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LEXINGTON RACING TODAY ♦ Cheerful Prospect of Excellent Contests in Good Entry Lists. — _-♦ Kentucky Derby Candidates to Clash — Two Eaces for Two- Year-Olds — Track Talk. I. -xiiiglou. K.v.. April --. — Having on the "three 1." circuit for this jc.i; will 1m- inaugurated tomorrow, when tin- Kulw tj Association track will liogin its meeting of fifteen d. vs. I lir longest period of •.mIiis there at an.- one-time since tiie racing com-: iteitea has had suitervisinn over the dale allotments to Kentucky esnses. Kvcry indication points to the success of the pn -ient meeting. The community is prosperous, interest in tho raciUK keen and tin- former aggregation of turf devotees have lteeti augmented largely ly u force of first-timers in these Marts. The addition of newcomers is dee to the dM of Canadian courses that formerly served as campaign points lor these owner- and race followers. Old-timers will marvel at the transformation Il-i.ii-.lil about by the many pleasing improvements at the course. In its pres-nt state it compares favorably witli other .racks iu the blue grass. The . longs lias been affected by a lavish expenditure. I ilit the solid, durable ami sensible improvein :its ■re well worth the cost ami will go a long way towards adding to the comfort of racing patrons and will also make for bettor snort. The most nttee-; hi • change from former arrangements is the addition t" the grandstand and betting pavilion. The track pmw lias also r-c— ived a noticeable am Hint of alt -ration, which will eliminate former objectionable features. There i*_»n overabundance of racers here of all ilssj hi lariadlsg all the stars that will battle for auint ntucy in Kentucky this year. A goodly number of the crack* have been entered for the o|Kiiing day and. us prospects are for good weather, tlK.v will nerve to attract a record attendance. While the Phoenix Hotel Handicap is featured as the heaiUiner of the initial days card, two other rac s on the piogram excels it iu so far as holding out the MR tsserJsteg contests. Thepair of races in qucsCoii are the inaugural dash, which brings ■St a sslradld li:i:nl of sprinters, and the fifth race, ia which a crack field is named. TP.ACK SHOULD BE FAST. Track sU;«erinteudeu: James P. Boss has his full for.- oiii tehsrtegj at top s;kvi1 to put tlic course in the best possible condition. Providing no more rain falls, it" will border oa fast for the opening. The oard rains of the past few days caused the tiaek lo l e in bad condition and also retarded training ; o;«cratious to some ext ::t. However, most of I he horses in then parts ere fairly well advanced. Thaaaj particularly that were engaged in racing last ; wintcrwill be thoroughly fit to start the Kentucky sen sou favorably. Tie- cnstii.iaiy latere t renters in the perform-rtares of the two-rear-olds, which are given opportunity in two rare* lo display tlieir prowess. So ; far then- has b"en no sensational trials by any of ihe juv uilos that would lead one to think that they were above the ordinary, but the colts and fillies may show to better advantage in their races. Then- will be no dearth of riders and nearly all the pigskin artist* of prominence will don the silks here. Several new aoprentices will also make their debut. The rariag here will begin daily at 2:18 o clock and will afford plenty of opportunity for patrons to ream to the city in ample time to transact business revere the Miner hour. Todays arrivals wen- numerous and included many lacing fans from Louisville, Cincinnati. Chicago and St. Louis. Starter A. 1:. Had.- will make his debut in this section with the opening of the local meeting. He arrived last night from Ixmisville, where he has Itecn spending a vacation of a week. Earl Meijuaido. who last year was agent for the Corrigan andi McKinney Stable and who will hold a similar position this year with John Lowe, will make the riding engageun nts here for jockeys Albert Johnson mid Itenny Klecgcr. The latter will rid- at all of the K-utucky tracks for I»we. The list of applications for jockeys and trainers liccns"s lodged with the Kentucky State Baring Commission this spring is. larger than ever before and includes many riders and trainers who have never before plied their vocation cm the Una grass circuit. I lie applications will be gone over at a meeting 1 tie- commission tomorrow and the full membership of that body will I** on hand. A new record will lie established tomorrow when twenty-five pari-muluel machines will Ik- used at the local track. This is a big increase over last full. »"• there were only foarteen in operation at this time. Twenty-six