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EXODUS ON FROM KENTUCKY FIRST OF SPECIAL TRAINS FOR WINTER RACING POINTS GETS AWAY. Juarez Is Destination of Big Shipment Made Yesterday Charleston Train to Leave Today Gossip from Latonia. Cincinnati, O.. November 9. The exodus of horses from Kentucky to various winter racing points began in earnest today witii the departure of tlie special train conveying many stables to Juarez. This train carried, in addition to tlie horses, many owners, trainers, jockeys and other followers of the sport. It was run under the management of Eugene Elrod, who is to have charge of the Juarez betting ring, as usual. The train will run on passenger schedule to El Paso, where it is due AVednesday, and it is figured that tlie horses will be unloaded at the Juarez track that day. The Juarez special consisted of fifteen cars, including ten seventy-foot horse cars, containing about 175 horses, two standard sleepers, a diner, a partition coach and a baggage car. About 115 horse owners, jockeys, trainers and turf followers were aboard. Tomorrow the special train for Charleston will take its departure, witii nearly 200 horses, and before the yeek is over Latonia will be entirely deserted. Starter Harry Mprrissey, who officiated on all the Kentucky courses this season, will spend the winter at his homo in Gloucester,, Mass. The J. B. Bespess horses were transferred from the Latonia track to the Respess farm at Wood-lawn, Ohio, to rest until December 1, when they will be shipped to New Orleans. II. D. Brown, who departed today for eastern tracks, will shortly announce the complete staff of officials who will serve at Havana. Thomas C. McDowell will act as presiding steward there, and James Milton will be the starter. Secretary Edward Maginu -departed for St. Louis, where he will remain . during the winter and give his attention to a revision of the Kentucky racing rules. Charles. F. Price will remain in Louisville during the -periodintervening until the" opening "of" racing .at Juarez, where he will preside. The rule allowing the promiscuous claiming of beaten hordes in selling races, was passed at the last meeting of the Kentucky Racing Commission and will become operative with the first day of tho Lexington meeting next spring. Gene Elrod left for Chicago tonight, where he will stay a few days before going to El Paso. The eighteen thoroughbreds of John E. Madden which have been held here in a livery stable on account of the quarantine against live stock being shipped into Kentucky, were transferred to the Carthage Fair Grounds today. Commissioner Newman, of Kentucky, came up today and inspected the horses, but refused to rescind his ruling against them entering Kentucky. Tlie horses were lieing shipped from Saratoga to Mr. Maddens Hamburg Place. Tlie horses of Jack Baker, It. L. Baker and several others left today for Lexington, where they will go into winter quarters. The horses of AW tl. Baker went to Pimlieo. Mose Goldblatt and Kay Spence shipped their stables by express to Juarez Sunday. Before shipping Mose Goldblatt purchased from Jack Keene the two-year-old gelding Obolus, by Oddfellow Kenmore Queen. Former "jockey Tommie Taylor has purchased Barnard Irom R. L. I.aker. S. Aeiller has purchased OReilly from James MacManus. and Smith "and Farrar lliave bought Lady Louden from AV. L. Lewis. All three will go to Juarez to race. Pearce and Baker purchased from John E". Madden the two-year-olds, Grecian and Amazon.
