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Report Death of H Leslie Myer OwnerBreeder in Shreveport ShreveportSHREVEPORT SHREVEPORT La May 31 H Leslie Myer owner and breeder whose racingcol lors last were carried by Sheriff Culkin died here Saturday night Myer also was a partner in the River Edge Stable He was associated with the Mason and Hanger Company and was regarded generally as one of the foremost construction engineers having superintended construction projects in Spain South America the George Wash ¬ ington Bridge the Boston Traffic Tunnel the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington and the Fort Peck Dam in Montaina MontainaMyer Myer was manager of construction of the Louisiana ordnance plant a federal project at the time of his death deathMembers Members of The Turf and Field Club of Belmont Park of which Myer was a popu ¬ lar member expressed their regrets upon learning of his death He was a native of Louisville and was 64