cashiers will :*• used to look after the paying -off end of the proceedings. Jo ehvej Howard, who will ride for Williams Bros, here, was an arrival today. He came from Lesis--v ill"-- Howard was one of two leading riders at Havana last winter. Xo trouble was I ■fSlhsiuil in the collection of the war tax on the season badges here today and the !nite l Stales government will profit to the xtcnt of several thousand dollars from this source alone. In addition to this the lied Cross. Knights of Columbus and sal«*sui«-n of Liberty Loan bonds will have Ix-otiis at the race track throughout the meeting. Capt- T. J. Clay, who will serve as a steward. csssc ". r from bis home at Paris. Ky.. today to i .ok over th.- lis; of applicants for jockeys and i naiuer- licenses. He will s. rve at all of the tracks ; in Kentucky except Churchill Downs. MANY COMING FROM LOUISVILLE. Many motor parties aiv coming from Louisville tomorrow to i;,ke in the opening of the Kentucky ma ran- "im-innati will al-o be well represented iu i this resi.. ■;. Among those -oiniug from Louisville • are Jadge ii.-irhs K. Price. Matt Winn and Chnrtei • p. Grainger. John Hariuueislir. general manager t of the [tuogMM Park and Latonia tracks, will also be her for He- ouenisg. Bsioi;, ami sun Briar were out this morning. The f finer only cantered. The latter worked a ; mile in the mud. Howard Steams has engaged to ride for Harry IcrM"- durin= the l -xiugton meeting and J. P.urke • i. undo.- roatraet to Howard Oat*. John. a X. Camden has purchased Lady Botha i from I i rover and Hundley Itaker and sin- will enter f :;:e li.it •••in al llartiand Stud. Jim key Coseoe ioose. who has not I idden since lad I .-.iminei at l-itoiiia. when he sustained s rioiis in- • tCojitinueU on second Xaise.j LEXINGTON RACING TODAY Continued from first page. juries in a fall from Kenward, will make his reappearance in the saddle tomorrow. Goose is able to make 107 pounds. He will ride for the W. II. Baker stable, while Jefferson Livingstou will have second call on him. He has been galloping the Baker horses since the New Orleans meeting closed. Trainer Al Luzader brought from Louisville Par-rish. Dancer and H. C. Basch. all of which lie obtained via the claiming route at Hot Springs. These three horses were of the most consistent at Oaklawn Park this spring. Jockey J. Groth. who rode with much success in Havana last winter, got in today from the Kalis City and will ride free lance here. Al Kirby got some glad news when John I. Can-told him that Miss Declare is safely in foal t The Manager. Then he got some bad news when Rome Respess informed him that Lady Martha died several days ago. Gene Elrod and his complete crew are here. Th-» pari-mntuel offices were opened today and everything made ready for the beginning of operation* tomorrow afternoon. Trainer Henry McDaniel. with Willis Sharp. Kilmers Kentucky Derby candidates. Sun Briar and Xelsweep, the good sprinter Tom McTaggart .md ■ half-dozen other horses, arrived from Louisville Saturday. Jockey Kiurpp. who is to ride Sun Briar in the Derby and iu his engagements here, accompanied trainer McDaniel. "Sun Briar is going along fine in his training." said McDaniel, "and when he gets a chance to run here lie will demonstrate what a good i-olt lie really is. He will hold his own with any horse in America, providing he does not go wrong, ami 1 am not expecting him to do anything of the sort. It is intended that he shall be a starter in the Derby Trial and Mr. Kilmer will 1h» here to see the race." Escoba was on the truck Saturday, but trainer John S. Ward asked only a brisk gallop of him. "I have every confidence in Escoba. providing no complication arises from tlie chance we took in firing a tiny splint on one of his legs." said Kenneth D. Alexander, his owuer. "The splint." said trainer Ward, "was a small affair and had it not been the intention to start Kscoha in the Derby Trial and the Derby I would not have paid any attention to it. but I figured that it would lie liest to take precaution and have it fired. It has iu no wise interfered with the colts training and I am not expect-iug that it will. He is going along without display of the slightest soreness." John W. Schorr has arrived from louisville and says his Jas. T. Clark is a sure starter in the Kentucky Derby. His best move to date is a mile in 1:41. Jockey Earl Pool, who will ride for the Schorr establishment, was also among the late arrivals, as were jockeys Koscoe Goose, Newton Barrett and George W. Carroll. R. D. Williams stable of ten horses has arrived from Louisville. Jockey Troxler has arrived ami says Feru llaudley is iu good condition.
