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Here and There on the Turf 4 Dozen in Derby Likely Main Man Bids Torn Up Winn Approves Match Races Jamaica Meeting Clicks --------- - ,..4 Expect no more than a dozen starters in j the Kentucky Derby. . . . Ten may be a good guess, unless a couple of owners pay the 00 starting fee just for the honor of having participated in the three-year-old classic. . . . But it promises to be a wide-open affair. ... With the stars of Florida, California and Louisiana, several from Kentucky and strong 1 representation from New York and Maryland, I none of the three fillies eligible I can be expected to make the grade. . . . We J ! doubt if Menow will be among those present. . . . All depends on his showing in the Blue Grass Stakes. . . . Rome Respess has been busy tearing up telegrams asking for a price on Main Man. . . . Advance interest in the Frontier Handicap at Detroit is being stirred up by Clarence Lehr, president of the Motor City association. . . . The 0,000 event will be staged the latter part of June. . . . Infantry was its winner last season. . . . Roy Dickerson will do the starting at Detroit at the fall meeting, and "Buddy" Wingfield during the spring. Warren Wright has provided a cottage 1 at Calumet Farm for his trainer. . . . The Brooklyn man is now living in the manner of the leading English trainers. . . . William E. Smith is around and about again with his good word for everyone. . . . The vice-chairman of the Kentucky State Racing Commission, whose popularity extends all over the racing circuit, was quite ill not so long ago. . . . Back Page twisted his ankle during a recent workout and will not leave Idle Hour- Farm with his stablemates when they head for Belmont Park soon. . . . The son of Black Servant La Mome may join the stable later in the season if his injury heals thoroughly. . . . Robert McGarvey is singing the blues for not going higher than 3,900 for a yearling colt by Bull Dog Rose Leaves. . . . Calumet Farm got him for 4,000. . . . His name is Bull Lea. Since his complete reinstatement, R. D. "Dick" Williams has missed very few days at the races. . . . Can everything be all right with Lawrin? . . . Tiger has very little chance of getting to the Derby. . . . Somebody better get a call on Alfred Robertson for the race as quickly as possible. . . . Our guess is that Charles Kurtsinger will be riding again before Derby time. . . . Charles J. McLennan may not return to Washington Park as racing secretary. . . . Announcement of plans for the Homewood course should be forthcoming any day now. . . . Temulac will not be a member of the Calumet Farm division, campaigning at Churchill Downs. . . . The 5,000 colt will make his debut at Lincoln Fields or Arlington Park if he continues to train satisfactorily. . . . Gala Hour has bucked at Belmont Park, and the first start of Mrs, John Hertz 5,000 purchase necessarily will be delayed. Col. Winn is greatly in favor of the 00,-000 match race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral. The Churchill Downs impresario has staged numerous special events in his long connection with racing. Most noted of his promotions Tvas the Zev-In Memoriam duel. Colonel Winn says that Seabiscuit-War Admiral match is a natural, and, therefore, will stimulate much new interest, ih racing all over the country. Hes only sorry he wont be able to attend the race, as he will have holiday crowds at Churchill Downs and Lincoln Fields to accommodate at that time . . . Jamaicas meeting is proving one of the best yet. As usual, the lads on the stools are crying, but nearly a hundred have their slates up, so times must be all right . . . The dispute over the contract on jockey Paul Ryan still wages. Early settlement may be forthcoming if the lad gets started all right on the Metropolitan circuit. Sunned, Sunport and Sunphantom finished in that order among nine starters the other day at Jamaica. The others were differently named. To make the coincidence even more remarkable, each closed at 7 to 1 . . . Absence of Dauber from the Chesapeake Stakes was surprising, especially as the Foxcatcher Farms colt is a shifty sort in mud. Apparently his connections dont wish to take any chances in getting him ready for the Kentucky Derby .". . James Fitzsimmons may saddle as many as four in Saturdays running of the Wood Memorial. Principal opposition to his hand of Belairs Fighting Fox, Wheat-leys Quick Devil and Stormscud, and Ogden Phipps Magic Hour probably will come from Nedayr. Only Fighting Fox in the Fitzsimmons quartet is a Kentucky Derby candidate . . . Higher weights and steady work have brought "Sonny" Workman back to his old-time form.
