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LEXINGTON TURF NOTES | LEXINGTON, Ky., April 25. L. r. Phelps arrived from Churchill Downs with his Tobacco stakes candidate, Cappie, Al Kirby was advised that his mare Alfa- J dir had a fine looking colt by Sporting Blood, at Piatt and Carrs farm. J. [* Paul has arrived from Louisville with the horses Auntie Millin, Miss Mischief, Glory, landora, Mit and Naomi G. Pat Stanton will make the riding engagements for Jockey L. Neal, during the Kentucky season. Mose Shapoff is a recent arrival from Louisville with the horses Hoy, Miss Mazie and Maximaneh, which will race in his colors. | Kentucky Cardinal was worked three-quarters in 1:18%, immediately after the running of the closing race. He performed impres- I sively. The Croissant Stable sent two horses here to race in care of trainer L. A. Connor. They were Colored Boy and Purity. The other horses are at Douglas Park. Frederick Johnson shipped the two-year-olds. Grit and Emancipation here from Churchill Downs. They are both intended starters in the Tobacco Stakes. The only horses that Jim Moody brought here from Churchill Downs were Handel, Fusileer and Minex, a two-year-old colt by War Star— Rosalind. Jockey A. Wilson is again in the employ of C. H. Knebelkamp. He was under his contract before entering the employ of E. R. Bradley. G. W. Church arrived from Huntington with Jedburgh Abbey, Wayne Jr., Betty C, Bed Seth and a two-year-old colt by Delhi, that has been named Wm. Deegan. President Sewell Combs and general man-gaer T. C. Bradley both expressed themselves well pleased with the result of the opening day and from it they presage a highly successful meeting. Quite a number of the trainers here who have their main strings at Churchill Downs and at Douglas Park departed tonight for Louisville where they will inspect their horses. Matt J. Winn, general manager of the Kentucky Jockey Club and resident manager of Churchill Downs, and Andrew Vennie, were among the interested visitors at the track. The usual large and representative delegations from all of the neighboring cities were on hand for the opening days sport. Louisville and Cincinnati, especially were well represented. • All of the members of the State Pacing Commission were on hand, and prior to the races they were entertained at luncheon by president Sewell Combs and manager T. C. Bradley. William Dondas came over from Latonia for the opening and to look over his promising two-year-old Harry Carroll. He reported that Marty Lou, dam of Harry Carroll had foaled a colt by Atwell at Wiggins Military stock farm. P. Fairbairn, vice-president of the National Biscuit Co., of New York, and owner of some of the horses in the stable of Jack Melherson, arrived for a short visit. He is the guest of Mr. D. T. Matlack at his Fair Oaks Farm on the Winchester Pike. Mr. Matlack, who breeds thoroughbreds on a small scale at his farm, reports the arrival there of the following foals: Chestnut colt, by Ballot- Bright Start, half brother to Guest of Honor, and a brown colt by Huon — Lucky II. May Be So, a niar by Jack Atkin is due to foal by Golden Guinea, Al Kirby arrived from New Orleans where he had been resting up and enjoying himself since the close of the Jefferson meeting. Mr. Kirby who was recently engaged to train the stable of [« T. Cooper, has arranged to take over that portion of the stable that has been in the keeping of Kay Spence. Charles F. Price, who in addition to serving as associate manager of the Kentucky Jockey Club will be one of the board of han-dicappers, was among the visitors and departed tonight for Louisville in company of Daniel E. OSullivan, also an associate manager in the Kentucky Jockey Club. E. R. Bradley, Master of Idle Hour Stock i Farm and extensively interested in the Fair Grounds, New Orleans track, stated that during his recent visit to the Crescent City full plans were completed for the extensive improvements to be made at the track which will include an elaborate club house and other adjuncts for the comfort of the racing patrons of the older established New Orleans course, Henry McDaniol, trainer of the J. K. I* Ross stable, accompanied by business agent W. A. Porter and jockey A. Claver, came over from Churchill Downs to attend the opening. Mr. MclJaniel announced that the Ross horses, which are in training at Churchill Downs, would be shipped to the Woodbine j track in Toronto next Tuesday. James T. Clark was among the visitors I from Louisville, 1 1
