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LEXINGTONS OPENING DAY PROGRAM Seven Races with 5600 in Added Money Provided for Inaugural Days Sport in Kentucky KentuckyLEXINGTON LEXINGTON Ky April 12 Perusal of the program prepared by judge W II Shelley for the first day of the spring meeting here produces the conviction that racing under the auspices of the re ¬ cently formed Kentucky Jockey Club is to have a wonderful inauguration providing of course that tiie weather is right and the historic old Kentucky Association track is fast on Thursday April 24 24The The first days card calls for 5000 added money to seven races the first of which is to be over the Kuturity Course for threeyearolds and over The conditions are so written that all good sprinters are eligible As judge Shelley puts it The race is open to cverv horse in America above two years old oldThere There are two races for threeyearolds exclu ¬ sively one is for fillies only at threequarters of i mile It will be in the nature of preparation for the Ashland Oaks The other is open to colts geldings and fillies is at one mile and seventy yards and is a preliminary to the Blue Grass Stakes which in turn is the preliminary to the Kentucky Derby DerbyAlso Also there are two races for twoyearolds tiie first being onen to colts geldings and fillies and the other for maiden fillies only Both are at i half mile and it is quite probable that candidates for the Idle Hour Stakes will be s en in the former and candidates for the Hinata Stakes in both tiie former and latter latterThe The Phoenix Hotel Handicap for threeyearolds ind over at one mile and seventy yards will afford the eligihies to the Ben Ali Handicap and the Camden Handicap an opportunity to get a tryout tryoutThe The day will close with a selling race top price 2t 00 for threeyearolds and over at one mile and seventy yards
