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FALL RACING IN KENTUCKY Season of Forty Days Allotted by State Racing Commission Sport to Begin at Lexington Sep ¬ tember 14 and Close at Latonia November 2 By T B Cromwell CromwellLexington Lexington Ky August 10 The Kentucky Stat Baeiug Commission met here today anil allotted fall racing dates to the four licensed tracks as followsKentucky follows Kentucky Association Lexington Saturday September 14 to Saturday September 21 daysDouglas seven days Douglas Park Jockey Club Douglas Park LouisviF Monday September 113 to Saturday September six days daysNew New Louisville Jockey Club Churchill Downs Louis ¬ ville villeHoliday Holiday September 30 to Saturday October 3 six days Latonia Jockey Club Latnnia LatnniaThursday Thursday October 10 to Saturday November 2 twenty one days daysThis This makes a total of forjy days which is cur ¬ tailment of nine days as compared with last fall The four associations entered into a signed agree ¬ ment that there shall IKS no purse less than 800 at Lexington no purse less than 1000 at Douglas Park and Churchill Downs and no purse less than 1100 tit Latonia during the fall meetings The increase was voluntary and was approved by the commission commissionChairman Chairman T X Camden and Charles F Grainger Were absent the former having been dctaihuUTiu West Virginia where his mother died during the week and the latter being at Saratoga recovering from an illness of four weeks Both sent letters saying that they regarded it imperative that there should be racing in Kentucky but favoring cur ¬ tailment of dates Vicechairman Hart Talbot General W B Ilaldemun and Judge Allie W Young were present Mr Talbot presiding presidingThe The meeting however was not held until after ¬ noon because of Judge Youngs failure to arrive earlier General llaldeman expressed himself in opposition to any racing in Kentucky this fall while Messrs Young and Talbot declared them ¬ selves as believing that it would be equivalent to murder of a great breeding industry and discourag ¬ ing to the war aims of the allies to suspend racing and when the question was put upon Judge Youngs motion that there be racing Mr llaldeman voted in the negative and the other two in the affirmative and in so doing they unquestionably voiced the sentiment of the most people The oppo ¬ sition to racing is centered at Louisville and is being fostered by a reform element there which is taking advantage of the fact that the country is at war to cloak their destructive aims aimsThe The communication from Commissioner of Agri ¬ culture Mutt S Cohen concurred in by Governor Stanley requesting that there be no racing in con ¬ flict with the State Fair was not before the com ¬ mission since it had been addressed to Chairman Camden at his home but the members had heard of tin request and the wishes of the governor and the commissioner of agriculture expressive of the wishes of the state board of agriculture were com ¬ plied with withPresident President Ed A Tinton of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association whose meeting begins September 20 had asked the local running associa ¬ tion for a twoweeks interim if possible between the closing of their meeting nnrt the opening of hU meeting but the State Fair angle precluded this and Tipton expressed himself as entirely satisfied with the action taken takenNEW NEW RULE OFFERED BY W B HALDEMAN HALDEMANGeneral General llaldeman who h d voted in the negative on the granting of dates and also on the motions fixing the dates offered a new rule to the effect that in future the license committee slmll be com ¬ posed of the entire commission This will lie over thirty days The following in the form of a direct statement to the public was presented by Judge Allie W Ycuug and was adopted adoptedAfter After mature and careful consideration it is the deliberate and patriotic conviction of the members of the Kentucky State Hating Commission one member dissenting that racing should not be dis ¬ continued in this state or country during the war for the following reasons reasonsTo To discontinue racing would discourage the breeding industry of Kentucky and in other important states of the Union In many instances it would mean the closing down altogether of valuable breed ¬ ing farms which cannot be spared to this country and Kurope who will look to these shores in the days of rehabilitation to come comeIt It is officially estimated that little Belgium alone has lost more than 250000 horses In the early days of the war when Kussiawas assuming an aggressive part they drove off from the gov ¬ ernment studs in Germany over 0000 thoroughbred broodmares which was felt to be an irreparable loss to that country In the chaos that has followed in Knssia her own supply of horses has been prac ¬ tically lost Millions of horses have been destroyed or used up on the battle fronts The reserves of animals in Kngland France and Italy are gone goneWhen When peace is established it will devolve upon this country to actively help our allies to resume normal productive occupations in which the horsy is an indispensable factor factorThe The commission wishes to emphatically say that it does not regard racing as an idle pastime That if the United States government had asked or even suggested that it would be expedient or wise to discontinue racing during the war they would unhesitatingly do so On the contrary however the fact is being developed in official circles that properly conducted racfng is now a military ne cessity as thoroughbred production depends upon it itThe The government of France has taken over tin race horses and has contests today of speed and stamina under the supervision of the war depart ¬ ment mentThe The Parliament of England has recognized the status of the thoroughbred as a military necessity Since the war l egan it has established a govern ¬ mental breeding stud under the control oC an expert It also continues racing during war times as it realizes it is the only recognized guide in securing the right breeding material to replenish cavalry remounts Kitcing is the only test to dt monstrate the indispensable qualities of soundness stamina speed and mettle to withstand the shock and terrible stress of battle 1 Continued ou second page FALL RACING IN KENTUCKY Continued from first page AH of the racing associations of Kentucky have passed resolutions stating that no one of draft age will be employed by them The New York Tribune quoting from gas logic nnd under the caption The Horse Is Still a Factor recently said De ¬ spite the vast niimlKTs of motor vehicles used on the European battle fronts the horse is still im ¬ portant as an engine of war The armies in the field have already used 4r0000 horses and our new army will require lr 000M more Wounded horses an easily handled They seem to know that the surgeons arc trying to help them and they submit to having their hurts dressed with wonder ¬ ful fortitude The racing associations were represented at the meeting by Messrs Harvey My rs Iitonia John Hachmeister I itonia and Douglas Park Matt 1 Winn and II C Applegate Churchill Downs I Wilson B L Baker and A B Oallaher Lexing ¬ ton Secretary Sam C Nuckols also was present
