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PROBABLE RACING DATES FOR KENTUCKY TENTATIVE SCHEDULE IS DRAFTED : Official Announcement to Come After Racing Commissions Approval To Open at Lexington April 26, According to Unofficial but Reliable Information LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 1. It is probable that Governor Fields will name the nevr members of the Kentucky Racing Commission within the next fortnight. That Desha Breckinridge, Lexington editor, will succeed former U. S. Senator J. N. Camden as chairman of the commission is the current report and that the personnel of the other members of the commission will be distributed throughout the state. Robert H. Hunter, chairman o the Republican State Central Committee, one of former Governor Morrows appointees, it i3 claimed by persons in the know, will remain on the commission. Dates for the coming spring meetings in Kentucky probably will not be given out intil after the names of the new commission is sent to the senate for confirmation. This may not eventuate until near the close of the present session of the legislature, which is scheduled to adjourn, sine die, about March 18. WThile nothing official in the way of dates has been disclosed, it is said that tentative ones, which will be requested of the commission, have been seen on paper. These are: Lexington April 26 to May 7 ten days. Louisville 31 ay 10 to 31 nineteen days. Latonia June 3 to July 5 twenty-nine days. Itaccland Ashland July 10 to August 2 twentr-one darsL L ,Y That the tentative dates -for Lexington, Louisville, Latonia and Raceland mentioned above will be applied for comes from a reliable source of information,, but what disposition, the new racing commission will make of the applications remains to be seen. Had it not been that such a fight was made against the sport by a certain clique in the Kentucky legislature during the present session the question of racing dates in Kentucky would have been disposed of long ago. While it is admitted that no further bills aimed at repealing the pari-mutuel law An Kentucky will be attempted at this session of the legislature, there are several measure;? lurking in committees which are intended to cripple the race tracks in the way of excess taxation, so that the sport would cease .to be profitable for its conductors and place the tracks in Kentucky in the same position as many racing associations have been in Canada for the past several years. All bills relating to racing, however, will go into t.ie hands of the rules committee next week and there, it is claimed, they will die of inanition. TRAINING SEASON NEAR. In the meantime turfmen are proceeding to prepare their charges for the spring race meetings. Already the advance guard oC trainers and horses which have been in winter quarters in the South have begun to arrive at Churchill Downs and Douglas Park. The spring here has been backward and the cold and damp weather has precluded much galloping on the main courses. Practically all the training up to Friday arid Saturday of this week has been done under the sheds. While many of the larger barns are provided with long sheds and tanbark underfooting, some of them are a bit archaic and as :t consequence horses quartered there are not so far advanced as they should be. It is more than two months off until the races come, howeVer, and in that time, barring exceptionally inclement weather, all the horses training at the two Louisville tracks will be good and fit by Derby day. R. H. Anderson, Georgetown, Ky., who is interested with C. W. Kendle, president o the Central Glass Company, Cincinnati, were at Churchill Downs during the week looking; over the horses which they own in partnership now being trained by Peter Coyne. One of these racers is Actuary, which was one oC the fastest three-year-olds in the West last year. A two-year-old sister of Actuarys is another promising one owned by these gentlemen, as well as two or three other youngsters. Mr. Amlerson owned the great stock horse Dick Finnell, which died about a year ago, and he naturally fancies the get of that famous sire. SARAZEN DERBY CHOICE. V Local punters are anxiously inquiring every day when the future prices for the Derby will be out. Inquiiies also are coming in from all over the country for the official list of the Derby nominations, as well as tho odds against the various candidates. Strange to say, one local bookmaker is willing to "lay" Wise Counsellor 10 to 1. while he will "lay" Sarazen but 8 to 1. From this it is evident that Sarazen is going to be the opening choice for the Derby. In addition to the robin as the early harbinger of spring, the first of the "railbirds" have begun their visits to the Downs, as well as the early "dockers" are on hand. When the professional dockers arrive, then it in a positive sign the horses will soon begn their trials.
