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Illinois Notes ARLINGTON PARK fat Washington Park, Homewood, 111., June 22. Vasco Parke, custodian of the jockey room, reports 57 riders have been licensed and he expects 75 or more to be here before the close of the week. Funeral service for Isadore Hocksteader, brother to G. "Butch" Hocksteader, a member of Tom Kelleys gate crew, and the late Harry Hocksteader, were heldi yesterday afternoon. Rene A. Coward, trainer of the stable he owns in partnership with Carl Du Puy, said this morning that Marriage may be con- I sidered a certain starter in the 0,000 Equipoise Mile on Saturday. Wendell Eads has been engaged to handle John Marschs Broadcloth in the Primer Stakes on Thursday. Lyle Whiting will handle the other Marsch nominee for this stake, Occupy. G. Sawaya. today bought Zacamarie from M. A. Coppola. C. T. Leavitt will train the horse. Robert Dienst, son of R. J. Dienst, who has a stable of horses racing at Washing-Ion Park, is in Chicago on his honeymoon.1 He was at Washington Park yesterday. Jockey Ralph Neves will handle one of the A. C. Ernst nominees in Thursdays Primer Stakes, according to trainer Jack , Skirvin. K. N. Gilpin is due here in a day or so with a carload of horses from Toronto. Jockey Leon Haas arrived from New; York. He will ride here for the Greentree Stable. Albert Sabath, whose wife owns Alsab and other horses, has returned from Florida with his family and was among those who attended the Arlington Jockey Clubs opening yesterday. Having been rejected for military service, jockey Ferril Zufelt returned from his home in Utah and rejoined the Valdina Farm forces. Hugh Fontaine is due at Washington Park Friday with six horses belonging to the Brookmeade Stable. The shipment will include Pomayya, a handicap mare, and the juvenile filly, Dear Me, winner of Jamaicas Rosedale Stakes. S. W. Ward, acting for R. A. Firestone, sold Melody to Edward Green of Cham-paign, 111., and the filly performed under her new owners colors in the eighth race at Washington Park today. Dan Hardy will take over the youngsters training, Ward saddling her for todays engagement. Jockey Pliney Johnson was fined 00 for failing to keep Last Chick straight in the run through the stretch in the third race at Washington Park today. Last Chick, who won the race, bore over sharply on Romulus. FAIRMOUNT PARK, Collinsville, 111., June 22. The division of the Mrs. A. M. Creech stable that C. Phelps has here will remain until the close of the meeting. Deverne Emery, who has several horses here, was notified to report to his selective service board in Chicago for a physical examination. Emery leaves here Tuesday night. Eli Long has made preparations to ship his horses to Toledo, Ohio. The shipment may get away in a few days. C. H. McMillan, starter at Fairmount Park, is at Toledo, putting his gat in condition for that meeting which begins next Saturday. Only six claims have been filed during the current meeting. Top price paid for a horse via the claiming route was the ,750 paid by W. E. Thompson for Little Red Fox who was claimed from D. C. Wil-helm. Jockey J. Dobson packed his tack and departed for Toledo. Jockey Herb Chinn plans leaving here Thursday for Toledo. ,
