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| VISITORS FROM FAR AND I j NEAR AT THE DERBY j Swager Sherley, former congressman from Louisville and now a Washington attorney, arrived from the capitol this morning for the Derby. Samuel A. Culbertson, president of Churchill Downs, will have Walter Denegre, of Washington, and Seth Sprague, of New York, as Derby visitors. Leonard N. Nason, author of "Chevrons" and other books, arrived from Boston to be the guest of Fred R. Vaughn for the Derby. J. H. Louchheim and family arrived from Philadelphia to witness Economic carry his colors in the Derby. State officials who will be here from Frankfort tomorrow are Bailey P. Wooton, attorney general; H. H. Denhardt, adjutant-general; J. Dan Talbott, state auditor; Miss Sara Mahan, secretary of state; James R. Dorman, state banking commissioner; Eugene Flowers, commissioner of agriculture; Elam Huddleston, state treasurer; James H. Richmond, superintendent of public instruction; John B. Lewis, chairman of the state tax commission, and H. H. Holeman, secretary to Governor Ruby Laffoon. Among the Chicagoans here, are Judge James F. Fardy, R. J. Nash, P. A. Nash, Tom Nash, John Nash, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shanner. Lieut. Governor Albert B. Chandler arrived from his home at Versailles this morning and will remain until after the running of the Derby. Theodore E. Mueller, a member of the State Racing Commission, whose Pitts-burgher was one of the western choices for the 1931 Derby, has as his Derby guests at his Shady Brook Farm, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hall, of Boston; Mr. and Mrs. Francis Andres and Miss Mary Reed, of Pittsburg. Col. Charles Blakely and Mrs. Blakely, of Fort Bragg, N. C, arrived today and have as their guests for the Derby at the home of R. Baylor Hickman, Capt. Breckinridge Day and Mrs. Day and Captain and Mrs. W. Williamson of Fort Bragg. Mr. Hickman, father of Mrs. Blakely is a breeder of thoroughbreds and Mrs. Blakleys brother, Baylor Hickman has several horses in training. The blue grass breeding section will be represented by Thomas A. Piatt, Thomas ; I Carr Piatt, Tom B. Young, Jack Young, Fraser Lebus, Clarence Lebus, Rodes Estill, : : Gorham Brothers, W. S. Asbury, J. O. Keene, ■ Judge John T. Ireland, Charles S. Patrick, [ j C. E. Marvin, William Farmer, Edward Madden, Charlton Clay, Charles Nuckols, John I Morris, Howard Davis, J. A. Judy, L. C. i Railey, Edward Simms, Arthur B. Hancock, Phil T. Chinn and others. | Sanford C. "Pop" Lyne, who, despite his four score years, considers himself the youngest breeder of them all, motored down from his stud farm at Brannon Station for j the Derby. Mr. Lyne, whose son Lucien Lyne is still riding winners on the continent, his last success being in Belgium, belongs I j to the old school of breeders, who well re- : members Aristides, the little red horse. "I have witnessed the running of many Derbys, but I believe this is the most open of them all. There have been few years that I have not seen one horse in my estimation that stood out, but the field for tomorrows race appears to be a well matched i one,- was Mr. Lynes answer as to his choice: for the classic. Among the distinguished guests arriving today was Governor Ruby Laffoon of Kentucky. Governor Laffoon came from BYank- i fort and was accompanied by relatives and I friends. Tomorrow Kentuckys chief executive : will present to the owner of the Derby j ; winner the handsome and valuable cup, em- j blematic of Derby conquest. I Visitors arrived from New York today in i their private cars and with parties of ! friends included George W. Olvaney and I I John W. Curry, Tammany leaders, and Cor- I nelius Vanderbilt Whitney, whose Top Flight, winter book favorite for the race, I j was withdrawn following her defeat in the [ Wood Memorial Stakes. Mrs. L. G. Kaufman | of New York and the owner of Tick : On, favorite for classic honors, came from the East with her party of guests in three special cars. Mrs. John Hay Whitney and her husband also reached the Derby city from the Whitney farm at Lexington, where they stopped off on the way from New York. One of the largest of hundreds of Derby parties will be that of artist Fred O. Klee-satel of St. Louis. Mr. Kleesatel will have as his guests Otto Rugg, manager of the St. Louis Municipal Opera; H. B. Deal and G. A. Quest of the H. D. Deal Company; Fred Schmoll, who controls several St. Louis amusement companies; Father P. H. Bradley, Harry Nieuhaus, L. G. Smith, Jr., H. A. Strathmann, Walter J. Knight, William Collins, Clarence Deal, Elmer Schewe, Albert Schaub, James Forseter, E. A. Uthoff, E. O. Dorsch, Graham Sears and Arthur E. L. Sherman. The party comes in from St. Louis tomorrow morning in a private car. Mrs. Louis J. Herrmann, daughter of Col. Matt J. Winn, is entertaining for the Derby Mr. and Mrs. Ogden J. Hamilton of Cincinnati, Mrs. H. J. Kirschberg and Miss Clara Winn of Chicago. Miss Elizabeth Daingerfield, who maintains the Haylands breeding establishment in Fayette County, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. C. Van Winkle, and will have with her for the Derby Miss Mary West, who bred Universe, the winner of the Wood Memorial and which went amiss while training for his Derby engagement. For the Derby the guests of Col. E R. Bradley, who has reserved six club house boxes, will include his sister, Mrs. Bailey, and her daughter. Peggy; Allen Callum and Miss Mary Callum of Pittsburgh; Mrs. H. P. Gardner, daughter of Col. J. P. Sullivan of New Orleans; John Ewing, publisher and also of New Orleans; Mrs. Gussie Donahue and Franklin Hutton of New York; Watty Morton of Philadelphia, Mrs. Sharpe of Pittsburgh, among others. Special trains from New York, Washington, Philadelphia, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, Birmingham, Memphis, Nashville, Indianapolis and French Lick Springs reach here tomorrow. The steamer Tom Greene from Cincinnati docks with 125 enthusiasts early Saturday.
