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KENTUCKY RACING COMMISSION TO MEET. Lexington, Ky.. May 15. — Chairman Johnson N. Camden has called a meeting of the Kentucky State Racing Commission to be held May 23 in the clubhouse at Churchill Downs, Louisville. Chairman Camden is much improved and expects to be able to attend the meeting. John Sanford came to Lexington from Louisville last night and spent today visiting several breeding farms. He was accompanied by W. II. Cooper and W. Hurley. Just before leaving here yesterday for Toronto with fifteen racers, Howard Oots found it necessary to destroy his two-year-old brown filly Christiana, by Out of Reach — Naulahka. The string Mr. Oots took to Canada is made tin Retterton. Cadenza. Doctor D.. Dorcris, Lady Mexican. Ormulu. Raincoat, Eulogy. Rlack Frost. Peach Rlossom. Lynette. Atwell. Rutterscoteh Dr. Prather and Joanna. The last-named four are English two-yoar-olds. He left a dozen two-year-olds at the Kentucky Association track in charge of his brother Robert. Three carloads of horses left here this morning for Toronto. The shipment comprised the strings of G. W. J. Risscll. F. J. Pons. W. C. Weant. Dillard Hill. Crosthwaite and Johnson and George Richings. This leaves four horses at the local track. As a matter of fact, the Oots two-year-olds will be about till after this week. John O. Whitlow and James I". Ross will ship their strings to Louisville Wednesday and T. F. Hrannon. R. Patterson James Riley and Tom and Lucien Johnson w ill get away in a few days. Wosty Hogans knee has ceased to trouble him. He was on the track this morning and was cantering freely. Prince Harry and Solly are a pair of distinguished cripples st;ll too lame to gallop. John II. Stamper said last night he feels sure Prince Harry will stand training again.
