New Kentucky Racing Dates: Fall Campaign to Open at Latonia September 3 and End at Lexington October 29., Daily Racing Form, 1921-06-25

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NEW KENTUCKY RACING DATES Fall Campaign to Open at Latonia September 3 and End at Lexington October 29 LATONIA Ky June 24 Fortyseven days will comprise the fall racing terra in Kentucky with Latonia as the initial point for resumption Its fall meeting will consist of thirtyone days be ¬ ginning September 3 and terminating October 8 Louisville will follow with a ten days meeting be ¬ ginning October 12 and ending October 22 Lex ¬ ington will ring down the curtains on the racing season with a meeting of six days beginning Oc ¬ tober 24 and terminating on Saturday October 29 29The The above dates originally requested were rati ¬ fied at the meeting of members of the Kentucky State Racing Commission held at Latonia this morning The full membership of the commission with the exception of chairman Johnson N Cam den who is ill at liia home in Versailles Ky were present presentThe The opening at Lutoniu is u departure from former practice Heretofore it was the custom for Lexington to inaugurate the full racing and with the exception of last year when Lutoniu preceded Louisville the Milldale track was the scene of final operations Last year Louisvillo had the fin ¬ ish of the season seasonWith With fortyseven days racing in the fall Ken ¬ tucky will have 108 racing days this year sixty one day being the allotment for the spring and summer summerThe The closing at Lexington will give the stayat homes during the winter a better opportunity for sending their charges into winter quarters and save them shipping bills for most of the horses winter ¬ ing in the blue grass usually make the Lexington track or adjacent farms thejr headquarters headquartersThe The same values in purses that were provided during the spring racing at liq various tracks will be furnished in the fall according to secretary Stoll of the Racine Commi ou


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