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LEXINGTONS SPRING STAKE PROGRAM. Five Events of Increased Values Announced to Close Early Next Month. Lexington. Ky.. January 0. — The board of directors of tl.e Kentucky Association today decided upon the stakes t" bo given at the spring meeting here. Including the Kentucky Futurity, which already has closed, there will be five stakes as follows: The Camden Handicap. ,500 added, three-year-olds and over: one and one quarter arista. Ashland Oaks. ,200 added, three-year-olds, filiies: one mile. Brewers Selling Stakes. 1,200 added, three-year olds anil over: one mile. Idle Hour Stakes. ,200 added, two-year-olds, colts and geldings: fonr and one-half farloogs. Hin.i.a stakes. ,200 added, two-year-olds. fill.e-: four and one-half furlongs. Batries are to close February 10. The added money to the last-named four was increased 60 each, it having been ,000 last year. James P. Baas was reappointed track superintendent at an increase in salary. Dr. Robert W. Mi-Cully, vt terinan surge son from New Sferk, was In Lexington today looking at the thoroughbred horse* at the Kentucky ft enacts Uoa track. Hamburg Place and other farms. He male no disclosures as to room he is representing, nor as to the particular horse or horses he is to pass iilon. He left for home tonight. Jess spenceis strii % of nine runners for 1916 v. ere taken up today and Kbipped to ChorehBl Downs bj T. L. Fierce, who will train them. The stable embrace. Mackie Dan and Pearce W.. three-year-olds. an ; seven two-yea r-oMs. W. S. Osl .nr. of Sew York, today bought from Nichols and Wilson. .1. . McAllister and Thomas MLiroy. three horses to be need tor hunting pur- W. J. Young t",lay took up James T. I.o. I,. four-year-old Leo Kay. Chairman J. N. Camden baa authorised the purchase Of four or five additional stallion- for to Kentucky State Racing Commissi ns brediag bureau. It is rumored that Peter Wiminer is to change berths us trainer about February ] and that J. C. Milam will take the few horses Senator Camden has remaining into his stable.
