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LEXINGTON OPENING DAY PROGRAM Excellent Card Arranged for First Day oi Meeting — List of Kentucky Association Officials. Lexington. Ky.. April 13. — Although there is no stake down fur decision on the opening day of the local meeting the program could not kMW MM improved upon, as the carded fealnte. the Phoenix Hotel Handicap, will hriMI out a nuin-cr of bMBM which will contest in tile stakes here later n tie-meeting. The better grade of kMM will »h- seen in action throughout the program for the first day, :;s only one race will ha run under claiming conditions. In the itai eland Purse the Inst sprinters quartered at the local trai k will lie sp#a in action. The program for the first day follows: First K;.ce — Itaceland Purse, for three-year-olds and over, purs.- §700; Futility course. Second ltace- Spring Station Purse, for maiden two year-olds, weight 115 iH.iuids, S500 added: one-half mile. Third !;:••• -Bourbon Purse, for three-vear-old fillies, purse $«00; three-quarters of a mile. Fourth Race- Phoenix Hot-| Handicap, for three. year-olds and over, purse S7 M . one mile and seventy yards. Fiftii Race — Frankfort Purse, for three year olds, purse ;i 0; cue mile and seventy yards. Sixtli Ilace — Purse, for maiden" two-year-old fillies. 00 added: one-half mile. Seventh Rao — Claiming, for threeyear olds and over, purse COO; one mile :.ud seventy yards. The officials announced by the Kentucky Association or:- as follcws: J. N. Camden, prcsidca:; Catesby Woodioiii. vice-president ; C. D. Wil-on. secretary and ;r.-a -nrer: T. J. Clay, steward: V. II. Shelley, racing secretary; A. B. nit, starter; S. K. Hughes, timer: James I*. Ross, track superin-tei.dent; James T. Shannon, paddock judge; John S. Wallace, entry clerk and assi-tant racing secretary: Fletcher Driver, patiol judge; L-wis Ryaus. track physician. The going at the local track showed vast improvement yesterday and a large MMMWt of horses were out for work. P.y tomorrow the tr;ick will ha at i:s be-t and then the thoroughbreds can get some much needed hard work. Two periods of schooling the two-year-olds at the harrier were held today, but they were confined to getting I lie youngsters used to facing the tape. It will !»■ several days before they are schooled to breaking away. B. J. Brannon has a two year-old bay colt, name Hopeful, by McGe« — Pink Rose, of which l.e rxyact* much this spring. He is a brother to the fast filly Viva America, and he has been liberally nominated in the two-year-old stakes throughout the Kentucky circuit. In races where entranc" foes will be charged at the Kentucky Association track, the fees will all go to the winner.
