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Show RICHER PURSES FDR RACES JNKEHTUCKY Additional Money Makes Cards Attractive; New Orleans Or-leans Booms. By. JACK SALLEE. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 14 There will be a few changes this spring in the list of handicaps to be offered by the four race tracks in Kentucky. This will grow out of the ruling of the racing commission commis-sion last week, which provides that iu the future purses must average $S0u per race at Louisville and Latonia and $6u0 at Lexington. This act of the commission ironed out all of the wrinkles in the quarrel quar-rel between the commissioners and the jockey clubs. Incidentally the action came from the commission while the case of the Douglas Park Jockey club against the racing commission was hanging fire between the local court and the supreme court. Now it is believed that there will be no appeal. Turfmen and public alike were pleased by tills step of the commission, because it means that this spring the handicap division of horses will be seen under silks more frequently than in the past. There will be handicaps nearly every day at Churchill Downs and Douglas Park this spring that will call for 1000 or more. This will be possible under the new ruling, which perniis the jockey clubs to give minimum purses of 5600 and the accumulated accumu-lated funds be placed the same day in another race. It would not be surprising to see the off-days, if they may be termed as such, with a programme of four 5600 races for the selling platers, . two $1000 handicaps and a headliner with 1 51200 added. That such purses are sure 1 to bring results is the belief of the officials offi-cials of the four jockey clubs. The racing secretaries in Kentucky are looking forward to the spring campaign, with much pleasure, Inasmuch as they will be able for the first time to plan the most elaborate cards ever known in Kentucky. With three good events on a card which would draw out the best In that particular division the sport will attain at-tain the place .the best interests have j hoped for in the past. It has been the aim of the commissioners, as well as those interested in the racing game, to make the purses worth enough to en- courage all owners to try to get home in front with their charges. It will not be surprising if there are some trotting races in Louisville next fa'l. There is a movement on foot to try out the trotting game in this city again- If it is successful it is believed that -it will cause the revival of a few of the old nurseries in these parts. The meeting at New Orleans is progressing progres-sing even more favorably than press-I press-I agent stories early in the winter lndl-! lndl-! cated The old Fair Grounds track is : booming. Some of the best fiorses in the : countrv are racing there and the public lis showing Its appreciation of the class i of the sport by patronizing the course . freely. Of the sprinters, Leochares holds the palm right now, out nn z.areta, auei she gets into prime condition, may wrest his laurels from him. She ran unplaced her first start there, the first time in many a long day, as she holds the record of present times for being the most consistent con-sistent of fillies. Out of her starts, which number above 100, she has been out of the money onlv a ffew times. Leochares picked up 130 pounds Tuesday and won without much trouble. There have been a few additions to the list of the stakeholders in the Palm Gar-den Gar-den to take care of those speculatively inclined. The eastern contingent has been wagering rather heavily there this season, and the layers of odds have learned to respect the judgment of the ' men from the east. There was a big play ' from that crowd Monday for Kultur from , the barn of Harry Payne Whitney. This three-year-old runs like a good one and mav do on the big circuit. Reports from Juarez Indicate that the meeting there is much better now, as the merchants have got over with the Christmas rush and are able to cross the . Rio Grande for the sport. The $2 mu-tuels mu-tuels went a long way toward clearing up the situation, and since their installa-' installa-' tion plav has been better, as well as i prices The $1 variety did not please the 1 followers of racing there, though the j Mexicans went to the small machines, i hook, line and sinker. |
