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AURORA TURF NOTES Albert Sabath, president of the Hawthorne track, nominated his good three-year-old Wayaloft for the Illinois Derby, 2,000 added, to be run May 22. Wayaloft was shipped to New Orleans for the Louisiana Derby, but did not start because of running a fever. Benny Rosenheim, Chicago owner, has requested stall room for four horses to be run at Aurora. Officials of the Aurora and Elgin electric line announced that the round trip fare to the Fox Valley course would be , the same as last year, which includes free transfer by bus from the terminal to the track. Many horses were out on the track Monday morning taking advantage of the warm weather and improved track condition. Track superintendent Frigerio had a full corps of men working on the course and horsemen pronounce the track better than at any time since its construction. This is due to the 30,000 yards of sand loam which has been added to the track since the close of last year. B. Manziel, Texas owner, has requested stall room for three horses. Racing secretary Richard Leigh received word from New Orleans that the following stables would be shipped to Aurora, Wednesday: F. Seremba, O. Viau, Mrs. J. Hubbard, Mrs. L. Thompson, J. Zoeller, Ralph Whit-aker, Major Dunphy, J. W. Hunter, Jim Chesney, Jesse Burks, H. Torriente, J. Hos-kins,.K. Russell, J. H. Davis, C. R. Riley and Mrs. Baud Frye. A. M. Smith, partner of E. J. OConnell, arrived at Aurora and announced that his horses would leave the Fair Grounds on Wednesday. E. B. Carpenter has made applications for stalls for the following: Empty Bottle, Can-takit, Ilchester, Transpose and five others. E. K. Bryson will occupy one of the new barns with his string of twenty head, which will be shipped here from Maryland. Painting work has begun on the new mu-tuel plant erected here and will be completed this week-end. It has caused no end of favorable comment with Chicago visitors who were over for Easter inspecting the plant. Tom Craven, paddock judge, was an arrival from New Orleans, coming by motor. Rollie Leigh will arrive Wednesday from Jfejv Orleans.
