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FAIR GROUNDS TURF NOTES f s e Melvin Knight got in and announced he will ride for Dan Hardy here this winter. The Louisiana starting gate was placed near the six furlongs chute and will be used next week when starter Johnny Morrissey begins schooling work. It has been touched up and repainted and appears as good as new. Sam McPherson checked in with two horses, Chanting and Red Garter, the first named a 13 to 1 shot winner last Saturday at Churchill Downs. Johnny Theall, trainer of the pretentious stable of Joe Brown, motored in and took charge of tha sixteen head, one of which is the recent Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes winner, T. M. Dorsett. Theall had a lot of praise for T. M. Dorsett and thinks the colt will be a real Derby star in 1939. Earl Pool, one of the oldest riders on the turf, arrived and engaged in the morning .workouts. He will ride for Fred McElroy here this season. Joe Bernard, trainer for the G. B. Mc-Camey stable, reported the death of the promising juvenile, Leonards Son. The horse succumbed from shipping fever. "Butsey" Hernandez has fired his star sprinter, Prince Argo, and the horse will be on the sidelines until the first of the year. In the meantime, Radio Charm and Wood-lander will be Hernandez main handicap reliances. F. H. Carpenter came in with two horses from Churchill Downs, Cross Ruff and Overplay. Bobby Montgomery will be here to ride for the stable. Woodcock and King unloaded seven head, Khar Fair, Davishill, Hedon, Big Gay, Leros, Zanny and Lena J. Khar Fair is one of the stars of the recent Fairmount meeting. Contract jockey, Joe Bomar, also arriv.ed. Clasp and Bay Boy, winners here last year, were in Stewarts quintet. L. King unloaded five head: Our David, Robert S., Broad Lights, Reigh Mouse and Crack Boy. The stable, too, came from Churchill Downs. Mose Goldblatt wired he was sending six horses later in the week and that he was going home for a two weeks vacation in Cincinnati before heading here. The improved jockey, Don Scurlock, arrived with his bride of six weeks and reported to trainer -Joe Bernard of the Mc-Camey stable. Scurlock rode with much success in the Middle West the past summer. Apprentice Charlie Carlberg was another to check in and will probably be much in demand. He rode fifteen winners at Fair-mount Park recently. Peggy Byrd and Ho, both in the L. Eeyda stable, which arrived from Louisville this week, were reported as doing nicely by trainer William Causey. The horses unloaded at the Fair Grounds with shipping fever. Causey hopes to have them back in training in a few days.
