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1 HAWTHORNE TURF NOTES J : and Pairbypair, of the Hertz stable, is to be freshened up for about ten days and will be run in sprints only thereafter. Trainer Bill Knapp believes the horse is better suited for the short events. L. T. Whitehill claimed Prince Pest out of the second race at Hawthorne Saturday for ,500. Whitehill won the draw from trainer E. Hayward of the Peconic Stable. Black Patricia and Reproof, the property of R. Green and Son O Sweep, which races for C. Januska, arrived from Thistle Down, in charge of Dick McKeown, who will train them. Joe Walters reports that a special train of horses will be assembled and depart from the Chicago district for Tanforan September 17. Apprentice W. Todd, who recently arrived here from Thistle Down, has had a rather meteoric career since winning his first race on Dewey Fly at Dorval June 28. He has a percentage of .17, having won twenty-three races, placed ten times and ran. third eighteen. The youngster is sixteen years of age and under contract to J. M. "Tex" Reed and hails from Evans-ville, Ind. The third and last issue of condition books for the Hawthorne meeting were distributed among the horsemen today. Jockey Frank Chiavetta had his first mount since being set down when he was astride Calf Roper in the fourth race Saturday a week ago. Jockey Charlie Corbett, who was set down for ten days Friday, was permitted to ride Esseff in the Hawthorne Juvenile Handicap, this due to having the engagement prior to his suspension. The lameness which Nituma developed in her last engagement failed to yield to treatment and this accounted for the absence of S. S. Combs good filly from the Hawthorne Handicap Saturday and she may not be seen under colors until this fall. The horses of R. Pollard will be shipped to Maryland after the Hawthorne meeting, to be rested until the opening of the fall racing season on Marylands major tracks. Monday will be Sylvania Day, when close to 2,000 Sylvania radio dealers will hold their annual get-together at the Hawthorne track. The winning jockey of the sixth race will I be presented with a seven-tube baby grand I radio set The Sylvania Company bought 2,000 tickets for the occasion. . -
