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FLOCKING TO KENTUCKY TURFMEN GATHERING IN BLUE GRASS STATE FOR APPROACHING SEASON Horses Shipped to Louisville From Juarez Make Tr p in Good Condition with a Single Exception Gossip From Kentucky Sources Louisville Ky April 1 Joseph Sehroiber one of i hit most prominent of fur western turfmen lias arrived here for the opening of the Churchill Downs icnil Douglas Park meetings Mr Schreibers string if horses is here iu charge of trainer John Low1 This is his Ilrst visit t Louisville since this oily lias nttnlueil niiirkiil prominence in turf affairs He Htaiuls high iu California Mexico and other pans of the west In John Lowe he has a trainer vlio never races a horse shoYt The Schreiber band in eludes Jim Kasey General Murchmont Maizle Gii1 and iaskef The latter until she became the prop ¬ erty of Mr Schreiher was a star in the stable of Jack Atkln of California the turfman after whom Hartley Schreibers great horse was named dim Itasey and General Marclmiont raced successfully lust fall in Kentucky but upon that occasion busi ¬ ness kept their owner Iu California CaliforniaJ J Davis a Missouri turfman is back in Kentucky after an absence of more than three years lie is on the lookout for several handy horses to carry his colors this spring During his prolonged absence Mr Davis was in the hospital undergoing treatment for surface cancer of the nose lie has been cuivtl Mr Davis is one of the oldest horsemen now in tha business having raced a stable as far back as the early seventies His last campaign was at the first Juarez winter meeting in F D Weir who iu addition to training his own horses has in training the string of II C Appie gati including the crack twoyearold Old Kosebud has at present only eight horses which he shipped from Juarez to this city He will go to Lexington hi a few days to take up and bring here three other horses which have l een running out there since asc fall He will campaign eleven horses at the Downs and Douglas Park Mr AVeir has under contract ti IlglHwHght rider J McCabe who can ride at ess than KM pounds poundsLeu Leu Marlon has three extra goodlooking two yearolds by the noted Ilormis now in France They ale Patrick chestnut colt out of Orlean Huston Holle chestnut lillv out of Crimea and Chattermis chestnut lilly out of Chatter The latter Isonc of 1ht most sightly twoyearold lillles in frnintug at the Downs and weighs lKO pounds Mr Marion is going slowly with these youngsters He says he may not race them until fall Others in his string iinslst of the threeyearolds Prince Ileriius and Snm irirscli both of which are Kentucky Dnrliv eligibles Varina Henry Kitty Louis Witrick and Doctor Jackson The last named was piircliase1 last fall from M C Prlchnrd a Mobile turfman Mr Marion wintered his horses at Churchill Downs All appear to be in superb condition He anticipates a good season Mr Marion once trained for Chi Is Smith a noted Chicago plunger The peerless lo Tambien and the Hying Maid Marian belonged 10 MrvSmith and were trained by Mr Marion He thinks he lias some chance with both Prince Ilermis ana Sum Ilirsch to win the Kentucky Derby on May 1 Harring training accidents one or l oth will start startKourbon Kourbon Heaii T Collins crack fiveyearold seems to have recovered from a mpturcd tendon sus laineil last spring at Churchill Downs and thcro is every indication that this sensational performer will come bark to the races beginning with the opening of the Downs meeting on May 10 Hourhon Heau is being prepared for the Clark Handicap lie has jiot started since he made the mile record of it Juarez In 11 While Honrbon Heau is round ¬ ing into form George J Longs great racer Free Lanee which encountered a similar mishap at the Downs last summer following an unusually success ¬ ful campaign will not be ready to race until fall fallOf Of the eight carloads of racers shipped to Ixinis ville from Juarez eightyeight in numljer all came through In gvoil shape with the exception of J II Meads Hanly Affected by the long vide and oighteen hours delay Ilanly had a car fit All of the great racers campaigned at Juarez came in the consignment except Pan Xareta winner of eight out of nine starts She is marooned In the Hood at Washington Ind but is expected to reach Lex ¬ ington iu a dav rr two She will be one of the Mars at Churchill Downs and Douglas Park ParkHerd Herd Peak and Gross all of whom rode well at Juarez ans coming to Louisville for the spring ineiting Horel is in California Peak is reducing tt Hot Springs and Gross is at Oakland Cal look ¬ ing after the construction of a new bungalow Joiikio Ixiftus who will in all probability ride Iliiwtliom in the Kentucky Derby on May 10 is now in tilt fsist enjoying his honeymoon lie I ox peoteil 1o arrive iu Louisville April 15 Another noted rider coming to Louisville is P Hill who can ride at JOO pounds A rider liked by longshot backers is X Nathan he of the freckled face This youngster will ride at the Downs and Douglas Park He is connected with f M Odoms stable Nathan is at present visiting his parents in New York YorkSince Since the arrival of the Juarez horses local turf followers have Iteon busy discussing II C Apple gates Old Kosebud This unltcaten colt will hold receptions from now on at the Downs and will share with Hawthorn favorite for the Kentucky Derbv the tfivw honors of the course Old Kose liud left Juarez n champion just as Hawthorn did in 1012 Hawthorn duplicated his Juarez perform ¬ ances There are indications that Old Kosebud will ijo likewise likewiseCapt Capt William Prown of Mobile Ala has arrived to remain until the spring meetings here are over jle is one of the veterans of the turf and has seen everv Derby run at the Downs from the Victory of Aristhles to Worth lie had the management of the late William Coinills stable when Huchanan won the race in the Alabama turfmans colors in ISSl ISSlJohn John Hacluneister general manager of the Doug Ins Park and Latonii tracks is exacted to arrive from Florida in a day or two and he will at once enter upon the task of getting Douglas Park hit spick and span condition for the opening of sprin racing there
