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LOUISVILLE TURF NOTES t : 4 LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 11. A. B. Hancock, master of Claiborne and Ellerslie Studs, paid his first visit of the year to the Downs. Thomas Piatt, owner of Brookdale Farm, came from Lexington for the afternoon. R. C. Thatcher, Colorado banker and owner of a stable here in charge of W. Sims, was among the week-end arrivals and may stay for the remainder of the meeting. A second operation for the removal of infection about the jaw bone was performed upon C. Buntes Starboard Light. The Bunte colt has been ailing for several months. The horses of O. Viau, A. Luzarder and W. Hinphy left for Bainbridge Park, the Cleveland track opening Saturday. Track superintendent Thomas Young returned from Chicago and reported a number of stables at Washington Park and Lincoln Fields awaiting the Chicago season. Gentle Julia, dam of Cousin Jo, winner of the Kentucky Oaks here Saturday, is due to foal by Noah at Charles Nuckols farm in Woodford County. This season she will be returned to Stimulus, sire of Cousin Jo. Stimulus is standing at A B. Hancocks Claiborne Stud. A yearling half-brother to Cousin Jo is at the Nuckols farm. He is by Baigneur. Cousin Jo will have her next important engagement in the 0,000 added Illinois Oaks, at Washington Park, and later goes to Latonia for the Latonia Oaks and to Arlington Park for the Matron Stakes. Eugene James, who rode her in Saturdays stake, today signed up to pilot her in the Illinois Oaks. J. J. Greely returned from Aurora, where he inspected the division of his stable in charge of his son. Following the Downs meeting Greely will reassemble his entire stable at Washington Park. John F. Schorr, acting for E. B. McLean, sold to Jack Howard the two-year-old Porters Dream. The daughter of The Porter and Dream of Allah won her last start here and is a half-sister to Prince of Wales. Earl Pool suffered a badly wrenched knee while filling the engagement on Betty Derr in the Kentucky Oaks and was unable to ride today. The Audley Farm two-year-olds Dunes, Tappanaugh and Colonel Beau have been unsexed. Barnard B. Jones, owner of Audley Farm, and a large party will arrive here Thursday from Virginia to remain until after the Derby. H. W. Miller got away Sunday for Bainbridge Park with ten horses. Mr. and Mrs. Mose Shapoff, who make their home here, arrived from New York. E. P. Waggoner and G. P. Waggoner, sons of W. T. Waggoner, wealthy Texas oil operator and owner of the Three Ds Stock Farm and Stable, arrived Sunday from Fort Worth. They were accompanied by James Wright, sheriff of Tarrant County, Texas, and tomorrow will be joined by their nephew, "Buster" Waggoner and friends. Dr. T. M. Cassidy and J. H. Louchheim, eastern patrons, are expected here Tuesday.
