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1 KEENELAND TURF NOTES Hal Price Headley was host at dinner last night in the Kceneland clubhouse to about sixty of his friends, including his fellow directors in the Keeneland Association. The talk made was by Collis Ringo, who praised Headley and his associates for their efforts in making the new track a reality. Des. Dressen, manager of the pari-miituel department at Detroit and other tracks, was a visitor for the opening with Mrs. Dressen. He has the distinction of being the first actual purchaser of stock in the Keeneland Association. Months before the sale of stock certificates began his order was in the hands of Thomas Cromwell and his certificate was the first issued. His brother-in-law, Mike Mitchell, former star baseball player and now also an expert mutuel director, purchased the first tote ticket on the first race at Keeneland today. He failed to cash it and will keep it for a souvenir. A. B. Hancock will ship twenty-three weanlings owned by William Woodward from his Claibourne Farm Friday to Belair Stud in Maryland in charge of Dave Peel. Among them are full brothers to Gallant Fox and Omaha. E. J. Trantor and Mrs. Trantor arrived from New York and attended the opening. Trantor will direct the fall sales here next week. A carload of Audlcy Farm horses and others from Mrs. H. T. Archibald and Willis Sharpe Kilmers farms, arrived and they will be sold next week. Wrn. B. Miller and Adolph Pons, prominent breeders, were visitors for an extended stay. William Wolkin came from Texas to assist his brother, Joe Wolkin, in the operation of the Turf Catering Company. Frank Burke, who holds a similar position on the Chicago tracks, was in charge of the clubhouse dining room.
