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MARSCH LIKES D. S. RACING .Visits South American Courses, but Has Very Little Luck. Wealthy Chicago Owner Glad to Get Back-Inspects His Colorbearers at Louisville. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 12. While there are a number of fine race courses in South America and the sport, particularly at the Buenos Aires track, is attractive, it doesnt measure up to that at some of our major plants, said John Marsch, the Chicago turf patron, who has just returned from a trip through Latin America. He qualified his appraisal of South American racing by saying that after taking in several of the programs he realized his unfamiliarity with the betting system with which he had no luck at all. "Just think, I thought I was betting on the favorites or public choices and came to find out that I had been misinterpreting the odds and was betting on outsiders instead," said Marsch. "That wouldnt have been so bad, but all the favorites were winning." Marsch. who travels extensively and has visited race courses all over the world with Mrs. Marsch, was at Churchill Downs Saturday morning and had a very enjoyable time looking over his own racing stock, trained by Roscoe Goose, popular and able Louisville horseman. "You know, its good to be back, and better still to come to Louisville and be around these smart thoroughbreds," Marsch declared. "Its the greatest sport under the sun." HAS FORMIDABLE STABLE. The wealthy Chicagoan who has expended Irage sums for thoroughbreds, will start the season with a formidable stable. In his string are wo" nominees for the Kentucky Derby. Lightspur and Weisenheimer, the latter partly owned by an associate, while older horses in the establishment are Kings Blue, Royal Blue, Irvana, Miss Baker and Egyptian Belle. Rounding out the stable are six well-bred two-year-olds, one of which, a daughter of Blue Larkspur Ruddy Light, iiands not yet been named. The others are Displayer, a son of Display Princess Carnelia; Blue Flyer, a colt by Blue Larkspur Chicleight; Sun Dodger, a son of Bull Dog Susan Thatcher; Athele, a daughter of Display Jezebel, and "Wise Ally, a filly by Wise Counsellor Belle Alliance. Marsch was gratified to find his stock looking so well and he is particularly hopeful for the two-year-olds. Jn addition to the horses he trains for the Chicago sportsman, Goose is preparing six of his own for spring racing, three of them two-year-olds. The youngsters are Lady Jean, a daughter of Chicle Norther; Scout T., a gelding by The Scout Tranblow, and Major McHugh, a colt by Prince Pal Merry Jane. The other horses are Fanfun, Silver Braid and Solar Hawk. The stable will remain at Churchill Downs throughout the local season and then will be shipped to the Chicago circuit for the remainder of the summer.
