El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-02-27

usually cold and wet, and the owners
did not care to race their horses over a
bad track. Then the association was
badly mismanaged. Stakes and purses
were not promptly paid, and there
was much dissatisfaction among
owners and trainers who mad won
money and had to wait SO long before
receiving it.
Eight years ago, when Mr.. Green
came to the aid of the old association
and loaned it $4,000 with which to
build a new grand stand and club
house, the outlook for racing here was
very bright. but the manager OF the as.
ISOLATION expended money 80 rapidly
that it WAS not long until the ina1ces
before Mr. Green made the loan. No
provision for paying the interest on the
Green loan was made, and it has run
up until now Mr.. Green stands nearly
if not quite $50, 900 to the bad on the
transaction. Two years ago Mr.. Green
foreclosed the mortgage on the sssocia:: :
TONS grounds, and then new associa-
ton was formed which leased the track
and conducted one meeting. 1t was a
failure, and the members decided to
abandon racing here.
Mr. J. II. Davidson, as manager for
Mr.. Green, gave two meetings, and
lass fall there was a fve-day meeting
given by some local turfmen, who
leased the track from Mr.. Green.
None of these later meetings were
successful, as they generally clashed
with Newport or Latonia. This is the
story of the downfall of the Kentucky
association, for while it was practical
ly on it's last legs when Mr.. Green
made the large loan. it had not at that
time any heavy indebtedness that
could not have been met by careful and
proper management.
The rise of this, the oldest track in
America, dates back to ante bellum
days. In fact, it was incorporated in
the year 1926, by some of the leading
men of that time. The original object
horses, but to sell and exhibit stock
and manufactured articles, for at that
early date Lexington was q great man
ufacturinR city. The fret paragraph
of the original articles of agreement
set forth this object and the second
paragraph provided that all surplus
funds be applied to the promotion OF
the'object of the association There were
sixty subscribers to the original art
icles of agreement. among them being
such distinguished men as
Elisha War6eId breeder of Lexing-
toni. Gen. Leslie Combs
father of Kentucky's present pension
AGENT, Robert j. Breckenridge latter
wards the famous Presbyterian divine
and faith err of Gen. Joseph Breckenridge.
inspector general, United States army,
E. M. Blackburn father of ex-senator
Black burn), John Bruce Gather of Col.
S. D. Bruce, of New York;, Rot ert
Wickliffe grandfather of Mrs. w. F.
Draper, now With her husband at
Rome, where be is United States Am.
ba-sadorl, Theo. W. Clay (son of Hen
ry Clay, DIR. Benjamin w. Dudley
famous surgeon), and many other men
who were leaders in early Kentucky
history.
The association was organized on tb e
29th day of July, 1926, and William
Pritchard was elected president and
John Writ secretary. The association
| used the Williams race course for Its
! meetings until the year 1928. This
course was loca ed on the Georgetown
pike, near the city limits. In July
| 1928, the association purchased the site
of the present course and, although