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THOROUGHBRED ASSOCIATION BUSY. Backs President Wilson — Suggests Changes in Big Latonia Stake and Takes Other Action. Lexington. Ky., February 3. — At a meeting of the Thoroughbred Horse Association directors this morning, p.-osident Hal Price Headley sent the fol- : lowing telegram to President Woodrow Wilson: "The Thoroughbred Horse Association, representing the great thoroughbred horse breeding industry of the Lnited States, and having a membership also in Canada. British Columbia. Mexico and Cuba, organized for the improvement of the breed and for the perpetuation of the fleetest and gaine-est of all horses, approves of your action in safeguarding the American nations integrity and pledges its support in behalf of the Halted States." The following telegram, relative to the assoeia- I tions position, with reference to the proposed Championship Stakes for three-year-olds, was sent by President Headley to general manager John Hachmeister of the Latonia Jockey Club: "Resolved that the directors of the Thoroughbred Bane Association, after full and free discussion of the suggestion that the conditions of the proposed championship stakes be changed to permit penalties and allowances, deem it unwise to depart from the weight feature, which would give tlie race standing as a classic, therefore be it further resolved, that the directors of the Tlwoughhit d Horse Association propose again that it will do all possible to Harvard and support a race to lie run each An -Iiimi at Latonia under the auspices of the Latonia Jockey Club, the conditions of which should be as follows: "The Champion Stakes. 5,000 added, for three -year-old foals of IMC, of which ,500 to the second bone, ,000 to the third horse, fourth horse tc save its stake; ,000 to the nominator of the winner 00 to the nominator of the second horse. 50 to the nominator of the third horse. Ten dollars to accompany the noinina i ion twenty-five dollars payable January 1. 191 s: twenty dollars pavable January I. 1919: 50 additional from starters, weights, colts and geldings. 122 pounds; fillies. 119 pounds. Distance one ami three quarter miles, the winner to receive in addition to the stake a gold cup valued at ,000 as a gift from the Thoroughbred Dorse Asso iation by private subscription of certain of its members. "It is the opinion of tjie directors of the Thoroughbred Horse Association, that tlie penalty and allowance feature does away with the intention of the race that it be a real American classic and deride, as its name implies, which is the champion three-year-old of the year." Col. Milton Young and Messrs. J. 0. Keene Bad] T. P. Hayes were appointed a committee to discuss with the State Racing Commission the selling -race rule in force in Kentucky and to recommend that forty per cent of the run-up money, now going into what is known as the advance fuud, be so distributed to horsemen as to preclude its use by any racing association in tlie form of added money to extra rat i s. The same committee was instructed to recommend to governing bodies of the turf in the Halted States and Canada and to racing assoeia tions, that many more races at both short and long distances for three y ar-olds exclusively be given. The directors declared their knowledge and experience indicates that it is best for breeders, owners, trainers and racing associations, that this be done. They point to the fact that three year olds of ordinary quality are contesting against older horses, even of inferior quality, before the fall of the year, are in many instances rendered useless for the remainder of the year and frequently for life.
