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Kentucky News and Notes j KEENELAND at Churchill Downs4 , Louisville, Ky., April 21. Henry H. Knight, owner of Almahurst Farm, is expected here from Lexington today and will remain for several days. He has several horses in training at Churchill Downs, among them the last of the horses in training which he acquired when he bought all of the thoroughbreds of the Valdina Farms, maintained by the late Emerson F. Woodward. G. H. Stevens, owner and breeder of Cincinnati, Ohio, arrived to witness the running of the first division of the Thoroughbred Club Dinner Purse in which his Alices Pet was a participant. Stevens inspected the stable he has here in charge of W. J. Raybould. He stated that Magic Charm foaled a bay filly by Bobby Sweep at his River Ridge Farm near Cincinnati. Many of Americas leading sports and turf writers will be guests of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeders Association at a dinner to be held at the Brown Hotel on May 2. All writers who reach Louisville in time to witness the Derby Trial Stakes to be run on that day, will attend the affair. Lincoln G. Plaut will be the principal speaker. According to Dr. Charles Hagyard, president of the Thoroughbred Club of America and head of the Lexington veterinary firm of Hagyard and Hagyard, Allouweth foaled a chestnut colt by Questionnaire and Eagle Flight, a bay filly by King Cole. The Eagle Flight foal is a half-sister to Take Wing. Dr. Hagyard has several other mares to foal. According to word received here Mr. and Mrs. Des Dressen, who have been very ill in their hotel apartment hi Cincinnati, are improved, but will be unable to make their annual visit to Louisville. John Mc-Kee, former owner and brother to Mrs. Dressen, is with them. K. S. Cleveland announced the purchase of six horses from Anthony Graffagnini. Bo Way, Top Note, Bomb Shelter, Spring Glory and two juveniles, Wise Joe and Sweeping Manna, are the horses acquired and will race for the partnership of Buckley and Cleveland. Grant Dor land, who remained in Louisville after attending the Thoroughbred Club Dinner held last night, reports Born Wise has foaled a filly by Trace Call and Friendly Jane, a colt by Rhodes Scholar. Dorland owns Rosalind Farm on the Russell Cave Pike, near Lexington. Richard E. Wingfield has made arrangements to transfer the Circle M Stable of Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Moore to Suffolk Downs at the close of this meeting. Wing-field will have 14 horses under his care at the East Boston track. Turkey Foot, a juvenile son of Maedic — Humdrum, belonging to Polk Laffoon, a member of the Kentucky State Racing Commission, has been turned over to H. Louden to condition here. The colt has been in light training at River Downs. Acting for Mrs. W. R. Reid, Dave Hum purchased the two-year-old Valdina Singer from H. H. Knight and Frank Podesta. Hum, who retired from training last year, will direct the conditioning of the daughter of Osculator. Dr. C. N. Finch, who will ship his well-balanced stable to Chicago at the close of this meeting, performed a throat operation on Russell Firestones Acrobat. The horse was breezed yesterday and pulled up soundly. Flight Officer William Flanigan, who is enjoying a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Flanigan, and his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Oliphant, will report to his new station at Lincoln, Neb., next week. Howard Wells, who has 18 horses belonging to various owners here, stated his uncle, Howard Oots, has arrived in Lexington from California and will direct the training of the horses Wells left at Keene-land. J. A. Blackwell quartered Miss Ethel and Be One at Douglas Park for several days while en route from Hot Springs to Cleveland, Ohio, where the pair will be campaigned at North Randall. John McAtee, who saddled Rose Cave for her surprise victory in the second race at Churchill Downs Wednesday, has four mares yet to foal at his Serena ta Farm near Lexington. Roy Waldon will invade Belmont Park with the six horses he is training for the Milky Way Farm of Mrs. Ethel V. Mars. Several of the horses are produce of mares who flaunted the Milky Way banner. Seven of the stronger stables here plan to ship eastward following the close of the Churchill Downs meeting. Some of them will go to Delaware Park, while others will travel to Suffolk Downs. Shut Up, Erlanger Stables candidate for the Kentucky Derby, will have the riding , services of jockey G. Seabo in all his trips postward during the combined Keeneland-i Churchill Downs meeting. Frederick C. Peters, Florida owner and breeder, is a visitor. He is standing the Marvin May horse, Mucho Gusto, and Peace Chance, sire of Four Freedoms, at his farm in Florida. Roscoe Troxler, who was astride Sir Huon when he won the 1906 edition of the Kentucky Derby, came in from Florida and plans on remaining here for the Keeneland, War Relief and Churchill Downs meetings While a few of the horses he has at Churchill Downs and Keeneland may be sold and several others sent to Beaumont Farm, Hal Price Headley will invade the East with a large and formidable string. Edward Carney, owner of several horses at Churchill Downs, in charge of Kirby Ramsey, and Frank Johnson, of Cincinnati, were visitors during the training period. Gus Martin, owner of Flying John and Shining Chance, was granted a trainers license and he will direct the conditioning of the pair. He replaces Jessa Trent as trainer. Athels Ace, a juvenile, the property of O. R. Farrell, was added to the string L. B. Bellew, Jr., has here. The filly came from Miami. Sidney I. Crew, prominent Cincinnati business executive, is a visitor. He has several horses here in charge of L. V. Bel-lew, Jr. K. Sugar Roll and K. Bun, property of A. B. Karle, were added to the string J. M. Goode is conditioning here. The pair came from Lexington. Clyde Pardue stated he purchased for the interest of Mrs. Pardue the three-year-old My Bray from Joseph St. Charles at private terms. The three-year-old Sweetest Girl, recently purchased by Bobanet Stable, was shipped to Pimlico today by trainer H. Louden. The horses Henry McLeod has at Bay Meadows will leave that track for Detroit about May 8. McLeod is training four for T. C. Melrose and six of his own. Tom Carr Piatt and Mrs. Piatt, who came from Lexington for yesterdays Thoroughbred Club Dinner Purse, remained over for Fridays program. W. G. Sparks sent Trustee and Grand Love to J. Graham Browns. Las Vegas Farm, and Real Short will join them within several days. Hugh Gilmore, starter at several meetings and former assistant to William Ham -ilton, arrived from Oaklawn Park and will remain here for several days. Trainer J. J. Halley reported today that Ever On sustained abrasions about the knees in a fall while running away here Tuesday and will be on the shelf a week. Trainer C. W. Damon, who has nine head here for I. J. Collins, stated today he has taken first call on the riding services of jockey M. Quintero. Be Be Jay has been fired by Dr. E. M. Lang. The horse is in the stable trained by Harry Trotsek. Jockeys V. Nodarse. C. Stevenson and J. Wagner have arrived here from other racing points. Former jockey Karl Craig, who is now a member of the United States Army, is renewing acquaintances at Churchill Downs. Jockey A. Bodiou today was licensed. He is affiliated with the public stable Howard Wells trains. Jockey M. N. Gonzalez arrived today from New York and reported to Richard Fischer, conditioner of the Dearborn Stable. Jockey J. Boucher arrived from Miami and reported to trainer Willard Baker. N. G. Gibbons, western owner who has four horses here, is a visitor. Jockey M. Quintero arrived from Miami and will ride free lance here. John Marcum, former jockey, was a visitor at the Derby course this morning.
