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trainer, iner, is is another another of of J Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Davis Urges Viewing of Race Films Sherry Jen in Keezeks Big String Craig Galloping Horses for Wells HAWTHORNE, Cicero, HI., May 22.— Doug Davis, Jr., well known Kentucky breeder, breeder, owner, owner, and and tra trainer, iner, is is another another of of breeder, breeder, owner, owner, and and tra the many prominent horsemen who concurs with Ben Jones in the opinion that the official films of the running of races rates among the most important improvements to racing during the last 30 or 40 years. Davis is a daily visitor in the film room when the horsemen convene at 10:30 a. m., and he j i , says the films often have caused him to develop a chronic loser into a consistent winner. "Your eyes simply wont do the same job as the films," he says. "You find yourself forming opinions without proper foundation. Just the other day, my rider told me that another horse carried him out throughout the stretch, and when I looked at the film it showed my rider carrying the other horse in. Unless you look at the films, youll find yourself changing equipment when possibly it is unnecessary." Teddy Cox, who has served in the capacity of supervisor of the films on all Illinois tracks during the last year while serving as an official, reports numerous interesting incidents. "Last year an owner came to me and was infuriated," relates Cox. "He said he had instructed a jockey to make abundant use of the whip through the stretch, but that the jockey had not so much as touched the horse with the whip at any point. Having already made a report on the film, I told the owner I thought he was wrong, and then proceeded to show him the film. It showed that the jockey had hit his horse exactly 76 times — I counted the strokes — from the head of the stretch to the finish." It is Davis contention that trainers, in particular, should view the films following the race of all of their charges. In this manner, he says, they wont find it necessary to listen to wrong advice. Steve Valenti. New Orleans turfman, has shipped Lilly Valenti and Sheriff Grosch to Detroit . . . The Calumet-bred filly, Sher-|ry Jen, winner of a division of the Gulf-I stream Park Dinner Stakes, arrived with 16 others in charge of trainer J. P. Keezek. Sherry Jen is owned by Mrs. O. S. Deming . . . Phil Huber brought in 10 head owned by Augustus and Nahm . . . Danny Stewart was an arrival from Louisville with five horses, a couple of which belong to P. A. B. Wide-ner . . . John T. Kermath put in an appearance with a dozen, some owned by J. A. Cavanaugh, and some by William T. Mar-key... A. Lamoreaux is in from Louisville with 12 thoroughbreds owned by H. C. Fruehauf . . . Ray R. Thomas, the Festus, Mo., horseman, has hired Enoch Rea to train Joe Graves and Fancy Deer. Rea replaces Harold Ostle . . . Leroy Keating is among the trainers here who is "at liberty" . . .Apprentice L. Risley, who was sidelined for 97 days last year, will have the apprentice allowance for some time yet. He rode his first winner May 20 of last season but has been granted an extension . . . Trainer Nick Moran received six horses from Maryland. They are owned by the Emerald Hill Stable. Arthur Craig, who rode a number of stakes winners in the early forties, including Fad in the Arlington Lassie Stakes, is here serving as an exercise boy in the employ of Howard Wells Pat Kelly, one-time field representative of the Jockeys Guild, who is now a resident of Chicago and doing well in the scrap metal business, was a recent visitor. . . Humphrey Finney made a flying trip here to arrange for the sale of the Irving Florsheim horses, which will be held June 24 . . . Grieved to learn of the death in an automobile accident in New York of Mac Pandler, who broke in as our assistant at Jamaica this spring. Also of docker Freddie Watrous, a friend of 20 years standing. . Love that quote credited to Dick McCann, of Washington. He sez, "Native Dancer is the most publicized loser since General Custer" ... A legislative committee has been directed to study the proposal that the various race tracks in Cook County pay for inspection services, housing and sanitary facilities and police protection by sheriffs deputies. Apprentice Louis Syfrig, who won his first race last June at Omaha, is in from Continued on Pag* Forty-Eight Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Five Lexington and will ride for the stable of Mrs. A. M. Creech. . .Trainer Harry Trotsek will give John Lawrence Rotz, an 18-year-old boy from Warrensburg, HI., a chance to ride at this meeting. Rotz had some experience riding quarter horses before txing taken under contract by Trotsek about one year ago. . . John Ralph Adams, who had most of the patrons rooting for him to win his first race, received an ovation when he scored with the thirteenth mount of his career . . . Alphonse Schwartz, who at one time trained the horses of C. U. Yaeger and other owners, is here as agent for the Denemark stable and is handling the engagement book of John Heckmann, the stable rider. The five-year-old mare One Twelve, who went wrong in a race at Sportsmans Park, has been sent to the farm and will be mated with a well-known stallion. Trainer Joe Bilbrey, who had charge of One Twelve, brought Ugoby and Prince of Roriston back from the farm and placed them in training . . . The penalty of growing old: When Freddy Crafton, the dapper patrol judge, mounted his stand on the backstretch opening day, the structure collapsed. It looks like no spareribs and plenty spinach for Freddy from here on out . . . When Willie Garners age was published as being 49, Mrs. Willie said, "Willie have you been holding out on me all these years?" Truth is Willie is only 45. Another Mikel stable apprentice won the first race of his career when Donald Holmes had Dad down in front in the second canto Wednesday. Holmes is 20 years old and comes from Long Beach, Calif. . . . Talk about a fellow with a large family not remembering the names of his children, Howard Wells has 48 horses here and 20 at Lexington. How do you think he does? . . . Al Parkel, the tattoo man, is making his headquarters at barn two, Hawthorne. He invites one and all to sample his etchings. . . .William Bishop has sold Easter Airline to J. J. Gregory . . . The Marv-Arnie Stable bought Tune Topper from E. C. Roth . . . Henry Forrest, the noted trainer, will be in to saddle Mr. Prosecutor in Saturdays Jo-liet Stakes . . . Stake books for the Monmouth Park meeting are available at the racing secretarys office.
