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! KEENELAND TURF N0TESt $ Apprentice Sammy Williams,, one of the most promising youngsters developed during the winter in Florida, arrived from Evans-ville, Ind., and will do the riding for the stable of W. U. Ridenour. The services of the youngster have been obtained from J. C. Ellis, contract employer of the Texas youth. Jerry Goldblatt arrived from his home in Cincinnati and will remain in Lexington for the balance of the Keeneland meeting. Gold- blatt is without horses at present, but anticipates assembling a string for racing during the summer. Charles Grayson, who lost Fritz Hallam via the claiming route Saturday, returned from Latonia, Monday morning where he took up Brush Handle, which he wintered at Latonia and placed the plater in training at Keeneland. Beckham Stivers will take a division of the stable he has at Keeneland to River Downs at the close of the local season, and R. L. Stivers will campaign the others at Churchill Downs. Don Moss, three-year-old gelding in the R. L. Stivers string, is reported as much improved, having developed a cough soon after his arrival from Hot Springs. Registration blanks for Churchill Downs were passed out at Keeneland Monday morning and there was a great demand, thus indicating the majority of stables now quartered at Keeneland, will be transferred to the Louisville track for the opening of the season in the Falls City. Trainer M. H. Goldstein, of the Lewin stable, transferred five of the six horses he has stabled at the Fair Grounds to River Downs Sunday. He was forced to leave the filly Cautivo at the trotting track due to a high temperature. Apprentice A. Sylvester, a maiden jockey, accompanied the stable to the Cincinnati track. Having returned to his farm at Erlanger, Ky., after the victory of Main Man in the Phoenix Handicap opening day, J. B. "Rome" Respess put in his appearance in Lexington Tuesday and plans to remain here for the balance of the season. Tom Sanford, who has the Brown Hotel Stable of J. Graham Brown quartered at Churchill Downs, is bringing several horses here. Sanford returned to Louisville after taking in the first Saturdays program and arranging for the stabling of his horses. Mr. and Mrs. Martin H. Kidder of Louisville and Chicago were among the large delegation of fans to come over from the Falls City. Andre Gumpere, an attache of River Downs, is here in the interest of the Cincinnati meeting which opens May 4. Three horses owned by the Brown Hotel Stable, and in charge of trainer Tom Sanford, arrived by van from Churchill Downs, where they were wintered. The group consists of two juveniles and a three-year-old which will be campaigned here during the balance of the season. The youngsters are Hello Cap and Quick Quick, while the three-year-old is Doctor Tim. Apprentice G. C. Fisher was an arrival from Columbus, Ohio, and attached himself i to the stable trained by C. R. Valentine and will remain in Lexington until the close of the Keeneland meeting, then accompanies Valentipe to Beulah Park. The pretentious division of the Valdina outfit, now quartered at Keeneland, will be transferred to the Downs at the close of the current meeting and includes Sir Emerson, Boulder, Valted, Valdina, Belton, Eagle Pass, Teddys Comet, Diavolo Boy, Sorties Son, Check In, Holton, Range Dust, Viscounty, Bienchance, Wafer, Blue Su, Vampire, Vivid-ity, Flying Monica and Viragin. August "Sarge" Swenke, trainer of the horses owned by A. R. Born of Chicago, left for Baltimore, Md., Monday night to attend the burial of Dr. James V. darken of that city. The deceased was one of the best-known eye, ear, nose and throat specialists in the East and numbered many owners, trainers and jockeys among his closest friends. Among the early applicants for stall reservations at Churchill Downs are G. C. Scott and Ralph Mcllvain, J
