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♦ 1 j Connors Corner J —By "CHUCK" CONNORS Swersey, Karpp Racing Boosters Bring Friends Out to See Sport Kleberg Happy Oyer Double Win BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., June 16. — Racing, despite its tremendous popularity, the turnstile count at the tracks scattered from one coast to the other is direct proof, needs a whole lot of friends and to date no one has made any sincere efforts to go out and do some missionary work. A- step in this direction was made yesterday, and another will be made tomorrow by a couple of amateurs in the realm of good will. Jack Swersey, the candy-making man from Long Island City, who owns a few horses and races as a hobby, made a move yesterday. The National Association of Confectioners is holding a convention in New York .City and Jack decided that it would be a good thing for racing and a pleasant afternoon for the visitors if they would include Belmont Park in the list of spots to see. The boys and girls of the candy-making fraternity showed up, a flock of busses did the transporting. The wives of the executives, they came from towns and cities from all over the country were enamored over Belmont Park. The imposing clubhouse entrance, the sunken pools and fountains, replicas of the Versailles Gardens in Paris, the flowers, shrubbery and the vast expanse of the entire plant left them speechless for a few minutes, but what tid bits to reveal to the folks back home when some time they sit before a television set to witness the running of a big race they can turn to their guests and say, "Oh, you must go see that track, its much prettier than what you see here." And so racing has another friend. Tomorrow, the 52 Association will entertain a group of disabled veterans and hospitalized servicemen at a buffet luncheon here. The 52 Association is composed of a group of men whose slogan is "The Wounded Shall Not Be Forgotten." Mort Karpp, whose forte is action, not words, has invited a group of owners, trainers and working press to meet the wheelchair veterans on "Wednesday. This all leads up to additional friendship* for racing. The jockeys will field a soft ball team to meet the all stars, the latter recruited from radio, television and men about town at Dexter Park. The receipts of this game, to be held on June 20, will be spent to alleviate the hardships of the boys, and your donation, *7ell, you had better get it on the line before Conn McCreary, Eddie Arcaro or a couple of other guys from the jocks room go to, work on you. Pete Anderson has turned realtor, between riding chores. He has a farm, some 33 acres plus a house, paddocks and a few barns . tossed in for sale. The locale is 33 miles from New York, in what direction he did not say. . .Trainer John Partridge has decided that Jim Norris Jamie K. will go to Delaware Park for the Leonard Richards Stakes and that Eddie Arcaro will go along to do the riding stint. . .At private terms, Bert Mulholland, acting for G. D. Widener, sold Comets Glow to Mrs. J. E. Silverman and the acquisition sported the new owners colors today. . .Eddie Madden, the blood bank man from Jamaica, came out to see if the boys needed a new supply-of plasma or some fresh folding money. . .Davy and Pearl Mandel celebrated their 42d wedding anniversary yesterday. This prompted Col. Isidore Bieber to suggest that a medal be struck for the heroine. Frank Stevens, the catering man, came back from Saratoga Springs where he attended the opening of the jughead season at the course hard by Union Avenue. . . The Trio Stable horses were shipped o Monmouth Park by trainer Merritt Buxton. He also reported that within the next 10 days the firing irons will be applied to the ankles of Laffango. . .Trainer George Odom returned Jet Master to Belmont Park. The Marlboro Stable four-year-old will be raced at Aqueduct. . .Lee Continued on Page Thirty-Nine »1 t* ■ V I Connors Corner By C. J. CONNORS Continued from Page -Four Miller, one of the veteran valets on the New York tracks, died at his Jamaica home on Sunday following a heart attack. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday evening:, June 17, at 8 p. m. and burial will be in Flushing: Cemetery, Thursday morning:. Miller was in his late sixties and following: a career as an exercise boy and jockey, turned to valeting. He handled some of the. top-notchers of the saddle ranks in his long: career. He is survived by his widow. Trainer E. E. Russell shipped a draft of horses owned by the Grandview Stable of Harry Massey, the Pittsburgher, to Monmouth Park for racing at that point . .Ben F. Whitaker, the Texan, has decided to start his Tahitian King in the Shevlin on Independence Day at Aqueduct but is casting about for a race for Grecian Queen . . R. J. Kleberg, master of King Ranch, was ai pleased as punch over the double he registered on Monday with On Your Own and Top Bidder. On Your Own is the ninth foal of Igual and a full sister to Assault. In addition she has two younger sisters, a yearling and a weanling. Top Bidder is by Depth Charge and his score racked up the fifteenth win for that young stallion since the first, of the year. That is something of a worlds record for the first six months of any season. Star Shoot heads the years list, with 27 winners back in 1916. Tom Brag-g: showed up from Norwich, Conn., for the afternoon Pat Patterson, according to the grapevine, will be in charge of the tote department succeeding- Lou Walger who will take over at Santa Anita... Emil Coleman, the band man, came out for the afternoon, replacing Don Voorhees, who insists on resting up on Mondays . . . Sam McCormick, of Hialeah, is due in today for his annual visit . Jiminie Donn passed up Belmont Park to visit the flower marts in the Twenties not far from Fifth Avenue . . Jockey Dave Gorman phoned in to cancel his mounts for the afternoon. He reported sick. _ Jockey W. Lester received a hurry up call £o go to Delaware and as a result left a half dozen trainers in the lurch and forced them to hustle around" seeking jockey replacements • Nat E. Herzfeld checked out for Miami to confer with the architects relative to the improvements in the clubhouse, the construction of new roads and some additional parking space. The grandstand improvements will have to wait until next year. Herzfeld will leave Miami for a trip to California and give Hollywood Park the once over Jack Whyte, acting for Eddie Dierickx. acquired the two-year-old Dark Pride from S. J. Smith. I
