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New England Hews and Notes NARRAGANSETT PARK Pawtucket R L June 22 22Word Word has been received here to the effect that the stable area at Suffolk Downs has been cleared of horses The last to leave the East Boston course were 11 head belonging to Jake Freedman The draft was consigned to trainer L V Bel lew Jr at Monmouth Park ParkWilliam William Reynolds one of the six brothers who own fabulous business interests in Texas is a daily visitor at Narragansett Park in company with his brotherinlaw Tom Burns The two Texans are attend ¬ ing a class reunion at Massachusetts Insti ¬ tute of Technology Four more of the Rey ¬ nolds brothers all Yale graduates attended their reunion recently while also watching their colors in action over the New England circuit Strodes Creek Farms Hot Slippers a winner of three straight races two at Suf ¬ folk Downs and one in Kentucky and a nominee for the June 26 running of the 25000 Providence Stakes is expected to start in Saturdays Providence Trial a prep race for the feature of the meeting Both the Trial and the Providence Stakes are at a mile and a sixteenth Fly Away one of the leading juveniles in Florida a year ago last winter has been returned to training by Ray Metcalf The Blenheim n colt has raced only three times winning twice and finishing second in his only other appearance appearanceMr Mr and Mrs H C Center of Minne ¬ apolis Minn have put in an appearance at Narragansett Park arriving from their home to enjoy a vacation while watching their colors in action Trainer Melvin Cal vert is conditioning seven horses for the I Centers Apprentice Dick Humphreys injured in a recent spill is still awaiting a report as to whether or not an operation will be necessary on his fractured shoulder The shoulder was not set when he left the Paw tucket Memorial Hospital and he has been advised by his own doctor that there is one chance left to reset the shoulder be ¬ fore an operation may be deemed neces ¬ sary Jockey James DeWitt has checked in with Jimmy Ferris custodian of the Nar ¬ ragansett jockey quarters He will free lance throughout the last three weeks of the current meeting Trainer Sidney Bernstein has placed Gay Moonbeam back in training Bernstein claimed Gay Moonbeam for 10000 last fall about the same time Clarence Hart wick haltered Flag Drill for the same price Both horses were formerly owned by Weston Adams Gay Moonbeam failing to win for her new owner while Flag Drill has been a stakes winner Play Tag and Curtain Time a pair of Marlet Stable colorbearers have arrived at Narragansett from Belmont Park Jimmy Rowe young Boston trainer and former steeplechase rider who hasbeen training the Greendale Stable horses local ¬ ly has also taken over the Pinehurst Stable representatives a Winchester Massowned establishment Apprentice Charley Richmond has joined the riding colony here The youthful rider has been plying his trade in Maryland and West Virginia Trainer E E Miles has announced the I purchase of the threeyearold colt In scroll The son of Brazado was purchased from King Ranch C O Ferguson has divided his stable shipping First Pal On the River Gown Model Samba Step Lady Airy and Crow flight to Monmouth Park Three horses were left at Narragansett Joe Camac will continue to race seven horses at Narragansett shipping six more to Monmouth Park The departures are Naval Base Burra Peg Ice Lady Broad Daylight Carmus and Milkstone George Gains is being shipped to Mon ¬ mouth Park to fulfill an engagement in next Saturdays Oceanport Handicap The winner of last weeks Blackstone Valley Handicap will be returned to Narragansett NarragansettTrainer Trainer Robby Robertson Jr has turned F B Eye out on Sam Garfields farm in Newburyport Mass The young trainer met with an accident over the weekend burn ¬ ing his hand when a cigarette lighter burst into flames flamesStarter Starter Eddie Blind has completed ar ¬ rangements to have a crew of his assistant starters at Lincoln Downs early each morn ing to conduct schooling of the horses that are training over the neighboring oval
