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RESERVE CLEVELAND STALLS Nine Hundred Fifty Reservations Already on File. Thistle Down Assured of Plenty of Horses for Coming Meeting Dixiana Sending Division. DETROIT, Mich., June 19. That Thistle Down, all dolled up with an additional lake in the center field, new landscaping gardening, new paint all around and other things, will be host to the greatest aggregation of thoroughbred owners and horses in its history, was evidenced today when director of racing Joseph A. Murphy made a preliminary survey of the stable applications on file at his office in Detroit and forwarded from Cleveland by superintendent J. O. Brown. The check-up shows that 950 horses have been assigned stable room and the applications continue to pour in to both Cleveland and Detroit. It is not only the quantity of horses which has pleased the management, but quality also, as the applications embrace most of the leading stables at Detroit and also many of those at Latonia, while Chicago and other points are sending pretentious establishments to participate in the racing which will extend for forty-two days, commencing on July 12. DIXIANAS DIVISION. The management was particularly complimented when Charles T. Fisher, proprietor of the Dixiana Stud and Clyde Van Dusen, his leading trainer, announced that a division of the stable would be sent to Thistle Down. Harry Van Rye, who is breaking the Dixiana yearlings, will be here July 1 and will take the Cleveland division in charge, although Clyde Van Dusen himself remains in active control of both divisions of the stable and will commute between Chicago and Cleveland at the same time, sending such horses from Chicago in the private van of the stable that will fit into conditions of the Cleveland races. One of the most useful strings from Detroit will be that of I. J. Collins, himself a resident of Ohio. Paradisical, the star of the stable, which was injured shortly after its arrival here, and Bernard F., which was taken down with fever, are both on their way to racing again and will be fit by the time the Cleveland meeting opens. Trainer Miller is bringing twelve other horses in addition to his Two Stars, including six useful two-year-olds. Another local establishment which will race at the Forest City will be that of F. M. Alger, Jr., in charge of A. L. Copland, Jr., which will include seven horses headed by Polar Flight, a. stake winner here. Azucar will make his last appearance in flat racing for the time being at least in the Frontier Handicap at Detroit and will be shipped East in time to be returned to jumping. CARTERS REPRESENTATIVES. Jack Carter is sending thirteen, including Chance Line, Royal Image, Take Down, Pansy Ann, Money Getter and some others from here. James Chesney is sending five, all of them useful horses, including the handicap candidates Professor Paul, Cristate and Carl S. Moody Jolly has reservation for a mixed stable belonging to many wealthy owners, including George A. Burke, of Cleveland, and A. P. Canale and C. Leroy King, of Memphis, Tenn. In the lot are Rebekah, Mary Vito, Georgia Meaden and several others. Jack Hanover will have the Fried-berg and Axton horses, including Bolo, Doug Brashear and nine others. Harry Trotsek, who has entirely recovered from his recent operation, has reserved stables for the horses of O. F. Woodward, including Zsar, Wahcoo, Jadva and fourteen others.
