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*| On the Trot ! Br MORRIE KURLANSKY I Red Sails in Limelight at Yonkers Gay Order to Seek Hazel Park Stakes I Peggy Barnes Makes 53 Bow Tonight »" MAYWOOD PARK, Maywood. 111., May 5. - —It was with keen interest that area horse - men learned over the week end that the popular Red Sails appears to have conquered his winter fits of temperament. The son of The Abbot broke into prominence again at Yonkers Raceway when he beat Wilmingtons Star in 2:06. However, the race which Red Sails won was marked with incident. Miss Mamie, owned by Paul Wixom. j Chicago, broke stride and thereby caused a • spill, in which Choice Hanover, winner of i last years 5,000 Chicago Downs Pacing , Derby, was involved. In defeating Wilming- i tons Star, Red Sails moved into the top j bracket of harness racing. The four -year - i old son of Wilmington, owned by R. L. Craig, of Urbano, Ohio, is regarded by many sulky enthusiasts as the No. 1 pacer in the nation. The star has won in 2:04% and 2:07% this season in New York and has a 52 mark of 2:02% over a half-mile track. Youthful Gene Riegle, trainer and driver of Red Sails, must have done a remarkable job to bring his pacer back in such excellent condition, for this was required to clip off a 2 : 06 mile so early in the season. Roy McGregor, the Orlando, Fla.. trainer and driver, will check out here tomorrow for Detroit to be on hand in the Motor City for the opening of Hazel Parks first night harness racing meeting at that five-furlong track. The Bombs Away son, Castle Bomb, was undefeated in three starts at Maywood Park after having previously won four races at the new Bayard, Fla., night oval for a total of seven victories and four seconds out of 11 starts this year. The glib trotter within two months moved up five classes, from 24 to 19, earned nearly ,000, and improved his mile record by two seconds. Ralph Ayou, who wintered his horses in Texas, reports that he will ship Gay Order to Hazel Park for a stakes engagement later this month. Gay Order, four-year-old son of Court Order — Gala Siskiyou owned by Mrs. Evelyn Craiger, Maywood, 111., was the money-winningest three-year-old pacer last year in the Chicago area. In 45 starts he earned 1,012 and acquired a record of 2:08%. Gay Order recorded the fastest mile Monday night with a 2:07V5 triumph in a Class A pace. Dorsie Spittler arrived with his free-Iegged pacer, Peggy Barnes, from Terre Haute, Ind. to participate with his chestnut flyer in several Maywogd Park events for the lateral gait. Peggy Barnes closed her 52 campaign with an uninterrupted winning streak of six straight, the margin at the wire ranging from two to six and a half lengths. In most of her winning efforts last year, Peggy Barnes was piloted by Duge Worsham, but owner Spittler will be in the sulky when Peggy Barnes makes her seasonal bow tomorrow night. The battle for "leading driver" honors after 13 nights of racing with a total of 117 races is quite undecided yet. Earl Roush, Stan Stucker, and Tom Wilburn head the list with six wins apiece, while C. F. Rumley, oldest reinsman on the grounds, is the lone driver with five victories. Seven drivers are tied in third place with four winning rides each, and they are Elmitt Norman, L. N. Meggitt, Russell Brit-enfield, Bob Parkinson, Glenn Hawkins, William Jones, and Dee Stover. Castle Bomb, Clever Tee, and Singer Grattan, winners of three races at the present meeting, were joined by Waydale and Earls Pied Piper in the select group. While Waydale, a five-year-old gelding by Kings Counsel, was most impressive in the St. Charles Pace on Saturday night, scoring from the tenth position, which in harness racing means he started from the second tier in an eleven -horse field. Earls Pied Piper defeated in the Free-For-All trot, endowed with the richest overnight purse, ,500, so far. Hal Tass, Little Steve, the favored Lingo Direct, and Peggy Adam, in the fastest trotting time of the meet, a creditable 2: 08? 5 for the two laps. L. N. Meggitt has a two-year-old pacing filly. Gay Goose, in his stable that should be a factor in the forthcoming races for her age and gait. The youngster is out of the first crop by Volomites son, Goose Bay 2:00%, who stands in stud at Walnut Hall Farm, Donerail, Ky. Goose Bay was one of the nations outstanding side-wheelers from 1946 through 1948. He accumulated life time earnings of 6,216 in three seasons. His outstanding triumph came in the 0,000 Nassau Pace at the two-mile distance at Roosevelt Raceway. New York. During his three-year-old form Goose Bay was trained and driven by Jake Mahoney, then under contract to the famous Saunders-Mills Stables, Toledo, Ohio. Jake is still convinced that Goose Bay was one of the fastest harness horses that ever came on a race track. He clocked Goose Bay an eighth in :12, a quarter in :27, and that is running horse speed. Unfortunately, Goose Bay developed such a bad temper after his four-year-old tenure, he had to be taken out of training. His first crop of foals sold last year at Tattersalls, Lexington, Ky., brought excellent prices, which goes to show in what high esteem Goose Bay is held by harness horsemen. Jerry Baier, well known horseman from Elgin, 111., and director of racing at Sportsmans Park, sold a filly out of his stable to Col. E. J. Baker, world famous owner of Greyhound 1:35 * and an array of other outstanding harness horses, for an undisclosed sum. The two-year-old is a full sister to Easy Street by Mc I Win — Bernice Cashwyn in Tom Wilburn s stable. Clubhouse Ramblings: Jimmy Tattler, renowned wine steward of the Pump Room was a guest of the management; other visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hawkins; Al Rosen of Art Shactels haberdashery in the La Salle Hotel; Lou Efratt and Joe Trimble, baseball writers for the New York Times and New York News, respectively; Jim Janek, owner of the Cafe Bohemia; Whitey Dahl of the Belden-Strat-ford Hotel; Mrs. Helen McCann and Mrs. Peggy Wesson and son John, harness horse [ enthusiasts from Detroit, Mich.
