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ELLIS EXPENDITURES HEAVY Bade Park Owner Paid Out the Sum Sumof of 2622 664 38 Since Acquiring AcquiringTrack Track in 1925 Meeting Near HENDERSON Ky July 14 Expendi ¬ tures of 262266438 have been made by tha Dade Park Jockey Club since its president James C Ellis Owensboro purchased the racing strip located between Henderson Ky and Evansville Ind in 1925 One race meet ¬ ing had been held previous to the purchase of Dade Park by Mr Ellis EllisOf Of the money paid out of course the greater part has gone to the horsemen their share being 147907750 Labor construc ¬ tion officials pari mutuels and maintenance account for 70458604 70458604The The Dade Park Jockey Club in the last fourteen years has paid 17600084 in fed ¬ eral state and county taxes Of this amount 43005950 has gone to the state of Kentucky in the state racing tax taxThe The attendance at Dade Park has shown a steady increase and in recent years the track has been operated at no financial loss Lester Yeager associate manager is now directing a crew of men putting the racing plant into condition for the coming summer meeting which will start Saturday August 5 and con ¬ tinue twentysix days closing Monday Sep tember DayTo 4 Labor Day To date reservations have been made for more than 600 thoroughbreds Some of the best stables in the country are represented in the applications for stables that hava already been received
