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_ ____ mmfmmmmmmmmmmmmmm WBmm , , Lincoln Fields Notebook I By J. J. MURPHY Yarn Behind War Jitters Foals Luck Involved in Yearling Buys Money Broker to Seek Peabody HAWTHORNE, Cicero, 111., May 27.— Of course every horseman is aware that the selection of yearlings at sales involves a certain certain element element of of _ ____ mmfmmmmmmmmmmmmmm , I j , ; ■ , , j certain certain element element of of luck, and the following items tend to illustrate the point. A few seasons back an Illinois breeder became enamoured of a Man o War mare named War Jitters and b e g ge d a prominent Chicago owner to bid in her yearling foal. The man ran the colt up to 5,-500 500 and and he he went went to to an- an- j • 500 and and he he went went to to an- an- WBmm other owner for 5,600. The colt was Hannibal, who earned 2,800 last year. Two years later the Chicago owner determined he would have War Jitters foal and bid him in for 2,200. The youngster died before he could get to the races. . A member of the Illinois Racing Board, while on an European tour a couple of years ago, hap-pended to attend a sale at the Longchamp course in France. He could not understand the language, but for something better to do bid in a colt for a small sum. That colt is named Halo, who a week or two ago finished second in an important race in France and will start in a million franc steeplechase next week. Incidentally, Frank Butzow, who owned War Jitters first foal, Miss Observer, has listed her get for us. Following Miss Observer, who came in 1942, there was The Shaker, who became a stakes winner; Merry Lass, who proved a good winner and producer; Flint Lock, who did not race; War Alarm, who was a good producer; Radiant, who was of stakes caliber;! War Phar, a stakes winner; Hannibal and Peace Jitters, who has yet to win; and War Traffic, the coH that died. Charlie Gribbon, the well-known trainer, regards War Jitters as the best broodmare in the land. Lady Elliott, who won the first start of her career here Tuesday, was purchased by Ike Blumberg, owner of Sunny Blue Farm, at the Keeneland sales for ,800. Mrs. Goode, who was third in the same event, cost ,500, while Delphis, who was seventh, is a full sister of the stakes winner, Olympia . . . Jockey Jimmy Combest will be jhere to ride Royal Bay Gem in the Peabody Memorial Saturday . . . Wee Wonder, a two-year-old, and Romantic Roman, a three-year-old, accompanied Royal Bay Gem here . . . Paul Hirtenstein, the man who follows the sunshine, was an arrival from Miami via Hot Springs. Brought along his usual deep coat of tan . . . Owner Jimmy Emery, of Chicago Heights, upon learning the sun was at least shining in this area, flew up from Miami . . . Another arrival from Florida is Rosario Conino, who abandoned the turf to become a building contractor in the Southland, but has returned to his first love and is looking for some horses to train. Trainer Jimmy Wallace has the following Irish horses in training at Arlington Park for Ed Goemans: Curragh King, Kildangen, Le Coq Hardi, Carriage Trade, Gamest, and Trigger Happy . . .Knox Osborne, who at one time trained the horses of Hal Price Headley, is here from Louisville. Has no racing stock in his care at present. . A. Baroni has purchased Segregate, from J. Dunn. This is not the same A. Baroni who won a Santa Anita Handicap with Top Row ... Tracy Bougon has shipped Nante-Glo, owned by E. Madison, and Sue-Te-Paul and Yis Baby, a pair of two-year-olds owned by R. McGlumphy, to Fairmount Park to be turned over to F. Nunn to train . . . The entire string of Mrs. Nellie Mikel and the other Mikels have been sent to Detroit to race. Apprentices Dan Winningkoff and Donald Holmes, both of whom steered their very first winners at this meeting, accompanied the shipment. ! Horsemen here are getting up a petition . to change the claiming rule. Instead of , only a claimed winner being raised 25 per , cent in claiming price for 30 days, they . want every horse claimed to be raised the [ same amount for 60 days ... Joseph Kor-. jenek of the TRPB, has departed for De-. troit to take up his duties at that point. Money Broker is making the trip from De-, troit by van to attempt to give Royal Bay [ Gem a battle in Saturdays Peabody Me- : : i i : 5 i 5 y s . Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Fire morial. Royal -Bay Gem was not in the s Florida Derby, which was Money Brokers s best winning race . . Royal Bay Gem and 3 his stable companions will be shipped to 0 Belmont Park Monday. Trainer Clyde Troutt states the stable will then be split, half of the horses remaining in the New » York area and the other half going to Mon-r mouth Park. P. J. McMullen came over from De-i troit to cheer Tor Dry Run in Wednes-c days Steger Handicap. He was accom-l panied by his wife and his nurse . . Ap-s prentice Forrest Kaelin enjoyed the five-pound allowance for the last time today. The boy rode his first winner last May 28 at Waterford Downs and went on to 1 become one of the top apprentices of the year. . .Howard Wells left for Lexington 1 to inspect some horses on the farm. He will be back in a few days . . . John S. Letellier returned to New Orleans after having taken in a couple of days racing • here. . .Jockey Anthony Skoronski was a L visitor for the day. He reports he has s just about recovered from his recent injuries • and expects to resume riding next t week. . .Robert Carey, managing director r of Hawthorne, was a visitor to the press s box Tuesday.
