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Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of May 2, 1905 Racing at Jamaica, Nashville, Kansas City. San Francisco, Union Park and lair Grounds at St. Louis. J. N Camden has sold hb intere.-t in Hand some to Dr. J. D. Neet. There will be seven races on the Lexington card next Saturday. Edward and Joseph Mad den, sons of John E. Madden, sent to secretary Scott their personal check for 00 with the request that it be used for a race for two yttt -old maidens at four and a half fur longs. Secretary Scott has asked the little fellows to accept a box on that day and to bring their boy friends to see the race. The presence of Louis Cella in Kansas City is said to b* for the purpose -of closing a deal for the stock of Thomas Carey in the Kansas City Jockey Club, which operates Elm Ridge Park. It is said that a short while back C. C. Christie secured an option on the Carey stock at 0,000. It is currently reported that Christie was acting in the interest of Cella. The stock held by Mr. Carey and Barney Schreiber represents the balance of power in the organiia-tion. Schreiber and Corrigan, as is generally known, have not been pulling together lately and it is claimed that Carey is becoming dissatisfied with the way things are moving at Elm Ridge.
