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i ; ; ; 1 CHURCHILL DOWNS NOTES fi e : $ . A. C. Ernsts Albubble, which bowed a ten* don in a workout a couple of weeks ago, was sent to the Ernst farm near Lexington. William Causey, acting for Mrs. V. Wyse,-of Houston, purchased High Place from the Byrum Bros. Terms were private. Causey is training the filly. One hundred men, working under the direction of Frank J. Fischer, will look after the parking of automobiles at Churchill Downs on Derby Day. Jockey Willie Kern suffered a painful, but not serious, injury to "his left leg while schooling the two-year-old Johnnie J. at the starting gate at Douglas Park. Burtis L. Perry arranged for the shipment of his one horse, Laus, to Detroit, to be freshened up for racing in the Motor City, The Texas owner will remain to view the running of the Derby. Otis Clelland reported that Little Yvonne suffered several cuts about the legs during the running of the first race here Wednesday. H. H. Temple, Jr., has retired the four-i year-old Mary Cloud and she will be sent to Clyde Van -Dusens farm to be bred to Torchilla. J. H. Skirvin, trainer for the Cleveland sportsman A. C. Ernst, announced Thursday, morning that he has taken first call on the services of jockey Jack Bryson. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Vedder, parents of jockey R. L. Vedder, came from Collinsville, 111., for a visit of a few days with their sont who is under engagement to Kirby Ramsey. Lavelle "Buddy" Ensor, who made a comeback during the Florida season, sported the silks on a Kentucky track for the first time in almost twenty years when he had the mount on Cautivo in the third race. Emerson F. Woodward, master of Valdina Farms, today purchased the brood mare Fast Heels and a filly foal by Gay Monarch from Junius W. Bell. Fast Heels is the dam of, . the three-year-old Steel Heels. Mose Goldblatt was called back to Cincinnati by the critical illness of his wife, who has been confined to a hospital for some time, •