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li CHURCHILL DOWNS NOTES I s s Chigre, Hamilton C. Applegate3 Cincinnati Trophy winner and one of the Kentucky Derby nominees to suffer defeat in his Kcencland starts, has been transferred from Douglas Park to Churchill Downs. Trainer J. P. Jones wintered the three-year-old at Douglas Park and, following his Keeneland races, returned him there, where he worked a splendid mile Sunday. According to a source close to the stable of Miss Mary Hirsch, jockey Hobert Le Blanc may be brought on to pilot No Sir in the Indian Hills Purse here at Churchill Downs, Saturday. Should Le Blanc handle the three-year-old in a manner satisfactory to Miss Hirsch, he may be engaged to ride the horse in the Derby a week later. Henry Simmons, turf writer of the Chicago Herald-Examiner, is the latest out-of-town scribe to check in at Derby press headquarters. Simmons will remain until after the blue ribbon event has been decided. Jockey Jack Westropo goes to Keeneland to ride H. Maxwell Howards Fencing if trainer Earl Sande finally decides to start the three-year-old in the Blue Grass Stakes. If Fencing contests the race he will be the only starter from among the Derby horses here. The twenty-four head of Herbert M. Woolfs Woolford Farm stable at Churchill Downs includes candidates for the Kentucky Oaks and Bashford Manor Stakes; also a Kentucky Derby entry Rifted Clouds. She, however, will be reserved for the Oaks, for which the stable has also named Legenda. Woolford candidates for the Bashford Manor are Joe Schenck and Lawrin, while the other horses arc White Ginger, Billy Jones, Pan-donna, Escohlgh, Trinchera, Dokas, Prince Splendor, Flint Shot, Mansco, Conrad Mann, Autograph, Jubilesta, Onalark, Dolly Val, Wilda, Inscolt, Personable, Drombo, Annegal and Think Fast. Eleven others belonging to the same owner unloaded at Douglas Park, where they will remain until quarters are available at the Downs. The stable shipped here from Texas, and trainer B. A. Jones was expected Tuesday. His departure from Texas was delayed by the injury of Sammy Roberts, the stables clever young rider, who suffered a fall at Arlington Downs. Jockey Leo Haas also is attached to the stable. Morris Vehon, owner of a large string trained by Jake Lowenstein, and Mrs. Vehon, are expected from Chicago for Saturdays opening and may remain for the entire season. Lowenstein has the Vehon horses, as well as his own, ready for the commencement of the new season here. Accompanying the Kentucky Derby hopeful Heelfly, Texas leading challenger, were fourteen others comprising the main division of E. Paul and Guy L. Waggoners Three Ds Stock Farm stable, which arrived here from Arlington Downs. With J. R. Pryce in charge, the division also includes the three-year-olds Pansys First, Gin Daisy, a leading candidate for the Kentucky Oaks, and Mistralkin, also eligible for the same stake, while the two- . year-olds are Pansys Second, Capt. James, I FJJng illnt, liberty. Scout, Clag In, Liberty. 1 Flight, Certaros, Top Billing, Labor Day, Casa Manana and Flaming Play. William H. Shelley, racing secretary, and Larry Bogcnschutz, racing official, have swung into action at the Downs, both having come from Arlington Downs, where they were similarly employed. James T. Clark, having accepted a number of stable registrations and license applications, this work is well advanced. H. J. Thompson wired that he would transfer five of the E. R. Bradley horses from Idle Hour Stock Farm here Friday. The quintet will include the stables pair, lyn and Billionaire. Robert S. Shelley, his wife and young son leave here Sunday for Winnipeg, Mrs. Shelleys home, and from there they will go to Toronto for the meeting at Woodbine, where Mr. Shelley serves as racing secretary. O. Frank Woodward, New York sportsman who has a large string of horses here in charge of former jockey Hary Trotsek, is expected here from Florida for Saturdays opening. Herman Brack, Evansville, Ind., boy who rode several races at Oaklawn Park, will do some of the light weight riding for the stable of James C. Ellis here under trainer Olin Johnson. Brack, who is 17 years old, weighs but ninety pounds. He has finished in the money on several occasions, but has yet to experience the thrill of piloting a winner. Col. Maxwell Howards Fencing, trained by Earl Sande, goes to Lexington to fill his engagement in the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, Thursday. He will then be returned and may be a starter with his stable companion, Sceneshifter, in the Kentucky Derby Jockey Jack Westrope is going up from here to ride the colt. Olin Johnson is training Onco Sweep, Moon Sweep and the two-year-old Apple Annie at Douglas Park, while others he is handling for J. C. Ellis are at Churchill Downs. E. L. Synder, trainer of the large Tranquillity Farm stable, returned with the division he took to Keeneland. It included Capt. Cal, Teddy Green, Wha Hae, Alice G., Border Queen, Eblis, Khar Fair, Pauldron and Wild Turkey. Jockey Basil James, the stables rider, remains at Lexington to finish out the Keeneland season. Teddy Green, the stables Derby eligible, was among the Tranquillity horses to win at Lexington. E. W. Duffy advised Churchill Downs officials that his stable of nine head, including the Derby nominee. Grey Gold, will bo shipped here from Keeneland, Thursday. Six horses belonging to P. A. and R. J. Nashjof Shandon Farm stable arc expected Thursday from Maryland. The following day trainer J. J. Grecly, Sr., will arrive with the remainder of the eastern division. Greeleys son has several of the Shandon performers at Keeneland, and these will be transferred to the Downs on Friday. With the start of the Louisville meeting, two-year-olds will be asked to race four and one-half furlongs, and this distance will not be increased until the running of the Bashford Manor Stakes, which will have decision over five furlongs on Wednesday, May 5,
