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I NARRAGANSETT PARK NOTES f $ R. Dorr is laid up at his home with a severe attack qf la grippe. Jake Byer shipped for the Paragon Stables to Narragansett the horses Shuchor and Shepy. Tommy Kirk, a veteran clocker, suffered a stroke at Belmont Park Monday morning. He was removed to the Mary Immaculate Hospital and a search was instituted for his nearest relatives. Kirk came east from Kentucky many years ago. Joe W. Brown, encouraged by the showing of his T. M. Dorsett in the Wood Memorial on Saturday, shipped the colt to » Louisville for the Derby. J. Collins said today that he would ship Madonna and Dohoev to Narragansett for racing at that point, J. G. Wilson led all Narragansett jockeys in the amount of money earned in the first seven days of the spring meeting. Wilson had 17.50 to his credit with the cashier at the close of racing Saturday evening. E. Le Blanc was second with 97 and Don Meade was in third place with 87, followed by A. Snider with §374, and J. Ashcroft with 51. Glen Felkner has engaged A. Snider to ride Gallant Stroke in the Central Falls Handicap Tuesday. Arthur Hullcoat and B. Chapman came in from Havre de Grace, bringing fifteen head. Frank Braden, of the publicity department of Barnum and Baileys circus, was a Narragansett visitor with Floyd Bell, publicity chief of Suffolk Downs. Eddie Robart, Pawtucket youngster who took up horseback riding two years ago, led the Narragansett riders with nine winning mounts in the first seven days of racing. Euclid Le Blanc was second with six wins", followed by J. Ashcroft with five victories, and Don Meade and J. Bowen four each. * Jockey Ray Hightshoe was thrown from the two-year-old filly Short Major, while schooling at the gate Monday morning. He was uninjured. Hightshoe, who has not accepted a mount at this meeting, will resume riding for his contract employer, W. N. Cox, on Wednesday. George Hardy, president of the Canadian Breeders Association, arrived from Toronto for a short visit. He inspected the Narragansett plant with trainer Paul Mecklen-berg and expressed surprise at the excellent condition of the racing strip. Eddie Dowling, favorite son of Providence now appearing in the Pulitzer Prize play "Our Town" in Boston, will be the guest of honor at Narragansett Park Wednesday. The popular actor will be tendered a dinner in the clubhouse, by a group of his Providence and Pawtucket friends and will afterward witness the running of a race named in his honor. E. K. Murray brought in four head from Maryland. The quartet included Brother Higher, Mystery Miss, Sleep Howard and Transit Lady.
