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1 CHURCHILL DOWNS NOTES e Jockey Robert Finnerty, a recent arrival from New Orleans, has been galloping horses here several days and will resume riding during the meeting. It is likely that trainer Robert McGarvey will send several of the Milky Way Farm three-year-olds to Keeneland this week, all depending upon track conditions. With Mrs. McGarvey he witnessed Saturdays racing at Keeneland. C. Hyde Smith, trainer of the Oddesa Farm stable which is represented at Keeneland, was here Sunday inspecting the horses he left at Churchill Downs in charge of Robert Freeman. Clem Thiesen, who has a wide acquaintance among Kentucky horsemen, was at Churchill Downs Sunday when he spent the morning with Roscoe Goose. The five-year-old Crack Brigade gelding Don Creole, a handicap star in the Oddesa Farms stable, has been galloping here for weeks and now is ready to begin breezing. According to trainer C. Hyde Smith, Don Creole is being prepared for an early summer return to competition. Mae Whisk, recently acquired by John Best, was purchased from the Maemere Farm by that Memphis turfman at Miami. She was shipped here with One Night, also belonging to Best. According to a report received here from Columbus, the useful sprinter, The Rew, owned by Miss M. Hodge, died at Beulah Park, presumably from illness contracted en route from New Orleans. Confirmation of this report, however, was lacking here. It was also reported that Francesco, four-year-old handicap performer in the Darby Dan Farm stable, reached Columbus from Florida in ailing condition. While in Lexington Saturday, Anthony Pelleteri decided to return Mower and Rye Beach to training. With two fillies which were turned out during the winter, they will be sent to Jack Hodgins, who has a division of the Pelleteri stable here. Ernie Mooar, former owner who wintered in California, arrived here from New Orleans, where he stdpped off for a visit with relatives. He will remain for the meeting. Veronique, a daughter of In Memoriam, has been presented to Henry Knight, owner of Almahurst Farm, by S. Bryant Ott. She will be used for breeding purposes. Knight was a visitor at Churchill Downs several days ago. When his stable is fully assembled at Churchill Downs, T. C. Piatt will have twenty-five horses at Churchill Downs. He already has five here with the remaining twenty due after the close of the Keeneland season.
