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ASHLAND DERBY OF 25000 General Manager J 0 Keene Pro ¬ poses Valuable Race for Open ¬ ing Feature of New Track ASHLAND Ky March 22 A 25000 Ash ¬ land Derby for the opening day of the races at the new Ashland track on July 10 to July 31 will be a reality if plans of J O Keene general manager of the track hero are adopted by the executive committee of the TriState Fair and Racing Association next week weekMr Mr Keene said that he believed the Derby would be given official sanction Other purses he said will range from 600 to 1000 and handicaps will be from 1500 to 2500 2500The The new racing plant is fast rounding into shape Workmen started yesterday laying the foundations for the 110000 steel and con ¬ crete grandstand a mile of railway has been constructed over which special trains will take passengers direct to the grandstand 608 stalls are under construction and forty stables have already asked for reservations Mr Keene said saidA A new paved road is being built from Ash ¬ land to the track a distance of six miles
