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WINNTAKES PERSONAL CHARGE Noted Turf Official to Oversee Sport at Latonia Meeting Opening on Saturday May 29 LATONIA Ky May 22 With the close of Churchill Downs tomorrow Col Matt J Winn head of the American Turf Associa ¬ tion will come here to take personal charge of operations at Latonia where a spring meeting of thirtyseven days opens next Saturday During the past ten days Or two weeks Colonel Winn has been in constant communication with resident manager Rus sell Sweeney and track superintendent Charles Nolte and last Sunday motored here to inspect improvements alterations and other work under way wayColonel Colonel Winn hopes to see the Latonia meeting prove the best here in recent years Such hopes are based on several encourag ¬ ing factors chief of them being a smart improvement in the class of horses over the past several seasons The improved quality of thoroughbreds to be campaigned during the forthcoming session is distinctly re rej j fleeted in the nomination lists for the nu ¬ merous stakes and handicaps to be re ¬ newed newedAt At this time the demand for stable accom ¬ modations far exceed the supply and as no cancellations are anticipated some own ¬ ers will be unable to obtain quarters Among stables already assigned quarters are a alarge large percentage of the better known west westi i ern establishments establishmentsLatonias Latonias program of improvements has hasbeen been rushed during the past week and this thisextensive extensive work should be completed by Wednesday byWednesday or Thursday ThursdayOn On Monday the offices of judge Charles CharlesIF IF Price who is in charge of racing and andi i racing secretary William Shelley will be bej j thrown open for the handling of premeeting details such as the registering of stables stable help issuance of badges and license blanks blanksI I The sale of season boxes and reserved reservedseats seats for Derby Day June 12 continues from the track office of resident manager Sweeney and with purchases running in ex cess of last year a sellout is looked for
