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FINISHING TOUCHES AT LEXINGTON Gene Elrod Arrives from Louisville to Install Mutuel Machines — Latest Work-Outs. Lexington. Ky.. April 19. — Springlike weather today brought out a large crowd to witness the workouts at the Kentucky Association track. Gene Elrod eauie up from Louisville yesterday to install the pnri-uiutuel machines. There is one pari-mutiicl ma-chiuc of 5 denomination for straight wagers, two 0 straight machines, one 0 place, one 0 show, two So straight, two place and two $." show machines: one 0 combination for $■■ straight and place bets; oue combination for hB straight .-mil Si; place bets; one $ ; combination, which will sell tickets straight, place and show of denomination: four straight machines, four place and three show machines. This is the largest number of pari-mutuel machines ever used at the local track. The work of sodding the lawns and paddock was completed yesterday. Among the visitors today were C. Bruce Head of Louisville, owner of Waldeck Farm and a newcomer to the turf, and his trainer. Fred C. Good, of Cincinnati. The horses of the Pastime Stable were sent over from Ix tiisville, accompanied by jockey omielly. Trainer Mose Goldbiatt. acting for Jefferson Livingston, today took second call on jockey E. Sande for the racing season. The Kentucky division of the Livingston stable will have no shortage of good riders, as Goldbiatt has second call on Roscoe Goose and Crump and first call on jockev Mike Cruise. I»r. F. A. Wehle has sold to Gallaher Bros, the chestnut yearling colt by Bourbon Beau — Lauretta •Stalworthy. Frank Wright, who formerly trained Mars Cassidy and other good horses, arrived today from Detroit and holies to purchase several horses here for racing on the Kentucky circuit. Jefferson Livingstons Royal II. yesterday worked a mile in 1:43% easily. Other moves were Silk I-ndv. five-eighths in 1:03; American, mile in 1:43: Aiiriim. mile iu 1:44; Martre. half mile in 53; Pulaski, mile in 1:45; Duke of Savoy, three-quarters in 1:17; Allen Cain, mile in 1:4".; Chalmers, five-eiguths in 1:05; W. P. Dabny. mile in 1:43; Bnford, mile in 1:42: Prince of Como, three -quarters in 1:18; Liberator and Kinney, three -quarters in 1:17; Kate Adams, half mile in SI; Little D.. three-quarters in 1:17%, and Jellison, five-eighths in MM. John Hachmeister. manager of Douglas Park and La t ni ia race tracks, was among the arrivals here yesterday. There has been no halt in the schooling of the two-year-olds, as their owners and trainers are taking advantage of every opportunity to get them used to the harrier, and the assistant starters were kept busy with them until late in the afternoon. APPLICATIONS STILL POUR IN. Even this late Judge William H. Shelley and track suiierinteudent James I*. Ross are still receiving applications for stable room, which they are for -ed to turn down because of lack of stalls. Tliere are only a few vacant stalls within the track now and they have all been engaged for horses which are at Louisville and which will lie here between now and Monday. Those owners who are taking stalls outside are lucky to get within several blocks of the course. Present indications are that Solly. J. N. Camdens six-year-old son of Peter Quince — Bradleys Choice, the champion sprinter at Hot Springs and New Orleans, will clash in the opening ra -e at the Kentucky Associations track next Tuesday. This will be the Raceland Purse ami it will be over the Futurity course for a purse of 00. Solly has la-en going along in excellent style in his work this spring to date, while Bradleys Choice was never better, as his recent record-breaking performances show. The R.iceland Purse will bring out the best sprinters in the older division around here. and. with a fast track, it is jiossilde that the track record of 1 :10"-. . set by Escoba in the Futurity last fall, will lie lowered. Jockey K. Sande, who was a sensation in the south last winter liecause of his numerous victories lit the Fair Grounds and Oak lawn Park, is the latest addition to the riding colony here. Sande has never lieeu seen iu action in this section, as he only hegan his saddle career since last January. He will lie able to ride at 9S pounds, and. as he will have the apprentice allowance for a long time yet. he no doubt will get plenty of mounts. John Paul will make his engagements iu Kentucky. King Gorin is going along in fine style in preparation for the Ben Ali Handicap, the first stake race of the meeting, which will lie decided on April 27. Owner Baker also has McAdoo entered in this stake, but he places his chief reliance on King Gorin. The Latter seems to have benefitted i-onsid-••rably by his winters rest anil he is well advanced in training, as he did not have to tie let up on when the going was muddy, lieeause of his being favored by just such a track. King torius first start of the year will, in all probability, lie in the Phoenix Hotel Handicap on tin- 0|M-uiug day. Since his recent excellent, work-out of a mile in 1:U% Sewell Combs stock for the Kentucky Derby has ;toue up and trainer John Uallaher said that only an accident will prevent his starting iu the big event. With the training he has already had and ■ few races during the coining local meeting Sewell Combs will be as fit uplands can make him when lie toe » to the post iu A Derby.
