Churchill Downs Notes, Daily Racing Form, 1934-05-14

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CHURCHILL DOWNS NOTES Shandon Farms Naval Cadet which is slated for a long layoff the result of going amiss while propping for the Kentucky Derby has been unsexed unsexedWith With Far Star the North Star TH filly and winner of the Arlington Futurity doing splendidly it is a question whether Dixiana will start Mata Hari in the Kentucky Oaks on the closing day of the meeting After her Arlington Futurity victory over a field that included Mata Hari many good judges regarded Far Star the better of the two Dix ¬ iana queens queensJockey Jockey Herb Bagur had his first mount of the meeting astride Skirl in the closing race Friday He came here from Texas TexasActing Acting Jar Mrs Frank C Mars Milky Way Farms J V Stewart has taken call on jockey Leslie Pichon who is riding in good form formCharles Charles Nolte Latpnia track superin ¬ tendent returned tbday to further assist lorsemen in making plans for the transfer of their horses from here to Latonia which opens for a thirtyseypn day meeting Satur ¬ day May 26 Work on two new barns at Latonia was completed several days ago Nolte an ¬ nounced They are of fortyfour stalls and twentysix stalls with eight rooms in the former and four in the latter latterGeorge George Land who has the J B Respess string at Latonia is reported to have them well advanced and the full strength of the stable will be available for the meeting A division of the stable may be sent to Detroit some time next month monthC C H Knebelkamp has taken a call on jockey Herman Schutte and the Covington Ky boy accompanies the Knebelkamp stable to Belmont Park next week Schutte is riding in possibly the finest form of his en ¬ tire career careerThe The advance group of Dixiana racers along with Sam Fursts stable moves out Sunday for Detroit DetroitThe The Bigamist and Shoteur owned by Mrs Lewis de Latour Of New Orleans have been turned over to George Henze to train trainThe The sudden death here Friday morning of Bert Humler Louisville tobacco merchant and Churchill Downs regular intimately known by practically every turfman in the West colonyBert was a shock to the racing colony Bert B Williams with Warren Wrights Calumet Farm horses will be an early ar ¬ rival at Washington Park More than a score went to the Homewood track direct from Mr Wrights farm with Bert William ¬ son sending four headed by the threeyear old Prince Pompey to Williams from here The H P Headley stable one of the largest at Detroit will reach the Motor City course in two divisions trainer D A Head ley shipping a car from here with a second going direct from the farm farmThe The apprenticeship of Lester Balaski now under short suspension for rough riding terminates on May 20 He is making a great bid to lead the list for the Downs meeting John B Partridge who in the absence of E L Fitzgerald is looking after the N W Church horses which he loads for shipment to Detroit Sunday has changed plans for his own stable and will ship to Washington Park after the close here herePropping Propping for his first mid western and Kentucky engagement scheduled for Wednesday the Australian speedster Win ooka worked five furlongs at Douglas Park Friday morning in 103 excellent time considering the stout manner in which he was restrained He was accompanied by Trevallion


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