New York News and Notes, Daily Racing Form, 1944-05-08

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New York News and Notes JAMAICA L I N Y May 6 Lloyd Gentry was among the recent ar ¬ rivals He is in quest of racing material for the Canadian patron H C Hatch HatchExercise Exercise rider Simpson was removed to the Mary Immaculate Hospital Jamaica with a broken collarbone The boy was un ¬ seated while galloping Bright Camp owned by Grant Thorn ThornStake Stake blanks for the Delaware Park meeting which will open on May 29 and runs until July 4 inclusive were distrib ¬ uted among horsemen here Thursday En ¬ tries for the 13 stakes close on Monday May 15 Pablo Macedo chairman of the Jockey Club of Mexico who was visiting here left for Kentucky to witness the running of the Kentucky Derby He will join Bruno Pag liai president of the Hipodromo de Las Americas in Louisville Pagliai came from Mexico to attend the races at Churchill Downs This will be Macedos first time to see the Derby and he will return here the middle of next week Herbert Bayard Swope chairman of the New York State Racing Commission re ¬ turned to his war duties in Washington but expects to appear here for the final days program at Jamaica JamaicaSeveral Several members of the staff of the state racing commission attended the funeral services in Albany in memory of Harold J Fisher Fisher for many years was finance officer for the State of New York He was an ardent booster of racing and attended the sport whenever his duties would permit John B Campbell and John Shevlin spent the better part of the morning at Jamaica They inspected the plant in gen ¬ eral but paid particular attention to the stabling area and seeking additional ac ¬ commodations Trainer W R Miller checked in at Bel mont Park with the jumpers Zooming Porters Lace Blue Nose and Brother Jones The latter who was the outstanding jumper last year heads the group Sgt Dick Powell who formerly worked on the staff of the Albany Times and who is now serving in Uncle Sams armed forces was a visitor at Jamaica Friday FridayKen Ken Force outrider of the Metropolitan circuit who was injured in a motorcycle accident in Florida this past winter was a visitor at Jamaica He is still on crutches resultant from his injuries injuriesClarence Clarence Buxton will leave for Baltimore today He will confer with J H Louch heim and take over the horses owned by the Philadelphia patron for a New York campaign Tommy Heard stationed in Texas with the armed forces is on the anxious seat when his Boysy works or parades postward He is unable to tune in on a radio program or leave camp to learn the details detailsRoy Roy Waldron with seven racers owned by the Milky Way Farm and Dan Stewart with six of Russell A Firestones horses were among the recent arrivals at Belmont Park


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