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FIRST KENTUCKY MEETING PROGRAM OF RACING AT LEXINGTON FINISHED AND READY FOR DISTRIBUTION. Ashland Oaks to Be the First Stake Race Run and the Breeders Futurity to Feature the Clo-.ing Day. Lexington, K.v.. April 12.— The program book for the full llUn, days of the Kentucky Associations annual spring meeting, which is to open Thursday, April 27, was issued today. It is the work of judge William II. Sholb-y and. to take the estimate of several of the horsemen who have jH-rused its pages, it is probably the host lie has written in the many years he has heeu racing secretary here. That means a heap, since Shelleys program has always produced tip-top racing at LexherSSS and lias contributed much to the ability of the association to bring tlie distribution to horsemen this spring to an average of approximately ■•H per race for the seventy -four races to be carded during the meeting. The wishes of the breeders of thoroughbred horses, the State Racing Commission and the public generally for an increase in the distances of the races have been studiously regarded in the preparation of this liook. since there are twenty-nine at one mile or over, twenty -three at three-quarters and only twenty-two all for two-year-olds Base* three-quarters. The apportionment is as follows: Half mile, three; four and one-half furlongs, fourteen; five-eighths, four; five and one-half furlongs, one; three-quarters, twenty-three: one mile, three, one mile and seventy yards, nine; one mile unci one-sixteenth, eight; one mile and one-eighth, seven: one mile and one-quarter, two. In the matter of ages there are twenty-one races for two-year-olds. eleven for three-year-olds, thirty-six for throc-yoar-olds and over, and six for four-year-olds and over. A square deal for all age:;. The stake Mates are: Ashland Oaks. Monday, May 1: lliu.ita Stakes, for two-year-old fillies. Tuesday. May 2; Idle Hour Stakes, for two-year-old colts and geldings, Thursday, May 4; Camden Handicap. Saturday, May 0; Brewers Selling Stakes, Monday. May S: Breeders Futurity, Wednesday, May 10, the losing day. On each of the other days then will be an overnight feature. The opening day card calls for six races, four of them condition affairs, one a handicap and the other a high-weight selling race. The inaugural scramble has In en designated with the name Kace-land, in honor of the former president of the association. Catesby Woodford, and it is so conditioned that it will attract such horses as Chalmers, Waterblossom. Black Toney, Bradleys Choice, Leo-chares, Grover Hughes, Vogue. Koyal II., Blarney, Conning Tower. Emerson Cochran, Hawthorn. Solly, and The Grad r. The Kentucky Bcrby candidates will got a trial on the second day in a race for 00 added, at one mile and seventy yards and, on the eleventh day. they will have another chance for a try out in a mile and one-eighth race for . 000 added. The two-yonr-olds in training here are an exceptionally go.id band of individuals, if the statements of the work watchers count for anything, and they are going to produce some highly -interesting racing. The "lining together for the first time of the American. French and Knglish youngsters on Kentucky soil will give this springs racing decidedly au international flavor. ]
