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I DETROIT TURF NOTES 3 : 0 The Detroit Racing Association is gradually working up to the ideals of the Association of Racing Commissioners as discussed by the members at their Miami meeting. The present tendency of all the commissioners as expressed there was to get away as far as possible from claiming races. Tuesdays program at the Fair Grounds has six condition races and only two claiming races. Now that the horses are properly graded, it is believed that a program can be built at Detroit which will reduce all claiming races to a minimum. The Seagram stable, comprising twelve head, is due Tuesday, and Alf Abel is coming here with five after the Thorncliffe season. With some scattered stables which are coming from other points, there will be approximately 925 horses at the Fair Grounds by the end of the week. Hilton Dabson stole a march on the other riders during the first three days of the meeting, triumphing with six winners, all of which carried the Tranquility Farm colors. During the half week of racing, J. Bry-son, W. Carroll, A. Craig and C. Stevenson rode two winners each. In addition to Rosemont, winner oyer Omaha in the Withers Stakes Saturday, nominations for the Detroit Derby include every Derby winner of the year. Black Helen, McCarthy, Roman Soldier, Gillie, Omaha and Sun Portland are among the list of fifty to be eligible for the 5,000 added prize to be decided Saturday, June 1. J. J. Waldron, brother of Roy Waldron, was appointed trainer of the Imperial Farms Stable. He succeeds J. H. Johnson, who resigned Monday. Harry S. Hart, trainer of the Leo J. Marks stable, received word that Marooned succumbed to pneumonia at Le Mar Farm. The son of Whiskalong and Hazel Spears had an attack of shipping fever en route to Le Mar Farm from Dallas. Transmutable, which Otto Bagley purchased from Mrs. J. C. Gill em; Pent House, Kelso, Erebus, Susan Miller, Miss Envy and Service Man arrived from Aurora Monday morning. Jockey A. Fermin accompanied the stable. Charles Graves brought Prince Drake, Bellator and Yankee Doodle from Woodbine. The stable of Eugene Drillon, which was very successful here last year, arrived from San Francisco. It comprises Flower Day, Gene D., Bright Knot, Golden Sun, Phara-maid, Tarwater, Swifty, Baby Bane, Pertinacious, Ule Star, Drill On and Sea Fair. Jockey G. Burns, contract rider for the stable, is motoring here from Tanforan. Jockey A. Richard, who was called to Chicago from Dallas, arrived here and reported to Johnny Theall, owner of the Lone Star Stable. Richard received congratulations on becoming the father of a seven and one-half pounds boy, which was born at the Wesley Memorial Hospital at Chicago Saturday night. Mrs. Richard is a sister to Norman Mijler, track superintendent, and Lester Miller, the outsider here. Jockey J. Burrill arrived from Woodbine and will ride free lance. Grand Slam, the Bomar Stables Detroit-owned stakes winning juvenile, will be shipped to Chicago Wednesday night to fill his engagement in the Prairie Stakes at Washington Park, Saturday. J. H. Johnson took over Matar and Mouthpiece to train for S. J. Brown. He also will handle Maylite and Flying May for D. J. Alison, and House Afire for Mrs. George Krehbiel.
