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_ . h # * and « it ♦r~~ Connors Corner By "CHUCK" CONNORS - Chief of Chart Correspondents— —J JAMAICA, L. I., N. Y., May 8.— The Gallant Fox Handicap is the standout offering for the final day of the Jamaica _ . meeting meeting and and a a repre- : : meeting meeting and and a a repre- representative field is assured for Saturdays 0,000 added prize. Big Bill Knapp revealed this morning that he has serious designs on that purse with Three Rings, owned by Mrs. E. L. Hopkins, of Cleveland. Three Rings was tested for his speed over the Aqueduct Aqueduct strio strip this this , : : , : ! , : ! 1 I ] ] I ] 1 • 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 i I 1 I I 1 Aqueduct Aqueduct strio strip this this morning and sped one mile in 1:40, a creditable performance. The six-year-old had some excuse in his initial start of the spring when he was bumped at the first turn and knocked off stride. He can improve over that effort. Cochise, from the Brandywine Stable, is an assured starter according to Buddy Raines. This colt would be one of the greats of the present day if he was a real sound horse. Cochise has bad feet and once in a while they sing, especially on a hard track. Max Hirsch will have a brace for the King Ranch while the Brook- meade Stable has several eligibles for the stake. The field when assembled will probably be the best one to face the starter this year. The scramble for jockeys for this race is at the crucial stage and a shift in the pilots astride several of the starters can be counted upon. Jockey Ted Atkinson may be seen astride Three Rings while Eddie Arcaro has tentatively agreed to ride Greek Ship, one of the Brookmeade starters. When the Gallant Fox finish is entered in the record books, horsemen will turn their attention to the galaxy of stakes and handicaps on the Belmont agenda. This list is, as usual, rich in monetary value and steeped in tradition. The Suburban for the older horses and the Belmont for the three-year-olds are the two big offerings of the Westchester Association that serve as magnets to lure in the customers through the turnstiles. The Suburban is down for decision on Memorial Day, one of the big afternoons of the New York season. John Donovan, an old Morse operator who handled racing stories from New York tracks for many years, died at his Brook- Iyn, N. Y., home following a lingering ill- ness. . Lou Smith checked out for the fast- ness of the New Hampshire hils and to make sure that Rockingham Park was in its accustomed place, in the environs of Salem . .Torrance Melrose, before leaving for his Cleveland home, reported that trainer J. P. Watts is suffering from a ruptured ulcer. He is a Mary Immaculate Hospital patient. . Donald P. Ross notified trained Buddy Raines that he will be here for several days, the final Jamaica card • and several at Belmont Park Call Over | owned by the Bedford Stable, has shipped to Garden State Park by trainer Yowell following his engagement in the Jamaica « Handicap on Monday . Stanley Weber re- ceived the congratulations of his fellow "tote" workers on his appointment as gen- « eral manager of Oaklawn Park in Hot * Springs, Ark., and Fort Erie, Ont. He will , leave for the latter track in the near future to take command. ! The Derby starters from this area are , all back in their respective stalls at Belmont a Park and Jamaica Trainer Frank Moore received Carry Me Back and , Charley Foy from Pimlico for engagements here . Jake Friedman, the ebullient Texan, was among the arrivals. 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The final lot, seven head, of the i c Glen Riddle horses which are to be sold on c June 12, are due at Belmont Park tomor- • c row . . . The main division of the Walter M. • s Jeffords Stable is due following the run- • e ning of the Preakness . . . Oil Capital, owned t the Tulsan, Tom Gray, will be shipped I a here for his Metropolitan engagement, ac- • y cording to word received from Harry Trot- • s sek now at Louisville, Ky The horses g that H. A. Luro has at Louisville headed I r How, the Kentucky Oaks winner, owned 1 t the Dell Stable, are due at Belmont ■ 1 Park on Thursday . . . Jimmy Kilroe, racing ! a secrtary at Arlington and Washington 1 u Parks, hopes to have the first issue of the I b overnight condition book for the Arlington c Park meeting ready by the latter part of s] this month. Kilroe will not leave for the midwestern metropolis until June 10 . . . n Trainer George M. Odom will probably ci start the Marlboro Studs Jet Master once c before his engagement in the Juvenile u in Stakes. Weights for the Toboggan, open- n ing-day stake at Belmont Park, are due e late today. The event closed with 42 nom- b inations, which includes 11 three-year-olds, c The last three-year-old winner was En- c tracts from the Sage Stable in 1939. t to tl The selections for tomorrow follow: COUNT FLAME in the sixth, ARMELLE v: in the seventh and STICKER in the h eighth. w
