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RIVERSIDE PARK NOTES ? D. Redfield, Independence, Mo., sportsman, who first joined the owners ranks last year when he purchased Hocking and Virginia J, has assembled a fairly large stable and has taken up quarters at Riverside. In the Red-field stable are Hocking, Dux, Wazay Flag, Wazay Greenock, Sleepy Gal, Wazayata, and My Valley. The latter is a good looking two-year-old by Noah Sweep Sora. At present Mr. Redfield is negotiating for the purchase of two three-year-olds from a Kentucky owner. The veteran jockey, Steve Holecko, was an arrival from Hot Springs. Holecko, who joined the owners ranks last year, lost his one horse via the claiming route and plans a come-back in the saddle this year. Felix Rando, who campaigned his stable at the Fair Grounds Tast winter, was an arrival from that point with Whitharrai, Ruff-day, and Forceful. Jockey Willis Brown, who rode with good success here last fall, is galloping horses daily at Riverside. Brown, who put on much weight during the winter, is rapidly reducing, and by the time tho meeting opens expects to scale about 108 pounds. Brown performed one of last years outstanding riding feats when he rode the first four winners on the card here October 2. C. N. Kinsley, with Canteron and Empress Yvonne, was an arrival from New Orleans. Levaal and Lady Laura, which will carry the colors of T. Hunt here, arrived from New Orleans. Other arrivals from New Orleans during the past few days were T. Fowler, with Talvores, Thistle Kay .and John Driskill; G. Doyle, with Peter Dixon and Chi-Gal; J. Singleton, with one horse, Vin Noir; L. Richard, with Bubble Up, and J. Hall, with Bad Axe and Husker B. Alrose, a splendid looking two-year-old by Almadel, from the six furlongs Canadian record-holder Miss Rosedale, has all the earmarks of a fine prospecL Alrose has a nice way of going, and his owners, Lewis and Kemp, are not hurrying his preparation too fast. Paint will be applied freely to the grandstand and surrounding buildings this year as the contract of painting the buildings has been awarded, and it is expected that next week a full crew of painters will be on the job. Carpenters who were working on the barns the past few weeks have completed their work; consequently, all barns are now ready for occupancy.
