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BIG CONTRIBUTION TO RED CROSS FUND Estimated That Nearly 100000 Was Realized During Recent Latonia Meeting Cincinnati 0 July 20 Racing contributed hand ¬ somely to the treasury of the United States and to the American Red Cross fund during the wonder ¬ fully successful meeting just concluded at the Latonia race track General Manager John Hach meister has turned over to the duly accredited in ¬ ternal revenue officials for this district the sum of 2585475 which represents the tax of ten per cent levied by the government on admissions and other similar charges This is an average of about 1000 per day for each of the twentysix days of the meeting meetingIt It is estimated that the Red Cross fund will benefit from the meeting to the extent of nearly 100000 The lions share of this amount will rep ¬ resent the Latonia Jockey Clubs contribution to the mammoth fund of 300000 which the racing interests of Kentucky are pledged to raise for the lied Cross during the present racing season In addition owners whose horses shared in the purse distribu ¬ tion during the Latonia meeting contributed a sum slightly in excess of 20000 under an arrangement by which ten per cent of their winnings is syste ¬ matically deducted and set aside for Red Cross purposes Employees of the track and the jockeys made an aggregate contribution to the fund of near ¬ ly 10000 under the provision by which ten per cent of their earnings is devoted to this purpose purposeIii Iii the fall racing in Kentucky the same arrangement will he in effect and the lied Cross fund will be benefitted additionally All that is being done in this direction by the racing people is being done voluntarily and wholeheartedly llacing folks have always been proverbially generous towards worthy causes when the hat is passed around but in this particular campaign for the benefit of the lied Cross they have fairly outdone themselves themselvesFollowing Following is a list of the principal contributions to the Red Cross fund growing out of the purse winnings of tbc stables whose horses shared in the distribution of prize money at Latonia LatoniaAVilliams AVilliams Bros 1021 1021E E R Bradley 1478 1478E E IS McLean 1 1415 1415Adair Adair Baker 1 1330 1330II II P AVhitney 1020 1020J J Livingston 991 991G G M Henurie 888 888B B J Braniiou 6SJ J B Goodman G15 G15T T C McDowell 435 435Id Id Speiicc 393 393Ar Ar F Poison 384 384A A K Macomber 338 338G G J Long I 312 312J J S AVard 287 287R R L Baker 280 280J J Lowe 280 280H H H Hewitt 271 271H H Xeustetcr 2CS 2CSJ J B Respess 1 252 252J J Carroll 247 247W W F Kncbelkamp 243 243AV AV Perkins 210 210J J C Milam 198 198P P M Civill 190 190C C T AVorthington 192 192AV AV S Kilmer 175 175A A L Kirby 100 100Mrs Mrs M A AVarner 1C4 1C4S S M Henderson 1C3 1C3AV AV Fcuchtcr i ICO ICOG G T Arnold 155 155T T P Hayes 148 148Cooper Cooper Bros 147 147J J Greenberg 147 147H H L Craiu 142 142E E Trotter 142 142Morris Morris AValden i 139 139Mrs Mrs E B McLean 139 139J J 0 Ferriss 122 122J J K Rcdmon 122 122J J II Rosscter 122 122AV AV L Lewis 115 115J J M Goode 114 114Mrs Mrs J Phillips 105 105Gailaher Gailaher Bros 102 102A A L Rogers 101 101J J Umensettor 101 101J J S Hawkins 97 97A A B Spreckels 95 95R R J Austin 93 93O O Rogers 01 01J J AV Schorr 91 91F F J Kelley 88 88J J Randolph 88 88E E AV Moore 87 87L L H Dickinson 87 87J J AV Parrish 85 85G G Barnes 85 85J J T Shannon 84 84G G AV Billermau 80 80O O A Bianchi SO SOE E H Taylor Jr 79 79J J D Adkins 78 78P P J Miles 78 78M M C Moore 77 77T T M Murphy 70 70C C A McCroan 75 75J J X Huffman 74 74Kuebulkanip Kuebulkanip Howertoii 72 72C C E Rowe 72 72Solomon Solomon Jarmou 72 72J J B Baker 71 71V V A Thraves 71 71AV AV E Applegate 70 70J J L Knight 70 70R R E Millett 70 70IX IX Raymond 70 70J J O Whitlow 8 8A A B Stelle OS OSW W AV Darden 05 05J J Mclherson 03 03II II J Sargeant 01 01H H B Gorir Ot OtHollywood Hollywood Stable 01 01G G A Marshall 58 58D D X Prewitt 51 51R R Patterson 49 49H H AV Plant 36 36R R J Farris 35 L Fitzgerald 34 34J J AV Fuller 34 34G G M Aaii Gordon 33 33AVilliams AVilliams Bros made the largest individual Red Cross contribution as a result of the phenomenal success of their horses during the Latonia meeting also headed the list of moneywinning owners who invested in United States AVar Saving Stamps under the conditions of various races won by their horses Manager Hachmeister followed out a policy of pro ¬ viding that 200 of one purse each day should be paynblf in the AAar Saving Stamps and the govern ¬ ment realized a trifle over 5000 from this source during the meeting The owners investing in these stamps included J IX Adkins G T Arnold E R Bradley J Carroll II L Grain Cooper Bros AV W Harden Mrs MrsE E B Mcluii Gallaher Bros J B Goodmaif W F Knebelkainp J Lowe Jefferson LMngstou T M Murphy T C McDowell H Xeusteter Mrs J Phillips AV F Poison E Trotter J Umensct ter C T AVorthington and AVilliams Bros The last named hold GOO worth J Lowe and AV F Knebel ¬ kainp 400 worth and the others each 200 worth When the arrangements for the raising of the monster fund of 300000 by the racing interests of Kentucky for Red Cross purposes were made last spring it was upon the assumption that there would be thp normal amount of racing in tho state If as has bocn suggested in some quarters fall racing be abandoned in Kentucky the interesting question arises as to how the deficiency in the fund will be met General Manager John Hach ¬ meister of the Latonia and Douglas Park Jockey Clubs states that racing or no racing his associa ¬ tions will contribute their proportionate share of the pledge and will also make good any deficiency iu the fund so far as his employees are concerned concernedIt It is presumed that this will bo the attitude of the other racing associations of Kentucky too But the amount assigned to the owners of racing stables has been only a little more than half realized and unless there is a substantial amount of racing in Kentucky this fall there will be a considerable deficiency to meet on the owners share of the big fund fundTho Tho allotment of the owners was based on the usual distribution of something like 750000 in stakes and purses during the season and if racing is abandoned or even curtailed to any considerable extent there is bound to bo a deficit hi the amount that will be raised from this source The amount assigned to the owners was based on the usual fall program of something like fifty days o racing
