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j ■ 11 fc Lincoln Fields Notebook i By J. J. MURPHY HAWTHORNE, Cicero, 111., June 11.— Jimmy Wallace, a man who has made a name for himself on the turf both as a jockey and trainer, is _______________ at at Hawthorne Hawthorne seeking seeking j at at Hawthorne Hawthorne seeking seeking some horses to condition during the season. Wallace was the last jockey ever to ride the great Exterminator That was at Dorval Park, outside Montreal. in 1924, and the splendid gelding who earned over a quarter million dollars when purses I were were far far below below the the j t j c were were far far below below the the present scale, broke down in the race and finished thirti. Jimmy had booted him to a previous victory at Blue Bonnets. Wallace also beat Exterminator on one occasion while riding Fred Musantes fine race mare. My Dear. Among other important successes registered by Wallace back in the early twenties was a victory with Rockminister in the Pimlico Cup when he beat Princess Doren, a victory on Nautical in the Chesapeake Stakes, and a win on Donaghee in the New Rochelle Stakes. During the late thirties and early forties when the leading trainer on California tracks was invariably dubbed "the miracle man" by the writers, Wallace became the second "miracle man" following Earl Beezley, who bore the title originally. Wallace saddled winner after winner, and it did not seem as if he could do anything wrong. His last training chore was for A. C. Compton, of California, for whom he purchased a horse for ,000, ran him for a claiming price of 0,000, and lost him after winning the race. His patron then decided to retire from the turf business. Jimmys .son, James, Jr., is a present serving in an official capacity on Arizona and other western tracks, while Cal Rainey. steward at Delaware Park, is a nephew, and John Mooney, also a racing official, another nephew. If Jimmy can acquire a few useful horses he may again take his place well up on the list of leading trainers. The chores of track superintendent Chuck Miller will not be ended with the conclusion of the present meeting. He has ordered 85,000 flowering plants, which will set out next week and will be in full bloom when the Hawthorne session rolls around . . Dave Stevens, who has charge of the pari -mutuel department at Arlington Park, got in from California. He reports a hold-up at the 00 window at Hollywood Park at which the thieves got away with ,500 . . Kukla and Force of Arms, owned by Knollwood Farm, and Guy, Rommel and Paytu, the property of F. W. Jansem, got in from Louisville . . . Arlington Farms have purchased the seven-year-old Bill Twig from W. H. Bishop, and the gelding has been shipped to Detroit . . . John F. Beck sold the three-year-old Mattafor and the two-year-old Captain Carver to E. C. Roth . . Gene Paradise reports the Arlington parking space all spic and span to receive cars. The lads attending to the parking will be mostly students of Northwestern University. The boys turned in an efficient and courteous job last season. Two items of interest recently appeared in the racing news. The grandstand roof at Fairmount Park had been dislodged by the wind, and John L. Watkins had purchased an airplane. Now if John Watkins, Continued on Page Thirty-Three Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Three who is on the paperweight side, had been blown off by the wind and Fairmount Park had purchased a private plane it could have been expected. Since that Memorial Day of 1944 when the most terrific blow and storm in the memory of the oldest inhabitant hit Fairmount, we thought things had been nailed down securely, and we certainly never expected to live to see John L. private planing. As the fellow sez, won ders will never cease. Which brings to mind the day of long ago when a "twister" hit the old Aurora track and ripped the roof from a stable and 102-year-old Tom Cheek, who was sleeping in one of the tack rooms, awoke and muttered, "who turned on that a danged light; why cant they let me be?" I I The Baroness, a two-year-old filly in v the stable of B. W. Landy, is a full sister / of Spur On, one of the stars of the Landy v string . Jockey Ken Church had his best s day on any track Tuesday when he rode 1 five straight winners. He had eight E mounts during the afternoon. At Hialeah ii last winter he rode four winners in six 1 T. mounts . . . Understand that Eddie Arcaro e will be on hand for the Arlington Park E press dinner, which will be held at the A Blackstone Hotel Thursday evening. . . E Racing secretary Ivan Thomas is pay- si a I I v / v s 1 E ii 1 T. e E A E si ing a flying visit to Detroit . . Jockey Johnny Adams, who won the Narcissus Handicap on Ruhe, has been engaged to ride the colt back in Saturdays Lincoln Handicap Owner Marion VanBerg left to spend a few days in Detroit. Racing secretary Lawrence Bogenschutz. accompanied by his wife and daughter, Mary Lee, who have been visiting here, will leave for Cincinnati Sunday. Bogenschutz will be back for the Hawthorne meeting Apprentice William Cox rode his twentieth winner Tuesday, thereby losing two of his seven-pound apprentice allowance . . . Trainer E. C. Dobson states that Tommy Barrow, leading rider at the Detroit meeting, will have the mount on Mr. and Mrs. M. Daniels two-year-old, Ace Destroyer, in the Primer Stakes at Arlington. Ace Destroyer won a division of the Bashford Manor. Job Dean Jessop will ride Tea Bama, another Daniel two-year-old, in the same event.
