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REPUBLIC TO OWNERS FARM Unbeaten Laffoon Racer Will Be Shipped to Pokeaway Farm for Long Rest. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. April 14.— Polk Lafoon, chairman of the State Racing Commission, was a visitor at Churchill Downs this morning to inspect his horses which are being trained by Jack Flanigan. Mr. Laffoon announced that his Derby eligible Republic, which was put out of training about three weeks ago by a recurrence of the leg trouble that caused his retirement last summer would be sent in a few days to the Laffoon farm, near Erlanger, Ky. Mr. Lafoon, whose breeding establishment has been named Pokeaway Farm, is having good success in his breeding operations. He has eighteen mares on the place and quite a number are in foal to Busy American, which stallion is the joint property of Laffoon and Rome Respess. Golden Dreams, one of the mares recently foaled, a nice looking colt by Busy American. There are now seven yearlings on the place, one of the number being a sister to i Happy Time. Mr. Laffoon stated that he was altogether ■ in the dark regarding the time when Governor Sampson would name the new commission. Should the governor fail to name i the new commission in the next few days, the present commission will hold a ineeting ; at Lexington next Friday to pass on license : applications and transact any other business that may come before it.
