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Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY HAWTHORNE, Cicero, HI., May 31.— According to trainer Joe "Whitney" Jansen, Gushing Oils race in the Peabody Me morial was not up to some of his previous efforts. Something seemed "to be bothering him a little," said Whitey, "And I am afraid it is osselet trouble. We may have to fire him." If so, that will mean that another strong contender for the three-year-old honors of the year v/ill be removed from com petition. Hill Gail was treated for similar trouble last week and will be out of action for about six months. It would probably take Gushing Oil a like period to recover. The colt is virtually eliminated as a Belmont contender. It will be recalled that a stone bruise plagued Gushing Oil in the Preakness in which he was unplaced. His Peabody victory netted the Sam E. Wilson Jr. runner 8,325, and brought his earnings for the year to 5,647. He won 6,125 as a two-year-old last year. . .Meanwhile, the owners of the Buddah Stable were highly pleased with the performance turned in by their improved gelding, Dance Nsing, who 10 days ago ran in a claiming race. Good seconds in the Peabody Prep and the Peabody Memorial have boosted his stock and he is a stake runner from here on out . . .Memorial Day was a big afternoon here. The pari-mutuel handle of ,843,344 was the largest ever recorded at Hawthorne. The previous high was ,730,117 on Memorial Day, 1946. It is not, however, a record for a day of Lincoln Fields racing, as during the Lincoln Fields 1947 session at Washington Park, the Memorial Day handle was ,925,145. The all-time high for Chicago wagering in a single day was at Washington Park on Labor Day of 1946 when ,706,049 was wagered. A Chicago attendance record for Chicago of 57,036 was established on the same day. Whoever gave birth to the idea of opening the Hawthorne infield as a public playground Memorial Day is deserving of a citation. It was such sport for everyone. Little tykes with hopalong suits and guns had fun stalking the two bewildered cows, moppets in pigtails had fun shooing the geese, some of the older boys went j- boating on the infield lake, a couple of j anglers returning from an early morning fishing trip tried their hand at casting a few flies over the water, an impromptu l baseball game got under way and there I were all sorts of doings. Binoculars were I in demand in the press box, with the boys trying to select Miss Memorial Day from among vthe infield patrons and starter Ruby White, who drew his "closest up" audience blushed becomingly as some of the more enthusiastic applauded his starts. Ill tell you it was more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Lets do it again some time, shall we? Four horses, -the property of T. Ferrara have been shipped to Detroit by trainer Glen Fowler. In the lot were Grain Market, [ Blendid Music, and Much Pleasure . . Allie Reuben, who visited over the week-end, was pleased with the race turned in by his maiden three-year-old, Elmsborough. It was the first start of the year for the colt, who was afflicted with bucked shins Continued on Page Forty-One Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Three last, season. . .Earl Harvey, who, with his brother, originated the Harvey Eye-in-the-Sky Photo- Finish Camera, visited here yesterday in company with Mrs. Harvey. They came from their home in Paducah, Ky., where Harvey is an employe of the Atomic Energy Commission. He retired from the turf a number of years ago. . . Friday was the eighth anniversary of the time fastidious Freddie Crafton set a rainy day fashion for officials by padding about the Fairmount Park pagoda in his bare feet. Lextown, Little Bobbles, Haberdashery, Rose Bouquet, and Whirl Awhile, whom M. A. Silagy, Jr., had on lease from J. Leslie Younghusbands Valley View Farm Stable, have been turned back to race in the silks of the latter establishment. Silagy will continue as trainer. . Karl R. Martin, of Knoxville, Tenn., and W. N. McKinney, of Nashville, Tenn., were in for the Memorial Day sport and witnessed the two-year-old Mr. Good carry their silks to victory... H. J. Hough sold Plucky Prince to Mrs. Joan Martin and W. C. Martin will train... For the information of Eddie "Spike" Hayes, the Detroit haberdasher, we note that J. J. Dolan, pal of the late Rough Mclnerney, is now training horses for the Marteek Stable at Caliente. Maurice Gilbert, Hawthornes efficent chief of police, was a busy man Friday directing his men who had their hands full handling traffic, not only in the stands, but across the track to the infield area. Some were predicting a decrease in the feathered population by the end of the day. "To heck with the geese," said one of the members of the freeloaders association, "I am keeping my eyes on those cdws!"... Mr. Good, the two-year-old son of Easy Mon, is the last colt ever to be broken under the supervision of the late trainer John M. Goode. . .Last time the infield at Hawthorne was thrown open to the public was in 1916 on the afternoon that Dodge won the American Derby. . .The eight-year-old Irish racer, British Isles, proved he still likes the sod in winning the first turf race of the year in his first start of the year. His last three starts of 1951 were over the same course, but he did not fare so well. Seems to prefer the Washington Park grass runway. . .John Mitchell has sold the three-year-old Annabelle Jody to C. W. Kuhl. . .Darrell Bishop, nephew of owner-trainer William Hal Bishop, is visiting his uncle. His home is at Anna, 111.
