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Lincoln Fields Notebook ____ By J. J. MURPHY WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, HI., June 7.— The California-bred filly, Ruth Lily, who will arrive from the West Coast by air Saturday morn- .,, ,,, , ing, should add zest to - _,„. ranks this season, as did that other "orange HPI s picker," Your Host, last % UmandandandlM year. The daughter of l|HpR| Kings Abbey in the 14 ■ragf starts of her career has jBMr?lf» only been worse than M|J|Hj second oh one occasion. jHHHH Although she could Hk9L; jH have been claimed as a HHIS!_sH two-year-old last year for ,000, she has amassed approximately 0,000 in earnings. Ruth Lily is owned by Elwood Johnston, known in California racing circles as the "Pie Man," and Ted Tepper, of Los Angeles. She is trained by Charlie Leavitt, a Canadian, who has enjoyed considerable success as a conditioner in recent years. The filly is being accompanied east by Charlies son, Buddy Leavitt, who in his riding days was known as the tallest and skiniest jockey extant. He was about six feet and weighed around 100 pounds. . .Another important addition to the horse colony hereabouts will be the 25 head that W. J. "Buddy" Hirsch is bringing in from New Jersey. Milton Menasco, noted Lexington, Ky., artist, who has been commissioned by owner Freeman Keyes to do an oil painting of the good filly, Flymanita, is here gathering background material for his subjects which have a Washington Park setting. One of Menascos most popular xworks to date is that of Citation and a number of other Calumet Farm horses painted at the request of Mrs.. Warren Wright and presented to Mr. Wright on one of his last birthdays . . Apprentice Milton Weissman, who is under contract to Harold Ostle, has returned from Fair-mount Park where he rode a few races C. C. "Chuck" Miller, Hawthorne track superintendent, states the overflow of horses for the Arlington Park meeting will be stabled at Hawthorne and vanned over for the races. It is a trip of about 25 miles between the two courses" . J. A. Kroeck announced he had engaged jockey R. L. Baird to ride Mr. Fox in the Lincoln Handicap, closing day feature here. Baird won the Fleming with Wine List, while Mr. Fox was a bang-up third to Circus Clown and Provocative last time out. Johnny Loftus reports the good two-year-old Errards Guide has been going along well since his Joliet Stakes victory and his next important engagement will be in the Hyde Park Stakes at Arlington Park. . .Guillermo Silva, a 32 - year - old Chilean rider, is here with the stable of J. A. Chambers . Owner Harold Bockman has high hopes for the two-year-old filly, Fancy Step* who finished second to Swell Dish in the Debutante Stakes at New Orleans. She will start in the Miss America Stakes. .Personal nomination for the un-luckiest horse in town: Castile. Was left in first start at Sportsmans and was so badly bothered in next two starts his rider Continued on Page Thirty-Six LINCOLN FIELDS NOTEBOOK Continued from Page Three claimed foul in each instance. Then won and was disqualified for foul. Something new has been added to the Arlington Park condition book in a page devoted to an agreement between horsemen and the association. It reads in part that subject to the rules and regulations of the Illinois Racing Board and in consideration of the Arlington Jockey Club accepting the registration of owners, trainers, and breeders, and granting them stable accommodations, the horsemen acknowledge complete notice, of the programs offered and do accept thereby, waiving any demands or claims to change or modify the programs after the commencement of the meeting. It goes on to state that if the agreement is violated in any manner, horsemen may be given 24-hour notice to vacate their stalls and shall also be liable for any losses, accruing to Arlington Park by reason of violation of the agreement. The Arlington meeting opens Monday, June 18, with the first feature being the 5,000 added Myrtlewood Handicap at six furlongs. C. W. Winters, of Milan, Ind., who is the proud owner of Whirla Lea, is here to view his f illy in action in the Miss America Stakes . . Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Damm, who have some horses here in charge of Milt Rieser," arrived from their Indianapolis, Ind., Tiome from a short visit. . .Apprentice Leon Grandsart has returned from Fairmount Park and will remain . Dave Hum, Jr., son of the trainer of the Red Top Stable horses, arrived. The 18-year-old, who came from his home in Arling-ton Texas, will spend his vacation with his father. . .Milton Kite, former trainer, got in from Hollywood, Fla Jockey Gene Pederson made a hurried trip from Suffolk Downs to visit with his wife. He will be back in New England by Saturday. . .Volt, a Hal Price Headley cast-off, who won the colt division of the National Stallion Stakes at Belmont last summer, ran for a ,000* claiming price here Wednesday with no takers. The colt won. The following horses either have been working or racing well and seem to be ready for brackets tomorrow: HORSEY in the third race; INSEPARABLE in the sixth, and OBSTINATE SI in the eighth.
