Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-14
ARRANGE DATES ON
KENTUCKY RACES
CHURCHILL DOWNS TO HAVE AN
EIGHTEEN-DAY MEET
Lexington and Latonia Agree on Al
lotment of Periods, and All
Three Tracks Are Well
Satisfied

LEXINGTON, KY, August 13.-This
is the schedule arranged today for
racing in Kentucky this fall, and for
which dates will be asked from the
state racing commissions:
Lexington-Seven racing days, from Sat
urday, September Ia, to Saturday, Sep
tember Il, inclusive.
Latonia-Twenty-fo racing days, from
Monday, September %, to Saturday Oc-
tober 10, inclusive.
Louisville-Eghteen racing days, from
Monday, October 21, to Saturday, No
vember 9, inclusive.
This schedule was agreed on at meet
ing held here today of representatives OF
the three Kentucky tracks. Charles F.
Granger, president of the Louisville
Jockey club, represented Louisville; j. N.
Camden, Jr., president of the Lexington
association, Lexington, and Harvey My
ers, La .onia. The chief object of the
meeting was to have the representatives
of the three Kentucky tracks agree on
the order in which their respective tracks
should have racing this fall, so that
there should be no conflict when dates
were asked of the state racing commits
sion, and, incidentally, to suggest
schedule of dates which the commission
will be asked to grant. This business
was transacted at the meeting held this
afternoon and at which there was not
the slightest friction. Harmony was
made easy by Mr.. Granger at the outset
of the meeting stating that Louisville
would be content with any position in the
order which would be agreeable to the
other tracks. He was willing to take the
first, second or third meeting without a
kick. Mr.. Myers for Latonia was also
agreeable to granting Lexington the first
meeting, as the Lexington representative
desired, and the matter was soon settled.
Commission May Grant
A tentative schedule of dates was then
agreed on to submit to the racing com
mission. 1t is expected that Lexington s
request for seven days will be readily
granted by the racing commission, but
neither the Louisville nor Latonia man
agement would be especially surprised or
should the commission cut
Latonia's dates from twenty-four to
twenty days and Louisville from eighteen
to fifteen.
In this event the order of the rulings
will remain as before Latonia following
Lexington and Louisville beginning as
soon as Latonia has ended.
The dates granted Lexington suit ex-
actly, as they will come between the
Bluegrass fair next week and the reg
ular fall trotting meeting in October. The
colored fair here will begin on September
10 and last the remainder of the week, SO
that the race meeting will conflict but
one day, but such conflict would of
course make no difference to either ex-
cept possibly in the street car service.
There are now about $50 horses at the
Lexington track, about $50 of which will
be ready to race at the meeting and as a
number of turfmen whose stables are
now at Latonia or will soon return from
the Canadian and Eastern tracks, there
will be no lack of racing material.
Secretary Letcher said this evening
that the program for the meeting in
September would be similar to that of
the spring meeting.
1t is expected that a meeting of the
racing commission will be called by
Chairman ]. P. Chinn within few weeks
to take action on the Kentucky fall dates.