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M : 4 Lincoln Fields Notebook Compare Lea Lane, Miss America Favorite, With Princess Lygia I By J. J: MURPHY . 1 LINCOLN FIELDS, Crete, HI., June 10. The boys are comparing Lea Lane, this years favorite for Saturdays Miss America Stakes with Princess Lygia, who took top honors in the event in 1951. They state that Lea Lane has better bloodlines than the . i Princess being by Nasrullah, out of a Bull Lea mare, and that in her lone start here she looked like a champion. She may well become a champion of her age and sex, but that is to be proven, and with her lineage could be capable of running over a distance of ground. That is something Princess Lygia, although one of the "quickest" fillies seen hereabouts in years, was unable to accomplish with any great degree of success. Still the Princess, who was eventually purchased by Louis B. Mayer, western motion picture tycoon, for a reputed price of 00,-000, amassed earnings of about 40,000 in two years of racing. She is by Roman from a Pompey mare. Romans are not generally regarded as very sFout stayers, although Hasty Road and some of the others make a good stab at it. On the other hand, Nasrullah got Noor, conqueror of Citation and a horse who was considerably under rated, while we wont go into the Bull Lea family, but will point out that one of his daughters, Two Lea, who was third to Noor and Citation in a Santa Anita Handicap, is looked upon as one of the half-dozen best fillies , of the last decade. AAA Princess Lygia had little to compete with in 1951, and Lea Lane does not appear to have very stiff opposition this season. The Miss America provided a surprise last year when Jay Jay Gee, an Illinois-bred sprinter, defeated Queen Hopeful, who ended up as one of the three top fillies of the season, while Arab Actress, now one of our best four-year-old fillies, was beaten by Biddy Jane and Sweet Patootie in 1952. Sweet Patootie ended up as the champion of her age and sex that year. Earlier winners of the Miss America were Juliets Nurse 1950, Miss Stephanie 1949, and Miss Sal K. in the first running in 1948. AAA The three-year-old Bumper Crop owned by H. C. Fruehauf and trained by A. La-moreaux, will be shipped to Detroit to compete in the Wolverine Handicap at that track Saturday . . . Jockey Thomas Guyton got in from Kentucky and has been engaged to do the riding for the stable trained, by J. D. Glazier . . . Trainer Ivan Parke, who spent a couple of days in Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, with a mild attack of pneumonia, is expected to be up and about again this week end . . . Jockey Ronnie Baldwin, who recently drew a 10-day suspension, departed for his home in Dayton, Ohio, to rest up -during the period . . . Jockey Ken Church, back from Belmont, where he rode Lillal in the Top Flight Handicap. AAA Paul Hirtenstein, who covered the very first Lincoln Fields meeting for. the Chicago Daily News and is now retired, made ; his initial appearance at the track this sea- son. Has been lounging around Miami and Hot Springs soaking up the sun . . . Silver . Robby, a highly regarded son of Kerry, ; owned by Hasty House Farm, is in training here . . . Jack Mabley, Chicago sports columnist, was a recent visitor . . . Blossom Stable added to its string through the purchase of the two-year-old Track General from Augustus and Nahm . . . Bruce Collins, Kentucky breeder, is visiting from Lexington. Has horses here in charge of J. Price Sallee . . . The Corgo Stable, trained by A. Rodriguez, bought the two-year-old filly, Zipper Miss, from Brent Hart . . . Duane Terry, the noted photographer, encouraged by the race of Ciled Orphan, who finished sixth the other day, purchased Truly Fair II from Angelo Cilio. AAA Horses accompanying the four -year-old stakes star, Wise Margin, here from Suffolk Downs are Rush Prince, My Sophie, Three Crowns, Market Price, and Sweet Mom. Trainer S. M. Edmundson was to get" in by automobile today . . . Publicist Lou Diamond, who usually vacations at Miami, Quebec City, or some other far off place, is spending his idle time at Kenosha, Wis. Thats what comes of overmatching yourself at gin rummy . . . The Illinois Breeders Association now has two Illinois Racing Board members on their directorate. They are William Miller, recently appointed, and Paul Serdar. Elmo Jordan was again elected president . . . Owner Ed Carney and his son recently stopped off here en route from Kentucky toDetroit.
