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KENTUCKY RACING DATES ♦— — Season to Open at Lexington on Tuesday, April 23. — ♦ Sixty-Eight Days Allotted by the Racing Commission, Closing at Latonia, July 13. — ♦ — I. xiuglon. K.v.. April 6. — ! The Kentucky State-Racing Commission met hero today ami granted i .icing licenses to the Kentucky Association, Lex-ington: Douglas Park Jot-key Club. Louisville: New l.oaisville Jockey Clob. l/»uisville ami Latonia Jockey club Latonia; allotted fifteen days, beginning April 23 for tlte spring meetiug at Lexington; thirteen • lays for Chun -hill Downs, fourteen days for Douglas Iark and twenty sis for Latonia. and adopted resolutions covering tlic pledge of S300.000 to the Red Cross war fund hy Hit- thoroughbred horse in-t-rests, to be paid through the State Racing Coiu-missiou. The five members of the commission were pros- • ni. including chairman J. X. Camden: vice chair 111:111 T. II. Talbot. Ccn. V. It. Ilaldeman. Judge Allie W. Young and Charles F. Grainger. A report « f tin- several meetings of representatives • if the various branches of the tiiorougiihred horse industry, concerning the creation of the s3 mi mm fund for tile Red Cross and the recommendations of those meetings was made to the commission by Thomas It. Cromwell, secretary of the Thoroughbred Horse Association, and following full discussion the commission voted to accent the handling of this voluntary donation from the thoroughbred interests ami to comply Willi their request by making apportionment f the. sums to be raised by the different branches. A rt— latWai requesting the racing associations licensed I y the commission to contribute 61.000. the owners of winning horses to contribute 5,000. the breeders JHo.iKM and trainers, jockeys and all employe* earning |«t day or over to combine in a contribution of S25.MI was adopted. HEPR.ESENTATIVES ACCEPT PROPOSALS. Messrs. C. F. Grainger. Matt J. Winii. Harvey Meyers. John Ilachmeister. O. 1 . Wilson. It. L. linker and A. I!. Callauer. representing the licensed tr.-i-ks. ncre present and accepted the resolution for the racing associations. A. 1.. Hancock accepted the resolution for the breeders and said that his sub- • timmittee already had gone to work to raise the breeders proportion and that ue hop-d much more than 34O.O00 would Is- donated by that branch. The commission was ao is-d «it the plan to have a Rod Cross yearling sale, the proceeds of which x ill be credited to the breeders contribution. Senator Camden said that lie had 110 doubt that the owners of the winning horses gladly would respond to tin- resolution of the commission tiiat the secretaries of the racing associations deduct 10 i»er cent from all moneys earned by winning horses. The proportion requested from the Rice tracks is based upon ten per cent of gross receipts, while the proportion frcm the I. feeders is based upon ten per -ent of revenue-, from sales and that from trainers, jockeys and employees on ten per cent of earnings. T.ie officials for the Lexington meeting were named as follow-: T. J. Clay, steward: William H. Shelley, racing secretary, handicap! kt and associate judge: A. B. Hade, starter: S. K. Hughes, tinier: Dr. J. T. Shannon, paddock judge, and Fletcher Driver, patrol judge. Tie- officials for the Churchill Downs meeting are: Charles F. Grainger ate! Charles Trice, stewards; W. H. Kh.-liey. placing judge and cl-rk of the scabs: J. 1!. Campbell, placing judge, racing secretary and han li -.-ip|M-r: *A. B. Dade, starter: Dr. Henry Hartliill. paddock judge: George Lindenberger, timer, and William E. Ihillips. patrol judge. The officials for the Douglas Iark and Iatonia meetings are: Charles Price and T. J. Clay, stewards; W. H. Shelley, placing judge and clerk of the scales: J. J.. Cnmitliell. placing judge, racing secretary and hnndicapiier: A. B. Dade, starter: Dr. Henry Harthill. paddock judge: S. K. Hughes, tinier, and W. K. Ihillips. patrol judge. Mclaughlin supervisor pari-mutuels. John It. McLaughlin was re-elected sii| ervisor of pari mutuels; J. D. Robinson was named tel»-graph censor. to succeed Vernon Sanders, resigned. Messrs. Talbot and Grainger and Secretary Xuckols were mimed a committee on licenses. The commission granted the following licenses: Trainers — It. D. Williams. p. J. Williams. Alla-rt Brenso, C. C. Van Meter. Cliff Hammon. Charles K. Kowe and W. H. Baker. Jockeys — Joe Kederis and Albert Pease. The secretary was instructed to announce tiiat all trainer- and jockeys «re expected to have their applications for licenses in the hands of the secretary before April 22. A. !•• Dade requested and was granted i crniis-sjou for himself and assistants, to use whips when starting horses. The « It. lii ni.in was instructed to expend . INK from the funds of the commission for Liberty Loan bonds. The dates allotted for spring and summer racing in Kent inky are as follows: Kentucky Association. Lexington. K.v. : Tuesoay. Aoril 23. to Thursday, May 9 — II days. New Louisville Jockey Club. Churchill Downs. Louisville. Ky.: Saturday. May 11. to Saturday, May 23 — 13 days. Dourlu- iark Jockey Club. Douglas Iark. Louisville. Ky.: Monday. May -_T. to Tuesday. June 11 — 14 days. Lntonia Jockey club. Latonia Ky.: Friday, June 14, to Saturday, July 13 — 26 days. a 1 —
