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$ g Latest News and Gossip from American Race Tracks • ILLINOIS KENTUCKY MARYLAND NEW YORK fc — — ■ 3 AURORA AURORA, 111.. April 21. Otto Theliz. who has ridden on the flat and through the steeplechase course on German tracks, proudly displayed his recently granted riding license and jockeys badge. At present he can ride at 106 pounds and is aiming to get to a lower weight. He expects shortly to be in the saddle and give the racegoers in these parts an opportunity to witness his skill. I. Weil is making his engagements. Well wishes for the success of the meeting were received by manager Trimble from numerous sources including Matt J. Winn and C. Bruce Head. The latter sent a massive floral offering on behalf of the Fairmount Park Jockey Club.- Jockey Zucchini escaped with a slight bruise to his shoulder and resumed riding in the fourth race. The first two-year-old race of the season will be offered as the initial event on Fridays program when seven of the maiden class of youngsters are to compete over the half-mile distance. Word was received here today that the arrival of the Preston Burch horses of the Nevada Stock Farm Stable from Havre de Grace was expected late this afternoon or early Friday, as was advised by an attache of that establishment. Jockeys R. Peternel, L. Schaefer and the apprentice L. Jenner are expected to accompany the stable. Owner O. L. Foster holds the contract on a promising young apprentice rider Eddie Porter, and the lad will be licensed and active in the saddle shortly. The stable of horses formerly owned and raced under the name of J. Clendennin were sold at private sale this morning to owner G. V. Gaal and will henceforth race as the Gentilly Stable and will be trained by A. L. Gaal. Manager Cliff Trimble was enthusiastic when spoken to during the afternoon. "The attendance at Aurora today under such adverse conditions surely demonstrates that Chicago wants high class racing." He stated. "It has always been our policy and always will be to give our patronage the best available. I am certainly very much pleased with the turnout this afternoon and feel that 1927 will be a banner year in Chicago racing. The thoroughbred sport is sure to thrive under the jurisdiction of the Illinois Turf Association and the Exposition Park Jockey Club highly appreciates the confidence and support given by the public today." • BELMONT PARK NEW YORK, N. Y., April 21. Lodina, the Greentree Stables Oaks eig-ible. worked three-quarters in 1 :16%. going the half in :49. Saxon, with Tigress as a running mate, stepped three-q;iarters mile in 1 :15%. covering the half in :48%. Sarazen appeared in fine form and temperament when he breezed three-quarters in 1:15. J. Simon Healey arrived at Belmont Park from Bowie with Accomplish, which he raced for C. Leroy King of Montclair, N. J., and picked up the other horses which wintered at Belmont Park. The Riverside Stable, which he trained at Miami during the past winter, was turned back to owner C. C. Moore, who will train for himself in the future. Track superintendent Tom Maher at Jamaica states that there is not a vacant stall at Jamaica or Aqueduct. The largest number of horses in training for this time of the year occupy stables at all three Long Island tracks. The stables of James Butler will be moved to Belmont Park from winter quarters at Empire City. A. B. Gordon, with the Bud Fisher horses, is expected to arrive from Louisville, Ky., the latter part of this week. Trainer Karrick is going along with Pom-pey and it is unlikely that the four-year-old will be seen under colors for some time. Starter Mars Cassidy arrived from his winter home, near Homestead, Fla.. and assumed charge of the barrier on Thursday. His assistants report that the two-year-olds and older horses have schooled splendidly and are ready for the opening of the racing season next Monday. War Feathers, the three-year-old daughter of Man o" War and Tuscan Red, for which James Cox Brady paid 0,500 at the 1925 yearling sales in Saratoga, attracted considerable attention when she worked one mile. She negotiated the distance in 1 :46%. She stepped the first quarter in "lf%_ the half in :51V; and three-quarters in 1 :18%. William Ziegler, Jr.s, Derby candidates, Bois de Rose and Wee Burn, worked one mile