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1 NEW YORK TURF NOTES $ $ Henry McDaniel will return the main division of the J. E. Widener stable to Belmont Park Monday from Pimlico. The horses destined for winter racing at Miami will be selected later. Jockey Pete Walls returned to New York from Maryland. He will loaf until the resumption of racing at Hialeah. Dave Withers returned from Pimlico. He will shortly leave for Miami to await the resumption of racing there. Al Burton, clerk of the scales of New York tracks, left for Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., for a vacation. Starter George Cassidy, who recently made his first solo flight, spends his spare moments in the study of airplane engines. Terry Farley, who will serve as custodian of the jockeys room at New Orleans, will leave for that point shortly. James Fitzsimmons will not ship to Miami until late in December. The horses will be in charge of George Tappen, his assistant. Horsemen at Belmont Park expressed no surprise when the indefinite postponement of Keeney Park was published. R. Gascoyne, father-in-law of Earl Sande. died at his Jamaica home Friday, following a brief illness. Beacon Hill and several other jumpers owned by Mrs. Gwladys Whitney have been retired for the winter in charge of John Lambert. They are stabled at Westbury. Long Island. Track superintendent Pelz at Belmont Park is proceeding with the work of covering the main track. He has a large force of men. at work. Julian White, club house cashier, leaves for New Orleans for the Jefferson Park meeting. Word was received from Clarence Buxton at Columbia that he will attend the yearling sales at Lexington with J. H. Louchheim of Philadelphia. Charles Kaelker, of the Havana-American Jockey Club, expressed his satisfaction at the response of horsemen to the Cuban stakes for this winter. Frank Bryan, who served ands an official at Pimlico, returned to New York. Miss Mary Hirsch, daughter of the well-known trainer, has taken over the business management of her fathers racing interr ests. Linus McAtee, who recently retired from the jockeys ranks, will leave for Florida in the near future. He will loaf this winter and in the spring map his plans for the future. Frank Loftus will leave for Havana the latter part of the month. He has been engaged by the Casino staff for the winter. Joe Brennan, club house commissioner, has been appointed to the Casino staff at Havana for the coming winter. Tom Shaw declares that the prospects for the coming Kentucky Derby are that the race will be an open one. Henry McDaniel returned to Belmont Park from Pimlico. He stated that the J. E. Widener horses were shipped early Monday morning. Matt Brady shipped to Belmont Park several horses owned by the Catawba Stable to be retired for the winter. The horses left Pimlico Monday afternoon. J. J. Curtis Flying Heels has been retired for the winter at J. Russells Meadow-brook Farm, Northport, Long Island. This is the first time that the son of Flying Ebony and Heeltaps will be rested up for the winter. Word was received from Andy Schuttinger that he will winter E. F. Cooneys Pilate and several horses owned by Mr. Pembroke at Belmont Park. Mr. Pembroke is the nom de course of Mrs. P. A. Clark. John Zoeller shipped the horses that he is training from Jamaica to New Orleans for winter racing. "Deacon" Jones shipped Array and Khadi to Jefferson Park, New Orleans, for that meeting. Joe Healy received word from Havana that horses are arriving at Oriental Park each day. Johnny Loftus returned to New York from Pimlico. He has not made any definite plans for the winter. The Liberty Feed Company has been granted the concession to supply horsemen at Oriental Park this winter.
