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. , Lincoln Fields Notebook I J By J. J. MURPHY - HAWTHORNE, Cicero, HI., May 28. M. R. "Bill" Prestridge and Riley Allison are two gentlemen from the great south west who have gotten together a formidable string of thoroughbreds in less than two years. Prestridge, a lumber man of Alama-gordo, N. M., was the first to become enamoured of the turf business, and he soon interested his friend Allison, who is a rancher and contractor of Tornilia, Texas, with headquarters in El Paso. After having entered the sport in a modest manner they obtained a few thoroughbreds which they turned over to Allen Drumheller, Sr. to train. Drumheller was succeeded by N. R. "Yorkie" McLeod, who has the Allison-Prestridge horses quartered at Arlington Park. McLeod has 15 head in his care the stars of the string being the three-year-olds Marcador and Dark Count. Marcador recently won the Golden Gate Derby and Oakland Handicap at Golden Gate Fields, and he and Dark Count are being pointed for the three-year-old stakes in the Chicago territory. They were slated to appear as an entry in Fridays Peabody Memorial, but track conditions may cause their withdrawal as each would prefer a fast racing strip. Marcador won his first race at Arlington Park last summer, and his record as a two-year-old shows two victories in six starts. He then raced in the silks of King Ranch, his breeders, was taken to Santa Anita last winter by Buddy Hirsch and was acquired by Allison and Prestridge at private sale. He has triumphed three times in seven starts this year. Dark Count won two races in 16 starts as a two-year-old and defeated some good ones at Santa Anita during the past winter. He was unplaced in his only start at this meeting. The stable has started several horses here, and two, Bamboozler and Que-Le-Hace, were claimed first time out. "We run them where they belong; let the boys take them, if they wish," says trainer McLeod. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Trotsek returned from Miami, Fla., where they have been visiting. . .Jockey Wendell Eads was hospitalized due to injuries received in an altercation in nearby Berwyn, 111., Tuesday night.. A division of the stable of Rex Ellsworth, Arizona and California turfman, are expected to arrive at Arlington Park shortly. They will be in charge of trainer M. A. Tenney. Flitting Past, a filly from the stable, won the Prairie State Stakes at Washington Park last year, defeating Hill Gail and Oh Leo, among others Jockey agent Judd Ault departed for Louisville to attend the graduation of his son, Jack, from Kentucky Military Academy . . .Robert Laugh -lin, of the TRPB, was a press box visitor, having returned from a trip to Omaha. George Gardner, the Hawthorne publicity man, was out for the first time at the meeting. Has been too busy floor walking his six-week-old son to take an interest in anything but sleepduring his "off" hours. George reports that at the conclusion of the present meeting work will be started on an elaborate press box at this track. It will be a three-decker affair, with the re- Continued from Page Eight Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Three porters working quarters and press lounge on the first level, the officials on the second, and the announcers booth and spaces for camera men on top . . . Stanley Bach, Big Ten football official who is well known to many of the boys for his help in the press box each Kentucky Derby day, was a visitor Tuesday. . .Joe Minnegan is back on the job as manager of the N. TJ. office in Cicero . . .Kosadus, Fine Piddle, and Leopolino, the property of Mrs. A. M. Creech, were arrivals from Louisville, boosting the number in the stable to 19. The annual meeting1 of the Illinois Thproughbreed Breeders Association will be held at Hawthorne on the evening of Tuesday, June 10. Three directors and officers for the ensuing year are to be elected. One of the distinguished guests will be Verlan Walter Heberer, of Belleville, 111., recipient of the 1951 NATB scholarship award to the agricultural college of the University of Illinois... Apprentice Robert Willis and his agent, Ben Stilson, hitchhiked to the track one recent morning. Their 1947 car was stolen from outside their apartment. "Late model Cadillacs and other makes were parked all over the street. Why they picked, on our jalopy is a mystery," said the boys. Swamp Son, Blendid Music, Grain Mar- ket, and Much Pleasure, owned by P. Per-, rera and trained by G. Fowler, have arrived from Louisville. . .Also in from Kentucky is trainer J. A. Hoeping with Terry Mine, Concrete, and Swamp Guide... Ace Destroyer, the Bashford Manor winner now at Arlington, will be pointed for the important two-year-old events at that course . . .Jockey Dave Erb, who is known as a good two-year-old rider in California racing circles, was on the winning juvenile, Satterley, then came back to win with Judy in the seventh... We recently attempted to help make it better for the bettor in suggesting that it would be nice if the horses paraded in post position order. Just for that the parade of the fourth race Tuesday went 1-3-2-4-6-5-10-8-9-11-7. Well, we tried. . .The gelding, Paul Stamm, who bled for the second time in succession Tuesday, was a heavily backed choice.
