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KEENELAND TURF NOTES 2 E. F. Simms, master of Xalapa Farms in Bourbon County, who recently returned from Texas, was present for the opening. Judge Samuel C. Nuckols and his daughter, Miss Bettie, were among the large number of visitors from Versailles. Charles A. Marone, who formerly maintained a small breeding establishment, arrived from Los Angeles for a visit during the meeting. His stable is being freshened up at Santa Anita. Squaw Lady, the property of F. P. Letel-lier and Nogaglo, Big Fellow and Princess Belle, owned by Sam Houston, made up the quartet of thoroughbreds that C. R. Valentine vanned from Churchill Downs for racing at Keeneland. J. B. "Rome" Respess returned from a visit to his home, to be present to view Main Man perform in the Phoenix Handicap, principal race on the inaugural day at Keeneland. The services of apprentice H. Romaine have been obtained by J. W. "Hoots" Murphy for the duration of the Keeneland meeting. Condition books for the Fox Valley Jockey Clubs meeting, which gets under way May 2 at Aurora, 111., were received at the racing secretarys office at Keeneland. Paul Keester departed for New York where on Saturday he will have the mount on Mrs. G. H. Emicks Rollin Home in the Paumonok Handicap. W. F. Wylie, general manager of the Cincinnati Enquirer and Mrs. Wylie motored from the Queen City for the opening. Charles McCullough, chairman of the board of directors of the Arlington Park Jockey Club and Emil Scholz, prominent New York sportsman, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wright at their Calumet Farm. David W. Butler, director for the Twentieth Century Motion Pictures, will arrive in Lexington next week to remain in Kentucky until after the running of the Kentucky Derby. He will be the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Oots. J. J. Sirl, trainer of the horses which race in the interest of Garrett Watts, Lexington breeder, announced that he has taken up Usay, which was turned out all winter in the Blue Grass country. Among out-of-town turf writers present for the opening were Robert W. Saxton, sporting editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, William Ladd of the Louisville Courier-Journal and French Lane, of the Chicago Tribune. Tom Taggart of French Lick, Indiana and owner of Marica, which won the iireedcrs Stakes here last fall, is a visitor. Milford Unger, who has charge of the admittance departments, has his ushers and gatemen bedecked in new dark blue uniforms for the opening. Dah He was the only Kentucky Derby and Blue Grass Stakes candidate to work this morning. He sped a half mile from the barrier in the fine time of :48. Charles J. McLennan, racing secretary at Pimlico, notified horsemen April 15 was the closing date for supplementary nominations for the Preakness Sb.kes. W. J. Sprow is a visitor from his home at Sandusky, Ohio. Sprow has several horses, chief of which is Indian Head here in charge of Robert Ramsey. Other horses Ramsey brought from Louisville are Dusky Maid, Blacl. Mistress and Dolly Whisk. Willie Garner accompanied Ramsey here and will do the major riding for the stable. Stakes blanks for the features to be staged at Delaware Park during the summer, were distributed cmong horsemen here. Jeff ONeill, owner and breeder of Jeffer-sonville, Ind., is an arrival and plans to remain in Lexington for several days of sport at Keeneland before returning to his home.
