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_ _ — . « , Sportsmans Notebook By J. J. MURPHY SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero, 111., May 11. — Officers of the Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders Association have sent a wire to _ Illinois Illinois representatives representatives Illinois Illinois representatives representatives on the House Ways and Means Committee i n Washington requesting them to oppose the tax bill limiting deductions on racing stables and breeding farms to ,000. . .Noble Bishop, brother of the leading owner and trainer, William Hal Bishop, is visiting visiting from from Anna, Anna, visiting visiting from from Anna, Anna, 111., where he is a well-known cattle and horse trader . . . The Lincoln Fields Racing Association is staging its annual pre-season buffet at Washington Park Sunday. Good chance for gourmets and gourmands to get even. . . . Veteran Chicago Alderman James B. Bowler and Mrs. Bowler are frequent week-end visitors at Sportsmans. . . Harold Featherston, popular jockey on Chicago area tracks a few years ago, is now a member of the Armed Forces. Thomas Patrick "Peaches" Fleming, who has been a pal of Paul Kelley for many years, is looking after a number of Kelleys horses pending the arrival of that owner. Also has a number in training for other patrons. Fleming once sacrificed a good training position when he refused to put in a claim for a friends horse. . Only three of the Kentucky Derby starters ever journeyed west of the Rockies. They are Phil D. and Fanfare, who raced in California, and Count Turf, who spent several months out there as a weanling. . His host of friends will be sorry to learn that veteran official George Swain is seriously ill at the home of his sister in Pasadena, Texas . . Phil Schneider, New York turf enthusiast, stopped off for a few days racing at Sportsmans Park. He is en route to the Mayo Clinic for his annual check-up and will later journey to Waterford Park to visit his friend, Art Kennedy, Daily Racing Farm chart maker. When Phantom Sea won here Wednesday clocker Charlie Billups recalled the time that the horses daddy, Seabiscuit, worked one mile, which is twice around Sportsmans oval in the sensational time of 1:40. The Biscuit was at that time in training for the Hawthorne Gold Cup . . . Bob Hart, one of the main men in the mu-tuel department here, is mighty proud of the accomplishments of his daughter, Doris Hart, the tennis queen, who is now playing in tournaments in England. Miss Hart will take part in the Wimbledon tournament before returning to this country in July . . . Another proud dad we know is Dick Chad-wick, father of Florence Chadwick, the channel swimmer. Dick was for several years in charge of the policing of the Caliente race track after being retired as a detective on the San Diego, Calif., police force. Harry Dressel, former owner and trainer, has been removed to Hines Veterans Hospital at Hines, 111., following a heart attack . Jockey Pat Moore, who has the dubious distinction of being the first jockey of the Illinois season to be Continued on Page Thirty-Eight t 1 , i I I 1 1 J ] ts c at Zi gJ dl bs in ing w la f M ta m w 01 ni 1 i f Sportsmans Notebook] j Continued from Page Three grounded, is back in action. . Maiden s three-year old Tiger Harris trip to Churchill Downs was in vain. He was un- 1 placed in his only start. . Mr. and Mrs. g Howard Reineman recently arrived from their winter home in Key West, Fla., and will be here for the season. They have a F large stable racing in the name of Helen s S. Reineman. One of the stars of the outfit is the good sprinter Carrara Marble, who is now back in training and may be a starter late in the Lincoln Fields meeting. k Sam Wilson, Jr., owner of Royal Mus- E tang, who is now at his home in Corpus p Christi, Tex., is expected at Lincoln Fields r first part of the meeting. He has en- b gaged Willie Booth as his trainer. . . Bugle -drums, good three-year-old in the Wilson barn, is back in light training after hav- t! been fired. The son of Chance Sun was winner of six races, including one stake last year and there are some who believe him to be a better colt than Royal Mus- I tang . . . Incidentally Royal Mustang had J many rooters among the press box crew while the Derby was being broadcast. His lv owner seems to be a popular man in this n neck of the woods. 1 d The following appear to have an excel- e lent chance to win in their final fling w tomorrow at Sportsmans Park: PLAY o AGAIN in the fourth; GREYTOWN in T the fifth, and LUCKY CODINE in the ii seventh, a
