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QUIET DAY AT LOUISVILLE , , , Rain and Fog Join to Prohibit Much Training Exercise. i ♦ Aldermen Pass the Councils Taxing Measure and Racing Men Prepare to Fight It. LOCISVILLE. Ky.. April •.— Dm to the muddy conditions of both Churchill Downs and Douglas Nik, coupled with the fact that yesterday was work dn.t for most of the kMM at the two places, less training was done this morning than on any day within the past two weeks. A heavy fog enveloped this section until 7:3t oclock and il was impossible to discern horses even at a short distance away. This kept then whose programs called for gallops today indoors until later than usual. A majority of the thoroughbreds exercised were two-year-olds. St. Henry, which John K. Madden is conditioning foi the Ireakttess for Mont fort Jones, was Riven a gallop of three-quarters of a mile in 1:32, and was never extended. Furthermore, he was in the middle of the track all the way. He was brought out in the fog for his exercise. Following his performance, Madden departed for Iexington. Kockminister. one of the Jones Derby candidates, is nursing a Ionised heel in the Kay Spence stable at Douglas Park, but his ailment is of a minor nature. He has been given only walking exercise for the pnst two days and the wound as rapidly healing. It is said that lie will be galloping again today. As was expected, the board of aldermen passed the proposed license measure aimed at the race track, racing officials, trainers, jockeys and program venders, without a dissenting vote last night. It now goes to the mayor for bis signature and his approval of it means that it will tiecome operative at once. He is scheduled to receive it tomorrow. The Kentucky Jockey Club will resist the proposed law with every power at its command and in the event that the mayor signs it. a bitter legal controversy to prevent its enforcement is in eight. Several of the most prominent lawyers hereabouts ventured the opinion today that the new ordinance is not worth the paper it is written on. as it is in direct conflict with the state law, which has precedence over it and specifically states that the payment of .%.." 0O daily exempts the lacing association from all further license It in. They also point out that it is class legislation in view of the fact that actors, actresses, baseball players and members of other professions are not licensed by the city. PARI-MUTUEL TAX ILLEGAL. "Such a tax as 0 per day on the pari-mutuel machines is illegal and void." said A. J. Carroll, counsel for the Kentucky Jockey Club, "because the statutes expressly stated that the tax paid tlie commonwealth should lie in Baa of all other license taxes of city, county, town, municipality, or other political subdivision. This tax is directly against the Kentucky Jockey Club because the machines are owned by the club and operated by its employes. Therefore it can only be construed as it tax against the racing association. Aside from its ahaal feature the tax is outrageous and out of all proportion. The ordinances are n-t yet laws, or MUnr, ii nd just how we will attack them is not definitely decided." Attorney Carroll was not specific as to the license taxes on jockeys, tiainrrs. racing officials nnd program Milan, but intimated that it would Ik- fought along with that on the mutttel machines. He called on Mayor Houston Qutn this morning, supposedly for the purpose of discussing the proposed measure, but the outcome of his conference was not ilivulged. No change was made by the board of ahlcrmeii in the license figures adopted by the council, which ate S2."K yearly for judges, starter and timer: $.10 per annum for jockeys; S"J." n year for trainers, and 0 a month for program vendors The horsemen here ate up in arms over the proposition, as many of them aver that they pay taxes on their homes in other cities, inci me taxes to the government, poll tax in many places, and last, hut not least. ■ ec to the Kentucky State Racing Commission for the privilege of plying their profession here. Mose GoMMatt, who baa one af the largo-1 stables at Churchill I owns. composed of his own and Harry Iayne Whitneys horses, came down from Cincinnati tins morning to look aacv his hor-es. He returned home tonight. Trainer Lewis I ■. Marshall departed last night for Baltimore. He is on a business trip and is expected back again a Itbia a few days. The eight horses which J. S. Ownbc-y trained for Polk Laffoon and Frank Gleaai, have been turned over to trainer L- n lb-How. They were moved front Douglas Iark to flip-chill Downs this morning. Rellcw had the Chandler stable at laawrta all winter and will ship its will members ban im-mediately VETERAN TRAINER NEARING END. Cat roll Held, veteran horseman a ho saddled The Ticket when he won the American Derby at Chicago for Middleton and Jungbluth in IMS, M "ell M in the rich Brooklyn Handicap, the next year, is at deaths door at St. Josephs infirmary here. His condition is such that visitors ate denied admittance to his room. BaM, whoso home in in Hu-ton-vilh. Kj . ha not been active in racing for several years and the past two years he iias Bet owned or trained a horse Having only one stallion. Ralph, at Rashford Manor. George J. LaV will send his ood mares to different sections of the state to be mated this ; spring. Two of them are intended for the court of Donnaeona. which is making his first season in the stud at White and Garnetts place, Hopkins-ville. Ky. Fifteen horses Comprise the John S. Ward and Koscoc Goose establishment which is at Churchill Downs. The star of the string is Firebrand, which was recently purchased by Jefferson Living-ton from J. 3. Hawkins for 340 000. The others are Adonis, ; • iold Digger. Hereafter. Red I gs. Colossus. Rren-aaa and the following two-year-olds: Schrab. b. e, by Lscoi.a -M-ilie Billot; Laal a, f, by Col. Vennie — Ziiid --1; Colonel Whalen, b. c, by Dick Welles — Khoda; Rustum. br. c, by Escoba. dam a Meddler mare; Mary Pal. br. f. by Escoba — Effect; Nutty, b. c. by Madman, dam a Golden Maxim mare; Witchlike. b. f. by Escoba -Antip-ahty. and C. A. Reinhart, h. c, by Col. Vennie — Wondawhy. The latter is named in compliment to Charles Reinhart local sports writer. The Ward and Goose confederacy is developing two jockeys. Charles Kitsinger, a sixteen-year-old i:.d of Shepardsville. ky.. and Raymond Hay hn. the same iigo. a local bag who is a son of police sergeant Haydeii. in command of the South buaawlUa police station. Botli are youngsters of much promise, according to imwe. whose judgment in this line i- worthy of respect because of his long service in the saddle. W. K. Ihillips. patrol judge on the Kentucky tracks and at the Fair Grounds, New Orleans, was ; an arrival today. He will remain in this section until time to report at Lexington. Maurice Colin, known in racing circles as , "Sweeney," an operator on the New York tracks, is spending a vacation at his home here. He came from Havana and will depart for the East in time to be ou baud for the opening at Jamaica.
