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SCHEDULE OF RACING DATES Allotted to the Kentucky Tracks Meets with General Approval. — ♦ Action of Racing Commission in Lengthened Season Is Commended on Every Hand. — -+ — Cincinnati. ».. April 13.— There is general satis-f.ntioti in racing circles throughout the Knifed Malis, aiul particularly in Kentucky, over the ■ l.odulo «f dates for Hie spring and xmiimer meetings at Lexington. Louisville and Latonia. The Kentucky State Racing Commission, under whose ■•storing and conservative control Kentucky racing las attained such :i wonderful decree of popularit.v in the past few years. is being commended on every land over the arrangement of the racing schedule f.ir the approaching spring season, which is regarded a- the most advantageous which the Kentucky circuit has had in recent years. The commission, taking •-oguixaiicc of the situation arising out of the suspension of racing in Canada and elsewhere, decided the time was opiMirtune tor the restoration of the racing schedules formerly governing on the Ktn-: inky circuit, which were slightly reduced some few years ago when then- was an abundance of racing i New here in North America. The experience of th past tew years has shown tliat racing of the tyix-:ind on the scale fostered hj the Kentucky State Killing Commission, instead of being a drain ti|M»n tli" comraunity in which it is conducted, is in r-al-ity stimulus and an attraction, the Ix-in-tits of which are now readily recognised and appreciated liy the liusiness interests of the various communities iu which racing t:ikes place. I"inier the m-w regime of the turf in Kentucky v isitors of menus and prominence nr- attracted by the sport in constantly :ncre..sing numbers from far and wide. They make tkmtt are-iKi immediately f«*lt among t.ic hotels, the restaurants, the theaters, other places of amusement aud the retail stores, to say nothing of cither ways in which they distribute their money lavishly. There can be no disputing aae fact that racing enlivens aud advertises a community as few other agencies can. Since the advent of the regime which has relegated the gambling feature to the rear and brought the racing itself to the forefront conditions attendant ii|miu the sjiort are entirely different from the old regime, with its objectionable Ixiokinakiug feature. Nowadays racing is looked iiiM.n as a wholesome outdoors amusement, in much the same way that the theater dominates tie- indoor amusement field. INDICATIONS POINT TO WONDERFUL SEASON. I he racing of famous horses for princely sums has created a real sentiment for the sport that constitutes a bulwark again*.! any insidious attack uiiicli may lie launched against it. Evidences are not lacking that the approaching spring season of the sport in Kentucky will not suffer by comparison with its predecessors. 1,1 fact, all indications point to quite the most wonderful season the Kentucky tracks have ever enjoyed. The horses that have lieen nominated for the stakes that are to be run at the various Kentucky Hacks represent the cream of American thoroughbreds. Sixty-eight days of such racing as Ken lucky offers cannot lie otherwise than appealing to the owners of high-class stables. The new sch .Mliile fits in especially well with the requirements of those owners who are planning to race at Saratoga in August. With the closing of the Kentucky circuit racing iu mid-July, then- will b sufficient time for a convenient transfer of stables to Saratoga in preparation for the opening of Hie s|*ort at that noted mid summer racing center. Ami when the racing is ov.-r at Saratoga, it will be time for the horses to come back to Kentucky for the attractive fall meetings to 1m- held hereabouts. It is a source of particular gratification to the well-wishers and patrons ot racing at Latonia that the members of the Kentucky State Racing Commission should have recognized the justice of the claims of i.:itonia to a larger share of racing time than was allot led one year ago. The patronage of racing at 1-atonia lias expanded and grown in recent year* as at no other track iu all America. It is in appreciation of this growing aapatettp of the sport at Latonia that Geueral Manager John llachnieister recently increased the value of the LataaU Derby to £10.000 added a:id established other valuable stakes, including the Latonia Championship Stakes, which will have it initial running in the fall of P.tlM. with an estimated value of about 0,000. It is Manager Hachmeisters ambition to make I-atonia the greatest of all American race tracks and the Latonia Championship Stakes is a stepping stone in that direction. Latonia already has ;i splendid clientele and that it will have a ajMKlcrfnU successful and brilliant meeting in June alio July is au entirely sale prediction. DOUGLAS PARK GAINING IN POPULARITY. Mr. H ichuioistcr is hoiking forward to quite the |„st me. in.-; ;it llouglas park which that Laaavrille track has ever enjoyed. llouglas Park meetings have been constantly gaining in popularity aud patronage and lie- splendid entry lists for the Kontucky li.nidii .;;i .1 Mii.ikki added and other stakes to be melded during the coming spring meeting there hofcta out the promise of sport of outstanding brilliancy ami quality. The ie. i.joii ,,f the racing interests of Kentucky 1 , rais- the princely sum of S3IMI.0OO for the Red Cross hind will undoubtedly play its part in the pro-lsTi:. • f the Kentucky meetings. It may lie , xjiectc.; !hat persons of patriotic impulses, who •iocr before took an interest in racing, will do so this year in order to help a long the good cause to which such a large proportion of the racing rcve-„,ts will 1h. dotted day after day. In view of the litieralm witfc which the track* will be required to contribute to the fund any increased patronage which may accrue to them as a result of the worthy ■ lijcct to which they are committed will be quite acceptable and will MTir to lighten the heavy burden Which they have voluntarily assumed, in order that Hk» worthiest charity iu the world might lie substantially assisted. None of the race track manager* ha- any idea that it will ho possible to ojier-atr at ■ profit this year, under the arrangement by which ••■ine in tier cent of their gross revenues will Is- dc.,t d to "the Red Cross fund, but all are heartily committed to the plan and will he content if they are able to break even on this years meetings. They look upon the virtual contribution of i heir profits to lied Cross purismes as a public duty and. a-iil- fii-m the satisfaction that always is to l„- derived fr..m a commendable act. they will lie further rewarded if the great sport of racing should thereby I*. placed in a more favorable light than Jiiliierto. I
