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ENTRIES FOR KENTUCKY FALL STAKES Indications Are That Horsemen Will Make Liberal Response to Rich Offerings Cincinnati O August 24 Entries have been coming in in goodly numbers during the past few days for the valuable stakes that are to be run during the approaching fall meetings at Latonia and Doug ¬ las Park and it is the hope and expectation of Gemnil Manager John Hachmeister who presides over the destinies of both the tracks named that when these stakes are closed on Tuesday next it will be with a list of entries commensurate with tlifir importance importanceIndications Indications are not lacking that the horsemen of tlie whole country not unmindful of the stand taken by the Kentucky State Racing Commission in de ¬ clining to suspend racing in Kentucky next fall at the behest of a section of the reform element which came forward with organised opposition to the continuance of the sport will xhow their appre ¬ ciation of the commissions attitude by supporting Kentucky racing in a wholehearted manner to the end that the sixirt may be conducted on the highest plane There is every reason why horsemen should be liberal with their entries for the racjng associa ¬ tions of Kentucky have arisen to thToccasioii in a magnificent manner and are offering programs for till the fall meetings in thi state that should result in a spkndld brand of sport justifying the reasons for the continuation of racing on patriotic grounds for the sake of its influence upon the breeding of highclass horses suitable for giving an impetus to the timely movement for an increase lu the production of army remounts at a moment when the nation needs all the help it can possibly get in this particular direction directionGreat Great inducements are being advanced by all four of the associations that regularly conduct racing in Kentucky for horsemen to patronize then meetings next fall The program that has been laid out provides for forty days of racing between the oiKning of the sport at Lexington on September 14 and its close at Latonia on November 2 with an estimated daily distribution of 7000 at Lex ¬ ington 9000 daily at the two Louisville tracks and 10000 daily at Latonia where the climax of the season will be reached in October It is planned to divide this princely sum if the Kentucky State Racing Commission gives its sanction to the in ¬ tention of the management of the tracks into an overnight purse of 2000 another of 15011 still another of 1200 two of 1000 each and two of 700 each for the maiden races that have a place on the Kentucky programs under the regulations of tiitf Kentucky State Racing Commission This is the tentative program for the days on which no stake races are scheduled On stake days the distribu ¬ tion will of course run to larger figures and owners who possess horses of even only average ability an bound to find Kentucky a fruitful field in which to operate next fall fallThe The list of the Douglas Park stakes which will close on Tuesday is made up of the following followingDouglas Douglas Park Inaugural Handicap 2000 added for threeyearolds and over one mile and one sixteenth sixteenthBeechniont Beechniont Selling Stakes 1500 added for two yearolds five and onehalf furlongs furlongsLouisville Louisville Cun handicap 2500 added for three yearolds and over two miles milesThe The Latonia stakes that will close for entries on Tuesday consist of the following followingLatonia Latonia Autumn Inaugural Handicap 3000 added for threeyearolds and over one mile and onesixteenth onesixteenthFort Fort Thomas Handicap 3000 added for two vearolds threequarters of a mile mileAutumn Autumn Selling Stakes 2000 added for thrse vearolds and over one mile Latonia Cup handicap 7r 00 added for three yearolds and over two miles and a quarter quarterIn In addition the Queen City Handicap of 5000 addeil estimated value 10000 for twoyearolds one mile which closed in March last with 141 nomi ¬ nations will be run during the progress of the Latonia meeting
