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NEAL FOR KENTUCKY TRACKS: Premier Jockey of Recent Havana Meeting to Make Saddle Debut at the Lexington Meeting. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. April 3.— Jockey L. Neal, who led the winning riders at the recent Havana meeting, will make his riding debut in Kentucky at the Lexington meeting, i where lie will ride under the direction of Pat Stanton. Neal is a development of last win- I ters racing and until he began riding last i November had never ridden in a race. He is a native of Benton, 111., and can ride at 100 pounds. He was easily the peer cf the saddle artists at Havana, and finished the meeting at the ; top of the list with seventy-six winning mounts. He is among the leidng riders for the present year with a total of sixty-, ix winners. Judging by his record, this lids serices will Le in big demand this spring. He will have the apprentice allowance until next November.