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1 THISTLE DOWN PARK NOTES I . S Among the arrivals due Wednesday, according to a telegram received by racing secretary Bury, is a string of sixteen head running under the colors of W. H. Denham. He has a formidable string which has been racing in Canada. Another shipment expected Wednesday is eighteen head belonging to H. G. Bedwell. They also come from Canada. P. H. Aichele wired from Empire City that he would ship his string of six head from New York to race at Thistle Down. "Buddy" Glass is in charge of the jockeys room her. and reports sixty-two jockeys and apprentices registered opening day. Joseph Cattarinich was here opening day, after visiting in Detroit, leaving Monday for Chicago, where he was joined by general manager Robert S. Eddy, Jr., of Fairmount Park. The Fairmount meeting, as announced for September 2 to October 7, has met with a decided response from horsemen here and already many are filing applications for stable room with local representatives. Marion Allen, who developed H. R. Riley, champion jockey of two years ago, is here with a string of six, including Whipper Cracker, Anne Arundel, Prate, Aurebon and Black Flash. Riley is also here, but is having difficulty getting down to riding weight. Phil Chinn has only one horse on the grounds, Fast Colors, a Man o War gelding, which is being trained by Ray Forsha. Other horses arriving here under the charge of Forsha are Press Order, Informal and Hickory Lad. They came from Latonia. H. W. Plaut was an arrival with Trinity Girl. Richard Leigh, who has been here all summer acting as secretary at Bainbridge, departs for Fairmount this week, where he will begin soliciting horses for that meeting. James Farley is doing a good job at the loud speaker here. The veteran horseman, Charles Wilson, is back at his post as paddock judge, with Eugene Bury, Bornwie Held and Charles Campau acting as placing judges. Cecil Lesarre is over from Latonia representing the General News Bureau. George Ashton is acting as pricemaker. William Dangman, who, between his jobs as steward at Columbus and Cranwood, writes fo- newspapers, is on the grounds turning out a daily column for one of the Cleveland dailies.
