Johnstown Is Coming Here: Woodward Star to Be Shipped to Arlington This Week-End.; Fitzsimmons Says Colt Is in Good Condition for Classic Despite Continuance of "Whistling" Sound., Daily Racing Form, 1939-07-11

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JOHNSTOWN IS COMING HERE HEREWoodward Woodward Star to Be Shipped to Arlington This WeekEnd Fitzsimmons Says Colt Is in Good Condition Conditionfor for Classic Despite Continuance of ofWhistling Whistling Sound NEW YORK N Y July 10 The Belair Studs JoTinstown acknowledged champion of the threeyearolds is scheduled to ship out of New York on Saturday or Sunday for Arlington Park Arlington Heights 111 where on Saturday July 22 he is to be a starter in the 3Q000added Classic Stakes StakesThis This announcement was made today at Empire City by James Sunny Jim Fitz ¬ simmons who trains the fleet son of James ¬ town and La France by Sir Gallahad III While plans for shipping are definite the veteran conditioner said that his prize three yearold continues to make a strange sound while running and that there may be some ¬ thing wrong with him that could develop into a serious condition conditionOn On Sunday at Aqueduct Johnstown was heard to make the strange noise in his mile trial The colt galloped along in 52 117 141 and according to his trainer was only breezing breezingWHISTLING WHISTLING SOUND SOUNDAsked Asked to describe the noise the horse made Fitzsimmons said It is a sort of whistling sound that seems to come from a nostril as if there is something up in there past which or through which air rushes when the breath is exhaled causing a sort of whistle whistleFitzsimmons Fitzsimmons declared however that the condition is causing the colt no distress and doesnt appear to be of dangerous portent portentYou You never can tell though he added how serious a thing of that kind might be ¬ come Right now nobody can say what is causing the condition or what it is So long as the horse goes along running as he did in winning the Dwyer Im not going to worry too much about it itSEA SEA CAPTAINS TRIAL Sea Captain one of Fitzsimmons candi ¬ dates for the renewal at Empire City on Saturday of the 10000 added Empire City Handicap also worked on Sunday at Aque ¬ duct going a mile in 49 115 142 Accord ¬ ing to Fitzsimmons this one was doing his best bestThe The announcement concerning Johnstown was only one of several made yesterday that concerns the movements out of New York of horses headed for stakes engagements at other courses Just before post time for the first race at Empire City Max Hirsch decided to ship the King Ranchs crack filly Ciencia to Suffolk Downs Boston Mass for her engagement there tomorrow in the 50000 Massachusetts Handicap


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