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j DERBY DAY GOSSIP i AND TURF NOTES | Governor Laffoon and Mrs. Laffoon had among their guests for the day Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Robertson and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Boyd, of Madisonville, Ky., and Mr. and Mrs. J. Jennings, of Newcastle, Ind. Judge James Fardy, of the Circuit Court, Chicago, and Joe Delia Maria, also of Chicago and former Notre Dame athlete, were among the Derby guests of Patrick J. Nash and Richard J. Nash, of Chicago. Mrs. P. J. Nash, her daughter Mary and sons Thomas and John, Mrs. R. J. Nash and Miss Nan OMalley were in this party, happy though remindful of the misfortune that befell Burning Blaze, the classic hope of the Messrs. Nash, who maintains the Shandon Farm and racing stables. Dr. James M. Doran, in charge of the Bureau of Industrial Alcohol, was in the Derby crowd. Dr. Doran, a frequent Derby visitor in the past, came from Washington. From faraway London, England, came Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Farwell, and their daughter Eleanor, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Hutchison, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Ellis and Otto Ketting. They were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B* Harrington, of Louisville. Mr. Herrington is president of the Kentucky Utilities Company. Private car parties included those of G. S. Stevens, New York; E. C. Winston, of Cincinnati, and Arthur Frankel, of Cleveland. Warren Doyle, prominent attorney of New Orleans and his wife, were club house visitors. Gray Morrison and wife motored up from New Orleans and planned to visit Chicago before returning to their home. Julius Reeder, racing secretary of Bain-bridge, was on hand in the interest of the Ohio State Derby, 0,000 added, which is to be run June 4. The Bainbridge meeting opens May 21. A. J. Stallings also represented the New Orleans contingent. William Molasky, of St. Louis, was on hand early to greet friends from East and West. He was among the guests of Arnold W. Kruse, general manager of the Daily Racing Form Publishing Company. Governor Ruby Laffoon, of Kentucky, firmly anticipated a third victory for Col. E. R. Bradleys white and green colors in todays racing. Governor Laffoon selected Burgoo King as the one of the two Bradley colts to "turn the trick" and placed Tick On second and Cold Check third in his Derby forecast. "I have been coming to the Derby," said Governor Laffoon, "since I was a boy and, while I have not attended forty, I missed very few during the last two score years." G. R. Allen, with the horses of Mrs. D. Levy, seven in number, pulled up stakes for Aurora. He was accompanied by apprentice H. Lauch. F. J. Volmer, prominently known turf patron, who is racing a few horses at this time, was among the visitors. C. H. "Trainer" Hughes came on from the East, and J. S. Wallace quit Exposition Park, where he has four horses, for the day. Roscoe Goose set Derby breakfast under the shade of his stable for some score of his friends. John F. Schorr, trainer of the Three Ds Stock Farm, reached his barn after daybreak and worked hard preparing Liberty Limited for the race. Tick On was the only hopeful permitted to extend himself beyond a gallop during the morning, trainer Max Hirsch sending the favorite a quarter through the stretch at a :27 pace. Maurice L. Galvin, his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wesbury Galvin, and friends made up another large club house party. John Parker, son of ex-Governor John M. Parker of Louisiana, was a club house visitor. Roy Carruthers, secretary of the Arlington Park Jockey Club, and Mrs. Carruthers were hosts to a number of Chicago visitors, including Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Otto W. Lehmann, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Florsheim. Mrs. Louis G. Kaufman of New York, owner of Tick On, had a box for the Derby, and with her were her trainer, Max Hirsch, and Miss Mary Hirsch. Thomas D. Taggart, owner of French Lick Springs, brought several friends with him from the popular Indiana resort. Morris Vehon, owner of a modest stable at Belmont Park in charge of Louis Feustel, came from his Chicago home with several friends. Albert C. Bostwick, whose Mate finished third in last years Derby, was an interested spectator. Mr. and Mrs. Phil T. Chinn and their daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Steele, came over from Lexington for the day with Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Cassidy of New York as their guests. Among Chicago visitors were John C. Schank, head of the Hawthorne track, and Charles W. Bidwill, secretary of the Illinois Turf Association. Polk Laffoon of Latonia, chairman of the Kentucky State Racing Commission, was another boxholder. Detroit was well represented among the visitors, which included Charles T. Fisher, owner of Dixiana, and Frank J. Navin, owner of the Detroit team of the American League and formerly interested in the Bloomfield Stable. Robert W. Daniel, New York and Richmond, Va., banker, was accompanied here by a large party to see his Brandon Mint perform. William Ziegler, Jr., who races a large stable in the East, was on hand for the day. Sam Roseoff, noted subway builder of New York, made his annual pilgrimage. *
