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BETWEEN RACES * °*A« °™ PIMLICO. Baltimore, Md., May 12.— Palestinians good effort in the Kentucky Derby last Saturday, coupled with the item that Eddie Arcaro will ride him in the Preakness. has established his status as one of the solid factors in the famed Maryland rae here. Trainer Hirsch Jacobs cites Palestinian as an example of the turf truism that good horses can come from most anywhere. Palestinians dam, Dolly Whisk, was never considered any "great shucks," although on the race course *e did possess a goodly amount of speed. Dolly Whisk was bred by Scoggan Jones at his National Stock Farm, not far from the outskirts of Louisville. She was acquired for ,000 by Kirby Ramsey, the well-known middle western turfman, who developed her into a good winner. Hirsch Jacobs acquired her for exactly the same amount after Dolly Whisk had broken down. He patched her up to the point where she won another race, but did not persist in the training and eventually sent her to stud. She produced the winner, Dolly Zac. A two-year-old son by Bull Lea is racing in New York. She has a yearling colt by Bull Lea. Last year, Dolly Whisk was barren. She is to be mated this year to Stymie. Palestinian came about his name in curious fashion. Isidore Bieber, half-owner of the colt, is one of those fortunate souls on the turf who never seems at a loss as to what to call his horses. At the time when The Jockey Club was open to receive names on the crop of 1946, world affairs were in a crux. Bieber sent in four names honor- Palestinians Dam Thousand Dollar Mare Stockholders in Occupy Hold a Conclave Commodore Lea at Hermitage for New Hoof Raymond Haight New Voice at Detroit ing the new nation of Israeli. All were accepted. The other three included Partition, New Nation and Reborn Nation. Had Israeli been an actuality then, as now. the colt now known as Palestinian would have carried that tag instead. AAA Another new "tradition" has sprung up at ancient Pimlico, namely, the annual scheduling of one of Americas strangest stockholders meetings during Preakness week. The 14 Maryland owners of the Occupy syndicate gathered here yesterday at luncheon, "on the horse," if the pun may be excused, and discussed a myriad of subjects ranging from how Occupy was destroying his oats, the report of a veterinary, the state of the stallion market, the advisability of naming certain foals for various futurities, to an analysis of the appearance of Occupys first crop, which has now attained yearling form. The syndicate has an executive board, responsible to the members for the condition of Occupy. The board, composed of John Pons, secretary, Mrs. Danny Shea and Mrs. Charles W. Williams, has the power to pass on the sales of services by members to breeders outside the syndicate. The Occupy fee has been established at 50, and no "price cutting" is tolerated by the executive committee. There are 20 shares of stock in Occupy, and each share carries the right to two services. Each share is levied about 50 per year as pro rata expense for board, maintenance and incidental expense. Occupy cost 0,000. thus basing the individual share at an investment of ,500. Judicious sales of a service each year could easily get the shareholder "into the black" on the horse, but such sales have not been frequent because members themselves have shown quite a liking to Occupy. Our Maryland turf authority, Humphrey Finney, informs that the Occupy yearlings are quite striking, and among the best in the state. "It looks like Occupy will prove to be a worthwhile investment and become one of our leading sires," he comments. "It seems that most all the young Bull Dog stallions are making a name for themselves from coast to coast." A A A Horses and People: Commodore Lea has been turned out in a private paddock at Old Hermitage Farm of Warner L. Jones, Jr., in Kentucky. The Commodore will be given an opportunity to grow a new hoof, and will not be taken up until next February. An injury sustained at Havre de Grace turned out to be more troublesome than at first suspected. S. I. Crew, who owns Commodore Lea, advises that the colt was the first really good one he had ever owned, albeit, his stable had always paid its way in prior years. Crew turned down an offer of 00,000 for the Commodore. . . . John K. Shaw, Jr., vice-president Coniinued on Page Six BETWEEN RACES I By OSCAR OTIS Continued from Page Forty-Four of the Maryland Jockey Club, has served as master of the hounds at the Greenspring Valley Hunt Club for the last 11 years. . . . Pimlicos David Woods is the only director of publicity for m American track who also serves on the board of directors of the association. . . . Maryland foals are expected to total slightly more than last year, when 375 were registered. AAA Saggy will be bred to a few mares this spring, but it cant actually be said that he will make his debut as a stallion until next season. Saggy, a son of Swing and Sway from the Hyperion mare, Chantress, will hold court at the Grassland Farm of Charlie White near Woodbine, Md. Friends of owner Stanley Sagner, who now races under the nom de course of the Northcool Stable, have suggested he advertise Saggy as "the only horse except one in the Calumet barn who has ever beaten Citation. No other horse can make this statement!" Incidentally, Sagner himself will send the first mare to Saggy, a filly named Superior Dawn, obtained via halter for 2,000 at Havre de Grace. . . . Speaking of the MRA meeting, the voice on the horns, or public address system, will be that of Raymond Haight, 23 -year-old son of Walter Haight, the Washington, D. C, turf writer. Young Haight, a former paratrooper, has prepped for this post at Charles Town and Wheeling. He intends to make turf announcing his lifes career. Our Detroit operative reports the lad has ample talent and an aptitude for the task, an important one at every race track in the nation, excepting Keeneland, where the horns, to a visitor at least, are conspicuous by their absence. AAA New Yorks well-known Killer" Bloom ; is reported to be the man masterminding the strategy of Running Story, the lone track representative of the Rolling Press Farm, nom de course of the World-Tellys combine of newshawks. . . . Kenneth Mur-chison, the Dallas sportsman, has four yearlings by Broke Even, the promising young stud standing at Old Hermitage. He has informed Broke Evens owner, Warner Jones, Jr., that he has applied for the following names — Broke Us, Broke You, Me and Broke Everybody. At that, Broke Even is regarded as one of Kentuckys top potential stud prospects. He is by Blue Larkspur from La Troienne, voted the mare of the year a couple of seasons ago. Her produce included such as Bimelech, Big Hurry, Black Helen, Baby League — dam of Busher and Mr. Busher — and Biologist, so no wonder.
