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- [ i i I Arlington Notebook By J. J. MURPHY ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, HI., June 24. — One bright distinguishing feature of Chicago racing this year is that several several capable capable ap- - I j « , 1 1 » 3 1 f , i 1 g • several several capable capable ap- apprentice riders are among those present. Last season little Al Widman was about the only "bug boy" who was at all dependable. Now we have at least three in Ronnie Bald- win, who has the same agent as handled the the affairs of Widman last year, John Heck-m mann. mann, who who won won his his s 3 2 t s j : f j* s , 0 e g a a c J 1 in n _ in n e ij ~ l" • lf 8 • n 7 l*j 6 T. , s W. £■ , s e :" 1T at st L" r of ■** [d x" F. "* i_ l* mann. mann, who who won won his his first race at Washington Park last summer, and Willie Cox, who first entered the win- ners circle during the recent Sportsmans Park session. None of the three have yet reached voting age. Baldwin, christened Ronald Ott Baldwin, was born at Warren, Ohio, and rode his first winner at Ascot Park in that state last July, therefore, he has but a few weeks before he will become a full-fledged rider. He is under contract to Mrs. Sayde Smith. Heckmann was born in New Orleans and is under contract to Mrs. Emil Denemark, while Cox, who hails from Corbin, Ky., rides for Mikel Farm. Baldwin accepted 411 mounts in 1951 and rode 57 winners. Heckmann was up on 221 horses and rode 23 winners. Cox had but few mounts last year. All three young-" sters were in the first 10 jockeys at the Lincoln Fields session. Heckmann served a 10-day suspension during that period. Last Friday the trio accounted for five purses on an eight-race bill with Baldwin winning three. Another event on that day was taken by John Burton, an apprentice under contract to Rex Ellsworth. Baldwin, Heckmann, and Cox have all, at times, shown a knowledge of race riding beyond their years and each seems perfectly capa-j ble of continuing with success when they lose their allowance. That is if the old weight bugaboo does not catch up with them. Not one of the trio has shown any sign of timidity. They seem perfectly willing to take the shortest way home. That is come through openings next theNrail with their mounts when such openings appear. As an old-time horseman remarked, "You can have those jockeys who go to the middle of the track. Show me a boy who is willing to take a chance to save ground and I will show you a potential riding star." The stakes winning filly Real Delight was "blown out" over the muddy track this morning as a final prep for the Artful Handicap. The miss did not seem to like the course and trainer Ben Jones decided against running her, which was a good break for the other owners. . .The new condition books are out as are the books listing nominees for future stakes at Arlington and Washington Park. . . William Hal Bishop, that David Harum of Chicago racing, has traded Happy West to J. Stein for Flatbush. The Utter formerly raced in the Bishop colors . . . Mrs. E. E. D. Shaffers recently acquired Suggested, who was a disappointment in the Warren Wright Memorial, has been shipped to Detroit. Sweet Patootie and Fiddle, from the same stable, remained here ... Ed Coffey, assistant to Spencer Drayton, of the TRPB, visited for a day before journeying to Detroit and Ohio. Jockey W. J. Passmore and his Warren Continued on Page Forty-Five . . — r 1 I 1 1 5 1 i 1 1 1 i I 1 1 s 1 i I I r r I £ I I I e c f 1 I I — Arlington Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Three Wright Memorial junt, Hannibal, flew back to Delaware Park Sunday . . . Jockey Robert Peabody is in from Fairmount Park. He is a protege of J. D. Mikel and will do some riding for the Mikel farm . . . Little Egypt, who has run a couple of creditable races here, is an Illinois-bred, owned by D. Elmo Jordan, secretary -treasurer of the Illinois Breeders Association . . Jockey L. Wickel, who is a Bennet Creech development, has departed for Fairmount Park . . . Robert McAuliffe, Fairmount steward who has been employed as placing judge here, left for Collinsville to take up his duties as steward . . . Ray R. Thomas came in from his home in Festus, Mo., to look over his racing stock. Dave Sazer, who trains a public stable, brought Sis Egan, Rosemere Chick, Mar-wood, and Intrusive in from Fairmount Park . . . An added attraction for this Friday will be a steeplechase over the turf course. The horses will be ridden by amateur riders rather than professional jockeys. The event had its first running last season and created much interest. . . . Trainer Roy Waldron departed for San Francisco on a business trip. He is expected to return shortly. Before leaving he received three English thoroughbreds from California. They are the property of his employer, Clifford Mooers . . . Owner Willard T. Beezley, whose string is being campaigned at River Downs, is attending the Arlington races for a few days. Trainer M. A. Cappola has shipped the Idle Stable horses to Fairmount . . . When Red Charger won the Warren Wright Memorial it was the first stakes win ever registered for a thoroughbred owned by Irving Florsheim, master of the Red Top Stable ... Frank War ton, member of the Illinois Racing Board, entertained Arturo Fernandez, of Mexico City, in the Post and Paddock Club Monday . . . The weighing out enclosure became so flooded following Monday afternoons cloudburst that it was feared some of the smaller riders would have to swim to the scales; therefore, the boys "weighed out" in the jockeys quarters for the late races.
