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1 1 KEENELAND TURF NOTES ? 3 _ g George South, under engagement to H. H. Battle, left last night for Churchill Downs. Basil James arrived and accepted several mounts on Wednesdays card. William Dorsey transferred Jimmy W., Queenie Wing and Darling Mary to Louisville last night and will ship Ada W. and Tra-La-La to the same point after their engagements Wednesday. The horses are the property of Henry M. Walker, Louisville breeder. Jockey C. Shindle packed his tack and departed for Louisville. Shindle is under engagement to A. Tumlinson, who shipped the horses in his charge to Douglas Park. Jockey Robert Tilden, who has been galloping horses for John Zoeller the past three weeks, leaves Friday morning for Fairmount Park to await the opening of that meeting. John Zoeller has secured stable accommodations for the Glad Acres Farm horses at Louisville and will ship nine head there Friday. Sara Greenock, Mary Greenock and Gay Hallie, which are quartered at the trotting track, will be sent to North Randall in charge of Charles Zoeller. A. G. Tarn shipped eleven head to Louisville, leaving Patan here until Thursday night. Patan is a scheduled starter on the program the final day of the meeting. Edward Haughton purchased the three-year-old Slave Song from the Greentree Stable. Terms of the sale were private and the daughter of Royal Minstrel will accompany the others of the Haughton stable to Louisville. The Tall Trees Stables, represented by Bilboquet, claimed Steady Don out of the first race at Keeneland Wednesday for ,000. Jess A. Spencer is sending ten head to Churchill Downs Friday morning. C. C. Van Meter canceled the stall reservations he had at Churchill Downs and his horses will remain at Keeneland Park for ten days before being shipped to North Randall. F. P. Letellier shipped a division of the stable he has here to Churchill Downs Wednesday. John McAtee, Riedinger Brothers and several other owners have been notified by Tom Young, track superintendent at Churchill Downs, to keep their horses here until after the running of the Kentucky Derby. Glenn Dearth, wealthy Charlestown, W. Va., oil man, was an arrival from his home. Mr. Dearth, an ardent turf follower, came here to witness the running of the Lafayette Stakes and the Blue Grass Stakes. He plans returning home Thursday after the running of the Blue Grass Stakes. Dunn and Knickerbocker turned the two-year-old filly Queens Advice over to Tommy Root to train. The daughter of Good Advice won at her first asking here and finished second in her next start.
