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1 AURORA TURF NOTES | ♦ — ■ i $ Johnny Ferris, through Jack Bainton, has expressed his thanks for the purse turned I over to him Wednesday night. The second race on Wednesdays card was staged for the benefit of the veteran turfman, the en- l tire purse being turned over to him. The stables of Paul Kelley, Mrs. A. M. Creech and Butsy Hernandez got away for Detroit, where they will be campaigned during the month of June. R. T. Watts reported the sale of MLisse to A. G. Tarn. The purchaser shipped the i filly to Winnipeg, Canada, along with the ! other members of his stable, which are under the supervision of Nelson Ings. Octave Viau loaded his thoroughbreds Thursday morning with their destination as Ak-Sar-Ben. Jimmy Brandon plans to depart from Aurora for Omaha, Neb., Friday evening. Charles C. Campau, clerk of the scales and placing judge at the Fox Valley track, will motor to New Orleans Saturday, where he I will remain until the Fair Grounds meeting gets under way next Thanksgiving Day. Judge Thomas C. Bradley, one of the Au- rora stewards, contemplates a short visit to : his home in Lexington, Ky., before proceed-; ing to Charles Town, W. Va., where he will I serve as representative of the racing com mission during the thirty-one day meeting. A. A. "Sarge" Swenke has relinquished the position of patrol judge at Hawthorne in favor of returning to the ranks of trainers. He is conditioning Golden X. for A. S. and R. S. Born and expects to take on a few more horses during the meeting at the Cicero track. Bill Hurley, trainer of the western division of the E. R. Bradley stable, decided not to send Bow and Arrow and Banister, candidates for the 2,000 added Illinois Derby, to Aurora but will prep both horses for the Chicago Derby, which comes up for decision at Hawthorne. Dan E. Stewart, trainer for Mrs. P. A. B. Widener, is ailing, according to word received here from Hawthorne. Julius G. Reeder, racing secretary, and G. R. Wingfield, starter at Hawthorne, visited the Fox Valley track on business and were much impressed with the many improvements made here. Apprentice Johnny Howe accompanied the B. Hernandez stable to Detroit, where he is scheduled to have the first mount of his career. Leonard Turner also accompanied the Hernandez outfit. Racing secretary R. A. Leigh, of the Fox Valley Jockey Club, posted nine extra races on the bulletin board in the corridor of the secretarys office Thursday morning in hopes of obtaining a stellar card of races for the final day of the nineteen-day meeting here.
