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RED CROSS FUND NEARLY COMPLETED Mammoth Sum of 300000 Pledged by Kentucky Racing Interests Now Assured Louisville KV October 2 The mammoth fund of 300000 which the racing interests of Kentucky pledged themselves to raise for the benefit of the Red Cross is now rapidly nearing completion The Douglas IVrk meeting just concluded yielded its proportionate share of the amount that remained to be raised during the fall season of racing on the four tracks of this state and the meeting now in progress at Churchill Downs and the one soon to be opened at Iitonia will complete the fund so far as the contributions of the tracks their employes the jockeys and owners of racing stables are con ¬ cerned This will account for 260000 of the total of 300000 pledged The remaining 10000 is to be raised by the breeders of thoroughbred horses horsesResides Resides the contribution of the track owners which is the principal item under the allotment plan worked out by the Kentucky State Racing Commis ¬ sion when th idea of raising the big fund was conceived the Douglas Park meeting yielded an addition of 1717 to the fund from em ¬ ployes of the track and the jockeys and 4850 contributed by owners of winning horses under the percentage plan which has been in vogue through ¬ out the entire racing season The owners who ob ¬ tained a place on he roll of honor during tin Douglas Park meeting made the following con ¬ tributions tributionsWilliams Williams Bros 720 II II Hewitt 251 Gal laher Hros 17 1 W Forma n 102 T C Mc ¬ Dowell 14 G M Hendrie 140 T P Hayes 110 W Perkins 107 W S Hunter 98 1 Livingston Mrs C Tngendliaft 93 II S Koppin SG 1 15 Goodman 79 L Calm 78 John J Murphy 73 Middleton Jones 32 V Feuchtcr 27 J S Hawkins 35 G E Chancellor 25 Mrs M Coldblatt 20 T M Murphy 17 F J Kelley 15 Knel clkamp Howcrton 15 K Spence 14 II J Seideueck 9 Adair Baker 8 J C Ferris 8 J W May 8 It L Rogers 8 Mrs M A Warner 8 George J Iong 3l4 W W Darden 105 J J Troxler 151 John Lowe 140 C T Wortliington 133 K L linker 110 W F Poison 1C9 1 L Knight 101 C K Rowe 97 Harvey Allen 95 Otto Rogers S8 II Neusteter 81 W F Knebclkamp 78 G L Fitzgerald 78 O A Bianchi 50 A Marshall 28 J O G II Keene 25 A K Maeomber 25 U Perkins 20 A L Kogers 17 W II Kizer 15 J M Gooile 15 M C Mojre 15 W F Cisco 11 E Wall 9 IS J Karris 8 It C Frakes 8 1 P Ilcspcss 8 C B Head 8 II Tullet i and S M Henderson 191
