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KENTUCKY RACING SEASON Spring Meeting to Be Inaugurated at Lexington Today Attractive Introductory Program Arranged With Phoenix Hotel Purse the Feature Mike Hall Carded to Start LEXINGTON, Ky., April 16. Regardless of the weather, tomorrow will be a bright day in the lives of thoroughbred loving Kentuckians, for it brings a resumption of racing over the historic local course of the Kentucky Association, and thus inaugurates a season of the sport in its accredited home state that includes spring and fall meetings here, at Churchill Downs and Latonia, and a summer session at Dade Park. The eve of the seasons opening finds the keenest of interest on every side and such lofty prospects for better sport than in several years that 1930 may ; 5go down as one of the best in the long record of racing in "ole Kaintuck." The meeting getting under way tomorrow will be one of fifteen days, incidentally among the longest conducted here in some years, and it brings much important racing, principally in the renewals of the Camden and Ben Ali Handicaps, for three-year-olds and over; Ashland Oaks, for three-year-old fillies, and Hinata and Idle Hour Stakes, for juvenile fillies and colts and geldings, respectively. MANY DERBY CANDIDATES. A large percentage of the outstanding western hopefuls for the impending fifty-sixth running of the 0,000 added Kentucky Derby, the sparkling feature of the May meeting at Churchill Downs, are scheduled for various comparisons of prowess over Lexingtons more than a century old track, and the meetings conclusion may find another Clyde Van Dusen, primed to master the countrys greatest three-year-olds, as did that sja of Man o War in last years running of the Churchill Downs "Classic." Still others of the candidates are almost certain to fail to measure up to Derby standard when they are-led into the competition and the result of the fifteen days racing here may find no few of them definitely eliminated from Derby consideration. Edward Prichards Tannery, Everglade Stables Dedicate, J. N. Camdens Sydney, C. W. Moores Gold Step, E. R. Bradleys Breezing Thru and Buckeye Poet, Gallaher and Combs Fiddler, H. P. Headleys Ante Bellum, Alcibiades and Dark Entry, Keeneland Studs Silver Cord, Hieatt Brothers Star Lassie, J. B. Respess Busy, H. P. Whitneys Niato are among the most prominent of the Kentucky candidates likely to start during the winter. All are on the grounds and their impending meetings are awaited with great interest. Tomorrows initial program, exceptionally attractive for a Thursday opening, features the Hotel Phoenix Purse, a condition call for three-year-olds and upward, which lured such stai-s as Mike Hall, Stars and Bars, Montanaro, Patricia Marian, Tea Cracker and Lynette Stone for its one mile and seventy yards. MIKE HALLS DEBUT. Mike Hall will be making his first start since his unsuccessful invasion of England some six months ago and he is to encounter well seasoned stars of the past winter season in Stars and Bars, Montanaro and Patricia Marian. Tea Cracker, a Kentucky Derby nominee, and Lynette Stone also were reserved from winter campaigning. All are regarded as in prime fettle for the race and, while the illustrious Eastman gelding is conceded a decided "pull" in the weights, it may be that his company will make it interesting at every stage of the route. Little less interest is taken in the Boones-boro Purse, a sprint oyer the Futurity course of 170 feet less than three-quarters, as no few of the prominent candidates for the Ashland Oaks are among the ten acceptances from among the three-year-old fillies. They include Manta, Ellice, Supryse, Kincsen, Chelys, Sweeping Willow and Justina. This contest, immediately preceding the feature, will be offered as the fourth race. A limit field of two-year-old maiden fillies will furnish patrons the opportunity to witness some of the great number -of juveniles on the grounds in action when they meet at. a half mile in the second race and the programs opening at 2 oclock will find a small field of well matched top grade platers comparing sprinting powers over the Futurity course. Platers are closely matched over, , Continued on twentieth page. KENTUCKY RACING SEASON Continued from first page. long route distances in the remaining three races. There will be no change in officials from those who served last fall and Thomas C. Bradley and J. J. Graddy will act as stewards. William H. Shelley returns as racing secretary, handicapper and placing judge, serving in the latter capacity in conjunction with Sherman Goodpaster and L. Bogen-schutz, and William Hamilton will direct the starting. For several days the racing grounds have been in complete readiness for usage and, aside from the fact that the picturesque course is more beautiful, tidy and complete than ever before, it requires no further intro-ductiori to its great army of patrons. Officials of the Kentucky Association this afternoon reiterated complete satisfaction over the outlook for a successful season and are emphatic in promising a brand of sport not only excelling that of recent years here, but measuring right up to the highest quality of some of the later meetings at other points.
