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► j : Lincoln Fields Notebook Howard Wells Believes Bad Luck Cost Hasseyampa Preakness Honors L- . By J. J. MURPHY . 1 LINCOLN FIELDS, Crete, 111., May 29. — The good three-year-old Hasseyampa, who will be the favorite for Mondays Peabody Memorial at this track, is the colt who, tis said, got the worst of it in the running of the Preakness. Howard "Babe" lmmmmmm _______ Wells, who is regarded right near the top of American trainers, is Hasseyampas condi-1 tioner, saddled him for the Preakness and does not seem wholly satisfied with the decision rendered after jockey Arnold Kirkland claimed foul, although he expresses respect for the officials and believes their decision was made after careful study. Wells believes that it never was intended that a jockey should claim foul when same occurs almost right under the noses of the officials. He is of the . opinion that especially in such an important race as the Preakness the inquiry sign should be posted by the stewards and they should look over the film, just make certain, before giving their decision. ▲ A A Wells maintains that Kirkland possibly became excited when Hasseyampa suffered interference in the stretch and did not realize whether Hasty Road or Correlation was responsible. Wells says, "had Kirkland claimed foul against both hoises there is a possibility that both numbers would have come down. However, he made the mistake of allowing that only Correlation caused the interference, while it was plain enough to many that both that colt and Hasty Road contributed to the jam. AAA „ "Who are the officials, the press, or anyone else in a position to state that. Hasseyampa was a beater, horse at the time. No horse can overcome that sort of trouble with only a short distance to go. Doubt if a Citation could have done it!" Wells says he thinks that his colt was holding his own at the time and that he met with trouble from both Correlation and Hasty Road. So Chicagoans will be able to judge for themselves here Monday just how good Hasseyampa is. He was third in the Kentucky Derby, and according to Wells and othes might have won the Preakness but for bad luck. .AAA One of the two-year-olds recently brought to the Chicago area by T. D. "Pinky" Grimes, noted Western trainer, is the good colt Beau Busher, who is rated right near the top in California. He is by Mr. Busher, out of the good race mare Late Date. He is owned by a couple of Colorado men who race under the name of the Sunnyside Stable and ran five furlongs at Bay Meadows in ":59%. Grimes is also a native of Colorado and has developed many good horses. Among those coming to mind are With Regards and Autocrat, but we know there were others . . . Jockey Bennie Green, who came from the East to ride Pomace in the La Salle was to depart for Garden in the La Salle was to depart for Belmont Park Sunday . . . Injured apprentice Herbert Cavalier has been moved from St. Anthonys Hospital, Chicago, to-Passavant Hospital in the same city where he is under the care of Dr. Loyal Davis . . . Jockey John Wagner, having served out his suspension, will be eligible to ride Monday. * A A A Aside from serving as patrol judge at ThistleDown, Gerald Porch will hold down a similar position at Hazel Park, Detroit . . . George Swain, the veteran, is making the engagements of jockey Sherman Armstrong here . . i Jim Kahn, of the* public relations staff, and Bill Quinlan, the pari-mutuel runner, are old friends of Muggsy McGraw, the late great baseball manager. They were recounting the old days and episodes in which McGraw figured, and Quinlan came up with a photograph of McGraw, Hans Lobert, and a fev other old timers taken in Cuba many years ago. This he presented to Kahn, who, in turn, will send it to Mrs. McGraw . . . George Barrett, assistant to E. A. Weidekamp in the pari-mutuel department, left for Louisville where he will enter the hospital to undergo minor surgery . . . Trainer J. Price Sallee came back good and fresh following Lea Lanes success. Said his temperature had gone down a dozen points -as soon as he heard the result. AAA Owner Harry Eads and his brother trainer, Charlie, state that Sir Mango will be a starter in the Fleming Memorial . . . Harry Trotsek will be here to saddle Sea O Erin in Mondays Peabody Memorial and John Adams will be in to do the saddle work . . . Continued on Page Eighteen Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Three Ed Melconon brought seven head from Fair-mount to Washington Park . . . Owner Merle Mitchell, of Brush, Coio., is in for a visit of a couple of weeks . . . Larry Thomp-. son has Bobby Boo and Kentucky Kid among the horses in his public stable. They are owned by Nicholas De Las Caras, a prominent sportsman of Caracas, Venzuela . . . Owner Sam Wilson, Jr., was expected in from his Corpus Christi, Texas, home. Joseph G. Kohout, Jr., son of the HBPA official, recently graduated from Northwestern Military Academy, Evansville, Wis. — Jorckey Ken Church will ride the speedy Lea Lane in the Miss America Stakes for which the filly will probably be the favorite . . . The nomination of Calumet Farms Fleet Bird for the Hawthorne Gold Cup has been received by Larry Bogenschutz . . . George Cavanaugh, of Detroit, was present when his filly, Blue Violin, won the other day . . . Both the main track and training track at Arlington Park will be open for the conditioning of horses Monday.
