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G. J. LONG HORSES REACH LOUISVILLE Arrive from Saratoga in Good Condition J. J. Troxler .Stablo at the Downs. By Cliarlos A. Bergin. Louisville, Ky., September 7. The division of the George J. Long stable, that trainer Pete Coyne campaigned at the Saratoga meeting, arrived here yesterday morning in good condition, after an uneventful trip. The shipment had been delayed somewhat, due to the difficulty of securing cars. As the Long barn at Churchill Downs is occupied by the big band of Mr. Longs yearlings that are being broken, the new arrivals hud to be given quarters at Douglas Park, whore they will be freshened uj for the local meetings. The good mare Kathleen, for several years the pride of the Long stable, was not among the number to arrive. She had previously been sold to K. B. McLean, and will not be seen on the Kentucky tracks this autumn.. Most of the returning horses are two-year-olds, including Free Cutter, a stake winner at Latonia, Ocean Sweep, Laggard, Quito and Jerda. But pool-success attended the stable at Saratoga, Kathleen being the only member of the establishment to win a race. It was immediately following this winning race that she became the property of Mr. McLean. The Long yearlings now at the Downs comprise the largest band that the popular Louisville owner has had within recent years; They total twenty-four head, twenty of which are the product of Mr. Longs Bashford Manor Farm, near this city, while the remainder are from the consignment that J. O. Keene imported from England this year. The home-breds are principally by Free Lance, the stallion that met such a tragic death in an encounter with Ralph, another stallion last spring, Alvescot, the farm.s oldest stallion, Trap Rock anil Sweep. The youngsters have ben at the Downs since July 17, and have progressed and developed wonderfully under the able care.of the stables: head foreman. The English yearlings have been here but a short .time and their appearance hai created a most favorable impression. J. J. Troxler is back at the Downs with five i horses, intended for the Kentucky fall meetings. I The stable is headed by the good two-year-old Fern llandley, a frequent winner this year and which is a likely candidate - for the .Breeders Futurity, i Rhymer and First Star, the latter now eight years old and a couple of two-year-olds complete the stable. One of the" two-year-olds is a promising maiden by Cunard Armilda, which lias been showing much promise in his work, here. Walter Davison Promising Jockey Prospect. Troxler has under his wing a 17 year old lad, Walter Davison by name, and a native of Buffalo, N. Y., that he believes will develop into a good rider. The boy has been galloping horses for Troxler for a year and this fall he will enter the ranks of the , riders. After the close of the Kentucky season, Mr. Troxler intends getting together a much larger stable for the winters campaign at Tijuana. Bob Campbell, the veteran colored trainer, has only one horse under his care at the Downs at present. This is" Lodestar, a two-year-old, that has not yet faced the barrier in a race. This colt is going along nicely for Campbell, who is confident that it will not be long before the colt earns brackets in the coming fall racing. It. was Campbell who broke and trained Jack Hare Jr. last spring for Col. W. E. Applegate. At the time the winner of this years Grab Bag Handicap was in his care, Campbell did not regard him as being anything above the ordinary. W. L. Drake of this city, owner of a stable being trained by W. H. Frey, has started suit in the Canadian courts against the Canadian Express Company, for injuries received by the horse Subject in being unloaded at the Hamilton, Ont. track last silmmer. As a result, the horses usefulness as a racer is at an end. It is alleged that the companys negligence in not providing proper unloading facilities caused the injury. Tom Murphy, trainer of the A. K. Macomber stable at Churchill Downs, has gone to Lexington to inspect the Macomber horses now at Beaumont Farm.
