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TURF GOSSIP FROM LOUISVILLE TRACKS LOUISVILLE Ky April 14 Among the horses that Pete Williams brought back from Havana were FauxCol Deckmate Impressive La Kross Grace Lance and Kling Prior to leaving the Cuban capital Williams disposed of six horses among the number being Sedan which was purchased by E C Griffith and Koran which was sold to President Menocal Otto MenocalOtto Stiefel the St Louis turfman was a visitor at Douglas Park yesterday for the purpose of in ¬ specting the horses that he owns in partnership with C E Rowe Mr Stiefel was immensely pleased with the appearance of the horses principally the twoyearold Miss Jemima Miss Jemima is a brown filly by Black Toney Vaila and won on the occa ¬ sion of her only start at New Orleans last winter She has been entered in all of the juvenile filly stakes in Kentucky besides a number to be decided on the eastern tracks tracksThe The wife of John Huffman owner of the mare Mary H is dangerously ill at her home near Douglas Park and her life is despaired of ofFormer Former jockey Friday Mackenzie has written to one of the Churchill Downs officials requesting that he be put in coniTnunication with an owner in need of the services of a jockey Mackenzie states in Iiis letter that he rode from 1895 to 1908 during which time he was employed by Lucky Baldwin and other prominent owners He says he is anxious to return to the saddle and gives his present ad ¬ dress as Omaha Neb NebFrank Frank McKenna wellknown turf follower passed through Louisville yesterday en route from Hot Springs to Lexington Harry LexingtonHarry Lindenberger a wellknown resident of this city and a son of official timer George Liuden berger has been selected to assist Messrs Grainger and Applegate in the work of preparing for the Churchill Powns meeting