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1 FAIR GROUNDS TURF NOTES ji 3 Paul L. Kelley, Texas turfman, was a visitor at the Fair Grounds Monday afternoon. Kelleys horses are quartered at Tropical Park and he plans to leave here in a day or two to assume charge of the training of the racers. "Bud" Burmester, formerly public relations counsel for Arlington Downs, came over from Fort Worth, Texas, on a combined business and pleasure trip. . "Lank" Avant shipped the horses owned by Mrs. J. A. Nix to Santa Anita over the week-end and they will be raced on the coast throughout the winter. Heading the consignment is the consistent three-year-old Woodsaw, while others in the outfit include Our Crest, Gay World, Doublefol and Foolem. The trio of juveniles that Charles Gentry brought here for Mrs. E. A. Rotelli has never been seen under colors, but are destined to make their debut in the near future. The youngsters are Roll Around, Fleet Arrow and General R. Gene Lutz, more familiarly known as the "mystery man" of the turf, is an arrival from Cleveland and plans to remain in the Crescent City for an indefinite period. Lutz has several horses turned out in Ohio and they will be taken up in the spring to be prepared for racing. According to the announcement of the Louisiana Jockey Club stewards, the further entry of the plater Lowry is refused. Lowry refused to break with his field in his start last Saturday and sulked through the mile and a quarter event. R. S. Byrum, whose horses have been turned out at Louisville, since the close of the fall meeting at Churchill Downs, put in his appearance at the Fair Grounds. If stabling accommodations can be obtained, Byrum will bring his horses to New Orleans for racing. Word was received by racing secretary R. A. Leigh that nine horses, the property of the Canadian sportsman, Conn Smythe, will leave Lexington, Ky., Tuesday with the Fair Grounds as their destination. P. S. Brown is an arrival with the horses Free Play, Prohibition and Foolhardy, which were raced at Shreveport earlier in the fall with a degree of success. Mose Cossman, agent for the stable of Col. E. R. Bradley and an annual visitor in New Orleans, was an arrival from Chicago and will remain for some time before proceeding to Florida for the winter. Rogers Hornsby, manager of the Baltimore Orioles, who is here attending the minor leagues convention, was among the many baseball celebrities viewing the races at the Fair Grounds this afternoon. Word was received from F. C. Dunn by H. A. Catalano that the former plans to arrive in the Crescent City the latter part of the week. Dunn and his wife have been vacationing in Ohio since the close of the Maryland racing season. J. S. Gosselins Bobbrax arrived from Bowie, consigned to Dan Hardy, who will direct the training of the racer for the remainder of the Fair Grounds season. In a trade of horses; Tom B. Miller gave Chehalis to C. H. Grieve and received Sales-tax in return. No cash was involved in the transaction.
