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i New York Notes BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 24. Jockey Willie Lee Johnson arrived from Louisville and reported to trainer W. G. Douglass who has the "William Veeneman horses here. Trainer Sol Rutchick will ship Cencerro, owned by Jayess Stable, to Delaware Park to start in the Brandywine Stakes. Alfred G. Vanderbilt purchased the three -year-old brown filly, Puff of Smoke, from the Cain Hoy Stable at private terms this morning. Freddie Krieger will handle the riding engagements of apprentice C. Errico. They left last night for Atlantic City, where Errico will do his riding. According to word received here from Andover, Mass., Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Treanor are the proud parents of a baby boy, who has been named Edward Neil after the sports writer bearing that name who was killed during the Spanish Civil War. Treanor was formerly manager of the mutuel department of the old country trotting association at Westbury, L. I. A. "Sarge" Swenke checked in from Miami and has under consideration an offer to train a stable of horses over the eastern tracks. He will decide before the week-end. Trainer Eddie Coates reported today that he had severed his connection as trainer of the horses owned by the Wolf brothers. In the lot was Captain Patrick and others. Coates will continue his public stable and is ready to accept additional material. Trainer Sol Rutchick reports that John S. Swersey, owned of Jayess Stable, purchased the four-year-old Blue Badge from Walter P. Chrysler. Dr. C. N. Mooney, famous surgeon of Toronto, was a visitor at the Belmont Park course. Dr. Mooney formerly owned a string of thoroughbreds that he campaigned on the Canadian circuit. Condition books for the Delaware Park meeting were distributed at Belmont Park this morning. Racing will be conducted at that course for 30 days, beginning on May 29 and ending on July 5. Buddy Raines will ship the Brandywine stable, owned by Donald P. Ross, president of the Delaware Steeplechase and Race Association, to Delaware Park on Saturday. Alfred G. Vanderbilt is highly pleased with the current crop of foals at his Sagamore Farm. He now has nine colts and six fillies, with eight mares still to foal. Adolphe Pons reported that 13 foals arrived at his nursery this season.
