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RACING GOSSIP FROM LOUISVILLE Plenty of Horses at AVork Jockeys and Owners Fast Arriving IOlISVILLE Ky March Hli One would think that it was much closer to the opening of the racing season than one month to see the number of thoroughbreds out for exercise daily at Churchill Downs and Douglas Park Additions to the turf colony are coming in from the winter tracks pretty rapidly now but all report that it still is a hard task to get horse cars especially at New Orleans where many owners are held up because of lack of transportation facilities facilitiesJ J AV Tex Forman came in from the Crescent City yesterday He will go to Cincinnati within a few days to consult an eye specialist as his eyes have been failing for long time He brought back one horse Itmizuf a twoyearold by ISnnnymede Xafra which he punbased from A P Spreekels during the Fair Grounds meeting meetingUemy Uemy Dorr well known in New Orleans turf circles stoppeil off here yesterday en route tu French Lick Springs Ind where he will take a vacation following a strenuous winter lie was forced to call off a trip to Hawaii recently after getting as far as California because of the large number of steamship reservations ahead of his hisEd Ed Knebelkamp came up from the Crescent City and will look after the racing interests of AV F Knebelkamp his brother whose horses wintered at Churchill Downs The latter is also owner of the Louisville baseball club and is devoting his time at present to getting things ready for the opening of the season seasonMatt Matt J AVinn vicepresident and general manager of the Kentucky Jockey Club has gone to New York on a brief business trip He expects to re ¬ turn hen next Monday AVhile in the east he will interview numerous owners and trainers of Ken ¬ tucky Derby candidates as to their plans for send ¬ ing their eligible for the rich race here hereJockeys Jockeys Fred Smith and Claude Hunt are addi ¬ tions to the riders ranks both coming from New Orleans Hunt Is employed by C AV Clark for whom he rode at the Fair Grounds last winter winterHay Hay lor Hickman one of the best known business men of this city who races a few horses as a diversion has nominated Pousse Cafe II and Nancy Wyatt a pair of twoyearold fil ¬ lies which lie purchased at Saratoga last summer for a number of stakes to be run on the Kentucky circuit this season Pousse Cafe II is by Pita Herbert CafeauLait while Nancy Wyatt is by King James Disillusion The Hickman horses are being trained by Walter Hopkins for years manager of Hashford Manor Farm for George J Long LongNEW NEW FIRMS DICK AVELLES FILLY FILLYAnother Another new local racing firm is that of Koim Theisen and this establishment has a trio of good looking twoyearold fillies in it which are also extensively engaged in stakes They have Pen well a bay in color by Dk1 AVelles Penalty Kasola also a bay by McGee Tinkle and Quiek view a black by Kock Aiew Mistress juickly These horses are being trained by K P Prooks and like those of Mr Ilickman they wintered at Churchill Downs DownsDan Dan Lohan has a good looking chestnut twoyear old which ho has named Hingrose that he is confi ¬ dent about lie has him well entered in the Kentucky events for his age Hingrose is a son of Hronzewing a mare well remembered by race ¬ goers because of the thrills she used to afford them by her slow beginning proclivities and her ability to make up ground in the final three eighths of a mile of a race She was owned by the late Alex P Humphrey Jr who was killed during the Avar and for whom Lehan trained Seth is the sire of Uingrcrso This colt is a half brother to Alex Jr Lehans eligible in the Ken ¬ tucky Derby He also has a rather impressive looking filly which he named Myrtle Moore She is entered in a number of stakes too She is by Magneto Mary Callahan CallahanIncluded Included in th H J Hrannon list of twoyear olds is Golden Dreams a chestnut filly by Dick Finnell Moouet and therefore a halfsister to Jack Hare Jr This filly is in the Debutante and Spring Trial Stakes to be run at Chunhill Downs as well a most of the other big events for which she is eligible at Lexington and Latonia LatoniaAVonl AVonl has been received from John C Ferriss that be will ship here April 1 from Xew Orleans lie will bring buck Jack Hare Jr the fast sprinter which proved such a disappointment at the Fair Grounds last winter and which is owned by Col W E Applegate Jack Hare Jr is ostensibly as good as ever as far as bis workouts are con ¬ cerned and many contend that he did not like tin Fair Grounds track and that this accounts for hi poor performances over it Jockeys George Moles worth and William Wright will accompany the Ferriss stable north
