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; ; KENTUCKY HORSEMEN DID NOBLY Pledging a Contribution of 00,000 to the Red Cross a Step in the Right Direction. Commenting on the action of the Kentucky" breeders and horsemen in pledging a contribution of 00,000 to the Red Cross fund", a turf writer has to say: "The horsemen of Kentucky did nobly when hey went on record pledging, an -outright contribution of 00,000 to the Red Cross fund. That is no small sum and it will take some hustling. to get it to.-gether, but they have given their word and they will get it together. Everyone connected with the sport must do his part, from the nice tracks to the employees and this includes owners, trainers and jockeys. "It is a noble undertaking and Kentucky did a wise thing when it decided to go it. alone in its endeavors to raise that large sum. Again it must be repeated that this sum must and will be raised. Details for collecting this huse contribution have not been worked out, but when they are it will be found that no one will suffer. "The usual croakers, knockers and kickers will be heard when it comes to put up their share, but woe to the man who balks at it. He might as well get out of racing, for he--will be quietly -told to take his horses, if he has any, and hie himself hence. There will lie no room for him in Kentucky. "When the entire racing organizations in the Blue Grass state are taken into consideration. 00,000 is none to big a sum for them to raise to alleviate the sufferings of the wounded on the battlefields or feed the starving widows and orphans of Belgium and France. Our part will be small compared to the part of the boys wlio are over there ready and willing to go over the top. to say nothing of the thousands of young men in this country training now for the great conflict. "Kentucky has come forth with the first offer of this kind; now it must make good. To those who object or feel that a portion of the proceedings of their breeding sales or their race earnings is too much, or the race track which would not contribute its fair portion, these few words should make them stop, look and listen. It is far better to give and race than not to race at all."
