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GOSSIP AND COMMENT FROM KENTUCKY. Louisville, Ky. .1 mu 5. — The program hook can talning tic conditions of over-night races for the . Brat part of the coming twenty-four days meeting ai Latonia, beginning next Monday, has just been issii«Hl by Acting Secretary J. B. Campbell. under instruction- from Secretary I". W. Mainim. Tic- latter Is fast recovering from ids recent severe , attack of siekmss at his home ii. St. Louis and l expects to he able to resume his duties at the track during the early part of the Latonia mcet-iag. The liis! book covers the over-night race conditions fi" the eight days ending Tuesday. June Id. The program for the opening lay. the feature race of which is the Inaugural Handicap, show- that in -ix races programmed for that afternoon the Latonia Jockey Club will contribute .2uo in added money. The first days card is made up as allows: first Bace— Puree 1914.sh00 seUiag, for two-year-oho ; live 1 nrkmgs. Second Race Curse 1914.sh00 selling, for three-year oh 1 and upward; six furlongs. Third Bace— Purse 8880, for two-year-olds: Ave mm I 1 half Furioags. Fourth Bace— Inaugural Handicap, ,000 added, estimated gross value ,310, for three year-olds and ! Upward; no mile and a sixteenth. Fifth Bace- Curse S» handicap, for three-year-olds and upward: six furlongs. Sixth Bace— Purse 1914.sh00 selling, for three-year olds and upward: "lie mile and a sixteenth. Latoeiai biggest day in added money will come , on Saturday. .Inn- 13 a hen tin- thirty-second rnn-Uing of the Latonia Derby will take place. On this 1 afternoon the added money will total 9.200. The , 1. ml will he mad. up of three 1914.sh00 selling races, inn W00 al iw nice race for two-year-olds, an 800 ! handicap at three quarters and the Derby, estimated j ,..,!■!.. its.OOO. The historic Clipsetta .Stakes for two year-old I fillies is programmed for Wednesday. June 10. Thi-stake, with ,000 added, lias an estimated cross value of ,483 ami has always been productive of ;i nigh-class rao participated in by fillies that a rear later bid for Oaka honors. .1. I meneetter ha- taken to bidding on the winners - of selUng races with the purpose of secut ig ►everal good performers to strengthen his stable. So f.u- in has been unsuccessful in his efforts, though 1 he has don • consdt table running up of winners of Helling races at Douglas Park, lie said yesterday thai lie had boosted these performers because he thought they were w. 1! worth wh n he bid for them 1 and because when he attempted to buy a horse at private sale performers of any merit are at present hld by owners on Kentucky tracks at prohibitory I rices.
