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Hertz Stable Will Be Campaigned Here At Arlington Meeting Opening June 24 Returning to Track for First Time Since 39; Unit Headed By Double Speed, Happy Mood A name synonymous with both Arlington Parks history and with American thoroughbred breeding, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hertz, again will be a prominent part of Chicago summer racing. Hertz notified Benjamin F. Lindheimer, executive director of Arlington Park and Washington Park, that he will ship nine horses here in time for Arlingtons June 24 opening. It marks the stables first appearance at Arlington since 1939. The. string races in Mrs. Hertz name and is trained by the veteran Monte Parke. At present they are running at Belmont Park and will campaign at Aqueduct until shipping to Arlington. .Hertz was the guiding force behind the group that purchased Arlington Park in 1929. He maintained great interest in .he track, at the same time carrying on an active racing stable and extensive breeding establishment that has played such an important part on the American turf scene. In the spring of 1940 the group headed by Lindheimer purchased Arlington and took over active management. Since that time" the Hertz racing silks have been absent from this area, concentrating mostly on Eastern and California competition. Arlington Classic Candidate Leading stakes horse in the current. Hertz string is Double Speed, three-year-old brown colt by Count Speed Pocket Edition, an eligible for the 55,000 Arling- ton Classic on July 17. The colt was assessed 121 pounds in the Experimental Free Handicap. That placed him behind the topweighted Turn-to and Porterhouse who were given 126, the Preakness winner Hasty Road, 124, and ahead of the Kentucky Derby winner Determine, 117. Errard King and Fisherman, one-two finishers in the Experimental carried the same weight as was assigned Double Speed. Other Hertz colorbearers due here are the three-year-old Mahmoud filly Happy Mood, recent dead heat victress with Riv-erina in Belmonts Acorn Stakes; French Bleu, a gelding; Drachs Filly, and Speedy Wave. There also are four two-year-olds in the group. Fleet Charge, a Depth Charge Reigh Fleet colt, has been kept eligible for the 55,000 Washington Park Futurity. JOHN D. HERTZ The top filly hopeful is seen in Nasrulline, sired by the famed import, Nasrullah. This youngster was named for the Arlington Lassie and Princess Pat Stakes. Each sprint is expected to gross 05,000. Two other untried Hertz juveniles are Floyd Odhum and Gallant Speed. Parke also has under his care three head belonging to .Robert Lehman; Count Me Out, Countess Fleet and Count Poise, and Eds Fleet, property of Alice Wiesel. Count Poise is eligible for both the Arlington and Washington Park Futurities. In addition to its active stable, the Hertz family is regarded as one of Americas leading thoroughbred breeders. Its Stoner Creek Stud at Paris, Ky., and Amarillo Ranch near Canoga Park, Calif., are among the industrys showplaces. The name Hertz cannot be mentioned without immediately calling to mind the legendary runners Anita Peabody, Reigh Count, Count Fleet, Count Arthur, Risque, Pairbypair and Count dOr. Reigh Count won the 1928 Kentucky Derby. The next year he was shipped to England and there distinguished himself by winning the Coronation Cup at Epsom Downs and finishing second in the Ascot Gold Cup. He was later to sire Count Fleet, J the greatest of all Hertz-owned thoroughbreds. Count Fleet is out of the mare Quickly, winner of 32 races in 80 starts. As a two-year-old he won an allowance race at Washington Park and ran a close second to Occupation in the 1942 Washington Park Futurity. That marked the only time a Hertz horse has raced in this area in 15 years. The next year the mighty colt became the first horse in history to capture the "Big Five" three-year-old spring events the Wood Memorial, Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes and the Withers. He was retired shortly after the last event to become one of this countrys greatest " sires. In 1951 Count Fleets 64 offspring won" 124 races and earned ,160,847 to make him the years leading sire. Through last year, he has sired 113 horses that won 534 races and amassed a total of ,395,053. Among those recent stakes winners that were sired by Count Fleet are Atalanta, Bella Figura, By Zeus, Count Turf, Count Cain, Kiss Me Kate, Counterpoint, One Count, Straight Face, County Delight, Sub Fleet, Counterfeit and Double Speed. A total of 10 Hertz-bred thoroughbreds each have won 00,000 or more at the races. Topping this group is Count Fleet with 50,000. Last years records show Mrs. Hertz eighth among the nations breeders with 162 winners, and 11th among money-winners with 29,874. Her own runners won 2,400 at the races. . -
