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WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK t.i.mm WASHINGTON PARK, Home-wood, 111., Aug. 27. Trainer Howard Hoffman of the Mrs. Ada L. Rice stable, will probably start his stars, Pet Bully and Cerise Reine, at this meeting, but not in stakes. Both racers have been rested for some time and will probably participate in at least one allowance event before being sent for the larger purses. It is planned to ship Cerise Reine to New York following the Washington Park meeting, as she is eligible to a number of added money events coming up in the Metropolitan area. Pet Bully will likely be sent to California to participate in the autumn sessions in the northern part of that state. Pet Bully much relish the Pacific Ocean ozone as he won three stakes at Hollywood Park during the summer meeting. If he goes West he will 1 have a trainer switch, his third of the year. T. P. "Peaches" Fleming handled him during the summer. Hoffman has had charge of him here for the past couple "ef months, and Noble Threewitt, former trainer for John D. Hertz, will take him over on the West Coast. Hoffman had Pet Bully in the paddock early the other afternoon, and the five-year-old was kicking and playing and generally looking great. "Bring on your Mark-Ye-Wells," said his"groom. Hoffman showed the horses right hind foot, from which a piece of matter the size of a grade "C" egg had been cut. "He has been feeling fine since the ailment has been remedied, and I look for him to be back in his very best form before long," said Hoffman. Cerise Reine, it will be remembered, was a strong contender for three-year-old filly honors early in year, when she won the Ashland Oaks and the Delaware Oaks, and was second to Bubbley in the Kentucy Oaks. She was then shipped to Belmont Park and was an odds-on favorite in the Coach-m- ing Club American Oaks, and finished fourth, the respective first and second fillies being Grecian Queen and Cerise Reine Going East for Stake Engagements Rice Stablefs Pet Bully to Head California Way Raines Takes Oyer Golden Maxim Stable Horses Cosentina May Develop Into Distance Runner Sabette, who are now rated one-two in the three-year-old filly championship race. Following that affair, Cerise Reine was fired and soon after being placed back in training at Arlington Park she met with an accident in her stall that set her back a few weeks. She has been showing good speed in short breezes and is about ready for her return to competition. AAA R. Harold Raines, one of the most popular trainers hereabouts, has takenover the conditioning of the horses of the Golden Maxim Stable, Inc., owners of the good handicap racer, Eljay, and a number of others. Raines at one time handled the string of J. Graham Brown, Louisville hotelman, and more recently of W. H. Veene-man, Dave Ferguson, and others. He will continue to train those, in adidtion to the Golden Maxim runners. . . . The following horses owned by Howard A. Jones and trained by Steve Birosek will soon be headed for Las Vegas: Welcome Wink, Blended, Far Echo, Challarian, Challabar, Upsweep, For Free, Edemite and Freesome. Jockey Don Wagner, who has been riding in top form on Chicago track tliis summer, will make the trip West to ride Blended in the opening-day handicap at the Nevada course. Wagner and his cowboy hat will be quite at home in the great open spaces. . . . The stake star, Tuscany, whose most recent success was in a division of the Board- walk Handicap at Atlantic City, will be here to fill his engagement in the Washington Park Handicap. Alerted is not coming, and with Tom Fool definitely out, racing secretary Kilroe looks for a large field in the event. AAA Allie Reuben, owner of Hasty House Farm, is as con- sistent as his filly, Queen Hopeful. When the latter won the Arlington Lassie, Reuben sent a case of "bubbley" to the press box, and, by gosh, he did it again when she took the Princess Pat. It is not that the boys in the box care for champagne, it is the principle of the thing. Oh yeah, sez you! ... In reviewing the Princess Pat we will state that Beanir,- Clear Dawn and Greek Lady, three solid contenders, had excuses, but we are doubtful if they could have trimmed Queen Hopeful with the very best of luck, and Greek Lady looked the best of the trio. And we will reiterate that we believe Jimmy Emery has the makings of a fine distance filly in Cosentma. She has been running fast at the end of all her races. It will be recalled that Grecian Queen, generally regarded as the queen of the three-year-old filly division this year, did not really get started as a two-year-old until the distances for juveniles were lengthened. . . . Roger Whelan, who is in partnership with Max Silverberg, caters to the inner man at this track, entertained about 30 members of his pinochle club at their annual luncheon in the clubhouse Wednesday. . . . Understand that Rex Ellsworths Chorus Khal came out of the Princess Pat with a "popped" knee, although she seemed okay pulling up. AAA Jockey Billie Fisk will leave for Long Branch, Ontario, Canada, Friday night to ride Risque Rouge in a stake at that point Saturday. He will be back for Mondays races Continued on Page Thiriy-Nin I Washington Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Forty-Eight here. . .Dapper Ike Weil, trainer for the Red and Green Stable and well-known man-about-Chicago, will celebrate his 78th birthday Saturday. Looks 15 years younger. . . Jockey Don Scurlock will ride Sub Fleet for Dixiana in the Washington Park Handicap . . .The Red and Green Stable sold the two-year-old Little Andy B. to O. and A. Spitzer, and Clifford Scott will do the training... Jockey William McKinley Cook has been engaged to ride Precious Stone, who finished third in the American Derby in the Buckeye Handicap at Randall Park and the Ohio Derby at ThistleDown. . .Trainer E. C. Dobson has received word from owner W. A. Peavey that the five-year-old Sir Bee Bum died in California. . .Trainer Kay Jensen will ship the large string of horses in his care to Belmont Park Friday. Jensen has not. had much luck during the Chicagq season .. . . George Knapps five-year-old Indian Hill, who has been racing well here, served a season at stud as a three-year-old and is reported to haye some good-looking yearlings in Kentucky .- A. A A. Mrs. Ellen Morgan, sister of clocker Johnny Beech, and the latters niece, Helen Butler, who have been visiting here, de- , parted for their home in Long Beach, Calif., after having spent a pleasant week attending" the races... Card from announcer Tommy Daly, who is loud in his praise of Atlantic Citys turf course. . .Good Call, a three-year-old filly, recently easily defeated a group of top four-year-old fillies in a race named for Twilight Tear. And on the same program was Prince Mike, a son of Twilight Tear, who finished last in his race ...Many argue that the Ellsworth Stable would have fared better here with a more experienced rider than John Burton. However, owner Ellsworth and trainer Ten-ney have long believed in having their own private jockey, and they are the ones to be satisfied . . . Horace Wade, racing secretary at Hazel Park, was a visitor Wednesday, and Richard Connell, of the Motor City plant, was expected to arrive during the day.
