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* .. "" ii. ■" " " " "" i Sportsmans Park Officials Approved Hamilton, Dahlstrom,Graddy In Stewards Stand; License Application Forms Ready Officials for the Sportsmans Park meeting, which will usher in the Illinois season on April 29, were approved at a meeting of the Illinois Racing Board here yesterday. William A. Hamilton will represent the board in the stewards stand, while the National Jockey Clubs representatives will be J. J. Graddy and W. H. Dahlstrom. Patrick C. Galliger again will be racing secretary and Roy Dickerson starter. Ralph Stubbs will serve as clerk of the scales this year and Robert P. McAuliffe as timer. James P. Gruber returns as paddock judge, while W. J. Shelley, W. A. Reagan and E. A. Rouleau will be placing judges. The patrol judge posts will be filled by George Swain, Al Nun and Frederick Crafton. The latter is serving on the Sportsmans Park staff for the first time, but has officiated at other midwestern tracks for a number of years. E. A. Shumway again will direct the mutuel department. Hamilton also was appointed steward representing the racing board for the entire Chicago season, as was also A. C. Jeffrey, director of mutuels, and Dr. H. N. Holmes as veterinarian. Veteran Fund Gets 6,338.80 New license application forms were approved by the board and the rules of racing in the state amended so as to conform with this system. Under the new setup, owners, as well as trainers, apprentices, jockeys, stable agents, stable foremen, platers, grooms, valets, exercise boys and authorized jockey agents, are obliged to fill out these forms, which also must be notarized. All persons having an interest in the ownership of a horse must be listed and, in the event a stable name or nom de course is used, all owners or stockholders, if it be a corporation, must be shown. Chairman Edynfed Williams announced the receipt of ,419 and 1,919.80, representing uncashed mutuel tickets from the Arlington and Washington Park meetings, respectively, from the state treasurer, to whom the associations had forwarded the sums. The total of 6,338.80 has been turned over to the Illinois Veterans Rehabilitation Fund, which will receive all such money in the future, the law having recently been chan-jed to make this possible. The Veterans Fund likewise will receive amounts from the other tracks in the immediate future. I Taking the initiative in its "Salvage for Victory" campaign, which was such a gigantic success the past few years, the board approved the destruction of specified old records, such as programs, eto., and ordered that they be turned over to the paper salvage fund. All records necessary for personal references and other required information, of course, were retained. Williams and board member Frank E. Mandel, together with the other board Continued on Page Seven WILLIAM A. HAMILTON— The veteran official was appointed state steward for the Chicago season by the Illinois Racing Board at its meeting yesterday. | j i j i Board Approves Officials For Sportsmans Meeting Hamilton, Dahlstrom and Graddy Stewards; License Forms Ready Continued from Page One member, William E. Fay, revealed that they and the racing associations would get together within the next few weeks to formulate plans for the annual meeting of the National Association of State Racing Commissioners, which will be held in Chicago from July 3 to July 6, inclusive. Board secretary Clement A. Nance was instructed to inform apprentice N. Villar-I dito that the court order cancelling his contract with Gus Simone n*ad been re-| ceived and that he now is free to apply for a license in the state. At its meeting today the board had Lt. J. G. John M. Leonard of the Navy Air Force as its guest. Lieutenant Leonard served as assistant to the board chairman prior to his entrance into the service of his country, and since has been awarded the Navy Distinguished Flying Cross and the Navy Gold Star in recogni- tion for his work in sinking two German submarines in the South Atlantic. Public tribute was paid Lieutenant Leonard by the board for his outstanding service to his country. During the National Turf Congress held in Chicago in March, 1942, Lieutenant Leonard took an active part in working with the board and racing associations when the latter formulated their war relief and charity programs.
