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New England Notes SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass April 30 30Apprentice Apprentice Herman Amos recently dis ¬ charged from the Army after serving a twoyear hitch and jockey William Miller recently arrived here from Laurel Their engagements are being made by Andy Fill man The latters father N J Fillman who conditions a useful stable of his own horses and those belonging to S Gladney has taken first call on Millers services The Suffolk Downs infield shines a bril ¬ liant green bordered by the wellgroomed turf course which is claimed to be in better condition this season than ever before Trainer P T Catalano announces that he has severed his relationship with the BarSue Stable and he will handle a public string at the Downs during the current 60day meeting The famed J R Macomber colors will be displayed once again at Suffolk Downs this year with four homebreds Bay Alpha Bay Al Boy Package and Browne The quartet will be handled by trainer Eddie Anspach Trainer Richard Gottsman has taken over the BarSue Stable which is headed by Outland and Scipio Robby Robertson Jr arrived from Gulf stream Park with a string of 10 headed by Mrs T Chrisophers Brother March a well regarded threeyearold colt Jockey Leo Dotter checked in from Laurel and he will do his main riding at the Downs for the Tamarack Stable campaign ¬ ers who are trained by Bill Renn RennThe The stable of the late E B Ogden will race at Suffolk Downs under the Rose mount Stable colors being handled by trainer Gene Travis who will also be in charge of the Myharriet Stable of four fourL L J Keating is now on the grounds with 13 head from Hialeah which include four handicap campaigners owned by W L and Mrs Kathleen Huntley Dateline Whirling Dough Graham and Brevite Keating has also taken over four horses owned by Fred Wyse of Houston Texas plus the training duties for horses of Mrs Gertrude Sturgeon and Miss Louise Schwitzer Jr Starr Ranch Stable trained by Harold Tinker arrived from Gulfstream headed by Montmartre H and Blazing Silver the lat ¬ ter is the Florida endurance champion having won five distance races there this past winter Ralph Borgemenke will be the contract rider for the stable Jimmy Davern who is under contract to O L Foster lost his bug after taking part in Saturdays card at the Downs Jockey Jack Martin checked into Suffolk Downs with the J J Starling string under the direction of Anthony Hall HallSam Sam Garfield prominent North Shore sportsman who has raced a string at Suf ¬ folk Downs for many years will receive an added thrill in racing this season when he will send three babies he bred into com ¬ petition for the first time He will have two colts sired by Shiny Penny and a filly sired by Patriotism Mario Giannelli of Everett Mass former Boston college All America guard and later with the Philadelphia Eagles is spending the spring season working at SuffolkDowns as an aide to Dan Lacey chief of parking parkingJockey Jockey Paul Alonso of Havana Cuba who rode at Suffolk Downs last year and who recently completed a riding stint at Gulf stream Park checked in from the Florida Oval Trainer Frank Gilpin checking in with a public stable of 20 reports that True Davis Deluxe winner of the 1950 Narra gansett Special has serviced 25 mares dur ¬ ing his first year at stud at White Oaks Farm Lexington Ky KyApprentice Apprentice Richmond Rush worth 17 yearold Johnston R I youngster will start his riding career at the Downs under the tutelage of O L Foster Frank Gilpin brought an apprentice rider with him from Kentucky in the per ¬ son of George Anderson Wardrope The 17yearold youngster broke his maiden last year at Woodbine Park in Canada CanadaTrainer Trainer George Clem has checked in from Gulfstream with four campaigners headed by Mr Fox FoxW W C Prickett Sr arrived here from Laurel with four twoyearolds His son has been racing a half dozen horses here during his dads absence W T Leatherbury has shipped in a use ¬ ful string to the Downs under the direction of trainer W O Siegert SiegertGreenbrier Greenbrier Stables Irish import Fair forall who has yet to make an appearance since arriving in this country is ready to begin training according to trainer Mark Harris Trainer Jimmy Rowe checked in from Gulfstream Park with Henry C Aprils Maje K Flangee Fountain Penn and Realtor Owner April is a resident of Dan vers Mass Herb Fisher trainer of a public stable campaigning here is scheduled to relive his experience in the 1933 Kentucky Derby over a television program is to be pre ¬ sented by WNACTV in Boston Saturday at 1245 p m Fisher was the rider of Head Play who succumbed to Brokers Tip after Don Meade and Fisher put on the exhibi ¬ tion of whip slashing Jockey Walter Lee Taylor checked in this morning from Laurel Horsemen who have started their charges over Suffolk Downs grass course are high in their praise of the popular inner oval ovalGrace Grace Foley stenographer in the Suf ¬ folk Downs administration office has been absent from her duties since Monday be ¬ cause of a virus attack Henry Forrests Good Zephyr a sched ¬ uled starter in the fourth race here today is a full brother to a former New England favorite Alsab
