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MORE ARRIVALS AT CHURCHILL DOWNS. Racing Strings of F. D. Weir and Other Owners Join Louisville Colony — Newsy Kentucky Gossip. Louisville. Ky.. September 12. — F. I. Weir arrived today at Churchill Dowus from Saratoga with Kingship. Hat Masterson. May Amelia. Galley Slave. Heleae and three two-year-olds. William Shields came from Canada with Smoker. Merman. Spindle. Good News. Colonel Ashmeade, Jane Swift, Nisi ai d several others. With the Weir string came jockeys McCabe and J. King. Jockeys Kmiurt! Steinhardt and W. Morehouse are with Shields. After being delayed en route. Ed Trotter got iu from Canada with a section of F. .1. Pons stable. A leading member of this stable is Hen Double. Be is in good order. Other arrivals included W. W. Dardena Little Father. IL Conihs Sir Kearney. K. Browns Ameron and George Marlmans Admonitor and Albert Star. C. C. Van Meter has purchased from J. S. Bar-bee, of Lexington, a chestnut colt by Peep oDay — Bine Pelf. The best trial today at the Downs was a mile by Bye White in 1:11. At Douglas Park trainer Van Meter sent Princess Industry and Pit-a-Fat a half in 50%. The hundreds uf racers at Churchill Downs and Douglas Park rested yesterday. Many of tbe HI were not even on the tracks for walkiug exercise1. Tom Hatfield had Etl Arrays Plnknia and Friend Harry out for some time, but neither was cantered as fast as a two-minute gait. The 5,000 pair si em to he in the pink of condition considering heir long summer campaign. In fact. Friend Hairy has the appearance of a horse that has not had a race this year. Pinkola is of a different type. He trains thin, hut this does not prevent him from at all times running a good race. Trainer Hatfield in lends to give them both careful preparation for tin St. Leger Handicap, to be run on the opening day of the fall meeting at Churchill Downs. October 1. end lsjth are regarded as certain starters in this event. W. II. Shelley, racing secretary of the Kentucky Assoeiati n. was here today distributing the book program of the meeting, which is to open at Lexington September 19. The urogram is the most pretentious ever Issued by the Kentucky Association in the fall, and the stake entries embrace some of tbe fleetest thoroughbreds in training. The Phoenix Hotel Handicap will be run on the opening date. The Nursery Stud Selling Stakes will be ilecpied Wednesday. September 21. Tbe Elmendorf Handicap, all ages, will be the feature on Saturday, Sep t ember 21. The Idle Hour Farm Handicap is down US decision on Monday. September 28. and the Lexington Brewery Sidling Stakes will be tun on Wednesday, September 28, the tinal day. Mr. Shelley returned tonight to Lexington. The renewal at Lexington of the Phoenix Hotel Handicap revives a race that has not been run for nearly two decades. It is one of the oldest events in American racing. Its first running was in ISM and its tirst winner was F. S. Grant. Cold King, afterward a noted broodmare, won the race iu the second year of its existence*. Among its winners later were the following: Pompev Payne. Enquirer and his great son. McWhorter: Day Star. Falsetto. Fonso. Hindoo and the mighty Freeland. This event was discontinued as a fall feature in the early nineties, although once or twice since it has been a spring feature. The Churchill Downs stakes will be run on the following dates this fall: Saturday. October 1. — St. Leger Handicap, ttaree- oar-olds and upward, value S2.O00: distance gm n. ile sod awe-sixteenth. Tuesday. October 4.— The Autumn Stakes, two-year-olds, value ,500; thrce-ipiartors of a mile Thursday. October 0. — The South Louisville Handicap, all ages, value ,500: three-quarters of a mile. Saturday. October 8. — The Frank Fehr Handicap, three-year olds and upward, value .010: one mile and twenty vards. Tuesday. October 11. — The Maple Selling Stakes, three-year-olds and upward, value ,500; three-quarters of a mile. Thursday. October 1.".. -Tbe Shawnee Selling Stakes, three yesr-oidtl and upward, value 11,500; one mile and one -i teent b. Saturday. October 18. The Falls City Handicap, all ages, value ,000; three-quarters of a mile. . Tuesday. October i s Tbe Cherokee Selling Stakes. all ages, mine 1,500; one mile. Thursday, October 20. The Golden Bod Selling Stakes, two year olds, value ,500; three-quarters of a mile. Saturday. October 22. -The Iroquois Handicap, three year-old* and upward, value ,000; one mile. John llachiueister, manager of the La too is Jockey ciub. arrived today and will remain Indefinitely He predicts that l.atonia will have a banner fall meeting. The entries to the stakes there are both liberal in number and high in class. Among the hones John W. Schorr will race at Latonia this fall are Planutess. Tom Ilayward. Edda. BeSDOnsful. KUverlne, Paul Davis. Woodbine. John Beardon and Bayerin. Mr. Schorr will ship to Latonia his entire string of twenty-odd horses, with jockey Guy Burns and his latest saddle acquisition. "Hrownie" Cole. These riders will be seen hi the saddle at Churchill Downs during the tinal two weeks of the meeting. Theodore Abadie is tightening up Carlton C. which be purchased at Latonia from S. K. Hughes. He will race him at Lexington and will make a bid for the Elmendorf Handicap and the Lexington Brewery Stakes. Ed MeCloskey. who is organizing a stable to race at Marlboro. Md.. has purchased from F. J. Pons the Slly, Dolly Hull man. J. C. Calm has ordered stalls for eight horses coming here from Latonia. Seven of the number are maiden three-year-olds of Mr. Calms own raising, by the noted English-bred horse. Bitter Hoot. The remaining member of the siring is tie- two-year-old BHy. Mockker, which Mr. Cabn bought last summer at Latonia from Harney Schreiber. Mr. Calm is one ot the few turfmen who have won both the Kentuekv Derby and Kentucky Oaks. 1 he has a fondness lor Louisville as a racing point. He Won the Derby with Typhoon II., defeating the mighty Ornament, and be captured the Oaks with Crochet in lstis. One "f the thr year-olds he is bringing here to race this tall is out of tbe latter mare. John Walters, acting for a Canadian turfman, has "i" 1 negottatlons with Capt. J. T. WttUams for the purchase of the crack fwo-year-oKL Governor Clay Captain Williams has named 0,000 as bis price for the youngster ami it is Improbable that Mosaic will I mftiniinated. J. W. May was at Donglas Park and Churchill Downs a day or two ago looking for a location for his big String of homes, which he will bring here for lie- fall meeting when the coming Kentuekv s :. elation meeting at Lexington ends. The trainer of Miss Nett and Dsnger Mark rather likes Dou-las Park, where he did his spring training this year, though Secretary Davis offered him quarters, if he desired them, at Churchill Downs. Mr. May has .1. C. Greeners great colt. Countless, in his string temporarily and will race him at Lexington as he did at Saratoga. The sou of Tbe Commoner would • have I n sold at Saratoga for a large sum had lie been able lo pass a veterinary examinal ion. but he 1 failed Countless may race to an old age. hill be b not a sound h.,r e. measured from the veterinarian Stands d. ami his .Hcasional lameness cave trainer .1. ; c. tVrrlsa much concern here early in the spring! i hough ii did not affect his racing lo any great extent.
