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1 FAIRM0UNT TURF N0~TES~1 Professor Paul, which shared with Leading Article the distinction of being the outstanding thoroughbred at Fairmount Park last fall, is returning this spring, and maybe a starter in the Memorial Day Handicap, inaugural feature of the thirty-one day campaign next Monday. Jim Chesney, well known Belleville, 111., turfman, who has a string of ten thoroughbreds, topped by the starry Professor Paul, forwarded the information of his coming to general manager D. C. Burnett, saying it would be a matter of only a few days before his establishment would be shipped from its present quarters at River Downs, Cincinnati. Eleven other stables made late applications for stall room, namely: M. Allen, for six horses;. D. Boyle, for eight; J. A. Car-lock, for eight; E. B. Shipp, for ten; S. Kirkpatrick, for nine; P. J. Van, for ten; E. E. Major, for five; W. E. Harned, for three; C. C. Norman, for three, and R. E. Spicer, for two. Shipp, Major, Burks and Harned are veterans in these parts, and many thoroughbreds in their establishments are well known here. In anticipation of the rush of thoroughbreds here this week from all sections of the country, Rollie Leigh, newly appointed Fair-mount Park official, took up permanent residence here. Leighs actual duties are clerk of scales, but in the absence of his father i and racing secretary, Dick Leigh, who is at Aurora, Rollie, will handle the arduous , task of stabling the many equines. Several hundred are expected from now until the opening. There will be a train special from Aurora the latter part of the week, according to i news received by Burnett, and several hun-. dred thoroughbreds will come from that point alone, including the extensive stables , of Norman "Butsey" Hernandez and Frankie Seremba. The Aurora meeting concludes next Satuiday. Three other Middle West tracks, Churchill Downs, River Downs and Beulah Park close Decoration Day, the same day Fairmount opens, and there will be many establishments coming from those points, especially the first named two. The Fairmount plant itself is practically set for the impending campaign. With the exception of the new projection screen now in the process of being installed, everything is spic and span and ready, awaiting the opening. Track superintendent John Le Blanc has assured Burnett the screen would be ready in the next few days, in plenty of time for Inspection Day, next Sunday, when this innovation, with the other new improvements at the track, including the odds board, Thomas camera and parking lot, will be on exhibition to the public. The track proper is in perfect shape, according to horsemen already here who have been taking advantage of its condition to push their charges through daily workouts. About 2O0 horses are already on the scene, and with others scheduled to come, they should offer an abundance of material for racing secretary Leigh to make up his pro- grama.
