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JUDGE SHELLEY HOME FROM CUBA Has Drafted Program for Spring1 Meeting at Lex ¬ ington Purses Range from 700 to 1200 LEXINGTON Ky April 10 Judge William H Shelley coming directly from Havana arrived in Lexington this morning and entered upon liis duties as racing secretary of the Kentucky Associations spring meeting which is to open this day two weeks Secretary Shelley brought with him ready for the printer with the exception of a few minor changes a draft of the program for the entire thirteen days racing and the book containing conditions of the ninetyone races six of which are stakes will be ready for distribution early next week weekThe The purses here are to average 800 hut the smallest is to be 700 from which they will range to 1200 Judge Shelley had a busy winter in Cuba and is ivell satisfied with his experience as a racing official at Oriental Park Its a great place said lie I never saw a more beautiful racing plant II D Brown lias worked wonders in building and maintaining Oriental Park ParkBefore Before the rain this morning a number of horses worked over the Kentucky Association course Frog town in company with Kato Adams and B B Johnson ran threequarters in lli Stockwell went a mile in 140 f St Augustine mile in 140 Loyalist mile in 147 Redmon mile in 154 Huntcrmann fiveeighths in 103 Serbian and Re galo fiveeighths in 109 Delico mile in 152 Big Smoke threequarters in 117 Friz half in 53 and Col Taylor half in 51 Several twoyearolds worked threeeighths from 3G to 37
