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Kentucky News and Notes CHURCHILL DOWNS, Louisville, Ky., May 1. Owner and trainer John McAtee arrived from Keeneland with the five horses he now conditions. Although he is in poor health, Peter Coyne, veteran horseman, who trained for the late Joseph E. Widener, George Long and other prominent owners of the past 40 years, hopes to attend the seventy-third Derby here on May 3. Coyne makes his home in this city. Apprentice Claire Peabody will do the bulk of riding for the large public stable trained by J. D. Mikel, to whom he is under contract. The 19-year-old lad rode his first race at the Fair Grounds at New Orleans last winter, showing promising form. Mrs. John Gilbert, wife of the well-known jockey who will ride the Kentucky Derby hopeful, Double Jay, in the big race, came on from California to join her husband for Derby week. S. Bryant Ott, popular local horsemen, who suffered a fracture of the right ankle in a fall here some weeks back, continues about his duties on crutches, and reports that some of his horses are ready for racing here. Following the close here, his stable will return to Chicago for racing at the Lincoln Fields, Arlington Park, Washington Park and Hawthorne meetings. L. A. Hawkins brought his two-horse stable from Keeneland after the close there. His Mississippi homebreds, Lenoil and Stocketts Trace, race under the colors of the Madison Stock Farm. S. B. Ott, popular local trainer, who suffered a broken leg a few weeks ago, while conditioning his sizable stable, is now up and around on crutches, and is daily attending the current Downs meeting. Milton Rieser, veteran conditioner of a large public stable, now in training at Churchill Downs, announced he will turn out a trio of his charges at the J. V. Thomas farm. The horses going to the farm are High Point, Watsco and Phar Gav. The latter two are two-year-olds. Victor Gousha announced the purchase of Diavoloway, from William Davis, at private terms. Judge James T. Clark stated here that 188 registrations have been received for the current Churchill Downs meeting. Over 1,300 horses are listed for competition here and 393 of them are 2-year-olds. Ray Barnett, who is looking after several useful horses at nearby Douglas Park, plans to ship his unit to River Downs after the close of the Kentucky spring season. Immediately after felling his engagement on Double Jay in the Kentucky Derby, jockey Johnny Gilbert plans to leave for Maryland and, later, may go to New York. F. W. Berman, acting for Benjamin Rosenthal, purchased the six-year-old gelding, Navy Day, from Miss M. J. Her-bolt and C. E. Herbold. Terms of the transaction were private and Berman is to train Navy Day. Mrs. Lottie Wolf arrived from her home in Detroit to witness the running of her speedy two-year-old filly, Floral Trail, in the Debutante Stakes. The Wolf stable is handled by Dwight Denham. Apprentice Larry Grub, contract rider for James C. Ellis, stated that the condition of his mother is greatly improved. Grubb was recently called to the bedside of Mrs. Grubb while she was in serious condition following an operating performed in Evans-ville, Ind. R. T. Watts took up Speedy Lee and Lost Mate from nearby Golden Maxim Farm and returned the pair to training at Churchill Downs. Wattts sent Libyan Star and Golden Mike to Golden Maxim and they are to be turned out there for an indefinite period. Jockey Jimmy McCoy arrived from New Orleans after attending the wedding of his daughter, Doris Barbara, to Lloyd Crochet, of the Crescent City. Jockey Robert Campbell has been engaged to pilot B. J. Bax King Bay in the Preakness Stakes, should the speedy son of King Cole be sent postward in the Pimlico classic by trainer Raymond White. Campbell guided King Bay to victory in his only two starts this year. L. A. Hawkins this morning purchased the gray racer, Prime Minister, from the partnership of H. C. Drew and Son. The terms were private. Hawkins will train Prime Minister for his own Madison stock farm account. Among Detroiters observed at the Downs today were Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Fisher, Miss Mary V. Fisher, Emerson France, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ferguson, Dr. Edward F. Draves, Dr. Clarence Reudesuli, James Powers, John H. Buckheimer, Kirk Horn, C. D. Palm. Clarence D. McNeil and Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Grissom. Al Wellman, who looks after the Detroit Stable, Inc., thoroughbreds, is to send his charges to the Motor City for the Fair Grounds meeting, which opens on May 24.
