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t PIMLICO TURF NOTES ] e » While all three of the riders who had tumbles in the steeplechase walked from the field, it was later discovered that E. Mitchell, who went down at the water with Shamus, had suffered a broken collar bone. He was sent to the South Baltimore General Hospital for treatment. Jack Pryce included the good filly Swivel in his shipment from Havre de Grace to Pimlico. Two of the horses in the stable were left over at Havre de Grace until they recover from their ailment. James Miltons assistants schooled no less than 125 horses from the gate at Pimlico Monday. J. P. Mayberry, who disposed of all his horses but Fair Bill before leaving Cuba, plans to open a public stable which he will campaign on Canadian circuits. Jockey H. Richards resumed riding Monday after serving a five-day suspension for rough riding. E. Trueman has sold Stroll Along at private terms to J. V. Stewart. Jockey S. Coucci returned from Churchill Downs, where he rode Osculator, winner of the Clark Handicap Saturday. Mike Heffering, agent for the Canadian National Railway, arrived from Toronto to look after horses shipping to the Dominion. Max Hirsch has cancelled his stalls at Pimlico on account of the epidemic of coughing which has invaded his stable. The horses of the Glen Riddle Stable are remaining at Havre de Grace. These horses have been afflicted also. William Woollatt, manager of Devonshire and Thorncliffe tracks in Canada, is expected here in the next few days. Bill Irvine of Baltimore, who trains the horses of Sylvester W. Labrot of Annapolis, says he is the hard luck trainer of the session which ended Saturday. Irvine claims to have thirteen of the horses he sent post-ward finish in the place position prior to Saturday. Books for the Jamaica meeting, which opens May 6, were distributed among the horsemen by Joseph McLennan. Bert Mulholland, popular trainer of the division of the George D. Widener stable, now racing here, is ill in the town of Havre de Grace. Word reached here that Charlie Corbett and not Johnny Gilbert would ride Charley O. in the Kentucky Derby. Dr. J. Fred Adams of Catonsville states that he has taken a call on jockey H. Knessi for the Pimlico meeting. Three imported Irish mares the property of J. P. White have arrived at Bill Elders farm in the Long Green valley, where they will be bred to Bud Lerner. The stewards suspended jockey Pascuma for his ride on Dessner in the first race Saturday. He was charged with rough riding and his case will be referred to the Maryland racing commission for any further punishment that may be determined. Will Wallace was a visitor. He came on from Kentucky and plans to be on hand for the opening of the New York season at Jamaica. ♦
