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CHURCHILL DOWNS NOTES 4 4 LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 2. Thomas Piatt, Allen Gallaher and James Reed were among the visitors from Lexing ton, while former senator J. N. Camden and Charles Nuckols were in the delegation from Woodford County. Benjamin Block, who won the 1922 running of the Kentucky Derby with Morvich, flashed a very strong hand for the coming renewal of that race when his Morstone, son of Morvich, accounted for his first engagement at Jamaica Friday. Morstone, trained by Clarence Buxton, will be shipped to Churchill Downs the latter part of next week. R. Cuttrish has taken over the book of Herb Fisher and will handle the latters engagements throughout the meeting. Condition books for the first eight days of the Washington Park meeting opening May 25 and running to June 27, inclusive, were distributed by racing secretary Wm. H. Shelley today. C. W. Hay, general manager of Washington Park, and Charles W. Bidwill, secretary of the Illinois Turf Association, were among the morning arrivals from Chicago. Sewell Combs, member of the State Racing Commission and part owner of a large stable here, motored from Lexington to be present at the opening. Three two-year-olds, all by For Fair, are ready to carry the colors of Irvine Kort here. They are fillies from Miss Babe and Pretty Malley and a colt from Lady in Gold, The Jeff ers Brothers vanned their Thrush-way, Spanish Girl and Sergeant Carter, all juveniles, from Lexington. Mrs. O. C. Raschs Tommie Kirnan, Eleanors Choice, La Pooch and Yaqui, shipped here from Agua Caliente, were reported in good condition by O. C. Rasch, who looks after their training. Jockey C. Turk checked in from California and will do most of the riding for the Reichert Brothers. Mrs. J. M. Reeds Butter Beans, which finished second to Princess Ivre in the Hinata Stakes at Lexington, arrived here and will be pointed for the Debutante Stakes to be renewed on May 15. Others in the Reed stable were sent to Aurora and Butter Beans goes from here to Washington Park. O. A. Bianchi unloaded Hiram Kelly, Verili Ballot, Wotna, High Fruit and Golden Sun, prepared and raced at Lexington. Mrs. H. E. Thomas engaged Roy Slomer, former trainer of the C. W. Bidwill stable, to look after Farr, James M., and the two-year-old Grey Lock, a son of Apex and Fayette. The big Gallaher and Combs stable, numbering nineteen head, came in from Lexington during the day. It embraces the Kentucky Oaks candidate Plumage, winner of the Ashland Oaks at Lexington, the three-year-olds Oswego and Back Log and others of the top, grade. Oswego and Back Log, forced out of the Kentucky Derby through illness contracted at Lexington several weeks back, have been returned to training and will be pointed for the American Derby. L. C. Veatch arrived from Lexington with the Serenatas Farms Scarlet Brigade, Louise Wilson, Annette B. and Buds Vivian, and F. C. McAtee unloaded Low Gear, George McCrann, Lady Witt, Gibbys Choice, Dorita and June Bush, which he raced in partnership with J. H. Hardwick. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Swikard are expected from Chicago next week to remain until after the Derby. Mrs. Swikard has a num ber of horses here in charge of J. T. Taylor. Otto Torrell sold at private terms to Harry Neusteter the mare Spectacular and she carried the Neusteter colors in the sixth race today. Joe Umensetter is training the veteran Little Colonel for Burley Derasett.