together. They covered the distance handily in 1 :45 after going three-eighths in :375, the half in :50 and three-quarters in 1 :1C%. HAVRE DE GRACE HAVRE DE GRACE. Md., April 21. W. J. Owens is now the owner of Solo. He took the plater by claim for ,000 on his last outing. The combined stables of T. H. Wilson. Alex Woodliffe, J. F. Richardson and R. E. Wat-kins will be shipped to Jamaica on Sunday. The Island Farm Stable claimed Rejuvenation for ,000, E. A. Raymond claimed Speedy Prince from Mrs. J. F. Richardson for ,250, G. Milton bought Frigate from G. C. Winfrey and E. K. Bryson got Apple-cross from B. Harding. Both transactions were private. . . W. H. Denham bought the plater Harlan from T. H. Wilson for ,000. Harlan is intended for Ohio racing. James M. McClelland, general manager of the Lexington and Xalapa Farm stables, was among the arrivals from New York. He spent the afternoon acknowledging congratulations on his rejuvenated appearance. His stable has wintered here in care of Will Wallace. Jockey H. Church, who had the mount on Over Fire, suffered no ill effects, outside of being shaken up, as a result of the accident when Over Fire fell at the three-eighths post The blue and orange silks of the Burch confederacy, one of the oldest in American racing history, were carried by Dixie Smith in the third race. They have been inherited by Preston M. Burch, who also trains the Nevada Stock Farm string. Jockey M. Fishman, the Triple Springs Farm rider, is an aspiring pugilist as well. His business agent and manager Chuck Frost has booked him to appear at the Pastime Athletic Club, Elks Mills, Md., on April 29. E. B. McLeans Algol came out of Wednesdays race in a bad way. He is reported to have suffered a severe cut on the tendon. Walter Congdon, who retired from racing after a successful training career to become a Philadelphia builder, made his first visit to the races in several seasons. The Harry Payne Whitney colors, which were withdrawn from competition for the last few days out of respect for the memory of Belmont A. Rowe, will be in action tomorrow. Trainer Paul Healy was an arrival from Belmont Park. He came to negotiate for the handling of several horses for a Metropolitan campaign. Trainer J. P. Smith will ship his numerous string to Jamaica on Sunday. H. Goodwin claimed Flying Al from C. T. Whiting for ,750. « CHURCHILL DOWNS LOUISVILLE, Ky.. April 21. Clyde Van Dusen came over from Lexington to inspect the division of his stable quartered at the Downs in the care of Harry Salad. Jockey Matt Skyrm. under contract to T. E. Mueller, returned after a brief visit to his parents in Cleveland. John Engleman has in training at Churchill Downs a band of eight good-looking two-year-olds, the majority of which were bred by W. F. Knebelkamp. owner of the Louisville baseball club, at his farm at Prospect. Four of the youngsters are the property of J. P. Edwards, well known Louisville attorney, while the remainder are owned by Mr. Knebelkamp. All but one of the latter are by Mr. Knebelkamps good stallion, Midway. The youngsters have been training soundly and have shown exceptional speed in their gallops. Following is the list of the Knebelkamp youngsters : Sweet Way, b. f. by Midway — Sweet Liberty : Stowaway, b. c, by Midway — Argo ; White Way, ch. c, by Midway — Guarantee, and Nick Cullop, ch. c, by Paul Weidel II. — Sunny Glow. Those the property of Mr. Edwards are : Faraway, br. c, by Midway — Swiftsure : Yar-gee. ch. c, by Towton Field — Thistletta ; Go Away, ch. f, by Midway — Cousin Martha: Helen E.. br. f. by Yield Not— Southern League. Mr. Edwards recently disposed of a chestnut colt by Midway — Snowflakes to Leroy Keating for ,000. The colt is in the Pashford Manor Stakes. Mr. Knebelkamp received a similar amount from Polk Laf-foon for his two-year-old by Midway — Sentimental. Charles Lewis of this city is the owner of a fine looking yearling filly by Dartmoor — Musical Girl, which is now at Barnsdale Manor. Musical Girl is now in foal to Inited Verde. Two foals have recently arrived at Lon Jones National Stock Farm. They are a chestnut fjlly by Beaverkill — Athenia. by Zeus, and a bay colt, by Beaverkill — Miss Cynthia, the dam of Bonny Castle and Sasper. Mr. Jones reported that little Panchita is in foal to Colonel Vennie, while Scottie is in foal to Midway.
