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DETROIT DETROIT AND AND LATONIA LATONIA MEETINGS MEETINGS BEGIN BEGIN SATURDAY SATURDAY » » 4 4 Plenty Plenty of of Good Good Horses Horses Available Available for for Both Both Tracks Tracks • • Latonia Latonia Derby Derby Big Big Attraction Attraction of of Kentucky Kentucky Program Program — — Wolverine Wolverine Handicap Handicap Feature Feature of of Detroit Detroit Inaugural Inaugural — — Latest Latest News News From From Both Both Courses Courses • 6 DETROIT, Mich., May 19.— With the nominations for the Detroit Derby, the richest of the nine stakes to be offered during the Motor City season of thirty-seven days, and the Wolverine Handicap, Saturdays opening days feature, closed, preliminary preparations for the meeting were far advanced today. Under the supervision of judge Joseph A. Murphy, director of racing, that department is functioning in perfect order, while Clarence E. Lehr, president and general manager reports that box seat sales and clubhouse membership sales far exceed those of last year. During the week-end and this morning more than 300 horses representing many of the leading establishments of the country reached the Fair Grounds siding. Included in the early arrivals were shipments from Kentucky, Illinois, California and Maryland, while additions from these sectors and New York were slated to reach here between now and Friday. The nominations for the second renewal of the 5,000 added Detroit Derby far exceeded the expectations of president Lehr and his associates and with few exceptions the leading three-year-olds of the country are eligible for the mile and three-sixteenths journey. In Red Rain the management appears to have the logical contender for Bold Ventures crown. Bold Venture has twice defeated the best that could be mustered against him, and although his triumphs were by narrow margins, he was forced to prove he was a great colt. Red Rain has been under colors only once since he went amiss in the Kentucky Jockey Stakes last fall, and although he was defeated then by Delphinium, he turned in a handy performance. With Split Second, also among the list of eligibles for the race, a triumph for Bold Venture should clinch the three-year-old title. Split Second was regarded the best of the two-year-old fillies, and according to word from the East, she is taking to her training in great fashion. Among the stables to arrive over the weekend were the main division of the Fred M. Alger, Jr., string in charge of "Tex" Wilson. Azucar headed the band of twelve which included Dark Winter, Phalarope, Royal Charm, Miss Morocco, Sun Arena, Rose Maid. Bright Pat, Sir Gay, Malucule, Genet and Luther M. Apprentice J. Haritos, a product of Hartford, Conn., came with the stable, which shipped from Bay Meadows. From Maryland, Alf Abel and G. A. Preece brought their useful strings and those stables from Kentucky included J. S. Young, H. W. and W. J. Young, R. W. Pearce, J. G. Lang, F. A. Griffith, J. Shirley Riley, Odessa Farm, Mrs. B. Eckman and others. William Causey unloaded the Mayfield Stable band and four the property of Mrs. A. M. Creech. Early Tuesday morning, Grand Slam, which probably will make his 1936 local debut in the Wolverine Handicap, and thirteen others, the property of Charles A. Bohn and Peter A. Markey, reached the unloading chute. Trainer R. Emmet Pott reached here Continued on twenty-second page. DETROIT MEETING BEGINS SATURDAY Continued from first page. Monday and had quarters ready for his charges. Grand Girl and two two-year-olds, also the property of the Bomar Stable, were vanned from John Oliver Keenes Keene-land Stud today. Headed by Eddies Brother, a Derby eligible, and Don Creole, the locally owned Odessa Farm Stable, includes Imperial Ebee, Virginia J., Obstinate Boy, Linas Boy, Fire Finch, Sweep Boy, Oddesa Boy, Oddesa Girl, Imperial Polly, Minnie Greenock, Handsome John, Jay Bee Jay, Hildur Queen and Ben Sweep. Walter Brannon, who succeeded C. Hyde Smith as trainer several weeks ago, personally supervised the "transfer of the horses. Four more are due to arrive here Wednesday morning. The consistent Odd Blue, High Santa, Bal Ele, Lonmeg, Spartan Lady, Lovely Spy, Full Tilt, The Point and I Pass comprise the Mayfield Stable William Causey brought here. Hasty Glance, Hows Chances, Storm Angel and another were the Creech horses in the car. Asa Harned, who is forsaking Kentucky for the time, unloaded Temple Hill, Lady Macaw, Shan and Eil-Weir. In the same car were W. J. Alfreds Trahison, which he purchased from Mrs. Emil Denemark; the Long Run Stables Judge Kavanagh, and J. H. Tates Grey Pal, both purchased from i James F. ONeil by their respective owners. Jack Webber, in addition to Jimmie Ca-baniss, an eligible for the local classic, i brought Hi-Nelli, Born Happy, Charley Jr., | Sundad, Shirley J., Color Bearer, Spur 1 Flower, Oswego Princess, Baby Stare, Big , j I Clifty, Mamas Choice, Nawab, Erebus and ! I j Atit for J. Shirley Riley, and Watt Seamster i : ! supervised the transfer of F. A. Griffiths ! Sarada, Lucky Color, Broadstep, Genteel ! I ; ; Lady, Shining Hour, Cutie Face, Pot au | j Brooms, Brown Hilda and Catino. i In the J. G. Lang string, which races under the nom de course of the Elmtree Stable, were Fast Stride, Epinique, Blue Marque, Pelerine, Lady Sybil and Some Boy. J. S. Youngs band included Bibs, Jane T., Ade-lette, Lee Wee, News Girl, Miss Canary, Pops Hour. Nim, China Tea, Miss Tutes and Broadway Wild. Ralph Mcllvain, a Louisville boy who has not missed a Detroit season, has Almarine, Hogans Fox, Old Judge, L. B. Wilson, Transit Lady, Over Yonder, Chinese Empress and Royal Flight to carry Mrs. Mcllvains , colors, and R. W. Pearce unloaded Safe and : 1 Sound, Sturdy Boy, Happy Admiral, Glad-; ness, Encircle, Hidden Dust, Best Bid, Mate j I Tea, Lady Flinders and Tristram. ! Paul Lowry, turf writer of the Los Angeles Times, who has been in the Middle West and the East for the Kentucky Derby | ! ! and Preakness Stakes, stopped off for a visit j ] with his friends en route to his home. James F. Gallagher, clerk of the scales and placing judge, arrived from Bay Mead- | ows, and Sidney Brown and John Carey, the j , other placing judges, have been here for i ; 1 I several days. Starter Eddie Thomas and his crew have been conducting schooling periods for several j days. Thomas reports nearly all of the j ! two-year-olds are ready for racing. . The second division of the J. M. Brooks ! ! stable reached here from Texas this morn-I ing. It comprised five head. | ; The horses Jack Eckman brought here from Louisville are High Torque, Chicle Ship, j Smilin Ed. Precious King, Going Some and ! Gypsy Flame. Chicle Ship and Smilin Ed were injured in shipment, but it was re-! ported not to be of a serious nature.
