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BAROMETER FOR DERBY Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes Second Only to Classic. Representative Field Assured With or Without Pompoon Race Feature of Louisville Meeting. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct 27. Racing Interest in this horse-minded center seems to be mounting steadily as speculation waxes over the outcome of the sixteenth running of the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes, which event climaxes the seven-day fall meeting at historic Churchill Downs. Louisville takes its Kentucky Derby seriously and inasmuch as the Jockey Club Stakes for years has served as a barometer for the spring classic, the latter attracts interest second only to that of the Derby among Kentucky stakes. The big question at themoment is whether or not J. H. Louchheims Pompoon, winner of the Futurity at Belmont and recognized champion of the juveniles, is coming out to fill his Jockey Club engagement. The sensational Pompey colt is at Narragansett Park where he will seek to add the 5,000 New England Futurity to his lustrous string of triumphs and, although no word has been forthcoming from connections, Churchill Downs officials are confident owner Louch-heim will elect that his pride start in the Jockey Club before going into winter retirement. Regardless of plans for Pompoon, the Jockey Club promises to attract a representative field, one well in keeping with previous renewals. Calumet Stables Privileged, winner of the Ardsley Handicap at Empire City last Saturday and a second to Pompoon in the Belmont Futurity, is regarded as a certain starter. BULKY WAY REPRESENTED. Definite assurance that the Milky Way Stable of Mrs. Ethel V. Mars, whose success with two-year-olds has been one of the outstanding features of 1936 racing, will have at least one representative as word came in the shape of a communication from trainer Robert McGarvey, to track superintendent Young advising that he is shipping ten head, "all ready to run" for the fall meeting. The Milky Way Jockey Club eligibles include Murph, winner of the Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs last spring; Jaw Breaker and Reaping Reward. While visiting Keeneland, superintendent Young also received assurance that the colors of Hal Price Headley also would be represented. The Keeneland president kept five of his youngsters eligible for the Jockey Club with final payments on July 1, namely. The Queen, Middlebrook, Agathon, Old Nassau and Apogee. The Queen and Old Nassau were winners at Keeneland and both still are at Lexington. Apogee started in Saturdays Selima Stakes at Laurel, but had no chance as she nearly unseated her jockey in the shuffle at the break. It is considered highly likely that Mr. Headley may decide to try for the Downs stakes with his prize filly. C. V. Whitney has four eligibles Black Look, Flying Cross, Ptolemy and Post Merld- Contlnutd on thtrty-tourth page. BAROMETER FOR DERBY Continued from first page. ian, but during a conversation regarding the stables candidates at Lexington recently, Major Louis Beadr in charge of all Whitney racing interests,- mentioned only Flying Cross. The latter closed with a titanic rush to finish third to Pompoon and Privileged in the Futurity at Belmont To this imposing list the names of such possible starters as Bomar Stables Yellow Tulip, H. C. Applegates Chigree, Coldstreams Prairie Dog, Dixianas Foolish Moment and Matas Brother, Mrs. W. H. Fursts Third Count, Greentrees Forty Winks and Tattered, E. R. Bradleys Billionaire and Biologist, W. S. Kilmers Sun Capture, John Marschs Prum, Mulvihill Bros. Grey Shot, J. W. Parrishs Dellor, Janet F. Van Winkles Gene Wagers, Valdinas Valdina and ten Alfred G. "Vanderbilt entries and you have a field which Churchill Downs officials believe may develop another Twenty Grand Equipoise renewal of 1930. Fending advices from the eastern stables with candidates, track superintendent Tom Young is reserving an entire stable for the invaders. He Is not overlooking the comforts of stables. NO JOCKEY SHORTAGE. Although jockeys may be none too plentiful for Festival Day, set for Friday, there will be no shortage of riding talent for the regular meeting. Bobby Dotter, sensation of the Chicago season, under contract to Howard Oots and H. Wells, is. here as are Harold Beasy and Eddie Legere, under contract to the David Butler stable. R. Cheatham will accompany the Thos. C. Piatt stable, and apprentice Tommy Dickinson will be here to alternate with C: Compton in handling the Rosedale Stable charges. Joe Cowley, under contract to F. P. Letellier, and D. Bryant, George South, Charley Landolt, E. Hannah and J. Wagner are other boys who. rode at Keeneland and are expected to ply the whip here. From River Downs will come P. Roberts, W. Boganowski, Willie Garner, Mack Garner, Harry Louman, T. Vercher, Joe Tinker, Willie Hanka. Earl Pool and others. Superintendent of mutuels, E. A. Wiede-kamp, who has looked after this feature for Col. M. J. Winn, executive director from the beginning, today put his approval on the improvements which have been made in the moving picture camera, which will be used to decide close finishes. Extensive tests were held and the lenses seemed fool-proof. The public address system, used to describe the races and for announcements, again will be manned by Ed Miller. At the present Miller is handling the "Mike" at River Downs.
