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WARMING UP AT LEXINGTON HIGH-CLASS CANDIDATES FOR FUTUKE RACES BEING SENT ALONG BRISKLY. Kentucky Clubs to Be Given the Privilege of Naming Their Own Officials — Kinney Works a Good Mile for So Early in the Year. Lexington. Ky.. April 5. — The direr-tors of the Kentucky Association, understanding it to be the intention of the Kentucky State Racing Commission to re-invest the racing organizations with the right to appoint racing iiTicials for their meetings, subject to the approval of the commission, will meet tomorrow to determine the selections, also lo decide the amount of money to he given in purses and outline the program for the twelve days of racing to begin here April 27. It is expected Captain Tom Clay will be named for presiding judge here and Messrs. i. I. Wilson. .lohn T. Ireland and John H. Wallace will be his assistants in the stand. It has already been d--cided that judge William H. Slielley will be racing secretary and handicapper as usual. Shelley arrived this morning from Louisville and will remain until the dose of the racing. Probabilities are that the purses will be increased somewhat over the offering of last year. Secretary Sam C. Nuckols of 1 ho Kentucky State Racing Commission was at the course this morning distributing license blanks, uiwm which trainers and jockeys will make applications for license. lie instructed them to have their applications in not later than April lit, ttie day upon which the commission will meet. A mill- in 1:48% by T. Hayes Derby candidate Kinney, was most talked about by railbirds this morning. Hank ODajT from .loe Hawkins stable. worked three -quarters in 1:20. A number of good judges have picked this four-year-old to win the Camden Handicap. Chalmers, one of Hanks stable mates, returned five-eighths in 1:012%. Westy Hogan ran a half in 51 for John Whitlow and T. C. McDowells America, one of those most favored for the breeders Futurity, worked a quarter in 231.-,. The body of Colonel Robert T. Holloway arrived here this afternoon at I oclock from Washington ..nd will interred in the Lexington Cemetery tomorrow afternoon. Harry H. Stanhope, age 51 and breeder of Khodu B.. dam of Orbv, winner of the English Derby, died nt his home near Lexington this morning. This mornings gallops included the following: American — Quarter mile in 231;.- Hessanta — Quarter mile in 25. Rlnnchita — Five -eighths in 1:07. Captain Recs — Five-eighths in 1:04%. Chalmers — Five-eighths in 1:02%. Checks— Mile in 1:47. Clubs-Five-eighths in 1 :0C. Contestant — Quarter mile in 23M. Dark Flower — Mile in 1:45%. Donerail — Three-quarters in 1:19. Fly Home — Five-eighths in 1:0." . Three in 1:20. Hank ODay — -quarters J. J. Murdock— Five -eighths in 1:04%. Jack Atkin — Outcome colt — Throe-cighlhs in 37%. Jack Weaver — Five-eighths in 1:05%. Kinney — Mile in l:43j. Lady Rotha— Mile in 1:44%. Little Daughter— Half mile in 52%. Louise Stone— Three -quarters in 1:18. Marion Goosby — Five-eighths in 1:04%. Matador — Half mile in 55. Mattie C. — Three-quarters in 1:17. May W. — Quarter mile in 20. Morning Star — Three -quarters in 1:18. Nobleman — Five-eighths in 1 :06. Ogden — Tenawah colt — Quarter mile in 24. Fas de Chance — Half mile in 51%. leach Itlossom — Five-eighths in 1:03%. Folly Connolly — Five-eighths in 1:00. lrimero — Five-eighths in 1:07. Queen of the Mist --Three-quarters in 1:18. Silver Dill— Five-eighths in 1:00. Sister Susie — Five-eighths in 1:04. Star Jasmine — Mile in 1:40%. Thomwood — Five-eighths in 1:05%. Triad — Five-eighths in 1:04 K-.. V Steppa — Five-eighths in 1:07. Velvet Jo — Three-eighths in 39. Waterblossom— Mile in 1:40. Westy Hogan— Half mile in 52.
