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MANY RACING STABLES AT LEXINGTON. Suspension of Canadian Campaign Results in Crowding the Stables at the Old Track. Lexington, Ky., July 21. On account of the suspension of racing in Canada at the end of July, more than the ordinary number of horses in training wll spend the mouth of August at the Kentucky Association track here. Already the equine population of the stables at the historic course is greater than usual at this season of the year and superintendent James P. Ross is kept nearly as busv as in racing time. The largest stahle is that of Williams Bros., in charge of R. D. AVilliams. This string numbers among others, Sedan, Korbly, Impressive, Lucky R., Grasmere and Kling. T. C. McDowell .has fourteen up in charge of French Brooks, the colored trainer who first put a saddle on Roamer, Buckhorn, Ocean Bound and dozens of other good horses, owned by Col. K. F. Clay and his recently deceased sons. Brooks, however, isnt going to continue in McDowells service. He has been offered and will accept the trainership of the string of Messrs. Middle ton and Jones, of Louisville. One of the men from Ashland will succeed Brooks. The most improved horse in the string is Auriga, which McDowell purchased a month or so ago from Fred Shaller. She has gained at least 100 pounds since the close of the Latonia meeting. Others in the barn are Soldier Boy, Ebony, Benefactor, Independence and St. Augustine. This one was cut down at Louisville, but is well again and will race this coming fall. Soldier Boy. named in honor of the owners sou who joined the colors, is a fine horse. J. W. Fuller Horses Arrivo from Grand Rapids. James Ilukill shipped the J. W. Fuller horses here from Grand Rapids. "It was a pity that meeting could nM-JImvo gone on uninterrupted," said he. "ComsteHftelark is a grand place" I never had horscsMHtbt-tter anywhere than they did there." Ham Kiewlio was here yesterday for a day with his brandtljMry.Tack, and who returned last night to Windsor;Wold pretty much the same thing about the Grandltnpids plant. Dorothy Dean, Tokay, Ask Her, CoL Marchmout, Captain Marchmont, Roy, Premium and Ardent are members of Hukills string, lie has five other young horses which were recently sent to him from the ranch in Texas. The Knebelkamp and Howerton string, comprising Before Dawn, Belgian Trooper, Arch Plotter, Margaret N. and Sister Susie, is in the barn with John Goodes horses, among which are Turco, Jack 0Iowd, Courier; AVudsworths Last, Peggy Burclr and Just Y. t , J. S. Hawkins has up nine horses and Jack Baker has an even dozen in his barn. W. L. Lewis has six and Gallaher Bros, are resting Howdy Howdy, Saffron Girl and Mistress Polly at this track, while the remainder of their string is campaigning in Canada. The stables of G. W. J. BIssell, George Innes, Charles Hawk and Al Goodman have arrived froni Grand Rapids. Martin Doyle, of Paris, has five in training. Will Perkins has fourteen older horses and eleven yearlings in charge of Henry Roberts. There are some good lookers among tho yearlings, about which more will he said at another time. Speaking of yearlings, the colt by Brummel Resignation dam of Carlton G.. Resign, Traction, Transit, etc., is a slashing big fellow. He is at the track getting his first lessons from his owner, S. K. Hughes. Good-Looking Yearling in Dan Morris Care. Dan Morris is training R. II. Anderson and Hug Me for Messrs. Hubbcll and Eubanks; Handsel Rose for Harvey Franklin; Hull Gull for Capt. T. J. lay; Dahabiah II. for S. F. Bush and Co.. and J. Walker for Waldo P. Johnson. For the latter he shortly will take up the yearling hy Uncle Grace Dixon. Price Hcadley offered Johnson ,500 for this filly early iu the year. She is exceptionally good looking. Whitney Moore, son of Charles C. Moore, is giving his personal attention to the training of a strikingly handsome hay colt, barring his knees, by McUee Iark View. Ad Lewis, for many years in Mr. Moores employe, has Reget at the track. Charley Brown has up Germany, Fly Brush and White Stocking, and in a short while will take up a couple of youngsters that arc to be shipped here. John II. Stampers Prince Harry, which went wrong in his right fore ankle during a nice here last year, is back in training. John Simpson, a good man with cripples, has the son of McGee and he is galloping without sign of lameness. Simpson also is training Erin. Waterford, a star member of the Ross and Looney string, has been castrated and is getting only mild exercise. Leo Ray, which was castrated in February, is back in training, but it is doubtful if he will stand. Madeline C, one of the two-year-olds which came Under the ban of the rule against racing prior to April 1, is a newcomer to the track and much improved after her run out in the pasture. She, of course, cannot race until January 1.
