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1 WASHINGTON PARK NOTES 1 $ $ Joey Bibb, four-year-old owned by C. C. Van Meter and third in the American Derby last year, was reported in a dangerous condition following castration, according to ad vices received by Van Meter from Lexington. One hundred and eleven jockeys and apprentices were registered at Washington Park up to today, with more expected. Copies of the first issue of the racing program for the Latonia summer meeting, opening June 25, will be ready for the horsemen early this week, according to racing secretary, W. H. Shelley. Officials of the Washington Park Jockey Club today worked out plans for the collection of the government tax on admissions beginning June 21. J. J. Coughlins good veteran campaigner Karl Eitel, worked a mile in 1:45%, handily, . at Washington Park Thursday morning. He i is eligible for the Francis S. Peabody Memorial J Handicap to be run on the final day of the meeting, and several of the Arlington i Park handicaps. Wm. H. Dennes, in charge of American j Derby reservations, reports a steady sale. . Word was received that J. H. Louchheim, , Philadelphia sportsman, who owns Economic, will travel to Chicago in his special I car, accompanied by a party of friends. Three boxes have been reserved by Mr. . Louchheim. Mr. Louchheim shares the confidence of trainer Buxton that Economic : will win the Derby. Joseph A. Murphy, general manager of ! Hawthorne, returned to Chicago Wednesday. He spent the past ten days in New ■ York and St. Louis. He plans to remain i here until after the Hawthorne meeting. Dr. Bryant, prominent Kentucky breeder, , arrived today from Georgetown and will i make an indefinite stay. Mose F. Shapoff, who has a number of : horses campaigning at Riverside Park, arrived - today from Kansas City. He will remain - here for the remainder of the Washington - Park meeting and through the Arling-iton season, following which he will leave for : Saratoga. . i J i j . , I . : ! ■ i , i : - - - : Jockey Mickey Harrison, who recently arrived - from Bainbridge Park, has become j affiliated with the stable of E. Denemark. • He had his first mount Friday. Other riders that performed at Washington Park for the first time Thursday were Bobby Leischman and L. Knapp. The e former is with G. D. Widener, while Knapp J is with B. Creech. Thomas J. Lynch, well known western i turf enthusiast, arrived via motor from i California. He was accompanied by Mr. «, and Mrs. Bamberger of Salt Lake City. Jockey C. King, leading rider at Exposition Park, was more seriously injured than ■ at first supposed and is still confined to the e hospital. He suffered a slight fracture of f the skull, it is reported. Jockey Gilbert Elston, painfully injured in i a fall at Washington Park a week ago, continues - to mend rapidly, and his early release e from the hospital is anticipated. He has s been out of danger for several days. Jack Howard reported the loss of the two-! - year-old filly, La Verbena, which succumbed I to pneumonia. She was by Flying Ebony — Southern Queen. Former jockey Robert Bolton is making % the engagements of H. Schutte. C. Callahan i and R. Martin, the Audley Farm riders. Jockey J. Gianelloni was an arrival from i Bainbridge Park. Jockey Johnny Leyland may depart for r eastern Canada the early part of next week. :. Among those who accompanied Tommy Woodcock, Australian trainer, to Washington ;- Park was Dr. Walter Neilsen, private e veterinarian for the lamented Phar Lap. Semester, which acted very badly at the e barrier in the last race Thursday, has been a barred by the stewards. Gerald McGonigle, formerly employed by y C. H. Knebelkamp and a son of Harry Mc- :- Gonigle, foreman of the Knebelkamp and fe Morris stable, died Thursday at Phoenix. c. Ariz. The remains will be shipped to the e old home at Princeton, IU. Marion McGoni- gle, former jockey, is a brother of the e deceased. Jockey E. Arcaro was suspended for ten n days for repeated "roughing" and for striking jockey M. Rose with his whip during the - I % i i r :. ;- e e a y :- and fe c. e e n running of the first race, in which Arcaro rode Hot Shot. John Marsch left for Kentucky to inspect the yearlings and older horses he has at Blue Grass Farms. Edward Haughton will sell his entire stable at public sale at Washington Park Wednesday. He will offer Wotan, Prose i and Poetry, Brass Monkey, Chokoloskee, Black Comet, Sandwrack, Bill Looney, Jane I Packard, Comstockery and two two-year-y olds. Wotan and Prose and Poetry have ! a number of stakes engagements, Jockey William Garner has severed con-| nection with the Shandon Farm Stable and I will ride free lance at the coming Latonia I meeting. Trainer Tommy Taylor will send Duelist, Polly Cracker and one other of the Mrs. E. L. Swikard horses to Latonia in charge J of Hubbard Taylor, his brother. He will 1 take Cathop, which is eligible for the 0,000 added American Derby and the rich Arling-i- ton Classic, and the remainder of the R. M. Eastman band to Arlington Park and race i the season out on the Illinois circuit, j Dr. C. N. Finch. Jef f ersonville, Ind., veter-c-1 inarian, performed an operation on the Mere-e worth Studs Ladder for a throat affliction.
