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HOW THE 300000 FUND WAS RAISED Various Amounts Paid by Racing Associations Horsemen Jockeys and Others Are Shown LEXINGTON Ky December 7 The 300000 contributed to the American Ked Cross Second War Merer Fund by the thoroughbred horse interests through the Kentucky State Uacing Commission vas produced under the apportionment fixed by the racing commission last April which was that the four licensed race tracks should pay in SluoOOO the hors owners winning or being second or third i races 75000 the horse breeders 40000 and the jockevs and race track employes 000 000It It was the understanding that the racing associa ¬ tions should agree among themselves how they would arrive at the proportion each should pay l ut it was stipulated that the winning owners would pay 107r of the earnings of their horses and the jockeys and employes 10rc of their earnings until such a time as their quotas were made up The first proposal for the breeders was that they would be assessed per mare but John K Mad d Thomas Piatt and one or two others who at ¬ tended the meeting voiced objection to any other than the voluntary contribution method and the work of riising the f40000 devolved upon l com ¬ mittee of which Arthur B Hancock was chairman chairmanThe The SIC0000 nii l y the racing associations was divided i follows Latonia 77i414 Churchill Downs 3j9i43r Douglas Park jOli7 tlla Lexington S197747J S197747JThe The horsemen winning at Ijitonisi paid in 30 81Jai it Churchill Downs 1591728 at Douglas Park 15 JJS13 and at Lexington si 41100 41100The The jockevs and employes paid in from Latonia 9St4 from Douglas Park jiSUrjj from Churchill Down 540li0 and from Lexington Lexingtonit it will be noted by addition of these sums that the hoisemen Piil ° l I the jockeys and em iiv iTii iiT in excess of their quotas
