New York News and Notes, Daily Racing Form, 1944-06-02

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New York News and Notes BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y June 1 1The The correct turnstile count for the Memorial Day attendance at Belmont Park was 52085 an additional 56 late comers having been added Bill Winfrey left for Paris Island S C to take his boot training with the Marine corps He enlisted over the weekend Winfrey turned the horses he had in train ¬ ing last winter over to his father Gary to train Knox Osborne wilt leave for Lexington Ky to pick up additional twoyearolds for a campaign in the Chicago area He will ship the H P Headley horses westward on Friday FridayG G N Bell publisher of the Calgary Al bertan whose sports pages carry more news of thoroughbred doings and of the New York sector in particular than any other journal in western Canada was among the visitors He was accompanied by Albert Bishopric active in racing affairs in the Calgary country Arthur B Hancocks springtime visits are invariably scheduled to include Belmont week since the Belmont is the most im ¬ portant threeyearold stake from a breeders viewpoint as a sires record be ¬ comes of inestimable worth when embel ¬ lished by a Belmont bracket Bob Qilmore field secretary of theHBPA was an arrival on business in connection with that organization Reports from the Mineola Hospital are to the effect that steeplechase jockey J Magee is vastly improved Examination at the hospital revealed that no bones were broken but he is suffering from scalp lacer ¬ ations and a stiff neck The contract on jockey E Haslett was purchased by Jack Webber and the rider checked out for Boston to ride at Suffolk Dovns Horsemen were notified that nominations for the Morris Park for threeyearolds and over at six furlongs the Jerome Park under class C at one mile and the Glen Cove for class D at one and onehalf miles are due today todaySidney Sidney S Brown who is here doing mis ¬ sionary work for the Suffolk Downs stakes reported that trainer Jack Skirvin had nominated the Suburban winner Aletern and the third horse Alquest for the Mas ¬ sachusetts Handicap In addition trainer Mulrenan named First Fiddle for the race Trainer R A Coward has been called to Miami due to the serious illness of his wife Mrs Coward last week showed some im ¬ provement but suffered a sudden relapse on Monday 1 1H H T Palmer Jr who conditions alt the horses of Robert Reynolds shipped Gallee Anns Reply and Runaway Boy to Detroit for a campaign at tlat course courseThe The main division of the Woolford Farm horses will be shipped to Chicago for the Arlington and Washington meetings meetingsJockey Jockey D Dodson under call to the Cain Hoy Stable of Lt Com H Guggenheim left for Delaware Park to ride engagements at that track Trainer Oscar White will ship the W M Jeffords string to Delaware Park for a campaign in that sector Jack Skirvin will transfer the A C Ernst horses to Chicago for racing in that sector sectorThe The Calumet Stable of Warren Wright will be shipped to Washington Park ac ¬ cording to trainer Ben Jones


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