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MOVIE FOLKS REAL TURF FANS L. B. Mayer, H. M. Warner and Harry Cohn Recent Owner Recruits. William LeBaron, S. J. Briskin, William Goetz, Bing Crosby, Joe Brown and Al Jolson Horse Owners. LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 6 The gigantic and well-organized manner in which Louis B. Mayer proceeded to acquired a racing stable and lay the foundation for one of the largest breeding establishments in California is evidence of the more prominent participation of motion picture personages in the fifth winter season at Santa Anita Park, opening December 31 and running lifty-two days until March 11. The production head of M-G-M went into the sales ring at Saratoga and the open market to buy probably the largest band of blooded thoroughbreds ever imported to California. They include many of the best horses in training, as well as brood mares, yearlings and weanlings bred in the purple, and the expenditure is estimated to have run around 00,000. In addition, he signed Allen C. Long, Kentucky expert, to manage his breeding farm; Lonnie Copenhaver and "Pinky" Grimes to train, and the famous George Woolf and the youthful Paul Ryan to do the stables riding. Outstanding candidates he will name to carry his colors in the 00,000 added Santa Anita Handicap, worlds richest race, to be run on March 4, will be Perifox, great American horse, which won four stakes while racing in England; Magic Hour, winner of the Lawrence Realization; Brooklyn winter book favorite for the last Kentucky Derby; Ossa-baw, a steeplechase stake horse to be converted to the flat; Quick Devil, Main Man and Routine. His colorbearers for the 0,000 added Santa Anita Derby on February 22 will be Sweet Patrice, Flying Bonny, Mask and Wig and Joy Boy. Mayers well-balanced and strong string, ranking with the major stables anywhere, will have an entry for every class of the all-time record of close to ,000,000 in stakes and purses to be run by the Los Angeles Turf Club, of which Hal E. Roach, the producer, is president for the fifth year. H. M. WARNERS STABLE. Harry M. Warner, president of Warner Brothers, was among the high bidders at Saratoga to obtain a royal band of yearlings which promise to add much speed and strength to the following stable, which will represent him at Santa Anita: Alice D., Spring Flood, Bonicon and Gretna, four-year-olds; Sweet Betty, Quintesse, King Barton, Costep and Playing Time, three-year-olds; Marching and Betty War, two-year-olds, and the five-year-old Baltimore Boy. Harry Cohn, president of Columbia, takes an active and personal interest in his Jobella Stable, which boasts of En Masse and Top Tax, five-year-olds; Papenie and Handle Cross, four-year-olds, Short Notice and Battle Call, three-year-olds; Counselloress, two-year-old, and the six-year-old Lysander. William LeBaron, production chief for j Paramount, owns in Brown Jade perhaps the most popular modern horse bred in California. He also races the three-year-olds Bon Jade and Santouri, and the two-year-olds Retake and Green Jade. S. J. Briskin has the five-year-old Lady j Florise, the seven-year-old Mumsie and the three-year-old Pansys Second. William Goetz, vice-president of Twentieth Century-Fox, has a gray flyer in Count Edward. John Hay "Jock" Whitney represents Selznicks International with one of the ranking stables. The stars, who joined with so many in the film capital of the world in getting into the sport when racing was revived in southern California in 1934, interest themselves personally in their stables and add glamor and interest to the gatherings. BING CROSBYS THREAT. Bing Crosby of Paramount has a serious threat for the Santa Anita Handicap in the imported Argentine star Ligaroti, which he owns with other runners brought from South , i America in partnership with Lin Howard, son of the owner of the champion Seabiscuit. They call their stable Binglin. Bing runs, in his own colors, High Strike, which rules favorite for the California State Championship, Rocco, and other useful performers. Joe E. Brown, David L. Losw comedian, t hopes Cascabelito, the Argentine flyer which 1 cost him a pretty penny, gets over his lameness in time to be a contender in the top 1 stakes; He also has the former Milky Way 1 Farm star Murph. Al Jolson has been a turf veteran for years and campaigns a small string headed by his favorite, Totem Pole. Barbara Stanwyck of RKO is going right ahead with the Marwyck Ranch, which she owns in partnership with Chico Marx. They recently purchased the nationally-recognized sire Saxon to extend their breeding activities and also have their colors represented , on the track. Jean Chatburn, with her husband, Frank Orsatti, is so occupied starting their thor- oughbred breeding farm that she sold her racing stable to Louis B. Mayer. Mae West is interested in a stable that runs in the name of her brother Jack. Spen-, cer Tracy, Robert Taylor and others are : listed among the owners, but Clark Gable , has no representative since retiring Beverly I Hills, and Constance Bennett had her lone , adventure when Rattlebrain was sporting j her silks. I RAOUL WALSH PROMINENT. Among the directors, Raoul Walsh of Paramount is still striving to bring over a horse from Europe to win the big race. From France he has landed Courtil, a three-year-old, to join Grand Manitou, Frexo and others j handled by his brother George. Dave Butler, who won the President Roose-I velt Cup with his top sprinter, Manners Man, 5 two years ago and created a sensation, has r Alice Faye, In Range, Bulwark, Enchanted, ; Metheum and Playback back from a swing I of eastern tracks. John Cromwells two-year-old Valley Lass rules favorite for the California Breeders Championship, which will be the feature on opening day. Robert Riskin has Dogaway, start sprinter, and is in partnership with Ethel Hill, the writer, in Home Loan, Mar Pal, Suddenly and others. ! J. Walter Ruben is the latest reported getting together a stable. Mervyn LeRoy, Al Greene, Pat OBrien, Oliver Hardy, Walter Connolly, Howard Hawks, John Meehan, Myron Selznick, Frank Lloyd, Norbert Bro-dine, John Considine and many others sport owners badges.
