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Lincoln Fields Notebook Lea Lane Rules Early Favorite For 0,000 Arlington Lassie By J. J. MURPHY LINCOLN FIELDS, Crete, HI., June 14. Charlton Clays fine filly, Lea Lane, served notice here Saturday that she will be the favorite for the 0,000 Arlington Lassie Stakes at Arlington Park when she turned in a record-equaling performance for five furlongs. - And the colts in the 5,000 Arlington Futuritv had better1 be very good or she may trim them also. This Lea Lane looks like a mighty fine prospect, not only to be a champion filly this season, but in years to come. Even the most cynical horsemen at Lincoln Fields give her a chance to go down in turf history with Bewitch and Two Lea, to whom she is closely related, as well of others of her sex who are turf immortals. Of course, one naturally goes out on the limb in predicting that a two-year-old filly who has started but twice and has never been over five furlongs will carve a niche for herself in racings hall of fame, but this youngster has all the attributes. AAA Not only is Lea Lane very fast, but students of breeding will tell you that. she should go on. Her sire is Nasrullah, about which reams have been written as a producer of distance horses, and her relatives, the aforementioned Bewitch and Two Lea could run "all afternoon," Bewitch being the worlds leading money-winner on the distaff side. Two Lea was unplaced but twice in 26 starts and won 15 races. Bull Lea Lea Lanes grandsire, is also the sire of Citation. Nasrullah, her sire, begot Noor. And who can forget the series of great struggles between Citation and Noor in California four years ago, reaching its climax when Noor defeated the worlds leading money-winning thoroughbred in both the Santa Anita and San Juan Capis-trano Handicaps. Lea Lane has the background to become a champion. A A A Jockey Kenneth Church says that Lea Lane is the fastest filly he has ever ridden, and he was for a time the regular pilot for Princess Lygia when she was burning up the track in short races. Says Lea Lane undoubtedly would have set a new track record Saturday had he ridden her out. And that she could have won by considerably more than her 14 lengths. Owner and breeder Clay, who was present Saturday, was naturally enthused. The two-year-old filly stakes coming up at the coordinated Arlington - Washington Park meetings, aside from the Arlington Lassie, are the Pollyanna, 5,000" added; the Mademoiselle, 0,000 added, and the Princess Pat, 0,000 added. Bar accident, Lea Lane could make it a clean sweep. AAA Angelo Cilio put on his annual Italian smorgasbord in the racing secretarys office Saturday morning and it was enjoyed by one and all. . . . Dave Paper, owner of the Buddair Stable, was present for Saturdays racing; . . . The Galnorm Stable purchased Head for Home from Dice and Norris and the racer will be trained by Harry Golden. Golden states that Gallant Tuck has been sent to the Ralph Fleming Farm near Chicago. . . . R. T. McDonnel, who recently resigned as trainer for G. Rollie White, departed for Detroit. . . . Mister Black, Argentine four-year-old in the Hasty House Farm stable, has been showing fine speed in morning trials. . . . The noted South American, Senor Horatio Luro, will be among those present at Arlington Park. . . . William Hal Bishop became the first owner to win three races in one day when "runners from his barn connected for a triple last Friday. Jockey John Adams, who rode them, also had another score to make him the first rider to take four races- at the session. AAA Look for the stable of Mrs. Eugene Con-stantin, Jr., to have representation in most of the stakes at Arlington Park Pleased to note that our old friend, Walter Marty, had been appointed managing director in the new Del-Mar set-up. Walter makes his : home in La Mesa, a suburb of San Diego. : . . . We have heard that president William ; McCormack would give you the shirt off : his back, and we had partial proof when, 3 through our binoculars, we saw him take off his tie and give it to Joe Kohout. . . . Agent Jack Kay announces that Job Dean Jessop has been engaged to ride Heutel in Saturdays Lincoln Handicap. - . , rru. Trainer Clyde Troutt arrived with the 20horses in his, care earlier than had been expected. The shipment was headed by Royal Bay Gem and included Bushers Beam, Bonne Fete, Brilliant Gem, Ardent : fcrden, Clear Cut, Indicative, Singing Gem, We Wander, Do Respond, Depth Bound, 1 Dur Prince, Ambers Folly, River Flows and i Dcean Lane. . . . Tracy Bbugon has sold : 1 i Lady Dekover, La Breeze, Slo Moe and Ladolee to the Three Ks Stable. Bougon will continue as trainer. . . . Frank Carra is distributing condition books for Wheeling Downs.
