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KENTUCKY OPENING TODAY RAIN FALLS AT LEXINGTON AND MUD RUN ¬ NERS MAY BE FAVORED Prospects for Success of Meeting Never Were Blighter Excellent Card Provided for Inaugura ¬ tion of Season 1cxiugton Ky April 21 It is not likely thnt there will be any dust for the opening of the Kentucky Associations annual spring meeting of twelve days hero tomorrow Kuther tho prospect is for showers though the weather bureau gave out the information that a heavy rain is not ex ¬ pected It was fearfully dry for several weeks and as a consequence the track had become so hard that Superintendent James P Ross kept two sprink ¬ ling wagons going all of last night The result Vas muddy going and slow gallops under cloudy skies this morning bout three oclock this after ¬ noon rain began to fall It was the consensus of opinion of the horsemen that the track could ttand about three hours of steady wetting and still he fast for racing tomorrow However should it rain all night and the going be heavy there will bo no complaint from any quarter for rain really is needed more than is racing though hosts of sportThe turf folks arc hungry for the sport The prospects for racing in Kentucky this year jliUglng by what one sees and hears here were never brignter The crowd of visitors in Lexington ill the evt of the opening is unprecedented It yccms Such observant men of the turf as Judge Charles F Price Matt J Wlnn William II Shelley Ktigene Klrod W HI Laudeman 1C L Uaker G 1 Wilson O II Chenault Charles P Gralnger Thomas Talbot T C McDowell T P Hayes and Senator Johnson X Camdeii all of whom are here say that they never saw anything quite so llattering in the way of promised patronage patronageJudge Judge William II Shelley who is serving here in his usual capacity of racing secretary which means that insofar as the preparation of the pro ¬ gram and preliminary arrangements for racing are iimterneil he is the whole works under the plan of the associations elected officers has every ¬ thing in readiness and presents a good card for tlttf first day i iShortly Shortly before the rain this afternoon Stephen Lawler sent Double Kagle one of the Qiiiney Stablew Kentucky Derby candidates a mile In 142 It was the best move of the day The best effort noted during the morning was Booker Bills mile in 143 The hest work at half a mile was Watcrblpssoms in 4 in preparation for the sprint for lillies tomorrow afternoon She Is ready and should be right there at the end Money Maker ran threequarters in 113 and that was the best at that distance distanceHr Hr 5 M Miller shipped For Fair to Louisville this afternoon He came to the conclusion that the sou of Fair Play would have a better chanc to get In shape for the Kentucky Derby over the softer track at Churchill Downs DownsThe The absence of Little Nephew from the opening scramble tomorrow is accounted for by the fact that in his work yesterday he spread a foot footJockey Jockey Kddie Pool under contract to Lew Mar Ion lias given second call for the Kentucky meet ¬ ings to J S Hawkins He will ride Chalmers to ¬ morrow morrowMessrs Messrs Matt J Winn Charles F Price Patrick Hanlon and Daniel E OSnlllraii the latter chair ¬ man of tin Kentucky state board of prison commis ¬ sioners formed a party that motored over from Louisville today todayTrainer Trainer W II Karrick today received advices that Messrs Andrew Miller II 1C Knapp Schnyler L Parsons A S Coihran and probably Harry Payne Whitney will arive here from New Vork by private car next Monday MondaySecretary Secretary G I Wilson will lie presiding jrdge lien1 Twelve pariinutuel machines two more than usual will be used Gene Elrods crew is all on hand handSecretary Secretary S C Nuckols of the Kentucky State lUiclig Commission today gave out the following list of trainers jockeys and apprentices to whom licenses h d lieoii issued for the season seasonTwiuurs Twiuurs 7 D Adkins Grcnville K Allen George Arvin A L Austin A ISaker W H Ilaker French Brooks H I Buone W II Buckner It P Brooks