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____ ■ ™-;. :.*■»*.,**— CONNORS CORNER 9fClm#Camm AQUEDUCT. L. I., N. Y., June 19.— Jim* * Fitzsimmons, horse trainer extraordinary, but prouder great grandfather, saddled his ____ 103rd 103rd stakes stakes winner winner 103rd 103rd stakes stakes winner winner yesterday when Golden Gloves was returned a driving winner for the Belair Stud of William Woodward, the % New York patron. The t three-year-old home- s bred son of Isolater 1 accounted for the Shevlin Stakes and the triumph gave the veteran a thrill. However, * his jjjg first j gfcgg stakes success SUCCeSS c ■ ™-;. :.*■»*.,**— his jjjg first j gfcgg stakes success SUCCeSS c and one which he will remember best of i all was accomplished 38 years ago when t Stargaze, a four-year-old ridden by Joe c McCahey and wearing the silks of Herbert t L. Pratt, beat San Vega, Flying Fairy and t others in the Saratoga Cup. Racing had c returned the year -previous to the upstate t resort following a two-year absence, due to t the enactment of the Directors Liability Law at the insistence of the then Governor s Charles Evans Hughes. From that year s to the present, Fitzsimmons has trained £ starters for the glamorous stake and handi- t cap offerings of the country, that is this a side of the Rocky Mountains. The Ken- t tucky Derby, the Preakness and the Bel- c mont are old stories to the veteran as are q the Suburban, Metropolitan, Brooklyn and I the fashionable offerings at Saratoga t Springs. He has roamed afield as far west r. as Chicago and down through New Jersey, g Delaware, Maryland on to Florida to start c his charges. h AAA In his long career two of the most prized offerings of the turf agenda have eluded 0 his grasp. They are the Futurity at Bel- 1 mont Park and the Hopeful at Saratoga i] Springs. On numerous occasions he had A come up to these races with juveniles that r in his opinion were top class, but alas, dame I fortune decreed otherwise. A couple of s decades back he introduced to the racing I world a two-year-old named Dice. This £ fellow swept all before him and appeared I destined to be the outstanding colt of his " year. Misfortune stepped in at Saratoga n Springs and Dice died. In 1929 Gallant 0 Fox had the misfortune to be pitted against in i: Whichone, one of the best of his year, and t finished third. King Cole finished second d to Our Boots, and Whirling Fox finished ii second to Citation. Thats the Futurity J story to date. This year, well it is possible t after many years the veteran can add this b * % t s 1 * c i t c t t c t t s s £ t a t c q I t r. g c h 0 1 i] A r I s I £ I " n 0 in i: t d ii J t b Golden Gloves Thrills Fitzsimmons t Becomes Stake Winner in Shevlin Recall Sondes Riding Feat of 23 Sickles Image May Seek Vagrancy glamorous race, the greatest gamble of all, to his collection of trophies and that, he said, would just about fill his cup of happiness as a trainer. AAA Dr. Alex and Mrs. Kaye deserted the hubbub of the Physicians Hospital and the quiet environs of Westbury, respectively, for the more noisier and exciting panorama at Aqueduct. . .Col. E. P. Bixer, who recently acquired Count Flame, was on hand to witness his new colorbearer perform in I the Shevlin. The results were none too en- couraging . . . Major Albert Warner was enthused over the showing of his homebred I two-year-olds Wednesday afternoon. They 1 were the first youngsters he has started • since the coughing epidemic struck the stable... Joe Eitinger, master of Marlboro Stud, is busy studying the road maps be- 1 tween here and Monmouth Park. His pride • and joy, Jet Master, is scheduled to race at • that track a week hence . . Jake Schwebel * checked in from Monmouth Park with a quartet of performers for this meeting ... I Frank J. Kearns plans to .ship Crocodile, the English importation of Harvey Frue- 1 hauf, to Monmouth Park for an early en- I gagement at that track . . . Ashley T. Cole, chairman of the racing commission, was on hand yesterday for a look-see. ] AAA ] Trainer Max Hirsch reported that the i only change in the future campaigning of j To Market will be in the King Ranch colors instead of his previous owner, Silas A. Mason. The horse, which has never won a race on a New York track, was acquired by j R. J. Kleberg on Tuesday evening . . All- , staff, a maiden owned by the Maine Chance j Farm, will be shipped to Leslie Combs , Spendthrift Farm and next spring join the matron ranks . . . Spool, owned by G. H. "Pete" Bostwick, was altered the other i morning ... In discussing riding feats the other day it was recalled that Earl Sande 1923 rode the winners of 39 stakes in his 1 total of 122 winners. This total was gleaned i during the summer months, for winter rac- i ing then was at a low ebb. . Trainer c Johnny Theall is convinced that Joe Brown, 1 the New Orleanian, will be back this way 1 before the trek starts in for Saratoga i t I I 1 • 1 • • * I •.Springs . . Mrs. Tad Legere entered Hark-ness Pavilion today for surgery. AAA Sickles Image is a possibility for the Vagrancy. The filly is at nearby Monmouth Park and owner Hartwick has shown interest in the possible starting field. Sheilas Reward, owned by Mrs. L. Lazare, may be shipped back here for the Carter Handicap, the Independence Day offering. . Bill Stevens showed up the other afternoon to keep cases on his elder brother, Frank . . . Trainer George M. Odom will transfer the horses he has at Delaware Park to Saratoga Springs for the upstate meeting and then finish out the New York fall season . . . The California harrow was used on the inside of the Aqueduct strip this morning by Lennie Litwak. Shanny, a starter for the Warbern Stable in todays maiden juvenile test, is a son of the Australian, Shannon II., and is named for mine host from Kansas City, M. B. Shanburg. The nomenclature cost the Missouri boniface a blanket. The other cost will be amassed later and may be liquidated when and if the colt amasses a creditable winning streak. . La wrins Image, whom Herb Woolf, the Kansas Citian, considers a top prospect, will not be seen under colors until the Saratoga season.
