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Trainers of Derby Candidates Guests At Kentucky Breeders1 Assn. Dinner f Visiting Members of Press At Annual Affair Held at Brown Hotel Roof Garden LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 4.— The Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeders Association held its annual pre-Derby dinner at the Brown Hotel Roof Garden last night and had as its special guests, trainers of Derby candidates and visiting members of the press. The program chairman, Clifford Lussky, not only arranged a splendid evening of entertainment, but in cooperation with J. Graham Brown set up a fine table. After president Roscoe Goose, of the turfmens organization opened the meeting, he introduced Lincoln G. Plaut, field director of Daily Racing Form and its associate publications, who did a commendable job with the toastmasters task. Derby trainers on hand were John Gaver Wine List and Capot ; Ben A. Jones Ponder and De Luxe ; Ivan Parke Olym-pia and Ocean Drive ; Tom Smith Model Cadet ; Phil Reilly Old RockporO ; Monte Parke Johns Joy ; Sam Sechrest Duplicator ; Hirsch Jacobs Palestinian ; Dave Hum Lextown ; Woody Stephens Halt and Lester Jenkins Jacks Town. The trainers briefly discussed their Derby candidates chances. With the exception of John M. Goode, who is conditioning Ky. Colonel, and H. C. Wolfe, who is prepping Petey Cotter for the big race, all of the Derby trainers were on hand. Jockey Eddie Arcaro, who has four Derby victories to his credit; Conn Mc-Creary, who successfully handled Pensive in the 1944 renewal of the race, and Ted Atkinson, making his first trip to Derby-town to ride one of the Greentree Stable starters Saturday, were special guests and made short talks. The following members of the Fourth Estate also were introduced: Marshall ■ Smith, editor Time magazine; Robert He-bert, Los Angeles Mirror; Charles Hatton, columnist Daily Racing Form; Freddie Russell, Nashville Banner; Paul Lowry, Los Angeles Times; Maurice Bernard, Los Angeles Examiner; Joe Palmer, New York Herald-Tribune and Blood Horse; Phil McCann, Lexington Herald; Arthur Dailey, New York Times; Oscar Otis, columnist, Daily Racing Form; Maurice Shevlin, Chicago Tribune; Don Fair, trackman, Daily Racing Form; George Swift, Chicago Daily News and Miami Herald; William Keefe, New Orleans Times-Picayune; :£ike Barry, Irish American; Robert Elliott, executive sports editor, Miami Herald; Harry Martinez, New Orleans States; George B. Leach, Churchill Downs public relations director; John Chandler, Associated Press; George Krehbiel, Detroit News; Ed Dan-forth, Atlanta Journal: Jim Roach. New York Times; Jerry McNerney, Louisville Courier-Journal ; Earl Ruby, sports editor, Louisville Courier-Journal ; Ken Taylor, Louisville Times; Marvin Gay. Louisville Times; James Lilly, Louisville Times; Joe Williams, New York World-Telegram and Scripps-Howard sports columnist; Joe Agrella, Chicago Sun-Times; Neville Dunne, Thoroughbred Record and Jim i Mitchell, Los Angeles Herald Express. Also noted in the gathering were Peter i J. ODonnell, manager of the Lincoln i Fields Racing Association; Paul Ebelhardt, Calumet Farm manager; James E. Rushin, manager of the Kentucky Hotel; John A. ; Kinard, owner of Johns Joy; Represent- : ative Warren A. Wells of Iowa; Charles . ONeil, secretary of the Florida Breeders Association, and Jim Boland, who rode » Lieut. Gibson to victory in the 1900 Ken- [ tucky Derby and is now assistant to Jack C. . Hodgins of Charles T. Fishers famed Dixi- . ana establishment.
