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RACING PLANS IN KENTUCKY SEASON IN BLUE GRASS STATE LIKELY TO BEGIN AT LEXINGTON APRIL 26. Kentucky Association Announces Seven Stakes in Addition to Breeders Futurity and Will Apply for Dates for Eleven Days Racing, Lexington. Ky.. January ."». — The executive com-niitiie ..; the Ki ntm-ky Association at a meeting lien iln morning authorized Secretary G. D. Wilson to make application to the Kentucky State Racing Commission for a license to race during the rear 1913 and to apply for eleven days from Saturday . April 26 to Thursday. May 8, for the spring meeting The committee also agreed that, in addition to the Breeders," Futurity, already closed, there will be seven stakes to close March 1 for the forthcoming spring meeting and they are announced as follow s: Blue Crass Stakes. ,Xi0 added, three-year olds, one and one eighth miles. Camden Handicap, S1.099 added, three year olds and upward, one and owe imailll miles. Ashland Oaks. 91,090 added, three-year-old fillies, one mile. Phoenix Hotel Spring Handicap. 9999 added, three-vaiolds ami upward, one and one-Sixteenth miles Brewers Selling Slakes, ifCOO added, three yea r-ulds and upward, one mile. Irmpiois stakes. 9900 added, two-year old colts ami geldings, four and one half fnrloiigs. Idle Hour Stakes. $;in added, two vear old fillies, four and OUT half furlongs. It developed at this meeting that the racing associations operating the Lexington. Louisville ami Latonia tracks entered into a signed agreement last fall as io the dates for this springs racing, the schedule agreed upon lieing as follows: Lexington— Saturday, April 21, to Thursday. May 9; 11 days. Churchill Downs Louisvillei — Saturday. May 10 to Saturday. May 24: 13 days. Douglas Park Louisville,— Monday, May 26. to Saturday, June 7: 12 days. Latonia— Monday, June 9, to Saturday July 7 ; 24 daj s. The dates for the Kentucky Derby and the Latonia Derby will probably be May. 10 and June 0, respectively. The Kentucky State Racing Commission Is expected to hold a meeting within a few davs. when It is likely that these dates will be allotted. The total number of days for the season is sixtv.
