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1 Lincoln Fields Notebook J By J. J. MURPHY Arlington Backstretch FacilitiesTops Jockey Church Gets Primer Mount Boys Club Ball Saturday Evening HAWTHORNE, Cicero, HI., June Instable personnel at the Arlington-Washington Park meeting this year may well say, "We never had it so good!* As a matter of fact the facilities being provided for the backstretch boys this season are rather fabulous- They will have up-to-date motion pictures shown a couple of times a week. And they will have a number of 27-inch TV sets in the recreation rooms. For those of the .1 ] 1 ] i 1 1 1 1 1 J s i : . : • 1 : , : j fellows who prefer physical exercise to re- dining in easy chairs, a baseball diamond has been set out with the management providing all equipment. Certainly, Lind-heimer has done it up brown in making the fellows comfortable, and if the bettors can be so satisfied both Arlington and Wash- ington Parks should enjoy successful sea- sons. This correspondent never thinks of Arlington Park without a sour note crop- ping up. That is the transportation facili- ties to the track. If the officials of the rail- road could find some way to scrap those gas-lit era cars in favor of modern equip- ment and find some manner in which to handle the railroad riding patrons on hot days instead of cooping them in a concrete subway until some bully boy chose to open the gates to herd them onto the train, everything would be just ducky. To get back to the more pleasant aspect of the whole thing, not only baseball players but also billiard players, tennis players, and bibliophiles will be provided with their favorite recreation, and any fellow feeling the need of a shower after trying to em- ulate Kiner, Kramer, or Hoppe, or wading through some of Shakespeares work; will discover that he may do so in pleasant surroundings. Lindheimer says, "We know it will help make life much more pleasant for the stable personnel who come here each year." Aside from all this, as we stated yesterday, Lindheimer is throwing a big dinner-dance for owners, trainers, jockeys, and their wives in the Post and Paddock Club June 29. Note that directors and officials have been invited. There is not much left to be said about the 0,000 Lincoln Handicap which will "be Saturdays feature. Everything of interest pertaining to the event has appeared in other yarns. However, it should be quite an interesting race and provide a fair line of some of the rich races to be decided during the combined Arlington-Washington Park sessions. The value of the Lincoln has been doubled this season and is now for §20,00 added. At one time, from 1927 to 1931, inclusive, the winners share was oyer 0,000. Then, in 1933, the successful one earned but ,870. The value did not reach over 0,000 again until 1946 when the winner took down 1,525. The reason Calumet Farm did not have a nominee is that they seldom race at the Hawthorne track. Hill Gail, a recent winner, was the first horse to bear the devil red and blue silks here in some time. However, they have raced at Lincoln Fields. Whirlaway won his first race over that course. Spencer Drayton arrived Thursday and will remain for a few days before returning to New York. . . . Apprentice Ronald Beh-r ens was expected to arrive from New York over the week end and will ride for the stable trained by Kay Jensen. . . . Horse owner Arthur E. Harper is visiting from Oklahoma City. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Betzel, of St. Louis, will remain over for the week end of racing. . . . Jockey Kenneth Church has been engaged to ride the two-year-old, Dicks Future, in the Primer Stakes at Arlington. . . . The horses of Horatio Luro are expected to arrive at Arlington Park this week end from the East. . . . Sherry L.. has been transferred from the Greenacres Stock Farm, trained by Henry Forrest, to trainer Harry Trotsek. . . . Ernie Weidekamp, mutuel manager here, was called to Louisville due to the serious illness of his mother. . . . Frank Miller, the clerk of scales here, was notified that he had been appointed paddock judge at the harness meeting at Sportsmans Park. . . . During the absence of Weidekamp, Vern Williams was in charge of the mutuels here. Claude Romino, prominent plantation •wner of Leland, Miss., visiting and Continued on Page Forty-Three Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Four lunching: with. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bogenschutz. . .Ray F. Hoertz and James T. Clark, who have been members of the official family here, will depart for their Louisville homes Saturday night. . .Harry Trotsek, that well-known traveling man, departed for Red Bank, N. J., Thursday to look over a couple of horses just over from England. He will probably be back by the time this appears in print . . . Trainer W. Doyle arrived at Arlington Park from Detroit with six head... Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ferguson are visiting from Detroit. Have some horses here in charge of Harold Raines. . .Steward Jack Young leaves for his home in South Bend Saturday night. Thirteen head of horses figured in a van I accident here recently but fortunately none [ were injured. The runners were those ! trained by Jake Lowenstein and they were ! being transferred from Hawthorne to Arlington. . . .The horses of L. L. Haggin n., , including Homestake, an eligible for the Primer Stakes, have checked into Arlington. , Also arriving were the Buddah Stable racers . sent over from Hawthorne ". . Two members . of Arlingtons exclusive Post and Paddock . Club are in the diplomatic service. . James S. Kemper is ambassador to Brazil, , and Fred M. Alger ambassador to Belgium. , . . .Mrs. Laurance Armour, widow of the . long-time president of the Post and Paddock . Club, is pleased that the Arlington l Jockey Club has seen fit to name a feature . stake in honor of her late husband. . .The . Boys Club ball will again he held in the . Post and Paddock this year. This Saturday evening to be exact. Governor and Mrs. Stratton are expected to attend.
