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1 ARLINGTON DOWNS NOTES 1 Jockey Howard Hughes has planned to take a short vacation at his Collinsville, 111., home, after the close of this meeting. From there he goes to Rockingham Park, where he reports to Edward McCuan for the opening of the New England season. B. Manziel was granted a trainers license and in the future he will direct the conditioning of Gypsy Jane, Royal Link, Royal Treasure and Sergeant Hill. They race under the Manziel colors and were formerly trained by H. K. Barron. Apprentice C. Stevenson left for his home for a short vacation before reporting to Mrs. A M. Creechs stable at Aurora. Jockey J. Watson accepted his first mount of the meeting when he rode Royal Ruth in the second-race Thursday. Jockey L. "Buddy" Haas stopped off here en route to Kentucky from California. He has asked permission of John Marsch, his contract employer, to remain here until the close of the meeting. Miss Dorothy Cowden of Fort Worth will present- the colortone likeness of Sam Riddles great Man o War Saturday to the owner of the horse winning the Lawrence Galleries Purse. Raymond Russell, president; J. O. Meuse-bach, vice-president, and Alex R. Thomas, secretary and treasurer, all of Alamo Downs; will be at Arlington Downs over the weekend, according to advices from San Antonio, where the trio is completing arrangements for the opening of the track there. While here, the Alamo Downs executives will confer with Charles J. Henry, who will be presiding steward at San Antonio. Henry at present is serving as placing judge at Arlington Downs. Harvey Firestone, Akron, Ohio, manufacturer, and his two sons and the latters wives, visited the Texas Jockey Clubs meeting Thursday, along with Mr. and Mrs. Amon G. Carter. In the party was William Townsend, Firestone representative in Fort Worth. It was Mr. Firestones second visit to Arlington Downs, the Ohio millionaire having attended a meeting in 1932, and he was considerably impressed with the development of the Waggoner plant. Mr. Firestone and party left Thursday night for Los Angeles. Saturdays observance of Centennial Day promises to develop into a gala affair, with an unusually large number of reservations for tables in the jockey clubs dining rooms, terrace and mezzanine walk already on hand. Charles Bacharach, owner of the Southland Stable, is expected in Saturday for the remainder of the meeting. Mr. Bacharach originally planned to arrive at Arlington Downs for the opening, but unexpected business delayed his departure from New Orleans. Handy Mandy, which the late William T. Waggoner purchased from Hal Pride Head-ley for 0,000, foaled a bay colt by Liberty Limited at the Three Ds ranch this morning. The stewards of Arlington Downs issued the following statement Thursday afternoon: "The saliva test on the horse Too Busy came back negative, and the stewards have dismissed the investigation on the last race of that horse."
