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NOTABLE DERBY GATHERING Special Trains Bring Many Prominent People to Witness Kentuckys Famous Race LOUISVILLE Ky May 5 Arrivals from all parts of the country have been steady during the past week and all of the hotels have all their space booked solidly for some time Late comers will be forced to seek accommodations in private residences A greater number of private railroad cars will also be here than formerly Special trains from various sections of the country including New York Chicago Memphis St Louis Cleveland Pittsburgh and New Orleans will begin their journey tonight some of them reaching Louisville tomorrow morning and continuously from then on until Saturday morning morningThe The galaxy of notables will also be greater than before many of them paying a visit to Churchill Downs for the first time Official Washington will be represented by at least two members of the cabinet at the Derby AttorneyGeneral Harry Daugherty and Secretary of the Interior Albert B Fall will be the guests of Price McKinney to wit ¬ ness the running of the big event Advices to the effect that General John J Pershiug will be a guest of Mr and Mrs E B McLean have been received here He will be entertained by Mr and Mrs Alvin T Ilert during his stay here hereJonutt Jonutt Slmiise former assistant secretary of the treasury will have William G McAdoo his old chief as his guest Derby day Mrs McAdoo daugh ¬ ter of former President Woodrow Wilson will ac ¬ company her husband here hereIxmis Ixmis G Kiiuffman president of the Chemical Phoenix Bank of New York and Oliver Harriman head of the Harriman National Bank of the same city will make the journey here in their private cars carsJudge Judge Morgan OBrien is another New Yorker coming partyE He will be in August Belmonts party E W Marland millionaire owner of the Marland Oil Co Ponca City Okia is here with six guests in his private yacht White Marsh They came by way of New Orleans and are living aboard the yacht here hereGovernor Governor AV T McCreary of Indiana has a box reserved adjoining that of Governor Edwin II Morrow of Kentucky Former Senator Thomas Tag gart DerbyJ is another Indianan coining for the Derby J M Herbert president of the Sr Louis and Southeastern Railroad company is bringing a party of five for the Derby They will be the guests of Charles 11 Long Jr while here hereEntries Entries to the Seelbach Hotel Handicap at three quarters with a value of 1500 to be run Derby day closed today Twenty were named for it and they comprise the best sprinters in this section Weights and declarations are die tomorrow tomorrowJockey Jockey Joe Rodriguez who came from Maryland to ride Pluribus in the Derby will have the mount on Billy Barton it was announced today todayJockey Jockey L McAtee was an arrival from the East this morning morningThe The Xalapa Farm Stable will be shipped to Mary ¬ land on next Sunday I eonardo II and Bon Ilomme are eligible for the Preakncss and it is the inten ¬ tion of James W McClelland to start them both in the rich Iimlico race raceFred Fred Fenchler was among the El Paso contingeut which arrived this morning to witness the Derby DerbyHarry Harry Breivogel resident manager at Latonia is assisting in the arrangements for Derby day at the Downs Ho will return to the Milldale course next week to prepare for Hie meeting there therePlacide Placide Frigero came in this morning from New Orleans He reports that more people are coming from the Crescent city Iliis year to see the Derby than ever before
