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New York News and Notes JAMAICA, New York, N. Y., May 2. Flying cadet John Grabousky, of the U. S. Navy, if granted leave of absence, will ride his Just a Bud at the White Marsh meeting next Saturday. Grabousky owns and trains the jumper and most of his training was done via long-distance telephone from his station near Philadelphia. Greenwich Time, whom he also owned, was turned over to Arthur White to train. Robert "Bob" Mozer, trainer and former jockey, will condition the horses of Mrs. Frances Scully, who has four head at Aqueduct. Heading the group is Ponty, winner of the Aqueduct Handicap last fall. Mozer reports that the colt is beginning light training and is responding well. His last appearance was in the McLennan Handicap at Hialeah Park, in which he suffered a severe leg injury. Walter A. Carter, trainer of the Glen Riddle Farm horse, made his first appearance of the year on a metropolitan race course at Jamaica this week. He reports he has ten horses in training at Belmont stable, but War Relic, the "big horse" of the stable, was left behind at Berlin, Ma., as the ankle he wrenched just prior to the Widener has not completely responded to treatment. Trainer Tommy Carroll reported this morning that he had recently taken up Smart Hombre and Zacawey, who were wintered at Lakewood, N. J. Due from winter quarters in New England are Celita and Cordea, owned by Mrs. E. J. Madden. Carroll stated that the two-year-olds in the stable, who were laid up with coughing, are recovered and back in training. Requested, winner of the Wood Memorial at Jamaica last Saturday, and Vagrancy have been added to the Class A graded handicap for three-year-olds. The Chief has been placed in Class C in the grade handicaps for four-year-olds and upward, while American Wolf and Scotland Light were graded in Class C for three-year-olds. The Turf Benevolent Association, whose members have been making weekly purchases of war stamps and bonds, voted at their monthly meeting an assessment which will mean a 55 donation to the Army and Navy Relief Societies. The T. B. A., organized in 1905, recently bought ,500 in war bonds. The Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association took care of the funeral arrangements for William E. Hayes, a former employe of the Glen Riddle Farm, who died of a heart attack on April 23 at the Queens Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hayes was 51 years of age at the time of his death. The Glen Riddle Stables War Hazard was graded in the Class "A" group for three-year-olds by handicapper John B. Campbell, while Flag Trumpeter, Navy Cruiser, Lord Kitchener and Great Albert have been placed in the Class "2" group for three-year-olds. True to his promise after Lochinvars victory on Tuesday, Andy Schuttinger, trainer of the winner, donated 0 to the Navy Relief and 5 each to the Army Relief and Red Cross. Trainer Bill Winfrey reported that he had shipped Home Wolf, owned by Mrs. Alice F. Sherman, to the Cotton Farm at Red Bank, N. J., to be turned out for the summer. Walter B. Carroll was appointed trainer for the horses owned by John C. Clark. He will be in charge of the stable during the Robertson suspension. Carroll is a native of Saratoga Springs and was associated with his brother, Thomas, assistant trainer. i Mrs. Louise Lazares Joe Burger, bred by the Mereworth Stud, was a ,300 yearling. I To date, he has started in ten races, has won three, was second in two, third in two, I I unplaced in three, earning ,650. He i doubtless will start in the Youthful Stakes l Wednesday, May 6. Trainer Max Hirsch has not decided ! upon his plans for Attention, owned by Mrs. Parker Corning. The colt is eligible for the Dixie, to be run at Pimlico on Wednesday. Hirsch will decide over the week-end as to his plans for that race. The stake blanks for the Suffolk Downs meeting were released to horsemen here yesterday. The Eastern Racing Association will hold its meeting beginning Monday, May 11, and continue through July 18. George D. Wideners Pomrose, which won so easily on Friday, is a bay daughter of the Futurity winner, Pompey, out of the imported Chicle mare, Rose Bloom, and therefore a half sister to the high-class stakes winning mare, Rosetown. John R. Dwyer, well known trainer on the Metropolitan circuit, is assembling a public stable which he will race at the Belmont Park meeting, which opens on Monday, May 11. Trainer Bill Hicks reported that he had turned out Wise Bob, owned by Mrs. L. Lazare, at the Force Farm near Lakewood, N. J. The colt will be rested up for the summr months. Trainer Hugh Fontaine reported that Pomayya, owned by the Brookmeade Stable and winner of the Black Helen Handicap at Hialeah Park, would start her summer campaign some time next week. Jake Young, veteran docker on New York tracks, who was stricken with a heart attack last fall, is showing some improvement at his Brooklyn, N. Y., home, according to advices here. Otto "Brie" Torrell, who underwent an operation in Miami last winter, is recuperating steadily in that city and plans to leave for Omaha in the near future. Bob Frend, starter at Suffolk Downs and Rockingham Park, who was here doing missionary work for stakes at the Boston track, left today for that city. I • Jockey Sterling Young arrived from Louisville and will stay for several days. He will ride in the Dixie at Pimlico next Wednesday. Bright Willie, owned by Mrs. Ralph Mc-Ilvain, was advanced to Class "A" rating following his score in the Woodside Handicap. It is reported that the Chilean jockey, Ruperto Donoso, who is on the high seas, will arrive here at Jamaica over the weekend. Dan Midkiff shipped one carload of horses Here from Keeneland, Ky., this morning. They are at Belmont Park.
