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JAMAICA TURF NOTES 3 : $ Bill Ryan arrived from Chicago and will remain for the season. John F. Curry was on hand for the opening. He rarely missed a Maryland or Metropolitan opening in many years. The state racing commission was represented by Herbert Bayard Swope and John Sloan. W. Houghton of the government forces was on hand with a squad of men seeking counterfeit money passers dealing in the five- and ten-dollar denominations. Kenneth Force spent the best part of the winter in Bermuda. He rode My Purchase to victory in the Royal Mail Cup, outstanding feature of the racing season on the island. My Purchase was bought last fall by Harry King, a well-to-do merchant of Hamilton. The Bermuda track is a grass course, one-half mile in circumference. Jack McPherson reported that his consistent Glastonbury is in the stud at Major Hockys Belair, Md., farm. The so nof Sir Gallahad III. was bred to twelve mares this spring. Bobby Gaylor arrived from San Francisco and reported that Bill Knapp will remain on the Pacific Coast for the summer. Knapp will take over a stable of horses owned by a motion picture magnate to train this year. T. J. Healey will remain in Miami until next week, according to word received by George Burke Monday. Jockey C. Corbett canceled his days engagements. He reported ill to the clerk of scales, Al Burlen. The veteran Roscoe Troxler demonstrated Monday morning that he had not lost any of his cunning at the starting post. Mounted on Consul, he outbroke Arcaro, on Black Look, and Gilbert, on a three-year-old, from the gate. Troxler collected his wagers, modest ones, from the younger" generation. The bet was the outcome of a discussion of the relative merits of Gilbert and Arcaro leaving the gate, arid Troxler said that he still could outbreak either of them and then proceeded to demonstrate his ability. Joe Healey arrived from Florida and will remain for the season. The stake nominations for the Aqueduct meeting closed and, according to Frank Riley, were well patronized. Val Crane arrived from Chicago and will remain for the meeting. His horses are trained by Ed Trotter,
