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BETWEEN RACES By Oscar Otis Hollywood Cards Homebred Stake Horsemen Back Cancer Fund Golf Citation Coaltown Big News Brooks Agent Smaller Than Rider RiderHOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD PARK Inglewood Calif May 21 Hollywoods sole but major home ¬ bred stake the 50000 Breeders Handicap is on tap for West Coast fans here tomorow and the race may well de ¬ velop into On Trust against the field The Earl O Stice fellow a prominent factor in Santa Anita winter rac ¬ ing has returned to the racing wars as fresh and fit as ever follow ¬ ing a welldeserved va ¬ cation after a rather rugged campaign at Santa Anita and which saw him lose a heartbreaking de ¬ cision to Talon in the 100000 handicap there Although On Trust has some 300000 to race for this summer it would appear his competition will be the least keen in the Breeders for On Trust is with ¬ out question the ranking homebred colt of the older division When he keeps future engagements in perhaps the 50000 Argo ¬ naut the 50000 American the 100000 Hollywood Gold Cup and the 50000 Sunset Handicap he will be called upon to face sterner competition With Pleasure served notice that he is back in the form which made him a leader in the East last year after a rather disappointing winter at San ¬ ta Anita when the Brolite horse won the Inglewood Handicap here opening day dayA A A A AThere There are two off Tuesdays on the Hol ¬ lywood Park schedule the one following the Memorial Day Holiday the other following the July 4th holiday which is being cele ¬ brated on a Monday this year Hollywood will be the last track in California to op ¬ erate on a fiveday schedule With the advent of Del Mar all state tracks swing into a sixdayaweek regime The turf always a leader in the field of welfare and charity is adding its efforts to one of the most famous golf tournaments out this thisway way This is Sundays Frank Borzage BorzageCancer Cancer Fund Play at the California Country Club A great number of stars will tee off before an expected crowd of more than 10000 including Bob Hope Clark Gable and Randy Scott In addition to the par ¬ ticipants representing the turf a number of owners and trainers plan to be present for the play The further away news happens the less important it seems but the CitationCoaltown duo have broken that rule too A A AJockey Jockey J W Martin having recovered from a nearfatal automobile acident is riding again and with his usual zip Ed Coffey executive aide to Spencer Drayton of the TRA and TRPB is paying his annual summer visit to California Incidentally the TRPB has quietly resumed its tatoo identification work on the lips of thorough ¬ breds and a printing crew has resumed that task in the Hollywood stable area The system has been pronounced absolutely free from any chance of infection whatso ¬ ever and not a single horsemen has been alarmed by the procedure Debut of some of the flossier juveniles on the grounds may be delayed by as much as a month be ¬ cause some of them have been coughing The groom of Mafosta must be one of the most highly paid in America He is Frank Blind brother of starter Eddie Blind and former rider Eric Blind He aids in the training and is in for 3 per cent of Ma fostas earnings as well as a topbracket salary When one remembers that Mafosta won five stakes at Bay Meadows during the recent meeting including the 50000 Mea ¬ dows Handicap that 3 per cent could add up to an important addition to the regular Assault is now in Texas at the King Ranch and has been bred to a few mares and we understand the veterinarians in charge are quite hopeful that he will be ¬ come potent by the next breeding season Harry Howard who handles the engage ¬ ments of the red hot Steve Brooks in Chicago is the only agent smaller than his rider Howard a former pilot is four feet eight and onehalf inches as against four feet eleven and onehalf inches for Brooks Bert Thompson western field representative for the Jockeys Guild and m member of the board of directors will be present at the national Guild meeting on tap in New York
