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: Lincoln Fields Notebook Secretary Bogenschutz Reports Interest in Hawthorne Gold Cup I " By J. J. MURPHY LINCOLN FIELDS, Crete, HI., May 31. Racing secretary Lawrence Bogenschutz, who holds down a similar post at Hawthorne, reports that great interest is being displayed in the Hawthorne Gold Cup, richest race of the fall season in the Chicago area. Bob McAuliffe and Ken Mcintosh, who have been tonriner the East seeking nominations for the event, have sent on the names of a. number of top thoroughbreds with accompanying check to make them eligible, while Bogenschutz himself has been the - recipient of quite a few "write-ins." Max Hirsch, who handles the horses of King Ranch, has named To Market, winner of the event two years ago; High Gun, Smart three-year-old; Riverina, a good young filly, and Level Lea, stakes winner of last season. It has already been noted that Native Dancer and Find, from the Vander-bilt stable, have been made eligible. AAA Bobby Dotter has submitted for the Cup the name of Landlocked, who was responsible for one of winter racings greatest surprises in taking the Widener. The three-year-olds Pinetum and Athenian have been designated by Hal Price Head-ley; Gigantic, another three-year-old by Joe E. Brown; Invigorator, by the Saxon Stable; and among others are Royal Bay Gem, Lotus Eater, Larry Ellis, Wise Margin, News Again, Smart Choice, and Royal "Vale. And, of course, the field would hot be complete without a few from Hasty House Farm. They have Hasty Road, Platan, Ruhe, and Mister Black in the line-up. And the Calumet Farm recently added their fine stakes runner, Fleet Bird to the list. AAA And while Bogenschutz is in mind, we note that he is the second racing secretary that Lincoln Downs ever had. The first was William H. Shelley, whose sons, Robert and William Jr., were also turf officials. We have known of a number of father and son teams who have served "in the stand." Coming to mind are the late starter, Mars Cassidy and his sons, Marshall and George, both now on New York tracks; Dick Leigh, director of racing at Omaha, and his son, Raleigh; the late starter, Harry Morrissey and his son, "John; Christopher J. Fitzgerald and his son, Chris Jr. However, we guess that for length of service the Hagast family of Scotland holds the record. William Hagast and later his two sons, one after the other, filled the office of racing secretary for the Caledonian Hunt Club for an unbroken period of 113 years. Tiie Caledonian Hunt Club was founded in 1777 ar.J one of the rules of the club read, "a penalty of 10 guineas shall be enacted of any member playing at dice." AAA . Frank Butzow received a "phone call Sunday night from his son, Dr. Robert Butzow, veterinarian, at the University of Illinois, who reported his mare, Vindication, had just dropped a colt foal. The foal is by the stallion Five A. M., who died recently. Five A, M. raced until he was 11 years old. He was by Milkman, out of Question, by Fair Play, and was a full brother of Quizzle, who twice won the Peabody Memorial Stakes before the race was restricted to three-year-olds exclusively. . .The Lincoln Fields directorate should not be too discouraged. Business here Saturday topped that of Suffolk Downs and Delaware Park, although the attendance at those courses was slightly - O - a.a AMJ UATVUU15 brightly,, it was believed that the total "handle" for the two days would approach that of the similar two-day period of last season when the meeting was held at Hawthorne. And they are not putting out that rental money. In other words, its nice to be home. AAA Lou Eilken, who served as an assistant to racing secretary Frank Kilroe at the co-ordinated Arlington-Washington meeting last year and will be in a similar capacity to Pat Farrell this season, was an arrival from New York where he spent two weeks. He and Farrell will be at their desks at Arlington Park Tuesday or Wednesday. . . Millard A. Waldheim, of St. Louis, owner of the Bwamazon Stable, whose horses are in charge of trainer Roy Waldron, was a visitor over the week end... J. Graham Brown, owner of the Brown Hotel Stable, came up from Louisville. . .Trainer J. P. Watts brought 13 horses from Pimlico for owner Carl Graham. They are stabled at Washington Park. . .Jockey Sherman Armstrong went from New Jersey to Detroit, where he rides today. Will be here later in the week. AAA Apprentice Herbert Cavalier, paralyzed Cenfffwetf on Page Forty i. - Lincoln Fields Notebook By J. J. MURPHY Continued from Page Three from the waist down as the result of a spill at Sportsmans Park, has been moved to New Orleans, where he will enter a hospital. Attending physicians reveal that surgery can accomplish nothing, and that time and patience is the only remedy in Cavaliers case. . .Johnny Adams was due to return to New York after riding here Memorial Day ...Ken Church left for Garden State to ride Lill L. in a stake. . .Jockey Don Scur-lock is here with the stable trained by Ivan Parke,.. Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Damm passed up the Memorial Day automobile race in their home city of Indianapolis to take in the races at Lincoln Fields. Mrs. Damm owns the good filly, Arab Actress.
