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JONES SEEKS TRAINER AWARDS Hopes to Repeat His Sweep of Last Season at Hialeah Park. Missouri Turfman Ships Three Divisions of String to Miami Track Lawrin Well Again. MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 3. Ben Jones of Par-nell, Mo., hopes to repeat his success as leading trainer at Hialeah Park during the forthcoming meeting of the Miami Jockey Club, January 11 to March 4. The jovial, ruddy-complexioned conditioner of Herbert M. Woolfs Woolford Farm swept the three trainers awards which president Joseph E. Widener offered last winter every fifteen days to the leading conditioners, totalling ,500. Jones shipped three divisions into Hialeah. In the training chores he is assisted by his son William, manager of his dads farm and a competent horseman as well. There are forty thoroughbreds in all quartered in the Wolford Farm stable, one division coming from New York, another from Maryland and another from the Missouri farm. POWERFUL STABLE. "I have as strong, if not a more powerful stable at Hialeah than I had last winter," says the able conditioner. "Lawrin is completely well again. He pulled up lame after winning the American Invitational three-year-old championship stakes at Hollywood June 29, but hes had a long rest at the farm and, with just a little training, he will come to hand. "You know," Jones went on, "it was right at Hialeah that Lawrin began his march to fame. There is no better place to develop thoroughbreds than in the Florida sunshine. The tropical rays have proven abundantly beneficial." Lawrin first gained the attention of turf-dom after winning the Flamingo Stakes of 0,000 added last winter. And when the colt went on the capture the prized Kentucky Derby, he became one of the undisputed aces of his division. Had he continued to train soundly, it is the opinion of many shrewd observers that Lawrin would have been the acknowledged champion. BIG SON OF INSCO. The big, country-looking son of Insco will be pointed expressly for the 0,000 added Widener Stake, Hialeahs outstanding prize of a mile and a quarter March 4. Next to Lawrin, the stables chief colorbearer is the filly Inscoelda, a coming three-year-old which began her succesful career at Hialeah. The daughter of Insco developed into one of the outstanding juvenile misses of 1938, with experts in harmony on the opinion that she was second to none in quality. She numbered among her important triumphs the Arlington Park Lassie Stakes and the Walden at Pimlico. In the Walden she whipped colts, including the highly-esteemed Volitant, which came close to beating El Chico in the Junior Champion at Aqueduct. Inscoelda will be pointed for the Flamingo Stakes and Jones is hopeful that she will duplicate the score of Lawrin. She also will be named for the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. The complete Woolford Faim roster is as follows: White Ginger, St. Moritz, Buddie Treacy and Dark Zeni, six-year-olds; Santan, five-year-old; Escohigh, Rifted Clouds and Robert L., four-year-olds; Shadytown, Belle Sharmeer, Joe Schenck, Commentator, One Jest, Lawrin, Extended, three-year-olds; Inscoelda, Double Dip, Bobs Chance, Finella, Naadja, Vicuna, Egress, Spin On, Spirit Queen, Quick Change, Unerring, Sherron Ann, Beau Insco and Technician, two-year-olds, and eleven yearlings.
