Editor Advocato : Tho answer to
your problom is $10,010 00.
J. E. Groves.
Sharpsburg, Ky., April 14, '98.
Editor Advocate : Noticing your
volvet problom I Bend you tho answer,
which Is $10,010. Yours truly,
J. B. Spratt.
Hazel Green, Ky., April 18, '98.
Editor Advocate: As au answer
to your noted velvot problem I submit
tho following: $10,010.
ItoBpecifuIly,
R B. D.
OASTOIIIA.
Bears tho j4 lha Kin(J m WwafS Bought
LOUISVILLE RACES.
Greatest Spring Meeting Ever
Held in
ning May 4.
Doginning ou Dorby Day, May i,
one of tho grcatost raco mcotings ever
held in Kentucky will be given at tho
famous Louisville raco course. Eloven
stakes, including tho Kentucky Dorby,
worth $G,000, will bo run during
tho flfloou days. All tho crack horses
in tho country aro engaged in theso
stakop, including Ornanfeut, Plaudit,
Bannockburn, Simon W., Buck
Bangle, Wbitettosl, Alleviate
Flora Louise, Algol, Byrou McClel
land, Liebor Karl, Maoy, Balvable,
Flying Dutr.hmau, Presbyterian, Ta-
luca, Gallivant, Floischmaun, Came
ro, Moadotvthorpo, Dr. Back, Boa
norges, Rahiiro, Performance,
Bon Ilolladay and many oth
ers. Nearly 1,000 horses aro now
quartered at Churchill Downs, insur
ing largo Holds aud exciting contests.
Thero will bo flvo oa more races each
day, with liberal added money.
All tho railroads have put on cheap
excursion ratos, tho road trip from
Mt. Sterling boing only ono faro.
This also includes admission to tho
grand stand, each railroad ticket having
a coupon attached which can bo
oxchangqd for a badgo at tho gate.
This is tho choapost rate ovor offered
from this point, and a big delegation
will leave horo pn Dorby Day to tko
advantage of it.
