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g , i i I ; i ! 1 : ! ! ! J J ; ! J ! ! ! . ! ! ! j ; . ! : , . J J i , ! t I ! , NEW RACE TRACK PROPOSED MOVEMENT FOR MORE MODERN COURSE AT LEXINGTON AND SALE OF THE OLD ONE. Schwartz Brothers Horses Turned Over to Trainer May Colins Half-Sister to Bo Sold This Week W. H. Laudcman Sick. Lexington, Ky., November 26. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Kentucky Association will be held Tuesday, December 5, at 11 a. m., in the office of Secretary G. D. Wilson. The meeting primarily is for the purpose of electing nine directors for the year 1917, but it is likely that a number of interesting subjects intended for the betterment of the association and the sport of racing will lie discussed. One of the larger stockholders, it is said, is sanguine of his ability to get two hundred persons who will put up ,500 each for the purpose of building here a magnificent racing and sales plant. It may be that he will propose to the stockholders that they vote the inauguration of this movement, with the understanding that they will turn their present holdings into the larger association and, when the new plant is built, dismantle the old racing ground and sell it off for building lots. It is now worth more than double the sum paid for by it by the present association. Another subject likely to come up for discussion and action is that of increased stake features for the two meetings here each year. There is a sentiment among the breeders here that there should be some really good stakes for the fall meetings. The majority of horsemen here, whether they patronize the stakes or not, hold to the opinion that the stakes are a sustaining element in racing and that the higher the better, as a magnet for the attraction of general public interest. It has been the local custom to conduct the autumn meetings at the Kentucky Association track with purses only, and it is felt that good stake races would conduce to greater interest and a much desired Increase in patronage. What changes, if any there are to be, in the personnel of the board of directors is not indicated in the conversation of the stockholders. The eight horses belonging to Schwartz Brothers, which last week were turned over to J. W. May and shipped to the Kentucky Association course from New York, are temporarily in charge of M. J. Shannon, trainer May being in Maryland. The only one of the string that has started is Sortie, the two-year-old chestnut colt by Watercress Enterprise, and he is a winner. There are two other two-year-olds. Captain Sowerby, bay colt by King James-j-Calenda. and Muckross, Jjrown geJding by Irish Lad Stillwater. The five yearlings ore: Chestnut filly by Burgomaster Wild Thistle dnin of Blue Thistle, chestnut filly by The Commoner Brief, bay filly by Sir Wilfred Cnlenda, brown filly by Sain Traditional, and bay colt by Plaudit Autumn Leaves dam of Gloaming. Charles II. Hughes, manager of the Beverwyck Stable, which is owned by Frank J. Nolan of Brooklyn, left here today for Louisville, where the stables string of twenty-two are quartered at Churchill Downs in charge of trainer George Ziegler. Hughes visit to Lexington was primarily for the purpose of making arrangements for Sir John Johnsons stud season of 1917. It lias been decided that he is to again stand near Lexington, but the exact place has not been determined upon. The horse Is now at Louisville, and Hughes says lie is looking as fine as split silk. "This horse is going to make good as a sire," said lie yesterday. "W. H. Karriek has two by him that can run and there are a couple in the Beverwyck string that are as fast as lightning." Incidentally several of the get of Sir John Johnson have been catalogued for the Kentucky Sales Com-J panys auction next Friday. There is much speculation hereabouts as to what the half-sister to the undefeated Colin will bring at the coming sale. She is by Star Shoot Pas-J torella. This filly is owned in partnership by John E. Madden and E. R .Bradley. Her dam is now the property of R. T. Wilson and is at Kirklevington Farm. The many friends of W. II. Lnudeman, whose career as a turfman and sportsman, lias been long and honorable, will be pained to know that he is distressingly ill at his home in this city. John T. Ireland and Mrs. Ireland left here Thurs-: day morning for El Paso. Ireland is to be clerk of the scales and one of the placing judges at the Juarez meeting. Jockeys W. Meehan and F. Williams, local boys, will leave here next Saturday for Havana, where they will ride during the winter. Mike Qulnu. a familiar employe of the Kentucky tracks, will leave Louisville on the same day for Havana. Mr. and Mrs. It. L. Baker will leave here De- cember 15, for New Orleans, where they will spend the winter. Baker will race a string of horses headed by Pif Jr., at the Fair Grounds meeting. The Thoroughbred Horse Association has re-reived so many requests for membership from the far west recently, that a committee on member- ship at Tijuana lias been named by president Hal Price Headley and a meeting at which the appli-, cants will be taken into the organization will be held there about January 1. After having spent two days here inspecting the mares recently sent out from Harry Payne Whitneys Brookdale Stud in New Jersey to Charles II. Berrymans place, James Rowe and jockey Joe Im otter left here last night for New York. Hal Price Headley sold to R. It. Hitchcock the seven-year-old mare Rebellion, by Star Shoot Magna Charta, by Hindoo. Tom Healey arrived here from New York yester- day to have a look at R. T. Wilsons horses at Kirk-? levington Farm. Jack Atkins, who has several horses turned out here, arrived today to see them. A. J. Joyner is expected here from New York to morrow. He has an option on W. H. Laudemans fast yearling colt by Peep oDay Damson. Will Perkins has offered J. S. Hawkins ,000 for Chalmers, but It was declined. Perkins has bought from F. E. Driver the four-year-old Jim Winn, ami gave the yearling bay filly by Ballot Captivity in part payment. John Gallagher and George Innes are going bird hunting in Alabama.
