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I BETWEEN RACES I By Oscar Otis Hollywood Park Ready for Inaugural Prep Radiotherapy for Cup Racing Premiere Handicap Draws Fine Field Seabiscuit Filled Book Before Demise HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, Calif., May 23. More beautiful than ever, the 50-day meeting of the Hollywood Turf Club opens here tomorrow what promises to be perhaps the outstanding summer meeting in the annals of western racing. Not only is the plant in full floral bloom, but the quality of the stakes competition is such that the management feels that at long last, summer racing in the West will be quite on a par with the admittedly high standards of the winter. Hollywood Park, quite frankly, would rather run a little later on in the season for the sole reason that by so doing, it is felt that even more stake horses could be attracted here from the East. However, to a certain extent, this difficulty will be overcome by the increasing use of the airplane. The major stake of the meeting, the 00,000 mile and a quarter Hollywood Gold Cup, sees nominations close tomorrow, and when racing secretary Johnny Maluvius makes public the list about next Wednesday, it is entirely probable that a half dozen or more candidates will be listed who are planning to fly out for this and the 0,000 Sunset Handicap, at a mile and five furlongs, which will bring the meeting to a close. AAA Among such horses may be listed the noted English importation, Radiotherapy. You will recall that Radiotherapy was flown to Santa Anita from England in a historic transoceanic flight, was placed in training there, but failed to stand. He was given a light "pin fire," thrown out of training, but was taken up by his new trainer, "Ace" Williams, and has been impressive in morning drills. Trainer Williams says Radiotherapy is about up to a race, but does not expect to race him extensively prior to his Gold Cup engagement. If he runs well in this Hollywood fixture, he definitely will be given a chance to demonstrate his worth at Chicago. Radiotherapy, of course, has never run on a dirt track, but he Ijas trained well over it and the change from grass to harrowed ground is not expected to materially affect his form. Incidentally, trainer Williams was among those disappointed that Empire City found it desirable to change the date of the Gold Cup there, an international event, from the fall to its July date, inasmuch as he would love to have raced Radiotherapy in the initial running of what promises to be one of Americas great races in all future years. Of the other importations made by the Southern California sportsman, Tom Peppers, Sullivan, a three-year-old, has given the most promise. Sullivan is being readied, after a promising debut at Santa Anita, for a race here called the Will Rogers, and following his summer campaign here, will accompany Radiotherapy east. AAA The 5,000 Premiere Handicap has drawn perhaps the outstanding sprint field in Hollywood history. Southern California fans like their races well filled, and are inclined to sniff a bit at thinnish fields. In addition to the old "standbys" and local favorites such as El Lobo, Artillery, High Resolve, Be Sure Now, Three Bars, Stitch Again and Miss Doreen, added incentive in the stakes is added by the presence of Buzfuz and Class Day. The latter, owned by Robert Howard of San Francisco, made his West Coast debut at Tanforan, raced impressively and will be seen in a series of stakes outings here, including the 00,000 Gold Cup. The race for riding honors promises to be quite as competitive as the racing itself. Ralph Neves, in sensational form at Tanforan; Jack Westrope, who arrived yesterday by air from New York, and Johnny Longden, expected from Belmont Park within the next 10 days, are the trio expected to pace the riding colony. AAA Horses and People: Don Jefferson, the trainer, is introducing a new stable to the American turf at this meeting, the Double H R. . . . This is the racing nom de course chosen by three Los Angeles contractors, Dale Harvey, Glen Hickman and Jim Rose. As a starter, they have purchased two medium quality horses, Mans Agent and Silver Fire, but expect to expand their holdings considerably before the season is over. They have chosen an all dark blue jacket and white cap for their colors. . . . Josafat and En Famille threw car fits en route here from Tanforan and will be on the shelf for a short time. Josafat skinned a hip, while En Famille sustained cuts about the legs. . . . Abe Hirschberg, San Francisco turfman, has made an offer to the Walter P. Chrysler stables for the good three-year-old colt, Brarbancon. ... Sea-biscuit had an "attack" five days before his death, and owner Charles S. Howard stayed up all night with the horse, and personally rushed a blood test to a laboratory. The diagnosis showed nothing wrong, and Seabiscuit was on his feet the next day. . . . The attack, as it turned out, was of the heart, and a later stroke killed him almost instantly. Seabiscuit had all but completed his season at stud before the fatal stroke, but one mare remaining on his schedule. This was Queen Helen.
