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STATE RACING COMMISSION Kentucky Turf Rulers to Meet Early Next Week Jr 3 H Knox Buys Stallion Dick Finncll for His Teas Over Stud As ¬ piration Is Sound LEXINGTON Ky March 21 Chairman Johnson N Camden states that he will call a meeting of the State Racing Commission to be held here next Monday or Tuesday TuesdayErnest Ernest A Pollard of London a member of the State Racing Commission is preparing to ship a dozen saddle horses to Los Angeles to arrive there by April 10 to be sold to riders in California The horses are in train ¬ ing here in charge of E P McCord of Rich ¬ mond mondDr Dr D B Knox of Georgetown has pur ¬ chased the stallion Dick Finnell from R N Anderson Georgetown postmaster and owner of Teas Over Stud Dr Knox today reported the loss of a twodayold foal by Sweep Maifu by Hastings Maifu is to be bred to Troutbeck TroutbeckEdward Edward B McLeans good mare Surplice has a chestnut filly by The Porter at Himyar Stud StudFair Fair Helen by Broomstick has a chestnut filly by Short Grass at Short Grass Stud StudFrederick Frederick Johnson who has not been feel ¬ ing well since his arrival here from New York last week was at the Kentucky Asso ¬ ciation course today to see his Kentucky Derby candidate Nassau gallop a half mile in about 53 53Aspiration Aspiration the Hewitt estate Derby candi ¬ date galloped satisfactorily a quarter in about 20 and afterward was examined by Dr Edward W Hagyard for the account of some prospective bidder and he pronounced him sound in every particular particularMetric Metric son of Short Grass is another of the Hewitt horses that is regarded as being a stayer and having a chance for the Ken ¬ tucky Derby that is receiving attention from visitors to the stable
