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i JUDGES STAND By Charles Hafton Optimistic Note in Calif., Texas Twosy Is Worthy Bull Lea Filly Anent Reciprocity of Turf Rules Occupation Near Mark Under Pull Turf iana : Lincoln Fields is another track which will undergo streamlining after the war. . . . Extensive filling and resurfac ing will be necessary to place the site of Greentree Park in readiness for the magnificent, ,fWorld of Tomorrow" course proposed there. . . . Some 200 of the turf fraternity are expected to be present at the Hotel Stevens here July 6th for the testimonial dinner tendered John Hervey. If not actually the dean of contemporary turf writers, he is one of the most entertaining. . . . Gas Bag, the dam of Thumbs Up, has this season foaled a sister to Louie Mayers stalwart handicap-per. . . . Mexicos romantic Gay Dalton, whose biographers will find him another of those "Cinderella Horses" we are afraid, is to campaign in the 17. S. ... At the quiescent moment, it appears "Doc" Strubs Santa Anita Park will be first of the Los Angeles courses to resume operating, unless the Manpower Commission recapitulates concerning Hollywood Park within six weeks. The Army has removed its barracks from Santa Anita. ... O. R. Mitchell, the San Antonio, Texas,, auto man, expresses his confidence in. the future of the Lone Star States thoroughbred industry by the acquisition of Osculator, Knights Caprice and ten mares from Henry David Harum Knight. . . . It would be interesting to know how Hedda Hopper who sandbagged pleasure-driving to race tracks, got to Washington Park the other afternoon. . . . Westbrook "Peg" Pegler and Joe Williams are. here for the convention.. . . . Paddock habitues at Washington yesterday were convulsed at the dry humor of a stentorian fan who elbowed through the crowd shouting "No coaching, please!" Bull Leas fame as a sire of exceptional fillies does not end as it began, with Twilight Tear, Durazna and Harriet Sue in his first crop. There is also Calumets Twosy, who was disqualified after heading Dr. Eslie Asburys Blue Skimmer in the Miss Dogwood Purse; wherein McCreary was more zealous than discreet. As the Miss Dogwood was run, we thought Twosy best, for she was churning along down on the rails throughout and gamely extricated herself from close quarters on the turn. Saturdays 5,000 Lassie should confirm whether Blue Skimmer is superior to Twosy. The Wright filly is of Lilliputian size, but that did not retard her dam, Two Bob, herself a Kentucky Oaks winner. If Les Combs wants to illustrate his talk on States failure to recognize one anothers rule at the NARC convention, there are plenty of anecdotes to describe the consequences. For example, there is the recent case which devolves from the odyssey of the plater, Valdina Disco. The Bond Mill Stable claimed him at River Downs, then shipped to Chicago. Valdina Disco was a starter in the second race Monday at Homewod, though Ohio has a rule horses claimed at its meets may not race outside the State for the duration of the meet at which they are claimed. This technicality seems to have escaped local officials. Further complicating matters, Valdina Disco was claimed here Monday, out of a race for which he was ineligible, under " Ohio rules. The Ohio solons now have fined Bond Mill Stable, dr somebody 00. Occupation, John Marschs mid-western sprint champion, transformed Mondays Lawrin Purse into a virtual breeze under colors, bouncing six furlongs in 1:10, time a mere two-fifths off the track mark, with Otto Grohs sitting against him all the way. Good riders do not win off theatrically on handicap horses. Occupations objectives here are the 515,000 Myrtlewood on July 12th and S20,000 Chicago Handicap, August 30. His most formidable rival would seem to be Webb Everet. New York turf enthusiasts have responded generously to War Relief and War Bond programs at Met tracks and Chi-cagoans will be commensurately as liberal, we are sure, during the Fourth of July Week of War Relief sport sponsored by local clubs at Washington Park. Horsemen now are studying the imposts for the 0,000 added mile and a furlong Stars and Stripes, traditional July 4 feature. Most accomplished of the nominees are Warren Wrights Sun Again and Pensive, bidders respectively for the handicap and three-year-old crowns. Sun Again has four pounds above scale with 130, Pensive two below that arbitrary "common denominator" with 114. It is barely possible the Calumet board-of-strategy will start the three-year-old against older rivals. Chi cagoans have yet to see the Derby-Preak-ness hero in action.
