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WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK fmmr WASHINGTON PARK, Home-wood, 111., Aug. 29. J. Kel Houssels, one of the most prominent turfmen in the West and former chairman of the Nevada Racing Commission, paid a brief visit here Friday and was the guest of executive director Benjamin F. Lindheimer. Houssels came from Denver, where he has some horses in training at Centennial, and flew back to the Mile High city Friday evening. While here, he purchased Kingly, Second Request and Klohome, three useful runners from Clifford Mooers, and they will be shipped to Las Vegas Monday in the same car in which Jimmy Wallace will send the horses of Ed Goemans. Houssels, who stands the Santa Anita Derby winner, Bymeabond, in Nevada, told "us there is a demand for the services of the young stallion, the first of whose get, First Bond, was one of the leading two-year-olds at Santa Anita last winter. The Las Vegas business man is quite optimistic over the first meeting of the Nevada Jockey Club, which will get under way "next Friday. . .Jockey Don Wagner leaves for Las Vegas Sunday, but will return here for the running of Wednesdays Beverly Handicap in which he will have the mount on Bella Figura. . .Jockey Charlie Burr, who came in to ride Sunglow in the Meadowland Handicap, will return to Atlantic City Sunday. . .Hedley Woodhouse, one of the leading jockeys in New York, has been engaged to ride Mr. Prosecutor in the Washington Park Futurity next Saturday. . .Jockey Willie Lee Johnson got in from Hazel Park and will ride free lance here. . .Jockey Donal La Place departed for New York. AAA Dave Stevens, who has charge of the pari-mutuel department here, will leave for Pomona, Calif., at the end of the meeting. He and Ray Lavelle will have charge of the wagering department at the Los Angeles County Fair Houssels Buys Kingly , Second Request, Klohome Trio Will Be Shipped to Las Vegas Oval Monday Cosentina Only Filly Likely to Start in Futurity Careys Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary track. Harold "Mickey" Dwyer, who handled Pomona for a number of years, will be busily engaged at Golden Gate Fields. . .Trainer R. C. Adams is shipping Pielettaway, Dax, and Some Friend, to Hazel Park Monday. . .Trainer Jimmy Wallace, who handles the string of Ed Goemans, will send Curragh King, the Arkansas Derby winner; Kildangen, Carriage Trade H., Trigger Happy and Gamest to Las Vegas Monday. . .Pete Valenti is shipping Princess W., Joes Star, and Homing Pigeon to New Orleans to be rested up to await the opening of the Fair Grounds. . .The two-year-old filly Roman Warblers recent victory was so impressive that many believe she might have been a strong contender in the Princess Pat Stakes . . . Queen Hopeful, winner of the Arlington Lassie and the Princess Pat, was not nominated for the Futurity. Fillies on the grounds eligible for the race are Cosentina, Spy Magic, Joycenjudy, Black Main, Alles Kaput, Snugger and Miz Clementine. Cosentina is the only one likely to start. AAA Robert Carey, of Hawthorne, is holding his annual fishing party for the press Tuesday evening. It is by invitation only to prevent too many lines from becoming tangled. The angling will be done in the infield lake following which the boys will partake of steaks at the Carey cottage. . .Mr. and Mrs. Carey celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary Saturday lunching at Washington Park with a number of friends. . .Mr. and Mrs. Ross Sellers, of Indianapolis, like the races. They braved the heat and humidity one day last week to drive over and take in the sport. . .Marshall Samuels, publicity director for ThistleDown and Cranwood parks in Cleveland, was a visitor over the week-end. . .George Zaharias, former wrestling star and husband of Mildred "Babe" Didrikson, was a press box visitor the other day... Mr. and Mrs. Carl Simpson, of Chicagos South Side, were recent visitors here. AAA We will take this opportunity to attempt to answer some mail. Have a card from R. Johnson, of New York City, asking if we think it is fair of Eddie Arcaro to persist in riding when he has a bad ankle. "Eddie has his obligation to the public. He should take off and give his ankle a chance io heal," says the writer. We agree, but as long as his doctor permitted him to ride and Eddie had engagements booked and believed he could do justice to his mounts, it seems as if it would be up to him. We have known of other jockeys to ride and win with more serious ailments. Many would rather have Arcaro ride for their money with a bad ankle than some other boys perfectly sound of limb. . .E. G. Fisher, of Toronto, Ont., states he believes that I "belong to a generation,that only knows about some horses through the records." That is true. However, our friend is writing of eastern Canadian racing of the early 1920s, and I do remember that quite well, as I was employed in the Toronto office of Daily Racing Form at that time. Mr. Fisher brings out two rather interesting facts one that a horse called Guy finished second to Exterminator in the Autumn Gold Cup of 1922, and that in the event there was a Canadian-bred mare named Tricky Take Off, who finished last. We Continued on Page Forty-Three Washington Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Fifty-Two have another Guy running in the handicap ranks at Chicago this season. AAA A number of columns ago we facetiously wrote, after having made a wild dash for a train, that a four-mile race between ourselves and Marabout, a veteran sprinter, might make for an interesting contest, and inquired if we had any supporters. A gentleman named Alex Korpolus, of Chf-cago, who claims he comes from a long line of Grecian Marathon runners, writes to challenge not only myself and Marabout, but both of us together. He suggests that Marabout run the first two miles and we run the last two, like a relay team. And he also states that if we will ride Marabout the full four miles, he will double his wager. This being the free-loading season, we fear we must decline. It would be necessary to shed some weight and we would be required to withdraw as a contestant in the Saturday sandwich grab, leaving Louie Meen to carry our colors alone. Not that Louie could not do it, but we dislike letting him down. However, I might have a man for Mr. K. That would be Elmer Kalensky, the distinguished trainer. Elmer told me that on one occasion a few years ago when he was unable to obtain the services of a lead pony, he ran two miles leading his horse. Now, if Mr. Korpolus would permit Mr. Kalensky to substitute for me in the same package deal, Elmer could ride Marabout until that one became tired, then dismount and lead him the rest of the way. This might make a good secondary feature for Hawthornes annual Tin Cup Day. However, lest Mr. Korpolus hold our running ability lightly, we will remind him that Bobbie Kerr, who won the 200-yard dash at the Olympic games many years ago, is a distant cousin and that we have shaken hands with Billy Sherring, who won an Olympic marathon.
