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REVIVING AN ANTEBELLUM CUSTOM Society Folk of Blue Grass Region Eagerly Looking Forward to Mrs LeBus Race Meeting Lexington Ky April 5 Blue grass society is keen over the forthcoming Hinata race meeting and luncheon Local society folks are talking more of it than they are of the Breeders Futurity and the Kentucky Derby and those races always arouse great interest Kven at the Kentucky Association course where spring time training operations ab ¬ sorb a great deal of attention from all bands the stable IKIVS grooms trainers and owners are en ¬ grossed with anticipation of tlie big time that this day of sM rt is to afford If it doesnt rain rainllinata llinata is the name of the farm at the sontheast corner of the Kussell Cave pike and the Iron Works road It used to be known as lUiiIlKirne Farm and was the home of a valuable collection of trotters until T K Newman of New Orleans sold it Clarence LeBus president of the Burley Tobacco Society became its purchaser and Mrs LoBns be ¬ fore her marriage Mary Frazer lx lle of Harrison County became its mistress and changed the name lo Hinata which is Japanese for sunshine sunshineOn On the farm there is a wellturned half mile track that was the training ground for tlie Newman trot ¬ ters Mrs LeBus attends the running races aiid thu trotting races given here each spring and autumn and while she lias never gone in for the sport to the extent of proprietorship in a racing stable she Is regarded by turfmen as a patroness of the sport and they are appreciative of her herHaving Having a track on her farm she asked herself the question Why not a race meeting Mrs LeBus began forthwith the groundwork of her plans She secured the sanction of tlie Kentucky State Kaclng Commission to her meeting and they further ordered that no penalty would accrue from the win ¬ ning of any race at Hinata The New York Jockey Club likewise ruled The Kentucky Association di ¬ rectors voted to place their track equipment at Mrs LeBus disposal disposalA A trip to New York was made a fortnight ago by Mrs LeBus for the purpose of purchasing trophies silver cups and pieces of plate something really handsome for each of the winners winnersAll All this done Mrs LePus fixed the date of her meeting for Thursday April 24 The invitations will bid the company to appear at Hinata for luncheon at one oclock in the afternoon The racing will begin at 230 oclock There will he four races witli thirty minutes between races The program has been arranged as follows entries to clo o Tuesday April 22 22First First Kace The Ladies Plate private sweep ¬ stakes for twoyearolds The winner to receive plate Weights colts 115 pounds fillies and geld ¬ ings 112 pounds AlH ut four furlongs furlongsSecond Second Race The Kentucky Plate private sweep ¬ stakes for threeyearolds and upward The win ¬ ner to receive plate Weights threeyearolds 110 pounds fouryearolds and upward 123 pounds About seven furlongs furlongsThird Third Kace The Hiuata Plate private sweep ¬ stakes the winner to receive plate Weights threeyearolds 107 pounds fouryearolds and up ¬ ward 120 pounds About five and onehalf fur ¬ longs longsFourth Fourth Race The Spoon and Kggs Kace For half breds to be ridden by amateurs ladies or gentlemen Catch weights The rider to carry an egg in an ordinary tablespoon around the course Kach starter may return to the starting point for another egg should the first be dropped as frequently as they may desire The spoon to he held by tlie handle catching hold of the bowl of snoon disqualifies the starters The winner to receive trophy About seven furlongs furlongsThe The entries will come from the horses now in training at the local track The ollicials for the meeting have been announced as follows followsJudges Judges J N Caniden Nicholas Longworth S Thurston Ballard and Thomas C McDowell McDowellStewards Stewards Gen John B Castleman Gov James B McCreary Koger I Williams Desha Brecken ridge W B Haldeman Boyle Gill Boyle Christie Churchill and Charles Bcrryman BcrrymanStarter Starter Mars Cassidy or Harry Morrissey MorrisseyTimer Timer John K Madden MaddenPatrol Patrol Judge Woodford Clay ClayClerk Clerk of the Scales Julius Walsh WalshPaddock Paddock Judge Frederick Hinkle HinkleClerk Clerk of the Course Louis Haggin HagginPhysician Physician lu Attendance Dr Julian Estill EstillAltogether Altogether it will lie the biggest thing iu the way of iirivate outofdoors fun that has been at ¬ tempted In tlie Blue Grass region in many years and a return to thu neighborly spirit of sport and pas ¬ time that iK ssesscd the rich planters of the south lK1ore the war
