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— 1 i Monmouth Memos By FRED GALIANI Young Cargile Promising Jockey Comes From a Race Track Family Dad Was Also Successful Booter MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, N. J., June 18. — This, was after the first race and a slim, young blond chap, stripped to the waist, a miraculous medal swaying on his bare chest, was munching a sandwich with gusto; and with good reason. He was Leroy Cordeli Cargile, who had just won the heat, at a price of 1, which marked the second score of a budding career. The first question put to him was whether he was a better rider than his father. "No," he replied, "I doubt that." Which involves a matter of pride, as far as father and son are concerned. Just a few moments previous, the lads father, Leo Cargile, had stated that his 17-year-old son was a lot better booter than he had been. Which takes a little admission, considering that the elder Cargile had gone to England with Hal Price Head-leys Mike Hall as an exercise boy, and had also worked such horses as Nellie Flag and Pigeon Hole. The elder Cargile had been a rider from 1921 until 1949 when he rode his last race at Dade Park. Actually, all those years, werent spent in jockeyship; it was a spasmodic career. At one time the older • Cargile had stopped riding in races for 12 years. It naturally follows that a youngster would be gravitated towards horses. As far as young Leroy remembers the first time he was at a race track was when he was four years old, arid he has a picture to prove it. When youre in a race track family, you have to be a traveler. Leroy went to school in California, Florida and other places and finally left the halls of learning after his 10th grade in Boston, Mass., when he went with G. E. Lewis, to whom he is now under contract. Lewis put him to work and after four years of learning the rudiments, Leroy got on his first horse this past May 4 at Churchill Downs, a mount called Party Dress. Nine days later he experienced the biggest thrill of his life when he won the first race of his career on a horse called Royal Crispie. Almost a month later he got his second winner, after about 18 mounts, which was why he had the calm poise of a veteran. As a matter of fact, the elder Cargile had ridden a two-year-old at this very track in 1948, a horse whose name he doesnt remember, but judging from the looks of him, Cargile that is, he could easily get back into shape. Then we could have a father and son affair, a la the Gormans* and the Adams, who recently rode, against one another. Perhaps a little persuasion might get Leo back in the saddle., LeRoy is already there. But I think the pater is concerned with the future. Having launched one son on the road, he is now concentrating on the next, a 14-year-old called Buddy, who is getting the same first hand horsemanship indoctrination course that Leroy received. Nothing like an entry, with both having good chances. Jockey Chris Rogers is due up from Delaware Park at the end of next week and will ride out the end of the Jersey season. . . . Monmouth Parks annual golf tournament will be held at the Jumping Brook Country Club, owned by James Colt, but the date will be determined later. . . From the Harry M. Stevens department comes news that waiter Monte "Hard Luck" Goldman is recovering at his home in Lakewood, N. J. Monte got his name for the obvious reasons. On the last day of this meeting last year, he was felled by a heart attack and didnt return to work until the spring session at Garden State, where ill fortune still dogged him. On the final day of that meeting he slipped and broke his ankle, knocking him out of action again. Even the newsboys and paper hawkers have been uniformed now. They are re- Continued on Page Thirty-Nine Monmouth Memos 3 • By FRED GALIANI Continued from Page Fire quired to wear gray coats and yachting caps. . . . The Round Table, an organiza-i tion of Jersey businessmen, made their annual trip to the races yesterday. "Chairman of the group is Jack Kennedy, and some of the members noted were John Proutt, former city commissioner; Walter Scott, of the printing firm, and Jack Wirtz and Cy White. Trainer Joe Camacs son, "Butch," who celebrated his sixth birthday the other afternoon, was very put out about the lack of recognition of the day by the teachers in Long Branch. "Butch" was having a party that afternoon and was impatient because none of his playmates had arrived and he refused to consider school as an alibi. "Whats the matter with "those teachers," he asked, "dont they know today is my birthday? . . . John B. Kelly, the president at Atlantic City, was out for an afternoons sport. Mrs. Isaacs was present to see some of the Brookfield Farm horses in action. . . . Bernie Flaherty, the Jersey City tavern, owner, doffed his apron early yesterday to be down in time for the races. A -meeting between the general membership of the HBPA and the Monmouth Park management in the person of general manager Ed Brennan was held this morning in the new trainers lounge on the backstretch, at which time a number of problems were amicably ironed out. Among the subjects discussed was the condition of the track, stable area, gate patrols, and other items. After theJMonmouth matters were digested, Dr. Leon Levy, executive vice-president of Atlantic City, discussed the two-year-old stabling rule at the South Jersey shore track with the trainers. It was a most harmonious session on all counts. ... A meeting of the Monmouth Turf Charity Ball committee was held in the clubhouse yesterday to discuss plans for the 1953 charity ball, to be staged on •Saturday, July 25, the day of the running of the 0,000 Monmouth Handicap. To date, Monmouth Parks donations to charities total more than 50,000.
