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BANNER MEETING FOR LEXINGTON Prosperous Conditions in Blub Grass Region "Will Bo Reflected in Daily Attendance. By C. A. Bergin. Louisville, Ky., September 4. Judge William n. Shelley, popular racing official, who will as usual serve as racing secretary and handicapper at Lexington, spent today at his home in this city and left tonight for the Blue Grass city to complete the details connected with the opening of the meeting there. While here Judge Shelley met some of the local horsemen. He ventured the opinion that the meeting at Lexington is going to be a banner one, basing his belief on the exceedingly prosperous conditions now being enjoyed by the farmers and others in the Blue Grass region. "The tobacco and corn crops this year both show an increased yield," he declared, "and with both staples commanding good prices, the growers are assured of rich returns. We get a good percentage of our patronage from this class and with prosperous conditions prevailing throughout the section, the good times will be reflected in the daily attendance." "The non-arrival of stables from Saratoga due to the shortage of horse cars, is not giving us any worry, as we could easily get along with the horses already at the track, with the addition of those that will be sent from Louisville." The transportation problem is not bothering the Louisville horsemen, who have arranged to race at Lexington. Quite a few stables are going from here and in the event that express cars are not available, freight cars will be pressed into service by most of the owners. The exodus has already set in and before the end of the week- practically all of the stables will have been transferred. Tli owners who will ship nre Kny Spence, Joe Umensetter, AV. A. Mc-Kinney, Middleton and Jones, G. V. Barnes, A. L. Kirby, J. S. Ward, C. C. Van Meter and W. P. Reed. Umensetter is arranging to take Grover Huches, Trappoid, Old Miss, Zim, Tom Tit, Beautiful Miss and Nephthys. Umensetter has decided that Boots and Saddle, the E. R. Bradley cast-off, will not stand training and has sent him back to Waldeck Farm. Kay Spence Will Ship to Lexington. Kay Spence will transfer only a portion of his establishment, these being Moneymaker, Pretty Baby, Clairvoyant, Miss Fannie and Marjorie D. Droll and Miladi Anne, which broke down at Kenil-worth, will be sent to W. W. Dardens Farm -to be bred. Claude Hunt will do the riding for Spence at Lexington. W. A. McKinney will transfer his entire stable to Lexington. The band embraces Gainer, Mud Sill, Itlack Frost, Joe D., Luzzi, Paul Gaines, Conen and Chief Brown. Little String has been fired and turned out. Jockey H. Thurber will be the McKinney stables rider. A. L. Kirby will take about half of his string to Lexington, and wlil be accompanied by jockey G. W. Carroll. The shipment will be drawn from the following: Violet Bonnie, Innocent Inez, Raggedy Man, Dusty Rhodes, Dr. Tuck, Rifle Shooter, Alfadir, J. Rufus, Stripes, Evelyn V., and Blackie Daw. Ed Moore will also liave representation at Lexington and jockey W. Crump, now at St. Louis, will ride for Moore. The latter has a promising rider in W. Beardslmll, for whom he will take out a jockey license this fall. French Brooks, now in charge of the Middleton and Jones stable, will ship to Lexington the entire stable, comprising Guy Fortune, Lady Always, Bonnie Lassie, Sun Flash, Gallant Lad and Enos. jockey I. Connelly, under contract to the stable ,is due shortly to arrive from the east.
