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1 CHURCHILL DOWNS NOTES s e Entry blanks for the seven stakes to be run during the thirty-seven day meeting of the Latonia Jockey Club are ready for distribution. The Latonia. Derby of 5,000 added, and six other stakes, each worth ,000 in added money, comprises the list of features. Latonias season opens May 23 and closes July 4. Marvin May, former owner, arrived Monday from his home in Cincinnati and will remain until after the Derby. A surprise Derby entry included among the days arrivals from the Atlantic seaboard was Merry Pete, also owned by the Belair Stud of William Woodward, whose Omaha won the Derby last year. The un-looked for son of Petee-Wrack finished second, beaten a nose by the older Crystal Prince in his last start. Ned Reigh, with North Wales as a traveling companion, and Gold Seeker, with three other Foxcatcher Farms racers as escorts, came in from the East in cars attached to that in which Teu-fel, Granville and Merry Pete made the trip from New York. Shipped from Maryland, the Foxcatcher horses made the same con- nections in Pennsylvania. Trainer Walter Grater, with the Long Run Stables greatly improved Marynell, winner of two handicaps at the recent Arlington Downs meeting, and four or five others, are due to reach here Wednesday. Major Austin C. Taylor, owner of the Kentucky Derby candidate Indian Broom, is expected here Wednesday. His Derby hope has been at the scene of his next engagement since Wednesday. He is trained by Darrell Cannon. Over 170 stables are registered for the meeting. The approximate number of horses they embrace is 1,190, according to census taken by Thomas Oliphant, paddock judge. Jake Lowenstein, who supervised the unloading of M. L. Schwartz Bold Venture, one of the stronger eastern Derby candidates, expected Max Hirsch, trainer of the St. Germans colt, Monday afternoon. H. J. Thompson, trainer of the main division of the E. R. Bradley stable, expects to include Balladier among the score or more he will transfer to Belmont Park from here and Idle Hour Farm following the Derby. Balladier has been doing excellently under the care of Hunter Moody, well known Kentucky horseman, who has brought back to racing conditions quite a number of fragile legged performers. Balladier went wrong a year ago. Alex Gordons main unit of the Coldstream and E. D. Shaffer stable is another slated for shipment to Belmont Park at the conclusion of its local campaign. Jack Howard alsojs handling some of the Shaffer horses.
