfmen hereabouts that it will be sometime tvHhin the present month since the matter of fixing ilio imount to be charged for subscriptions the lime for dosing entries the time for naming the lior B that are to make up the race and the prepara ¬ tion mil circulation of the subscription blanks must cimriiv be attended to toIt It Is quite generally agreed that as indicated in Hit initial running of the stakes won last fail by Vifssciier Bov threeyearolds under the present rVii imve too great au advantage over their com iMiiilors The scale at four miles for the month of JwVnlKris 100 pounds for threeyearolds 122 pounds f nr foiirvearolds 125 jtounds for fiveyearOlds aud v 7 nonuds for sixyearolds and over overriiiiruuin riiiiruuin Clay has made no expression for publica iinii i of his views as to the weight readjustment readjustmentlint lint ViceChairman Milton Young who has had 1 VnrKltted and practical experience on the turf and andi i nil branches of racing is quoted as follows it has been my observation and oxjieriewe that Miorace threeyearold in September and Octol er li it his best and that he is at that i criod of his life fiiilti as capable of a sterling performance as he will ivor if tcrward be I have come to the conclusion Hiit the scale at four miles in October should be ll txtunds for threeyearolds 122 pounds for fonr varolds and 125 pounds for fiveyearolds and over This readjustment would add six pounds to the iwlirht of thneyearolds and take one jwuiid off the fiveyearolds and two pounds off the horses six V irs old and over The commission has asked for the opinions of horKcmen everywhere to be written and mailed to Scfretarv J I Johnston this city that they may be used as an aid aud guidaneelu the determination oa the matter
