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! , ; ; !. . I ; I t t j 1 i.. . s s e - r t t d - a s Fair mount Stalls Filling Up Rapidly Hilltop Stock Farm String, Headed by Bobs Dream, Is Among Latest to Check In COLLINSVILLE, 111., May 23. With a week remaining before the opening of the 26 days of racing which begins at Fair-mount Park next Saturday, horsemen continued to unload their charges at the local course throughout the day. The most important to reach here was the Hill Top Farm stable, owned by Sacks Bros, of Chicago and under the direction of L. A. "Red" Connor, who sent the unit here from Sportsmans Park. In addition to the Connor-trained horses, others to find stabling accommodations at Fairmount Park were the stables of H. C. Dodson, Tom Parks, J. G. McAtee, Frank Clelland and W. B. Howell. The latter is the father of George S. Howell, who will miss the local meeting for the first time in many years. The younger Howell left Churchill Downs several days ago with a draft of the Baylor O. Hickman and Miss Helen Hickman horses, including the handicap runner Aonbarr. The Hickman outfit will be raced at Delaware Park this spring. Topping the Hill Top Farm stable is the three-year-old Bobs Dream, conqueror of the swift-running Cant Lose at Sportsmans Park in the Chez Paree Purse, an allowance test at seven-eighths of a mile. Bobs Dream will lit in nicely in allowance races at Fairmount Park, and trainer Connor stated this morning that the son of Bobby Sweep Dream of Allah would accept his first engagement, here on opening day in the third race, ah allowance affair at five and one-half furlongs, strictly for three-year-olds. Ballinderry Hope in Holiday Event The stable will depend on the six-year-old mare Ballinderry to sport their silks in the Memorial Day Handicap, six-furlong headliner on opening day. While the daughter of Strolling Player Markiluna failed to win at Sportsmans Park, she had two seconds to her credit, and Connor is hopeful that she will give a better account of herself over the long stretch at trie local track. Other members of the establishment to make the tripvhere with their stablemates are Chocolate Maid, My Bobby, Miss Hill Top and Elcinap. Dodson unloaded from Churchill Downs the horses Rock Ace, Alsbyrd and Grand Bonny for M. C. Taylor of Columbus, Ohio, and Sakes Alive for Henry Drew of Louisville. In the Parks unit, turned, put since last fall at the Parks farm near Hudson, 111., were Lopaz, High Low Jack, Alan, Lady Albert G. and the three-year-old Zangerman, a brown gelding by Mirafel and Aliwata, which has never been to the post. There are also two two-year-olds in the stable, both bred by Parks and his brother, C. W. Parks. The juveniles, one a brown gelding by Cannons Roar and Grand Flara has been named Toms Cannon, while the other, a chestnut colt by Cannons Roar and Ragapine, will be known as Ya Man. The Parks outfit was one of the leading stables here last year, chiefly through the triumphs of Lopaz and High Low Jack. Four in McAtee Shipment In the stable trained by John. G. McAtee, Lexington breeder, were -Leslie Jarvis, James- Mc, Bookie Mc, Aridnow and the two-year-old non-starter Byenow. Four others are due here in the next few days from the farm at Lexington. Also included in the same van as the McAtee horses was the three-year-old Bead, owned by James F. ONeil, Jeffersonville, Ind., horseman, who will ship the main division of his; stable here oyer the week-end. The public; stable trained by Frank Clelland, which ;also came from Churchill Downs, included Flying Pigeon, .Bottle Knight, Linger Along and Galelka, while the Howell horses, which came from the same track were made up of Home Folks, Bibi C, Jacks Lady, Johnnie Ehret, Great Nation and Sweet Wind. Another van, coming from the Chicago area, brought two additional horses lor Al Gaal, trainer of the Montell Farm stable. Joining the six others to reach here yesterday were Greenocks Coin and -Greenocks Hula. In the same van. were M. J. Duffys Sunor Chance and E. R. Morris Pretty Rose and Charming Sudie, which were turned over to William Stock to condition. Only a few remaining stables are unaccounted lor and according to racing secretary R. A. Leigh, Jr., every important one, with trie exception of a-lew racing at Beulah Park, should be on the grounds no later than Tuesday. General manager D. C. Burnett is confident the coming meeting will be one of the best in the history of the present regime and he stated this morning all details have been arranged lor the spring meeting.
