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LEXINGTON TRACK MUDDY! William Dondas Mickey D. Goes I One Mile in 1:47. ». tlvi»rse Woatirr Stops Work on Improve* mpr.t* at DM Association Plan; — I If t Committee Meets. ♦ — — LEXINGTON, Kj .. April 14.— A muddy track at the Kc-n.uel.y Association course, I whicli came as a result of a night of unsettled weather, caused an almost complete suspension of training this morning. While the track was not entirely forsaken, the contrast in activity over the previous morning made for an appearance bordering on complete desertion, and only a very few gallops were witnessed. The few horses sent out on the muddy course ran against a high wind, and small in number were the gallops of any consequence. Mickey D., the Atwell — Marty Lou gelding, which "William Iondas races and has entered for the Kentucky Derby, was sent a mile in 1 :47 handily. He stepped along at an even pace throughout, and his gallop was a useful one. Ms R. I.. Bakers Perfect Model, a Kentucky Oaks candidate, exhibited r bility to successfully negotiate the footing, in traversing one mile In 1 Aiy. She was under steady restraint throughout and the workout seemed to establish her as an Oaks contender no matter what variety of footing prevails. The muddy track possessed good bottom for the car!i.-r training, but steadily assumed a heavy condition as the day progressed and tomorrow piobably will find it more exacting. STOP SCHOOLING. The adverse gc ing caused the calling off of schooling end Hugh Gilmore, who is in charge of that work here, announced that, beginning Monday morning at 10 oclock, schooling for horses of all ages will be conducted. Up to this time the educating of horses to the bairier has been attempted during the afternoons. The bleak, unsettled weather that prevailed today caused a cessation of painting and other improvements at the track. As this work is well advanced enly a few days of favorable weather will be required to bring them to completion before the opening of the thirteen-day spring meeting next Saturday. General manager Thomas Scott and his assistants have made considerable progress in carrying out plans for the meeting and preliminary work will be completed early next week. With the arrival Monday of racing secretary William Shelley and his assistants the task of registering the many stables and issuance of badges will begin. Horsemen have already been requested to file registrations and badge requests and a number await Shelley and his staff. At a meeting yesterday of the license committee of the Kentucky Racing Commission applications for trainers, jockeys, apprentices and agents licenses for the coming meeting were reviewed and the committees report goes to the racing commission next week. T. C. BRADLEY AKRIVES. T. C. Bradley, who serves with C. F. Price and S. C. Nuckols on the license board, arrived yesterday afternoon from Hot Springs. Ark., where he has been since the close of the Jefferson Park meeting. Jockey Earl Pool came over from Louisville and took up his duties witli the stable of Jack Baker. The latter has u contract for a year on the veteran rider. Jockey Joe De Peso, in the employ of the .Toliet Stable, has been released from a local hospital after being treated for a fracture of the right jaw. The boy suffered the injury when kicked by one of the stables horses. William Fronk. veteran rider, is an arrival, and will remain for the meeting. He probably will ride as a free lance here. The stable of J. F. Widener. requiring three cars, was scheduled to entrain for Belmont Park today. The horses are leaving from Elmendorf Farm. Divisions of the stables of M. Goldblatt. C. H. Trotter and others are comipg over from Louisville next week, while G. M. Burton is sending some horses from Latonia and some of the thirty-odd racers Bob Gilmore has at Cumberland Park. Nashville, for P. T. China are looked for in the time for the opening. •
