view raw text
, ■ 1 r j. in in Arlington Notebook By J. J. MURPHY ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, HI., June 23. — The distaff side of Chicago newspaperdom was exquisitely represented the the Post Post and and Pad- , ■ j. in in d 1 B j jj j j -] j j £ t the the Post Post and and Pad- Paddock Club Friday when Mrs Robert R. McCor-mick, wife of the publisher of the Tribune; Mrs. Marshall Field, Jr., wife of the publisher of the Sun-Times; Mrs. John Knight, wife of the publisher of the News, and Mrs. Merrill Meigs, wife of an executive of the the Hearst Hearst organiza- I 1 • • • I 1 • « , I I « I 1 f . j I , 1 2 , 5 t , 1 j , ■f j 1 e ;, a % e 0 1 i s d y e at in n to 0 d e e to !0 is • a a y rt in n t ls »■ in n t t t | ] j ] t 1 £ 1 , 1 sr d T "I J _ fS rs the the Hearst Hearst organiza- organization, made up a foursome. They each chose to follow the selections of their husbands turf experts . . . Mrs. Allen Green, of Houston, Texas, was present with Mrs. Britton I. Budd, Mrs. Charles H. Sethness, Jr., and Mrs. George Nixon . . . Mrs. Fred Fisher, of Detroit, was with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Savage . . . Mrs. A. I. Schimpf , who as Eve Brown once conducted a society column for a New York daily, entertaining a party that included Mrs. Ross Siragusa, wife of the well-known radio executive; Mrs. Abner J. Stilwell and daughter, Betty; Mrs. Chris L. Christensen and Mrs. Dayton Smith . . . Miss Edna Kellogg, former star of the Metropolitan Opera Company, was with Mrs. Frank Hackett, widow of Gen-t eral Hackett . . . Judge and Mrs. John OConnell were present with a family group. . . . Among others lunching in the Post and Paddock Club were Mrs. Arthur Bid-; die, Mrs. D. Claude Luce, Mrs. George Getz, Jr., Mrs. John W. Esmond, and Mrs. Rockefeller Prentice. Friends of Omahas Ak-San-Ben, and there are many present in the Chicago area who have raced horses or been em- ployed there in past, are pleased that Jake Isaacson and his associates are having such a good meeting. Pari-mutuel business has been topping that of a number of race courses in larger cities, frequently soaring over the 00,000 daily mark. Ak-Sar-Ben is one track where officials never fade away. Many have been with the company for 15 or more years, while Jim Ronins tenure of office goes back twice that time. Steward Alex Heffernan has been a fixture for many years. Also director of racing Dick Leigh and starter Noel Chilcutt. Ben Jones once trained horses for the late Nelson Updike, Omaha newspaper publisher, over the Ak-Sar-Ben course, and our own Don Fair got his first experience in horse calling when he presided over the public address system there . . . Bill Jan- son, who, with his father, F. W. Janson, breeds thoroughbreds at Knollwood Farm, Lexington, was due to arrive Sunday with two well-bred juveniles. They are Kukla, by Pensive, and Rommel, by Hierocles. Pintor, who beat Jet Master in the Tremont Stakes, was bred at Knoll- wood . . . Popular Hugh Mc Shane, the big Barbarosa beer man, was an arrival from Cincinnati . . . Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Hooper, whose horses here are in charge of Ivan Parke, came in from Montgomery, Ala., for a few days of sport . . . Jockey Bob Baird has been engaged to ride one of the Calumet Farm runners in the Warren Wright Memorial. A marauder was caught in the act here -- Friday. With thousands of people looking on, the culprit made so bold as to dash to the infield lake, snatch a pekin duck and make off to the stable area. It seems the rascal has been raiding the duck preserve under the cover of darkness to such an extent that an armed guard was posted but failed to apprehend him. His Friday foray enabled all to obtain his description. He is a black and white hound dog pup, place of residence, unknown . The Hyde Park Stakes down for decision next week. was inaugurated at the old Washington Park track in 1884 and was won by such famous horses as Domino and Dick Welles. It was not run between 1903 and 1929, and among later day winners have been Cavalcade, Roman, Alsab, and Bewitch. Isaac Murphy, great colored jockey who won the Kentucky Derby three times, rode Emperor of Norfolk to victory in the Hyde Park in 1887. Hurdle racing will be "given a go" at Arlington Park for the first time in many moons when hunting horses will perform this coming week-end. Four obstacles, two on the backstretch, and two on the frontstretch, will be set out on the turf course and non-professionals will ride. There will be no betting. . . "What do they mean free as the air you breathe." remarked one customer recent- Continued on Page Thirty-Seven r ARLINGTON PARK NOTEBOOK ■ Continued from Page Three Iy. "Why on race trains you have to pay 35 cents extra to sit in an air-conditioned coach Tom Daniel, who is in his first season as a stable owner and races under the nom de course of Broadmoor Farm, is in the metal manufacturing business in Birmingham, Ala. . .The popular Magrda West is a familiar figure in the Post and Paddock Club again this season. Knows all the society folk . . "Slats" Leopold, who has been an important man in pari-mutuel departments for more years than he cares to recall, holds down a key position under Dave Stevens here. "Slats" was one of Ed Pohlmans crcv on the old Ohio-West Virginia circuit. The Arlington Park stewards, in a • sincere effort to protect the public, have ! "dropped the flag" on upwards of 50 horses. In other words the animals are on the l barred list due to failure to demonstrate ■ any running ability over a given period of time. Their "rule" is heartily approved by Benjamin F. Lindheimer, executive director of this track, who believes that a maiden five years or older or a horse not having run a creditable race in a couple of years, . should not be permitted to run up the ! money of the uninitiated bettor. While students of f?rm do not wager on such horses, they attract support from the novice who w?gers on names, pretty colors, and the like, annually losing considerable currency for their backers, while virtually having no chance to win. The following horses all seem to be at peak form ri?ht now, and should give a good account of themselves on Monday. MR. FOX in the fifth race, MISS HIGHBROW in the sixth and HER GIFT in the eighth.
