view raw text
Maryland Notes PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 5 Alfred Vanderbilt former president of the Maryland Jockey Club was enthused over the victory ofMissDisco in Saturdays Interborough Handicap at Jamaica Miss Disco was bred by Vanderbilt being by Discovery out of the mare Outdone OutdoneThe The veteran conditioner Steve Judge who was put but of business temporarily when his onehorse stable Eternal Dream was haltered in New York is on hand in ¬ specting several prospective purchases Maryland Jockey Club officials again re ¬ mind the public that probable post time for the Preakness oji Saturday May 15 Is 515 p m Eastern Daylight Saving Time The probable post for the Dixie Handicap on May 8 is 505 p m mTrainer Trainer Oscar White stated this morning that Loyal Legion came out of his Edward Burke race Saturday in good condition While White was a bit disappointed in Loyal Legions race he feels that the 124 pound assignment beat the gelding That incidentally was the lone reason Loyal Le ¬ gion was declared from the Dixie DixieStarter Starter Ed ie Blinds schooling list now includes Harry O Friendship Good Gravy Alhalorj Fast Count Get Set She Dares and Free Speech Harold Allgaier who only recently sev ¬ ered connections with Willie Post has en ¬ tered the employ of Jim Ryan and will accompany that conditioner to Delaware Park where the meeting will get under way May 29 Pimlicos track police appeared in brand new uniforms for the 1948 spring meeting and there were many favorable comments on the neat looking outfits being worn The men wear blue uniforms with a gold sleeve adornment and with Sam Browne belts giving the men that new look Hedley Woodhouse Carson Kirk and Don Padgett the three top older riders of the recent Havre de Grace meeting together with Peter Sheridan and Raymond Drury the leading apprentices of the other meet ¬ ing all will ply their trade at Pimlico this thisl l spring Mrs S S Zells Cheops who was ill prior to his departure for Miami will be ready to breeze this week according to trainer Harold Young Along with the other mem ¬ bers of the stable Cheops will be trans ¬ ferred to Pimlico this weekend Cedar Farms Mityme winner of last1 years Rennert Handicap and Survivor Stakes at Pimlico is back in training here According to Charles Shaw who conditions the thoroughbreds q Mr and Mrs John Bromleys establishment Mityme isnt likely to start this season until the Delaware Park meeting Maryland owners accounted for five of the eight events on the opening Pimlico program Mrs A F Hecht Mrs S M Pis torio Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Mrs G L Harrison Salubria Stable and B F Christmas were the Marylanders whose colors were carried to victory victorySaddling Saddling a winner of the Baltimore Spring Handicap was no new experience for trainer Jimmy McGeerwho is now handling the Shamrock Stable of Art Rppney Pitts ¬ burgh sportsman McGee sent out Little Harp to score Monday as Pimlico opened and back in 1945 he saddled Quien Es to win the stake for Morris Wexler x The new policy of checking all steeple ¬ chase performers prior to accepting their entries worked very well for the first jump Ing event of the season Only one mishap marred the running Bill Cdffmari running e f r 5 off course but the other five jumped steadily and finished Brothers rode against each other in the steeplechase event today when Tommy Field veteran jumping jockey performed against his younger brother Kenneth who was making his first appearance at a rec ¬ ognized track Mrs Ral Parr widow of the former direc ¬ tor of the Maryland Jockey Club for whom the stake is named presented the trophy to the winning owner in todays running of the Ral Parr Stakes Parr was a noted owner and breeders well as a director of the Maryland Jockey Club for many years =
