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1 — — — — — — Arlington Notebook By J. J. MURPHY ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, HI., June 20. — Following its policy of better purses for better horses, Arlington Park "upped" the purse 1 value value of of nine nine races races ; ] , ] , I 1 i ] 1 1 value value of of nine nine races races during the first five racing days here. A number of the events were given boosts of 00. Needless to state all this is appreciated by the horsemen. . .It is reported that Ben- jamin F. Lindheimer, recently released from the hospital following a rather rather lengthy lengthy illness, illness, 1 1 | | j | J t ] £ i 1 t r j t f * * i € 4 1 1 c i £ i i i § £ c c r " , t j » £ j l [ j a I I — — — — — — rather rather lengthy lengthy illness, illness, has hopes of being out to visit with Ben Jones and his many other friends among the owners before the season is much fur- ther advanced ... Melvin "Sunshine" Cal- vert, that little man with much knowledge of horseflesh, visited the press box Thursday and had some interesting information to offer. He reports that the Santa Anita Derby winner, Rough n Ready, has been turned out on the farm and will not race until next winter; that the two-year-old filly champion of two years ago, Aunt Jinny, is in foal to Rico Monte, and that Aunt Jinnys dam, Gaga, is in foal to Menow. Both Gaga and Aunt Jinny are owned by Duval Headley, for whom Calvert is training several horses at this track. "Sunshine" is especially interested in a two-year-old named Benidji, who is a full brother of Rough n Tumble. The colt has never started. A rather important sale was consum- mated here this morning when the Brookmeade Stable sold the three-year- old, Suggested, to Mrs. E. E. D. Shaffer, The colt will carry the Shaffer silks in the Warren Wright Memorial. Suggested was second to Charlie McAdam in a divi- sion of the Swift Stakes at Belmont early last month . . . Doug Davis, Jr., and Frazer Le Bus are in from Lexington for a week-end of the sport. . .Mrs. F. Stelzig, of Lexington, was present to view her colt Penaction in the feature race Thurs- day. . .Jockey John Nazareth, who is on hand to ride Shag Tails in vhe Warren Wright, will return to Detroit following the running of the event . . . Jockey Lois Cook, who will be up on Biddy Jane in the Pollyanna, will also return to the Motor City, as will John Walker, here to saddle the Collins filly . . . Friends are concerned over the condition of George Mayberry, who suffered a heart attack while timing horses Friday morning ... L. P. Dougherty has purchased the three-year-old filly, Constant Susan, by Ques- tionaire Susan Constant, by Jamestown, from Hurstland Farm and she will be shipped to Elmendorf Farm to be turned out and bred next year. Freeman McMillan, long-time exercise boy for the Calumet Farm stable and reg- ular morning pilot of the great Citation when the latter was striving for his million dollar goal, has branced out as a trainer. He has Werewolf, Kings Quest and Mr. Boots in his care for Mrs. W. E. Fitts Charles Flynn, publicity director of the Uni- versity of Illinois, and Art Lentz, publicity director of University of Wisconsin, were visitors Thursday, accompanied by their wives. . . . Marion McGonigle, who at one time rode for the stable of Pat Knebel- Continued on Page Forty-Nine Arlington Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Three kamp, is a regular visitor at the track E r. N. D. Rusk has applied the firing irons to Fit to Fly, Captain Beauty and Stayed-toolong, and they have been turned out at North Shore Farm, near Arlington Park. . . .Look-alikes from the rear: Tony Skor-onski and Ralph Neves. S. A. Alexander has shipped Travelingray and Fair Laurie in from Fairmount Park. They will be trained by W. Stubbs. . . . Chinkapin, owned by Vince Shea and J. L. Clarke, has arrived from New York and turned over to Melvin Calvert to train Peter ODonnell phoned to say that he might get out to Arlington after all William Buff a, Kansas City restaurateur and owner of the runner Bel King, is visiting Howard Wells has a young runner named Chicago, who will be starting here shortly. If he is as good as the last horse to bear that name he will be all right. The first Chicago won the first Chicago Handicap ever run in this territory. That was in 1927, when he beat Flat Iron. The Chicago Handicap has been a feature at Hawthorne since that time. The eight-year-old Porters Broom is a jewel of consistency. Has not been worse than second in two years. Last eight starts show four wins and four seconds. . .Jimmy Davenport, the old-time rider, is employed as a jockeys valet here Jimmy Durante was among the interested spectators Thursday. Said he would play a return engagement. . . A swarm of Mexican bees recently chased the Caliente patrol judges from their stand and caused the clubhouse crowd to take cover. They did not molest the patrons Jn the grandstand — A boy named Reginald Heather is the first Australian jockey to ride at the border course since Bill Elliott won the Caliente Handicap with Phar Lap. Heather won with his first mount Willie Swigart, who was an apprentice on Chicago tracks a number of years ago, is now an Army corporal.
