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New York Notes JAMAICA L I N Y May 7 Trainer T D Pinky Grimes doubts if there will be any trouble filling Count Fleets book for next year since three of the four of his first crop which have started were returned winners Our Fleet was his first stakes winner Kent Miller checked into Belmont Park from Camden S C with seven head in ¬ cluding Elkridge and War Battle Grandpere heads the string here owned by Mrs Charles Payson Adams He will be pointed for the Swift Withers and Peter Pan tobe Jnin during the Belmont meeting Peter Anderson who rode Bright Willie In yesterdays final vent 3s a 16year old ScotchGerman lad born in Yorkville Manhattan and is under contract to Woody Stephens trainer of the Woodvale string He was previously employed by Oleg Dubassoff and rode his first and only winner at Keeheland on April 9 astride Vienna Waltz He is about a fraction of an inch taller than Conn McCreary and can ride at 104 pounds Basil James suffered a recurrence of the back injury which caused his absence from the saddle last week He is undergoing diathermic treatment under the direction of Dr Alexander Kaye and is expected to resume riding duty next week The G D Widener and the Glen Riddle Farm strings are due at Belmont Park early next week The veteran Tommy Luther accepted his first mount of the season He will ride free lance at the meeting and rides at 113 pounds With tlie meeting 31 days old there have been but 21 claims with Eternal Dream top ¬ ping the prices at 12500 12500Jockey Jockey Ronnie McPhee underwent a ton sillectomy by Dr Alexander Kaye and was promised that he would be able to resume riding in a week He is under contract to Belair Stud Jockey Jim Nichols leaves tonight for Hollywood Park but expects to return with ¬ out delay
