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1 ! j ! , 1 I j I j i j I MRS. R. J. MURPHYS BIG BAND Indiana Sportswomans Stable Arrives at the Fair Grounds. Older Contingent Headed By Little Nymph Maracabala Included in String of Young Trainer. NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 12. The only Shipment to check in at the Fair Grounds today was the establishment of Mrs. R. J. Murphy, Evansville, Ind., sportswoman, who shipped fourteen head here in charge of Odie Clelland, who has been directing the stable for several years. The consignment, which was the thirty-eighth express car to reach the Fair Grounds since November 1, was made up of eight horses of racing age and six home-bred yearlings, by the young sire Ramoneur, which holds court at the Murphy farm near Evansville. The crop of youngsters consists of five colts and one filly. The older contingent was headed by Little Nymph, which showed her usual consistent form at the recent Churchill Downs meeting, which came to a close last Saturday. Also included in the group of older horses is the good three-year-old Knee Deep, which. Mrs. Murphy purchased from J. W. Parrish several days ago before departing from Louisville. Knee Deep, a son of Percentage, will add considerably to the three-year-old division during the balance of the year at the local track. While considered by his owner as of Kentucky Derby caliber, the then Parrish colorbearer failed to come up to expectations of trainer Goode and owner Parrish. The useful three-year-old has shown his best over a soft track and the Fair Grounds course should prove a suitable one for the Murphy representative. OTHER MEMBERS. Others unloaded by the young trainer for Mrs. Murphy were Marcabala, which sported the "Butsey" .Hernandez colors here last year, Imeblue, Stepinanna, Royal Broom and Lucy. General manager R. S. Eddy, Jr., has been advised that at least eleven carloads of thoroughbreds will be on the way to the local course after the close of Narragansett Park, which is scheduled to close its meeting next Saturday. Among some of the larger establishments coming this way after the New England season comes to a close are J. R. Gregory, who will bring fourteen, E. E. Russell, with nine-j teen; H. K. Barron, six and Ivan Parke seven. Sam Orr will bring eight; Jim Emery .ten; O. L. Foster, twelve and the stable of Mrs. V. Wyse, in charge of trainer J. G. Brown, thirteen. Having one of his largest e. Continued on twenty-third page. j j I MRS. R. J. MURPHYS BIG BAND Continued from first page. stables in years, A. J. Halliwell, Canadian j sportsman, will ship, eleven from Narragari-, sett, while R. A.. Coward, who was one of j the leading trainers here last year, will have nine. ANDERSON EXPECTED. Others who have notified Eddy they would be here after the Narragansett meeting are E. F. Anderson, who trains the Miss L. C. White string of sixteen, J. A. Nix with eight and Charles Gentry who made application for four. Expected arrivals from Maryland next week are the A. Pelleteri-Millsdale Stable outfit, who will have one carload, B. B. Rice with eleven horses and E. K. Bryson, who will have the largest stable on the grounds with thirty-six representatives. The first of the Bryson stable is due to arrive here Tuesday or Wednesday. George Brooks, who trains the Shady Brook Farm Stable, and who had much success here last year said he would be here with ten head next week, shipping his charges here from Louisville, where they have been rested since the Churchill Downs closing. Other stables due to reach here next week from the East are L. L. Lycan, L. Chambers, H. Young and H. D. Cox. Nearly 800 horses have found accommodations at the local course and by the end of next week, almost a week before the opening on Thanksgiving Day, every available stall should be taken. Racing secretary Leigh has given a crew of workmen orders to bed down every stall on the track to take care of the influx of thoroughbreds due in the next week.
