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Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY HAWTHORNE, Cicero, 111., June 6.— One of the more prominent young trainers at Hawthorne is Robert A. Mattingly, who has charge of the - horses of Mr. and Mrs. William Veeneman and L. J. Hollenbach. Mattingly was born in St. Louis but now makes McLeansboro, HI., his home. He attended the University of Illinois and is a veteran of World War n., having served in the European theatre and had been wounded in action. Prior to joining the armed forces, Mattingly became interested in thoroughbred breeding and acquired the stakes-winning mare, Miss Meise. That matron had seven foals and all were fillies and all winners. Following his discharge from the service, Mattingly took over the training of the three-year-old filly, Yankee Queen, and raced her until she was six. He later tried his hand at conditioning a public stable, and at one time had 12 horses for 12 different owners at Fairmount Park. He also raced at River Downs and on other Ohio courses. The young trainer took over the Hollenbach horses in the autumn of 1950 and the Veeneman stock last summer. He saddled his first stakes winner this spring when he sent the two-year-old Happy Carrier out to take the Lafayette Stakes at Keeneland in the Veeneman silks. Horses under Mat-tinglys supervision recently finished first and second in the Joliet Stakes at this track, Dean Cavy being the winner, and Happy Carrier, second. The pair are being pointed for the Primer Stakes at Arlington Park. At present, Mattingly has eight thoroughbreds for owner Hollenbach, six for Mr. and Mrs. Veeneman, and one for Arch F. Dye, a Texas oil and grain operator. -"We have been haying some good luck," he remarked modestly. "Hope it continues." William Hal Bishop negotiated quite a horse deal today when he purchased Starecase, Shotral, and Brassfield from Felix Bando for an undisclosed sum. Starecase, a five-year-old son of Case Ace, raced in stakes company last year and won four of his first five outings this season, including the Top Flight Purse at Sportsmans Park. Shotral has scored three times this season and Brass-field once. . .Sweet Patootie, who is in for the Miss America Stakes, will be shipped back to Detroit Monday. . . Ike Bassett, midwestern Jockeys Guild representative, arrived after a trip to Ohio tracks... Jockey L. C. Cook checked in to have the mount on Biddy Jane in the Miss -America. The filly will remain in the Chicago ares, with her stable companions, Silver Jet and Battle Hero. . .Trainer Dan E. Stewart was pleased ,that the X-rays of Bernwood only revealed a wrenched ankle and the colt will be okay Mrs. Thelma Ott and daughter, Alice Jean Ott, arrived from Louisville to visit with husband and father, trainer S. Bryant Ott. . .Charlie Sanborn, who trains a public stable, brought 11 head from Garden State Park. Tracy Bougan, owner of Lucky Ned, Specific and Some Town, has taken over the training of the trio, trainer F. P. Aime having resigned. . .Trainer F. C. Dunn checked • Continued on Page Forty-Five — — ■■ vc Lr I 1 1 K Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Three in with Golden Doll, Helot and Rico Rancho, the property of Irving Solomon. . . Owner-trainer Jimmy Emery has sent Compare, Witch Sir, Hyblaze, Emery Al, Emory A., Signior, Alhampered and Narcissus to Waterford Park in charge of trainer Dee Packer. Jockey M. Packer went along to do the riding. Emery will train Pensive Lady, G. I. Josie, Carole Louise and Some Friend, which remain here... Milt Resseguet sold the two-year-olds Blue Runner and Oh Barbara to the Sunny Blue Farm Stable and R. Gergits will train... Trainer Herbert K. Stevens is an arrival from Lexington to saddle Bromfield Brothers filly, Happy Deb, in the Miss America Stakes. The filly is also being pointed for the Pollyanna Stakes at Arlington Park. Stevens also has some horses in training at River Downs and some at Keeneland. Steve Hannegan, the well-known publicist, was a press box visitor Thursday. ... .With eight racing days at this track remaining, the pari-mutuel handle and attendance has already exceeded that of the Lincoln Fields meeting last season, when the session was staged at Washington Park., ..Worcester, the hard-hitting stretch runner who has won his last two races here, is an old army horse, having been bred by the U. S. Remount Service at Fort Reno, Okla Whirla Leas next engagement will be in the Cleopatra Stakes at Arlington opening day. ..Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Lussky were arrivals to view their filly Tuomine in action in the Miss America Stakes... Cliff C. Ware, who has horses in training here and at Omaha, arrived from the latter city.. The four-year-old Warmed Over, the property of Joe D. Puckett, was registered by trainer W. "Booger" Johnson. X-ray photographs taken of the good four-year-old Baywood have been returned from Lexington. They do not reveal anything serious, according to trainer Lucien Knight. Possibly a popped knee: . .Mrs. J E. Bilbrey, wife of the trainer, is in from Colhnsville, 111., for a few days. . .S. Bryant Ott received the three-year-old Cotton Top and the two-year-old Mahmette. They are owned by Mrs. H. J. Damm and came from Louisville. . .The management saved a few thousands dollars when less than 18 fillies were named for the Miss America. If that number had been entered the affair would have been run in two divisions with a 0,000 purse for each. It would have been the first time that a stake had ever been divided at a Lincoln Fields meeting.
