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Lincoln Fields Notebook * — By J. J. MURPHY V. B. Mullins Saddles First Winner Jockeys Guild Holds Dinner July 14 Weissman Hardest-Working Rider HAWTHORNE, Cicero, 111., June 17.— Hill Gail is the first Calumet horse to start at a Lincoln Fields meeting in a long time . . .Charlie Foley, loop cafe owner, attended the races in company with C. U. Yaeger. . . Over 300 members of the Shoe Service Institute of America took in the sport Tuesday . . .Jockey Don Wagner drew a 10 -day suspension for an infraction of the rules... When trainer V. B. Mullins sent Curious Reward postward to success the other day, it was the first winner he had ever saddled. Mullins is a Chicago man. . .Trainer E. E. Irby, who has charge of the good Illinois-bred two-year-old Jay Jay. Gee for Morrie arid Ed Ginsberg, has been in the racing business since 1908... Dick Posey has shipped the good two-year-old Everett Jr. to Arlington to. prepare for the Primer Stakes opening day. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Damm, who have some horses here, got in from their home in Indianapolis to see their filly Arab "Actress in action today. . .Anthony Graf-fagnini has purchased Queen of Silks from W. W. Morrow. . .Larry Thompson, acting for Mrs. Russell L. Reineman, has acquired a nice runner in Whither, which he bought from Alfred Vanderbilt. The colt is expected to arrive at Arlington Park in a few days. . .Paul Bailey has been engaged to ride Royal Mustang in Saturdays Lincoln Handicap. . .The other day, all the paddock crowd thought Our Love was the filly to beat in a two -year-old race, but her stable companion, Flight Again, was the winner. Flight Again is, we believe, one of the first crop of Faultless, a stallion who greatly resembles Bull Lea. In fact, Paul Ebelhardt, Calumet Farm manager, told us last fall that he thought Faultless would make an excellent producer. » Frank Stachowitz, who has worked as a mutuels clerk on Chicago tracks since 1926, sends word that his son, Clement, recently graduated from Creighton University, Omaha, Neb., and will return to the armed forces in which lie had four years of service in Europe before being wounded. . . . Frank Kaelin, the injured jockey, is expected to be released from MacNeal Memorial Hospital in about two weeks. Late X-rays revealed that the boy did not have a skull fracture, and his broken leg is mending nicely. . . . The Jockeys Guild will hold their annual dinner-dance at Arlington Park July 14. Ike Bassett is already making arrangements and can be contacted, regarding reservations. President Eddie Arcaro will be here for the doings, as he will arrive from New York next week. . . . Mrs.- Grace Miller, wife of track superintendent Charles Miller, and Mrs. Madeline Murphy, wife of you know who, celebrated birthdays at the. track Tuesday: . . . Elmer Kalensky was dining with H. D. Maggio in the "clubhouse. ■» Jockey Michael Weissman could easily be voted as the hardest worker of the riders at Hawthorne. He gallops and works anywhere from 10 to 15 horses a morning and rides in the afternoon. It has been known, whenever he is working * for a stable, that hell help cool out a few besides working that many, wash a couple off after working them, and is a handy man around a barn. Weissman, a Chicagoan, went to Manley High School on the West Side. Hats Fiddle, a winner here last Saturday, was purchased by Dave Feldman for the Buddah Stable at the Keeneland sales last fall for ,200. This gives Dave a terrific percentage of claiming and buying winners the past two years. Hats Fiddle is a half sister to Arizona K, who won a few races here last year. Jockey Johnny Adams actually turned around and laughed at his son, Ralph, last Saturday when he passed him at the sixteenth pole. Junior was on the long-shot, Exploitation, who finished second, and the old man was on the winner, Swamp Son. . . . John Heckmann, who has been going to Florida these past winters, says itll be the Fair Grounds in New Orleans for him from, now on. John, who i« riding in good form, is from New Continued on Page Thirty-Nine Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Four Orleans. He liked the weather and whatever fish he tried to catch in Florida, but hell take the crawfish and be satisfied from now on. Harry Sheer has announced on behalf of Ben Lindheimer and daughter, Marge, that all owners, trainers, jockeys, officials, directors, and their wives, will be welcome at the annual party to be held in the Post and Paddock Club at Arlington Park at 6:30 p. m., June 29. . . . Have received Narragansett "stakes books from Ty Shea,, racing secretary of that organization. . . . Harold Ward, agent for Calumet, accompanied Hill Gail from Arlington Park. Ben Jones was on hand to do the saddling.
