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1 CHURCHILL DOWNS NOTES f $ Following a short visit here, William Cunningham, one of the countrys foremost dockers, has gone to Lexington where he will remain until after the Keeneland spring meeting. Cunningham holds important positions at Santa Anita and major Illinois tracks. Dr. C. C. Cann, Kentucky veterinarian who came here from Texas, plans to remain several days before proceeding to Lexington. Reports from Redbank, N. J., where William Brennan has the main unit of Mrs. Payne Whitneys Greentree Stable, indicate that Chicolorado may be the chief standard-bearer, as that establishment tries for a second Kentucky Derby triumph here next month. Six years ago Greentree scored its first triumph when Twenty Grand turned back Mate and ten others. Twenty Grands time of 2:01, still stands as the Derby record. Clouds, young daughter of High Cloud, has been acquired by Henry H. Cross, owner of Tranquillity Farm. Bred to The Nut in California two weeks ago Clouds came here with the horses Bert Williams is training for Mrs. W. H. Furst She will bo transferred to Golden Maxim farm within a few days, according to Ed Snyder, Tranquillit; trainer. Cherokee Red, a consistent winner at New Orleans the past winter, is back with stable companions in the barn of Smith G. Baker, at Churchill Downs. Jerry Goldblatt had the Baker mare at the Fair Grounds. Lee ODonnell got away for Keeneland with the Derby eligible Kermay heading his string of eight. Kermay and several others in the stable are owned by Mrs. Frank J. Navin, wife of the late sportsman. C. Bruce Head, resident manager of Lincoln Fields, left for Chicago and will accompany Col. Matt J. Winn, president of the American Turf Association to New York. They return here early next week. Apprentice Helmuth Chall, Chicago youth who rode his first winner at Rockingham Park last fall and has been performing in fine style on the West Coast, is reporting to Al Dunne in time for the Keeneland meeting. Acting for W. C. Rigg, owner of several horses he is training, Dunne took over the contract on Chall before leaving Tanforan a week ago. Chall Is seventeen years old and can ride as light as ninety-eight pounds. Nine horses which trainer Moody Jolly brought here from Oaklawn Park are owned by A. P. Canale, Frank Podesta, and G. A. Burke. They are quartered at the Downs.
