Connors Corner, Daily Racing Form, 1953-05-15

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I t 8 i i s i s 1 1 i c t 1 1 i . Connors Corner By C. J. CONNORS Continued from Page Four present the trophy to C. V. Whitney when a the latters Catspaw was winner of the Ju- |j venile Allie Sylvestre, who was on the ailing list for some time, made his first ap- pearance of the season yesterday and * promises to be a regular for the Belmont 1 season... E. L. Vail came down from his si Canadian home for a look-see at some rac- s, ing as a refresher course for the Woodbine season. . .Mrs. Corky Weatherril was on a hand to root for her hurdler Knocks Twice, tl Alas and alack, no luck . . In case you are t to interested, the silverware in the clubhouse n dining room is buffed by machine every three days, so reported Frank Stevens, the . president of the Stevens Crabbing and " Fishing Association. . Charles Munn, of the American Totali- a sator, came on for a look-see at the ma- chines and some other extra curricular 1 business . . . Ty Shea at Garden State has F been for the past few days deluged with calls from California from horsemen * to there seeking stable room at the Camden I track. The vacant stalls at the track are s allotted to horses shipping over from Pimlico . . . The New York Athletic Club membership has set May 26 as their annual Belmont Park Day. The racegoers a a will be transported by bus and partake of a buffet lunch before the first race. Fred Parks will replace Cal Rainey as is steward at Garden State. Rainey moves e over to Delaware Park for that meeting, j. The two men will return to the New York j scene following the completion of their j chores. Parks will also fill in as assistant . handicapper to Jack Campbell when f Jimmy Kilroe leaves for the Arlington and j Washington Park meetings . . The three dimensional . cameras were put to use at Bel- j mont Park yesterday when those machines took some pictures of the first race, the K, "Charge of the Light Brigade" down the Widener Course. Moveiegoers will no doubt get a kick out of this one . Dr. J. G. Cat- lett will leave for Detroit where he will serve as steward at that meeting which , opens on May 28. He will return to the fold during the Saratoga Springs season . . . F. Skiddy Von Stade, of the upstate Saratoga Racing Association, was on hand yesterday and reported that applications for stable room for that meeting are beginning to arrive . . . Trainer John Partridge will ship the Spring Hill Farms Jamie K. to Pimlico on Sunday for his engagement in the Preakness.


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