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m — "i,iliil™H ~ CONNORS CORNER twcp*. C AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 23.— The* weatherman must have scrambled his dates or his signs or whatever he uses to deal out out the the weather. weather. The The out out the the weather. weather. The The other day, Saturday, at 11:03 a. m., or some such hour, was to herald the arrival of summer. Well, who do you think showed up? None other than a younger brother to old man winter and believe you me he was not greeted with any enthusiasm despite the fact that he he brought brought air-condi- m — "i,iliil™H he he brought brought air-condi- air-conditioning units to Aqueduct. Engineers have said many times that outdoor air-conditioning was just around the corner. Well, the kid who turned up in summers place, did the trick with a turn of the wrist, shutting off the heat and for good measure turning on a few rain faucets to make sure that his gadgets worked. The air-conditioning forced the boys to put sweaters or coats over their sweat shirts, some went so far as to wear a tie, strange adornment here at this time of the year. The girls, well they took the change in stride, and the mink coats blossomed out for the sec-- ond time this year. Over on the back-stretch the change brought some additional worries to trainers whose first concern is their charges. The thoroughbreds appeared to relish the "cool" weather in gallops and training exercises and bounced along showing plenty of zip. This brought some quick reactions from the railbirds who compared the morning liveliness with the afternoon lassitude, m numerous instances. The weather, the result of the Edgemere, plus the forthcoming stake offerings were the topics of conversation during the early hours. While the bundled up railbirds watched and gabbed, trainers were worrying over the sudden drop and kept their fingers crossed hoping that sickness in the shape of coughing, colds or other irritating ailments would not show up and disrupt the routine of the barn. Pronounced climatic changes in a matter of hours can and frequently bring about ailments that will sideline a horse and reduce his racing opportunities. AAA In speaking of ailments, trainers Gaver, of Greentree, and Bert Mulholland, of the G. D. Widener menages, reported that their star pupils were coming along nicely. Tom Weatherman Hashing His Products* Keeps Summer Away From Aqueduct Tom Fool, Battlefield Improving Hula Makes Riders Take Notice Fool turned in an impressive six-furlong trial the other morning and is ready for his comeback while Battlefield is showing improvement over his sinus ailment. Tom Fool, according to Gaver will be ready in another week for his return and all that remains on that agenda is an overnight race to which he is eligible. Tow Fool is being pointed for the Arlington Classic one month hence, but must do some racing before that date. The Edgemere left the boys somewhat aghast when Out Point, from the Lazy F Ranch, closed fast through the stretch to be returned the winner over To Market. The latter, however, kept his record clean, he has yet to win a race over a New York track. AAA Herbert Bayard Swope, the proponent of off-track betting, was busy accepting the congratulations from his well wishers for that type of wagering during the afternoon. . .Ben F. Whitaker conferred with trainer Jim Conway during the afternoon relative to the Tremont and the unbeaten Tahatian King. The colt recently was vanned over from Belmont Park and breezed an easy six furlongs over the local strip . . . Sol Rutchick shipped Count Flame, Navy Flash and Gallies Pride to Monmouth Park . . . Trainer Ike Pearlstein sent Fan Out, owned by John H. Clark, to a Long Island farm to be turned out for a freshening up ... J. Van Heinegan, the major domo of the clubhouse dining room, is vacationing in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He plans to be back in about three weeks time. . Major and Mrs. Albert Warner will leave for Los Angeles, Calif., next week. He will inspect the breeding stock he has at his California farm and take in some racing at Hollywood Park. The Warners will be accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Al Leeds . . . Word was received today from Kentucky that the injuries received by Cy Whites son, the result of being struck by a coal truck, are mending rapidly. . E. B. Benjamin, who races under the nom de course of the Starmount Stable,- was on hand for the afternoon . . . Trainer Johnny Theall of the Joe Brown stable reported that Parading Lady will be on the shelf ►for a week or so. The miss suffered a stone e bruise while at Delaware which forced her r withdrawal from the Oaks . . . Joe Donohue, the European ambassador for American n racing, left for Cincinnati, Ohio, en route e to Kentucky to inspect an Irish-bred yearling ■_ which arrived recently. AAA Mrs. Mollie Cullum was on hand Saturday afternoon, wishing for some Miamilike i~ weather ... Murray Gross, the insurance man from up Boston way, came down n for the week-end and a look-see at some Aqueduct racing . . . Nat E. Herzf eld, of tf Tropical Park, shivered in the "summerlike" weather Saturday, but reported that it the improvements at the Coral Gables -s course are about completed . . . John L. Sullivan, l~ the Texan, who raced a well-balanced I- menage in New York several years :s ago, made his first appearance of the season i- ... At private terms, Mrs. Phil Bieber purchased from A. G. Vanderbilt the recent ;- winner Family Man... Major Albert rt Warner, elated over the success of Eljaka, had no explanation for the colts nomenclature. l~ He was named when purchased d during the Hialeah Park meeting for ]T 2,000. . Mr. and Mrs. John Morris, he is ■ president of Jamaica, were on hand for the Edgemere . . . Edward Lasker, who recently ;" inspected his breeding stock in Kentucky, ~ plans to sail for Europe later this 1S month . . . Word from Harkness Pavillion ? was to the effect that Mrs. Tad Legere is progressing steadily after surgery. AAA Morton Schwartz arrived belatedly but ■ kept his Saturday attendance record intact 2 for the year . . Following the success of " Hula, in easy fashion over a representative l" band of non-winners, the other riders rs ! in the race gave the filly a good once over. This miss gives A. G. Vanderbilt a smashing "dance team" with the male partner Native Dancer. The nomenclature could fd be reminiscent of his days in the South .n Pacific aboard a P. T. boat. . .Jerry Brady jy has mapped out his plans -to visit California r_ and make his headquarters at La Jolla ia for the Del Mar Park meeting. He will be on hand for the Saratoga Springs session. n_ . . .Norman Kennedy and Herman Radtke, e, two jockeys of other generations, the first st through the field and the other on the flat, are hospitalized. They are attaches of the le "tote" department under Lou Walger . . . Trainer George M. Odom, following the le Continued on Page Forty-Five * * s e * " 0 * Connors Corner Continued from Page Four close of the Delaware Park meeting, plans to ship the majority of the horses he has there to Belmont Park. . .Jimmy Donn, of Gulfstream, returned from Monmouth, but hugged the radiators in his hotel room while planning a return to Miami . . . Willie Booth, at present vacationing, made an un-1 successful effort to entice Joe Notter to the races Saturday afternoon. The veteran pilot of other years greeted the invitation with an emphatic refusal.
