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AIM AT REASONABLE LICENSE FEE. Bill Introduced in Kentucky Legislature to Lower Stallion Fee in the State. Lexfcafton, Ky.. March 1ti. — Representative W. C. ti. Hoaaa, of Lexington, this morning introduced in the honaa of the general assembly at Frankfort a bill intended to secure a more reasonable- license fe-- for blooded stallions and to procure their registration with the- State Commissioner of Agriculture. Labor and Statistics. tlie bill was drOWa by Represent itive Hobbs at tiie request of the Tlioro.lghbr.-il Horse- Association and has the backing of other bloodstock organizations, together with the Commissioner of Agriculture-. Heretofore the fee for stallion license has bean a sum equal to the amount Charged for one season to th- stallion. This, it was founil. caused stallion owners to hold their stallions private or to make contracts with owners of mare-s to take their foals at a stipulated sum at weaning time in order to avoid payment of a tax they thought exorbitant. The- result was that the- state lost revenue and the mare owners tin- advantage of the- blood of the better sires. The- state again was the- loser in the quality of its general purpose horses and likewise increased i-venue bom tin- letter class of horse property. Ill- bill fixes the license at twenty per cent of one s •rviee lee pec annum. Training operations at the Kentucky Association track were reasoned this mntniag with warm weather and fair track. There was nothing out of the ordinary in any of the work-outs. Two-year-olds moved along a quarter in Ut! anil three-eighths in PP. Older horses worked halves from 54 to 5.".
