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ENTHUSED OVER CONDITIONS IN CUBA Jtuliro Shelloy Sees Great Future for Racing in ihe Antilles Lexington Gossip LEXIXGTON Ky April 7 Judge William II Shelley arrived here yesterday from Louisville to take up Ids duties as acting manager and racing secretary of the forthcoming spring nice meeting of the Kentucky Jockey Club He had the copy for the program book for the entire ten days with him and it now is In the hands of the printer and should be ready for distribution about Saturday SaturdayJudge Judge Shelley informed a number of his friends among the breeders of thoroughbred horses that Cuban gentlemen of large means will be important factors in the market for yearlings this and in future years Cuba i enjoying an era of great prosperity and there are no fille ones among the people of the islaml he said There is building going on from one end to the other and the houses are all substantial and costly The enactment of the prohibition law in the Inited States is accountable for a great deal of the present prosperity in Cuba CubaThe The Cubans have developed a great fondness for Ilias racing and the wealthier men who are taking to the turf are ready to buy the best It should not be surprising if the stable of Senor Diaz figures conspicuously in the racing in the 1iiited States this year In Menocal and Gomez he has two real good twoyearold colts coltsCuba Cuba is bound to become a highly important racing center during the next few years Tim stakes anil purses there next winter I understand are to IK increased which will have the effect of attract ¬ ing horses of the better class and will be an added incentive to the Cuban sportsmen to enter the market for yearlings yearlingsGene Gene EIrod manager of the Kentucky Jockey Clubs parimutuel department was here for several hours yesterday taking account of requirements for the spring meeting and checking up on tickets on hand and to be ordered He returned to Louisville last night nightJ J O Keene stated that the first foal of the season has arrived at Kccncland Stud It is a bay filly by Luke McLuke Forest Lady a young English mare by His Highness this being her first foal foalAt At Ilimyar Stud of which Phil T Chinn is manager Free Love has a bay filly by Fair Play and W C Clancvs Summerhill has a bav colt by Half Rock RockItalian Italian Phclps of Louisville has booked Miss Gardner to FliUergohl and Miss McNeil to Jusqu an Bout BoutThe The Kentucky Jockey Club track Tuesday was so badly frozen that horses were only able to gallop slowly and a number went to the roads for exer ¬ cise A heavy snow however fell from about S oclock until after 12 and then it turned warmer and began raining softening the track so that during the afternoon there were several moves the best of which were as follows followsOne One Mile Lady Rachel 157 Inspector Hughes 155 W P Dabney and Linden together 15 The Swimmer 151 151Three0uartors Three0uartors Mile Trooper 1 30 Harry K and Mr Kruter together 125 Mickey Moore 125 Frank Wilson 125 125Half Half Milt GroundSwell 55 55AVill AVill Perkins sent most of his twoyearolds threeeighths in 42 42Lloyd Lloyd Gentry worked three twoyearolds three eighths and three twoyearolds from the Beach Stable in i iJ J I Whitlows twoyearolds Coyn Miss Chuckles Puzzle ami Handy Rose worked three eighths in 42 42Trainers Trainers s1ji they can do nothing more than keep their charges in condition to set them down when the weather and track conditions will per ¬ mit of it
