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LATEST TURF GOSSIP FROM LOUISVILLE LOUISVILLE Ky August 12 Tom Young track superintendent at both Churchill Downs and Douglas Park has the two courses in excellent condition and the horsemen are loud in their praise of his work The Kentucky Jockey Club according to men who have been racing horses for years is extremely fortunate in getting the services of three such capable track superintendents as Young here John Keegan at Lexington and Charley Nolte at Latonia LatoniaJoe Joe Umensetter will ship his entire stable to Lexington within a few days He said that he will sendJsome of his horses to the post in the races at the Blue Grass Fair Quite a few owners will leave here earlier than otherwise in order to bt on hand for the fair Jockey Frank Murphy is spending the summer on his farm near Toledo Ohio Last spring Murphy did not ride up to his best form and he is freshening himself up in the hopes of regaining his ability at the coming autumn meetings in Kentucky Former jockey Roscoe Goose now has seven year ¬ lings in his care six belonging to John S Ward and the other his own Roscoe Is one trainer wlt does not have to worry about exercise boys as he can be seen daily galloping and working his horses at Douglas Park ParkKay Kay Spence has sent word here that he will bring what horses he has been racing at Saratoga to ¬ gether with the highpriced yearlings he purchased for W V Thrnves to Douglas Park this week L Haekett is looking after the twentyMini horses which Spence left here for the summer They will be sent to Lexington for the racing there within a few weeks weeksMrs Mrs J M Hubbard has sold Enos to Will Keed for a reported price of 2000 The fouryearold sou of Beth Lady Hildreth formerly was a mein ber of the Pastime Stable It looks as though judge Charles F Price will have to forego his uniniil summer vacation this year He had planned to visit his son in Chleupo when the race riots broke out and caused him to postpone his trip and about the time he got ready to co to Atlantic City railroad conditions bccume u unsettlfd that lie callLU that journey off for tluk time being
