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HAGERSTOWN TURF NOTES James F Milton came on from Baltimore to accept the position of steward replacing Al G Weston who has gone to Chicago ChicagoMany Many horsemen racing here journeyed to Charles Town W Va over the weekend to look over the tidy little plant that will open May 28 and run for thirtysix days Racing secretary Edward J Brennan also visited the West Virginia track and reports that everything is practically in readiness now for the opening openingW W I Newmarchs Vacillate was scratched out of the fourth race Tuesday on the ad ¬ vice of the track veterinarian veterinarianJockey Jockey W Barr was suspended for three days for rough riding astride Fusco Sat ¬ urday urdayThe The Daily Double system of wagering will be put into operation during the forthcom ¬ ing meeting at Charles Town W Va Train ¬ er Tommy Bonham came on from Balti ¬ more for a few days of sport He will leave shortly for New York where he intends to assemble a public stable which he will race at Charles Town TownRegret Regret was expressed when the news of the death of Charles Henry in Miami Fla was received here Henry has worked in con ¬ nection with the production of race track programs throughout the country for sev ¬ eral years yearsThe The jockey colony here has been augment ¬ ed with the arrival of D Cox W Morrissey and S Trenchard TrenchardThe The crew that Harry M Stevens caterers will use at Charles Town have arrived there and are busy putting the final touches on their equipment equipmentJoe Joe Josiah will handle the book of jockey J Bardales during the Charles Town meet Ing