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NO INTERFERENCE PROBABLE Fear War May Effect Racing Not Shared by Jefferson Livingston Does Not Believe Government Will Adopt Measures to Curtail Sport of Any Kind Louisville, Ky.. December 10. The growing fear anions many horsemen that a prolongation of the -war may next year seriously affect the racing in this country is not shared by Jefferson Livingston, who has been spending a few days in this city looking over ids extensive string now in winter quarters at Douglas Park. Mr. Livingston has just come from Washington, whore he spent considerable time in conference with the officials in charge of the countrys food conservation, ids advice being sought because of his prominence as a manufacturer of certain lines of food staples. Mr. Livingston, while in Washington, was afforded opportunity to ascertain the views of the governments chief advisers regarding the question of curtailing racing and other sports and from what he learned, he does not believe the government will adopt any measures that would interfere with any of the peoples sport or amusements, at least not during the CQming year. In support of his belief on this subjeci, Mr. Livingston is planning to start the spring racing sMTHon i:i Kentucky with one of the largest stables he has owned since he first took up racing as a means of recreation. At present his string at the local track consists of thirty-eight horses, equally divided between yearlings and older horses. During the present year thirty-one of his horses started in one or more races and, unless anything unforeseen happens, this number will be exceeded during, the coming season. The horses campaigned this year are now being given a much-needed rest, inasmuch -RSt.thelrtJWEerwlll not race htr any or thewlnter tracks. COLONEL VENNIE STAB Ox STABLE. Thr: olderhorsos in the stable Include Colonel Ven-nie, ltoyal II., Prince of Como, Sansyming, Sosius, .Matin, .Solid Kock, Julia L.. Diamond. Syrian and Aldebaran. The coming three-year-olds are Spear-lene, Day. Miss Wriffht, Melus, Miss Bouero. Au-Ium, American and Mose. Colonel Venule has recently been fired and appears to be in excellent condition, ltoyal IL. which was retired following the close of the Latonia spring meeting has grown quite fat, due to a long period of inaction. He will shortly be put in training and gotten ready for the spring season. All of the older horses are in excellent health, being given Just enough exercise to keep them from getting stale. In the list of two-year-olds Spearlene, Aurum and American are regarded with the most favor. Tills trio will probably be selected as eligiblcs for the Kentucky Derby, their owner being anxious to name several of his youngsters to the historic race. The yearlings, numbering "nineteen, are the es-peep.il pride of owner Livingston. They are under the care of W. Covington and are quartered m the large training barn and separate from the other division. The latter, which are in the care of Mose Goldblatt, have been provided with special winter quarters, their barn being arranged so as to afford ample protection from the cold. The entire stable is enclosed, enabling them in bad weather to exercise under cover.
