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Connors Corner By "CHUCK" CONNORS Chief of Chart Correspondents BEIiMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 23. — Jockey Edward Arcaro, the 35-year-old Cincinnatian, will be an eagerly sought young man on Saturday, should George D. Wideners Battlefield account for the Withers Stakes. The swarthy-skinned saddlesmith will ride that colt in the mile test and then will come the avalanche of questions from all directions — what about the Belmont? Arcaro, who this year appears to have foun f the fountain of youth and has shown resurgence in his riding, rode Bold for the Brookmeade Stable to victory in the Preaknesg, He was credited with the remark after that race that Bold had the other three-year-olds over a barrel. Arcaro J has a verbal agreement with George D. Widener, owner of Battlefield, made last fall to ride the colt in all his three-year-old engagements. Arcaro reiterated for the hundredth time that he would fulfill that promise, despite the reports that were circulated following the Preakness that he had shifted his allegiance to the Brookmeade Stable. "I have never gone back on a riding engagement and dont intend to! do so now" was his direct quote made the other day. Arcaro will be shooting for high stakes when he parades postward for the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 16. He will seek to equal Earl Sandes present day record of five winners, which is one under the all-time high established by the late Jimmie McLaughlin way back in the eighties. Arcaros victories in the Belmont were accomplished on Citation, Pavot, Shut Out and Whirlaway. For the Preakness he has four, earned astride Whirlaway, Citation. H5U PrfofA ar* Foi* and for . the Derby he has also four winning efforts. Arcaro has been riding for 20 years and is. one of the few top riders who prefer free lancing: to a contract job. His outstanding: affiliations under contract were with Calumet and Green-tree. The late George Woolf highlighted the present day fad of free lancing:, for it permitted this veteran to pick and choose among: his mounts at any track. He proved successful and Arcaro was not slow in following his example. Should, as we said before, Battlefield take down the Withers, there will be many of the boys from the press gang asking pointed questions relative to the merits of Bold and Battlefield, and his answers if any, . and he is not backward m this respect, will be worth remembering. The electrical storm which visited these parts last night left an imprint on the Greentree barn, one of the flashes striking the building, but doing no damage. This occurrence led some of the paddock gang to remark that maybe old man w o+-— was trying to arouse Big Stretch from the lethargy that surrounded him in the Preakness. . .The racing public, according to the boys, believes in success. This was exemplified down Maryland way last week. Detection, racing for Mrs. M. H. Chaney, began his seasonal career at Bowie on May 3. He finished second at the odds of 123 to 1. May 21 at Pimlico in the same type of company he was a .80 to 1 favorite and won. . .Arnold Hanger is due back the latter part of this week. He was called away on a business trip. . .At private terms, Mrs. J. A. Coburn sold Segment to Harry Marcus, and Croesus to Mrs. G. R. Allen. Segment will be trained by John Coburn ...Trainer Sol Rutchick reported that Count Turf, J. J. Amiels Derby winner, will be returned to training today at Jamaica. The colt was on the sidelines, a victim of a light cough . . ..Matt Brady, who retired from the training ranks, a few years back, was on hand for the afternoon. The visit was his first in more than one year. ...J. J. Amiels two-year-old- Count Flame and other members of the menage are coughing at Jamaica. . .James Fitz-simmons, acting for Ogden Phipps, sold the two-year-olds Onlooker and Auditing to W. Ewing at private terms. The horses will be trained by Tom Waller. . .Frank Riley, the old jockey, but now an agent, arrived from Miami and plans to remain for some time . . .Nate Byer returned to Garden State Park today. He had shipped Graymar Royal to New York for an overnight engagement. The entry was refused due to an eye injury sustained when hit by a stone in his last start. Jimmy Hendrickson, the trans-ocean pilot and New York regular, when the occasion affords, has opened a booking agency in Great Neck. He plans to enter the. thoroughbred air shipping service Jockey Jack Colaneri will go to Garden State over the week-end to ride Tonga, Continued on Page Thirty Connors Corner Continued from Page Five owned by the Yolo Stable. The youngster will start in the Bancocas Stakes... Jockey Nick Combest will do the riding: for Howell Jackson in the future. The call that A. G. Vanderbilt held on his services was transferred this morning:. . Senor L. De Paul Machada, one of Brazils outstanding owners and breeders, was a Belmont Park visitor during the afternoon. His Jabuti and Heliaco are two of the largest money gleaners in the Brazilian racing picture. He is known as the coffee king and in his real estate holdings is the fashionable Copacabana Hotel on the beach of that name not far from Rio de Janeiro. Floyd Rohmer, one-time bookmaker, but now an attache of the "tote" department, celebrates his 81st natal day this month. On that day he plans to play 8 and 1 in the Daily Double. . .There is always a first time for everything is an old saying and so it was proved the other day. George Snow, an entry clerk at Belmont, Park, picked up his phone and took the entry of ilarry Bartells Demavend from trainer H. A. Jerkens. The latter has an auto equipped with a phone and was traveling from Aqueduct to a nearby farm when he decided to make the entry. The operation was the first in the history of New York racing. Edward Lasker left for his Chicago home today. He has several horses in training here with Max Hirsch. . .Royce Martin, master of Woodvale Farm, was an arrival from his Toledo, Ohio, home and plans to remain for several days. . , Horsemen in this area were advised today that the nominations for the stake offerings at the Aqueduct meeting close on June 1... Trainer Bert Mulholland was all enthused over the showing of -George" D. Wideners Battlefield and stated that he would parade Post-ward for the Withers. Battlefield spent "today grazing in a big paddock alongside the Widener barn. Mulholland also reported that he had shipped Teddys Picnic, Bimini and Pomace to Erdenheim Farm near Philadelphia and on Thursday would bring up some replacements. The trio have recovered from the coughing and their training will be continued on the private training track at the farm. The selections are: ROZS BOY in the first; ROYAL GOVERNOR in the fourth, and TIMELY REWARD in the sixth.
