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DAVISON HAD LONG BATTLE Stable Resumes Winning Ways After Railroad Accident Year Ago Crippled Members. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 7 About a year ago the entire stable of Clarence E. Davison, Illinois turfman who hails from Naperville, was put on the shelf as a result of a railroad accident in which the members of the stable were badly shaken up or otherwise injured. It was quite a task for a skillful conditioner of horses to bring the stock back into racing condition and therefore the gold and black silks of Davison did not achieve the position usually held during the summer months in the Middle West. That Davison has accomplished an expert job in bringing the horses back to winning form is evidenced by the steady success of his charges since the early autumn, which appears destined to continue throughout the Louisiana Jockey Clubs 1938-39 season at the Fair Grounds. On three different occasions the Davison silks have flashed to victory for a good percentage when it is considered that he has not been represented many times since the start of the season here. Boston Sound, which has been one of the best performers for the stable this year, was the first to break into the victory column for Davison and since that success winning efforts have been credited to Sanctity and High Man. For several seasons the Davison string was among the most successful racing in the South during the winter, and again appears to have a chance to occupy the position it once held in southern turfdom.
