Show Kentucky Comm ish Scratches Spring Meet at Latonia Rainy Weather Puts Skids Under Year Old Tradition COVINGTON Ky Kj Jan Tan 18 AP AI The Tho Tho Kentucky racing commission met here hero today and decided to eliminate eliminate nate sate spring thoroughbred raco race meeting Tho Thio stop step was R a radical radi radl- cal departure from front Kentucky's spring racing p program The Tho commission announced that the tho chief reason for abandoning tho Latonia spring meeting which T heretofore heretofore here here- has been held regularly at that time for forty seven cars was yas tho the weather GOOD WEATHER SCARCE Last spring tho the commission said Latonia experienced four t rainy days das out of or a twenty nine day m meeting meeting- During the tho fall lall Latonia had a 3 similar experience a good track prevailing for lor only seven daso days das o of a n. thirty day day ty-day schedule Duo to those two misfortunes tho the commission decided to discard Latonia's La La- tonia's spring meeting and set tho the opening opening- dato date for fOl the first Latonia meeting for Juno 28 8 That mooting meeting a no Hummer affair will last until August August Au Au- gust 9 and Includes thirty seven running days There will be no racing In Kentuck Kentucky Kentucky Ken Ken- tuck tucky from Decoration day lay until L late lato June opening LexIngton Lexington Lexington Lex Lex- ington and Louisville Louls wilt will havo have their usual spring dates but under tinder tho the new now schedule hors horsemen men will bo be bon behl botn tn n hl a a. position to ship from Churchill Downs at the conclusion of or that tracks track's first meeting to lo Washington Washing Washing- ton park lark Chicago another track under Col Matt Iatt J. J Winns Winn's supervision super- super vision Islon CONTINUOUS RACING Kentucky racing will ill bo be resumed at tho the completion of tho tue Illinois meet meet and und thero there will be continuous pacing In this state from irom that time until the snow lies flies The commission lon granted the fol- fol Kentucky track dates Lexington Lexington April Api prU 11 17 to May 3 15 da days s Churchill ns Do Downs May May 7 to May isLy 1 31 19 9 d days 3 I. I Juno June la-June Juno 28 8 to August 9 37 days Dado Dade Paik Park August August 13 to September Sep Sep- l' l 6 22 days dars Lexington Lexington 13 September 13 3 to September Sep Sep- 20 7 d days ys Latonia September September 27 7 to October 25 5 25 5 days Churchill Downs Downs October October S to November S 8 8 11 days |