O A Blanchi H K Itrauilt Klsoy Itrown J M lirown J C Calm W M Cain W C Clancy K Cunningham Phil T Cliinn E T Crockett P Coyne 1C Colston s C Cottrell John MiCleruand Jmm Collins Kdwanl T Colton George Denny 1C P Dickinson Lee Erh James Kverman Hubert L Frakes H Farrell W H Fier James Gass Charles W Gasser J C Gallaher A J Glovannettl Walter Grater A J Goldsborough Mose Gnldhlutt J A Gibson J M Goode George It HonncKsy Charles H Hughes Cliff Ilammon Dlllard Hill T J Harmon T P Hayes J S Haw klii William Hurley John M Henry Sr Grover T Hughes S M Henderson Thomas Hodge Chris Ilauxor John HulTman S K Hughes George W limes T Johnson L II Johnson A L Kirby T M Kent W II Karrick G H Keeue Dun 1 chilli Mo Lowenstcin Henry 1oiulcii W L Lewis II Lynch 3ames W Lally W A Manuel J W May Charles K Moore J S MtBride James MeKeiiney 1 C Milam George M Miller 1 B Miller K Murray John McCormkk J J Mark loin Lew Marioii G I Moroland P J Miles G II Morris William McDaniel Ihin Morris John Niiy lor J H Nichol K J OTonnell W C Over ton Lee Paul Kdward H Parsons William Perkins P J POIIH William Pone H P ICeotlipr J B Restless Jerry Powers T L Pierce Kenny Pitt IOUJK Heardun Jam s Kowi1 George M Ritchings J II Hiley C K Rogers Jr Robert L Rogers Louis Heldel C W Reidingor J W Roger Wil ¬ liam 1C Xalleo K J Salt William Sailes Herbert J Sargent L S Sellingstein William J Spears John Stockier William H Snearley Walter Seam stcr 3ohn I Smith J M Shilling K H Short 1 1C Stewart J D Stevens J Stephonson Peter Sheridan Frank Smith Fred Stnton John Simpson Louis Tauber T Taylor Kd Tincher C Tlmberlnko Louis Thompson W F Taylor W S Trevty J Fmcnsetter II 1C Varwig Jr H Van Ry Koliert J Waldcn William M Wallace Phil Waters II Webb Peter Wlmiuor F D Weir J T Weaver K Wilkinson John S Ward It I Williams John Wallers Oscar Williams G T Worthlngton John O WhltliV W J Young L Ktrubo James P Ross Davo Vitltno S T Ilaxt r John Hicd Ltttader ben A Jones T P Williams and 1C J Powers PowersJockevs Jockevs L Preston Kdwanl K Ambrose D Bo laml John Hanover James J Dtiggan Leo Gauge William 1C Green C Jones John Loftus J Nutter J J McCabe Albert Mott Karl Pool Robert M Small Dave Stirling Fred Teahan King Lapaille M Huston J J Campbell 0 DIshinan Guy Garner RoKone Goose Carl Ganz Frank Krogh Frank Mur ¬ phy Thomas MrTaggart Bernard Marco A Norton Albert Ptinse Herbert Siimtor II Stearns Clyd Vnn Dusfii Walter Anderson Charles Uorel Itoy Carter Domlnlcl Lloyd Genlry Kdward GrinVn J Howard Joseph Kederis J K McDoaald K Martlu John McTaggart W J OBrien A D Steele John P Smith Walter Taylor and W War ringtou ringtouApprentices Apprentices rJohn J Alt John Walters employer James Prown K 1C Bradley employer Fred Judy John W Schorr employer Archie Kelly J L Holland employer OscarvKollock T J Brovn employer James Mallei W R MJzell employer yiliani Malone William lirfeini trK W41 liaui Meehan William Perkins employer Charles Mergler J H McCarren employer James Steele William Perkins employer J II Sloan J H Baker employer employerThe The following apprentice licenses will be granted when contracts have been filed Cnrl Pile Sherman Dirksou C Kasley Frank WllHunis Frank 5 Martin G L McAfee John Allen and Max Garner GarnerThe The following were refused licenses because ap ¬ plicants are under sixteen years of age Harold Jeffcott Tom Farley T Henry Thomas Evans Hayes Wlllett B Mitchell MitchellSeveral Several applications from trainers and jockeys were not passed upon because not propely certified by two persons as required by the commission commissionThe The commission adjourned to meet at the Churchill Downs club house at Loulsvlle Ky May 12 12Senator Senator Johnson N Camden presided over todays meeting and Messrs T II Talbot Charles F Grainger and Judge Allle W Yoimg were also present Letters ioncerning several of those who made application for license to train were received by the commission but no refusals were recorded The commission passed a rule requiring that a maiden race lie given each day hut the amount of the purse was not specilied
