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I Sportsmans Notebook By J. J. MURPHY SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero, HI., May 10. — The partially unexpected success of the current Sportsmans Park meeting augurs I — _ — _. . well for a highly pros- perous perous Chicago Chicago season. season. perous perous Chicago Chicago season. season. With the advent of racing at Washington Park where the Lincoln Fields session will open next Tuesday a better grade of thoroughbreds will appear and the uptrend in business should be pronounced. The Lincoln Fields management has hopes hopes of of showing showing at at hopes hopes of of showing showing at at least three of the first five horses to finish in the Kentucky Derby, namely Royal Mustang, Ruhe and Fanfare in the Pea-body Memorial, highlight of the season. The only fly in the ointment seems to be the proposed race at Pimlico pitting the first four Derby horses against the money earning quartet in the Preakness. That race is still in the making, however, and while there is life there is hope. Sportsmans Park is expected to finish up showing an increase of ,000,000 over the corresponding days of last year. The five-day charity meeting which preceded the regular 14 days was about 00,000 to the good. . . -Emil Denemark recently intimated that Ruhe would remain here for the Peabody I and other spring and summer stakes for * which he is eligible. Trainer Jess Byrd, who spent last win- ter in California, has been commuting between Chicago and Louisville. Has three of his charges at Churchill Downs and a number here Jockey Johnny Adams, the mighty little man who like ole man river, keeps right on rolling, is expected to spend most of the summer in the Chicago area. He has been engaged by trainer Dave Hum to ride Irving Florsheims Red Top Farm horses in the Peabody Handicap and the Joliet Stakes A . . Jockey Melvin Duhon has been re- r leased from the hospital, but will not be vs in action for some time. . Jockey Willie t Carstens was a recent visitor at the track, p but will not be able to ride for about six s weeks. Suffered a chipped ankle bone in f: a recent spill . . Jockey Avelino Gomez, S who has won several races here, is the star reinsman of his native Cuba. Rode o of the Cuban Derby winner last winter. Has b a brother Mike who is also a rider. F Ray Hopton, timer at the local track, 0 on will depart for Fairmont Park next week. D He will serve as assistant to racing secre- w tary Jack Klucina at the Collinsville course. Hopton is a native of St. Louis . . Potentate r. II., who graduated from the maiden ranks q recently at the age of six, is one of the few h horses racing in this country who was bred -r in the British West Indies. Ran for ,500 S last year and performed for ,000 last out e with no takers. . Riot will bear watching. Z by Last outing was first since last August . „ Jockey Tom Cafarelli has departed for De- t] troit where he will ride during the Michi- h gan Racing Association meeting . . Mrs. s Max Pray, one of the officers in charge of welfare work in connection with the Chi- ir cago Boys Club was a Wednesday visitor. t to Only fellow we heard so much as men- n. tion Count Turf before the Derby was t] n Continued from Page Forty si a Sportsmans Notebook] Continued from Page Three Mike Zeller, ex-football star and soldier-hero, who is now connected with the publicity staffs of Arlington and Washington Parks. Mike said "I think Count Turf is one of the strongest finishers in the race and the distance will suit him." After graduating from Notre Dame, Mike , joined the Air Force and was lost in the , Philippine jungles for several months after being shot down. He lived on roots and berries and lost 100 of his 190 to pounds. That did not stop Mike. He . to went to Korea and was in the thick of the fighting there until honorably dis- i charged with decorations. He and Harry , Sheer will combine to do the drum beating on the Lindheimer controlled courses this summer. *_ to Society Kid Hogan, the erstwhile motion w picture actor if you look fast you can g catch him in Bob Hopes The Lemon Drop " Kid , will not return to the Hollywood kliegs immediately. Said he was prowled v for his return ticket to the movie capital a while attending the Kentucky Derby. a. "Taint so," said publicity man Lou Dia- " mond." I was the Kids manager when he S was fighting and he used to pile all the E furniture against the room door and nail a the transom before we went to bed. If any- a as ©ne made the Kid for anything he deserves * ft medal." la We are selecting this set of horses for p: mud. Hope they make it tomorrow: tl GOOD HOSTESS in the third: MISS s DEDUCTIVE in the fifth, and BILL- ti CELLA in the seventh. 1 U
