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By MORRIE KURLANSKY KURLANSKYSecond Second Schooling Tilt Big Success Get of Kings Counsel Doing Well Prince Will Go StiJI Undefeated UndefeatedMAYWOOD MAYWOOD PARK Maywood 111 June 5 Wlien Lingo Direct biggest money winner on the grounds with lifetime earn ¬ ings of 86000 was beaten again the other night some wag re ¬ marked to Lou Meggitt Lingos owner trainer The old hoss is too clever When he sees in the program the purse is only 1500 he thinks its a pony race Waitll they put up a big purse then see how he goes The second school ¬ ing race for twoyear old pacers was a great success The baby racers fought it out bravely and Herman Grahams chestnut gelding Queens Don by Ernie Hanover out of Miss Red Hunter got the nod in 216 These schooling races are held in full daylight at 730 p m and a sizable crowd was on hand the other evening to watch the young prospects prospectsTom Tom Wilburn the trainer from Missis ¬ sippi will fly home over the week end to attend to some business at his farm but will be back in the sulky Monday night Mr and Mrs Pat Connors were visi ¬ tors here Connors is the wellknown polo player now competing at the Oak Brook Polo Club every Sunday afternoon He was the leading scorer in the Chicago Avenue Armory last winter getting 70 goals in 11 games An accomplished horseman Connors is equally skilled on jumpers having won several awards in this country and Germany where he also met his wife Karin who hails from Nu ¬ remberg rembergThe The get of Kings Counsel is doing very well at this meeting Apart from Kings Ale King Gaines and Monocle Man Dr J Howard Youngs homebred threeyearold chestnut colt Fred Scott out of Miss Pluto Scott has won four races here this spring and every time improved his record to peg it at 207 for the time being The pacer with the striding blond mane is trained and driven by Dee Stover The Indianarbred and owned f ouryearoldpacer Prince Will Go in charge of trainer Jake Mahoney is still undefeated this year although being moved up in class since his previous vic ¬ tory The other night the black colt won in 207 to make it four in a row since last October OctoberOscar Oscar Mapes will ship the Arthur T Gaitowned trotter Fayette Hanover to Louisville early next week The fleet filly had trouble finding the right races since she is still eligible to the money winning classes and other trainers didnt care too much to send their 22class trotters against the daughter of Dean Hanover who acquired a record of 2026 in a time trial at Lexington Ky last fall The division of the E F Wagner Springfield HI stable racing in charge of Boyd Wyatt at Louisville won three races in one night this week The three victors are Billy Arthur Queens Grey and Queen Eton and all raced here be ¬ fore being shipped to Kentucky KentuckyA A horseman brought his car to an Oak Park garage recently and noticed a lot of horseshoes on the walls of the managers office Asked where they came from the garageman told the trainer that his father had been a blacksmith with Pop Geers and other outstnading reinsman of some fifty years ago and that he had shoed among others the unforgettable Nancy Hanks world record trotter of 1892 The Illinois Horsemens Association have sched ¬ uled a meeting in the Maywood Park club ¬ house tomorrow to discuss some very im ¬ portant issues Tomorrow nights Good Time Pace Stake value 2440 will bring together six of the best pacers currently stabled here Advance favorite is H D Hanover with Edgar Leonard in the sulky H D Hanover was lucky enough to draw the rail post position In spite of three new barns built here this spring here sta ¬ ble space is still still at a premium and many outfits are at Aurora Downs and have to van their horses here Woody Wilson reports from Hastings Neb that his stock is rounding into rac ¬ ing condition and should be headed this way around within a week Wilsons top trio of bread winners are Rilmas Widower Athlone Ruler and Silver Cris ¬ pin Art Berry the crack Iowa team ¬ ster from Des Moines has applied for stalls and will ship in over the week end Mel Harmening is likely to assist Berry whose stable is headed by Earl Widower Robert French Stanford Chief and Mighty Keys among others othersGene Gene Riegle apparently is encountering trouble with Red Sails The other night at Roosevelt Raceway Red Sails the morn ¬ ingline favorite was withdrawn when Riegle was unable to gain permission to race his fiveyearold without hopples Red Sails had won his last three while wearing straps Joe Leone member of the pro ¬ gram department who doubles in brass in the winners circle has been bed ridden the past few days Jochovolo Herman Gra ¬ hams crack threeyearold trotter was shipped for a weekend stake engagement to Louisville The Hambletonian eligible will return to Illinois next week
