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I JAMAICA TRACK NOTES Frank Whyte arrived from Pinehurst with four horses owned by P. S. P. Randolph. Gene Austin arrived from New Orleans. He is steadily recovering from the effects of a broken hip bone sustained last winter. The Australian barrier is in position at Aqueduct at the mile and a furlong post and will be opened for schooling purposes on and after April 25. The Bomar Stables Gold Band, a candidate for the Stuyvesant Handicap, arrived from Maryland in charge of trainer Eddie Barnes. Jockey Eddie Litzenberger reported ill and cancelled his mounts for Thursday. Stake blanks for the Washington Park meeting were distributed by Francis Dunne. Rags and Tags, which the Greentree Stable started in the first race Thursday, is a sister to First Minstrel, owned by that establishment. Chester Marshall, after an absence of several years, joined the layers in the main ring. The Orienta Stable purchased at private terms from the estate of W. F. Knebelkamp all the stock in the Winona Stock Farm in Kentucky. Twelve brood mares, eight yearlings and seven sucklings were Included in the purchase. The youngsters are by Spanish Play, whose first crop was raced this year. "Chicken" Rose, who sold sandwiches at the entrance gates of the different New York tracks, died suddenly on Thursday. Her name was unknown to racing men, who knew her by the sobriquet, which was given her by Sam Hildreth. The Turf Aid Society is in charge of the burial. Duval Headley shipped Whopper, winner of the Philadelphia Handicap, here from Havre de Grace. The horse has several stake engagements here.
