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LOUISVILLE ENRICHED Profits Handsomely Through Race Meetings at Churchill Downs. Shortage of Cars Delays Shipments to Lexington Winter Stabling Plans. 6 LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 12. The spring and autumn race meetings conducted here by the Kentucky Jockey Club, embracing twenty-nine days in all, brought the city of Louisville 9,475 in licenses. This includes the amount paid by the racing organization and the fees exacted from jockeys and trainers. This was in provision with an ordinance adopted by the lecal general council last spring and the average cf slightly in excess of ,000 per day was about the sum figured upon when it was made law. Business was brisk for the city at the spring meeting, as 0,750 was collected, while at the recent autumn meeting the income was only ,725. For a time the Kentucky Jockey Club contemplated fighting the ordinance on the grounds that the state governed the racing through the creation of the Kentucky Racing Commission, but r compromise was affected. The movement of racing stables to Lexington has been retarded considerably by the scarcity of horse cars. The express companies are relaying the cars back as fast as they are unloaded,, but there does not seem to be many in this locality at the present time. Quite a few owners resortd to shipping by freight, as it is a journey of less than 100 miles, and almost as fast time is made, in this manner as by express. Nine yearlings, the property of Robert H. Shannon, came in at Churchill Downs and they will spend the winter there. Five of them were purchased at the recent Saratoga sales, while the other four came from Le?:-ington. The eleven yearlings owned by Jefferson Livingston, which have been at the Latonia track for some time, will be brought here by trainer T. L. Pierce for the winter. Pierce will continue in charge of the young horsed of the Livingston band, while trainer A1 Kirby will campaign those of racing age. Mrs. Helen Kennedy, wife of jockey Berl Kennedy, underwent an operation at St Joseph infirmary. Her attending physician pronounced it successful. GOLDBLATT HOUSES TO LATONIA. Mose Goldblatt shipped his horses dirent to Latonia with the exception of Whippet, which was taken to Lexington by trainer J C. Cahn. Jockey Johnny Owens, who led the rides at the recent Churchill Downs meeting, departed for Lexington today. Racing secretary William II. Shelley is engaged in writing the conditions for his first program book at the coming Latonia meet ing. He leaves for Lexington tomorrow. Two running races feature the Speed program at the Kentucky State Fair each di-v this week. Black Watch II. won the mil event Monday, while Friz was successful in the half mile race. Both are owned by Joseph M. Hubbard, local turfman. One of the new winter stables at Churchill Downs, which were completed only last spring, is being fitted up for the John E. Madden horses. These barns are the latest thing in comfort for winter quarters, as they are inclosed and have every modern convenience. The winter colony at the Downs will be larger than ever before, judging from the reservations for stabling facilities being received by track superintendent Tom Young. Douglas Park will also house numerous horses throughout the cold months. L. R. Irish Doyle has opened a public training stable at the Downs for the winter. Quite a few horsemen who plan to race hi the South will leave their yearlings and horses intended for a rest with him until they -return in the spring. Starter A. B. Dade has gone to his hon e in Henderson, Ky., for a few days rest during the intermission between the Churchill Downs and Lexington meetings. Jockey Earl Pool has -been released from second call by the Montfort Jones stable.
