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| • ] ] ] I i 1 ] ] ] ! j Dade Park to Inaugurate 26-Day Meet on August 3 R. A. Leigh, Jr., Will Serve as Racing Secretary This Year OWENSBORO, Ky., June 10.— The Dade Park Jockey Club, operators of the Western Kentucky racing establishment located near the Dade Park bridge over the Ohio River about midway between Evansville, Ind., and Henderson, Ky., and 30 miles from Owensboro, has announced dates for the twenty-third meeting of the plant. The summer racing session is scheduled to get under way Saturday, August 3, for a 26-day run, closing with the Labor Day program. Monday, September 2. Racing will be held every day between these dates except Sundays. R. A. Leigh, Jr., will serve as racing secretary this season. He is well known in racing circles. Leigh is working on the first condition book which will be released about July 1. James C. Ellis, president and general manager of the Dade Park Jockey Club, has received favorable response from horsemen about the American tracks this year, regarding stable accommodations and it is expected in addition to stables that have campaigned at Dade in recent years a large number of new ones will be on hand for the inaugural program. Lester E. Yeager, associate manager, is planning a general housecleaning about the grounds, stables and grandstand to put the plant in top shape for the meeting. The racing strip will be given a going over and be ready for workouts for the early arrivals. Judge T. C. Bradley, who has served faithfully as presiding steward for a number of years, has been promoted to director of racing. He will serve in this capacity this summer. John T. Morrissey will succeed Judge Bradley as steward and will serve in this capacity with J. J. Graddy, another familiar figure at Dade Park. Jack S. Young will be the third steward and will represent the Kentucky Racing Commission. Fred Crafton, who was one of the pioneer officials during the first sessions at Dade Park, will return this season as placing judge and entry clerk.
