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WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK i.t.mm.. WASHINGTON PARK, Home-wood, 111., Aug. 22. A number of -out-of-town folk came from different parts of the Middle West, South and East to view the running of Saturdays American Derby, and especially to catch a glimpse of Native Dancer in action. . .The parking lot attendants stated that they never re membered so many automobiles being on the grounds so early in the day. . .And the clubhouse dining room was packed with patrons before noon... Eddie Arcaro, who took Friday off, accepted but one mount before riding Native Dancer. That was Smackover for Mrs. Herbert Herff in the sixth race. . .Life. Magazine, which is doing a yarn of The Dancer, had representatives at the course , jjtivering all angles of the Derby. . .Among the interesting visitors was Ernest Thompson, for many years sheriff of the county in which Lexington, Ky., is located, and now jailer in the same county. Has many friends among the racing fraternity, but dont get us wrong. . .Clear Dawn, the Darby Dan Farm filly who will race in Wednesdays Princess Pat Stakes, was flown in from Atlantic City in charge of Ernie Myatt, assistant trainer. She will be ridden in the filly stake by H. B. Wilson. . .Mickey Tenney planned a trip to Detroit over the week end. AAA Racing secretary Frank Kilroe was to fly to New York Saturday evening and will be back on the job early Monday morning. . .Del Carroll, the handsome trainer, journeys to Milwaukee Sunday to take part in a polo match ...Hal Price Headley, master of Kentuckys Beaumont Farm, in for the American" Derby. . .Howard Wells saddled Landlocked in the Derby in the absence of trainer Bobby Dotter. ...Owner William J. Markey, who has been sisiting, departed for his Detroit home... Mr. and Mrs. George Schwab, who have some horses racing at Detroit, Many Out-of-Town Folk View Derby Running Clear Dawn Flown In for Princess Pat Stakes Fallacies Regarding Gray Ghosti and Ray Bell Apprentice Risley Loses His Bug on Thursday got in from Nashville, Tenn., to look over Native Dancer . . .L. T. "Whitey" Whitehill has taken over the training of Uptrend, Happy Alihai, Klutassen, Klouassen and Oro-fino for Clifford Mooers, replacing J. W. Clark. Whitehill already has the other Mooers horses in his charge. AAA Benjamin F. Lindheimer witnessed that Derby of 50 years ago when The Picket defeated Claude. Lindheimer was to present the trophy to the winner and was to be assisted by president Bernard Fallon and three-year-old Lynn Steiner, Lindheimers granddaughter. She is the daughter of Mrs. Patricia Steiner for whom the Princess Pat Stakes was named. . .Marshall Smith is representing Life Magazine here. His lather once owned horses and one of his riders was Bob McDaniel, now leading trainer of America. . .Jack Purcell, of the Puett Starting Gate Corporation, was on hand for the big doings. AAA Britton Budd, 83 -year-old devotee of the thoroughbred with whom president Bernard Fallon, of Washington Park, was associated in business for many years, was out for a day of racing as the guest of president Fallon... Tom A. Grissom, part owner of the G. and S. Stable, has been visiting from Detroit. . .Eddie Arcaro will ride the good filly Beanir in the Princess Pat Stakes. . .John F. Kennedy, who has been serving as an associate steward here, left for Las Vegas Saturday evening. He will function as steward at the Nevada plant, which is due to open September 4. . .Enoch Rea arrived from Fairmount Park with Golden Apollo and Jeanie Drew. . .Trainer Chester Hall is back on the scene after having enjoyed a vacation in Wisconsin. . .There is no truth in the report that Tom Brown and William Hal Bishop will stage a judo wrestling contest. The big boys are only playing. . .Elmer Kalensky received the three-year-old Prince Adaris from Lexington. . .H. W. Ostle has sent Buck Knob to Fairmount. . . Lucky Chips, owned by Duntreath Farm, has been sent to Hazel Park. AAA Over at Lincoln Fields vandals have been busy smashing windows in the barns as soon as they are replaced. Some sport. Perhaps they want the horses to have enough air. About 100 horses are stabled at Lincoln Fields, and many are working out daily. Construction of the new grandstand is coming along steadily and the track should be ready for the spring meeting, which has not been held at the home plant in many years. . .Frank Butzow, who breeds thoroughbreds, recently showed up with a toy whippet on a leash. Getting ready for the return of dog racing, no doubt. . .Spanish Blade, owned by B. W. Landy, has been sent to Crown Crest Farm, Lexington. . .Elmo Jordan, president of the Illinois Breeders Association, returned from a visit to the State Fair at Springfield. He is only one of the many breeders hoping the fair association will stage a few races for Illinois thoroughbreds during the coming years. . .Teddy Cox, Jr., son of the Illinois racing official, is spending his vacation "walking hots" for Ed Roth. The young man, who lives in Baltimore, seems to enjoy every minute of it, and was very happy Continued on Page Forty-Seven Washington Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Fifty-Two when Party King, his personal pet, almost won at long odds the other day. And was happier when Mr. M., another of his favorites, scored Friday. A A A It gripes me evry time I read of Native Dancer as the "gray ghost" and Ray Bell referred to as a former rodeo rider. Dont see anything ghostly about The Dancer. He is very much alive, although we must admit lie is somewhat "out-of this world" as a race horse. And we have known Ray Bell since the opening of Del Mar, and no person of our acquaintance on the West Coast ever knew he rode in. a rodeo, although at times he did affect cowboy boots. He was once a patrol judge at Del Mar, then became connected with Louis B. Mayer in the latters horses interests, spent some time with Bing Crosby and Lin Howard, and later branched out for himself in purchasing foreign horses. He might have ridden a pony or two on Crosbys ranch, but that rodeo business is just as much a fallacy as in the fact that none of Crosbys horses could run. Crosby had more good runners than bad ones, and some of then! took down stakes, AAA Steward Aidan Roark, who was formerly and 10-goal polo player, is now a four-card bingo man. Friends say it is just as interesting to watch him playing bingo as it was playing polo... Among the eastern newsmen covering the American Derby was Joseph C. Nichols, of the N. Y. Times... One of the 10 per cent boys was beefing about now show pool on the American Derby when one of his listeners piped up with "Why, if they had show betting, the sharpshoters would have flown in with bundles from Britain and bales from Hong Kong to get that ten cents on the dollar" . . .Apprentice Ronald Behrens, who rode his first Washington Park winner the other day, is a boy from the Bronx. . .Apprentice Layton Risley loses his five-pound allowance August 27. Had a lengthy extension on his Jbug" due to having been away from the races several months through injuries. . . .Sidney Alexander purchased the con-aract on apprentice Behrens from Kay Jensen.
