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™"",asa™ CONNORS CORNER by chuck colors AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 17.— Eter-4 nal Youth fittingly describes a goodly number of oldsters who are gleaning the head-lines lines in in racing racing these these lines in in racing racing these these days. This fitting description applies to men who over a period of years, some counting more than a half century, have been successful in the training arts that baffles some of the younger generation. There is an old adage that experience is the best teacher and that that know-how know-how cannot cannot ™"",asa™ that that know-how know-how cannot cannot be picked up overnight. This season, such veterans as Jim Fitzsimmons, George M. Odom, Max Hirsch, Preston Burch, Cary Winfrey and Hollie Hughes, to mention a few, have more or less dominated the scene in stakes, handicap and overnight races, through the winter, spring and up to date this- summer. This brings to mind a strange comparison for if these men and other veterans scattered around the country were in mercantile pursuits they would have been condemned as too old and delegated to the pension list. AAA "There is a race track saying that only the horses grow old and apparently it is true. Veterans, well past the three score and ten mark, have the appearance and bearing of much younger men, they are keen of mind, abreast of the news and take each mechanical innovation into racing in stride, and in addition have a philosophy on life that keeps them young. Anyway, today the veteran conditioners are ruling the roost and a glance through the jockey register, well maybe some of the veterans piloting stake winners are still young at heart. AAA Trainer Harold Young vanned in Menem-sha for his engagement in the Shevlin Stakes. The Christiana Stable representative will be returned to the Delaware scene _ following the race . . . Trainer Sol Rutchick E returned the horses he had at Monmouth Park to Jamaica for this and the Saratoga-at-Jamaica sessions . . . Eddie Dyer, former manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, but now in the insurance business in Houston, Tex., was among the days visitors. He is en route to New England to witness the graduation exercises of his son . . . Funeral services for Mrs. John Hamber, whose husband is attached to the money room in the "tote" department, will be held tomorrow morning . . . Remy Dore pens from New Orleans that he is showing some improvement in his battle to regain his health but confines hist --racing j to television recitals. He has- * Veteran Trainers Hold Limelight Oldsters Are Keen of Mind, Body Note Carter Handicap Distinction given up all hope of visiting New York this season . . . Harry F. Guggenheim, master of Maurice Bernstein, the ambassador from Seventh Avenues haute monde, came out to get a look at the enlarged centerfield lake. AAA George "Fish" Tappen, for the past half century associated with Jim Fitzsimmons in racing, is showing improvement from a recent illness . . . Harry LaMontagne, the internationalist, will leave for his annual European vacation in the near future . . . William Woodward of the Belair Stud was a recent early morning Aqueduct visitor to witness several sets of his horses undergoing training trials . . . The Aqueduct management has added the Carter Handicap to the list for which the winning owner, trainer and jockey will be presented with a trophy. The Carter is the oldest stake in New York run continuously on one track. This event was inaugurated ii 1895 and now carries a .50 grand endowment . . . Apprentice Ray Mikkonen, under call to Oleg Dubassoff , left for Delaware Park for further seasoning in riding in that area. AAA Louis Lazare is a commuter between here and Monmouth Park several times per week. He has several horses campaigning at that track . . . The Davy Mandels celebrated their forty-third wedding anniversary yesterday. The diets were forgotten for the nonce and the giggle water was in demand . . .. Trainer Carl Hanford shipped La Corredora, owned by Mrs. Marion OConnor to Delaware Park to prepare for the New Castle Handicap . . . Trainer Bobby Greene is toying with the idea of shipping Sunshine Nell to Delaware to carry the racing silks of Meyer J. Kaplan in the New Castle . . . Trainer Tom Waller plans to start War Piper in the Shevlin for the Brae Burn. Farm . . . Joe W. Brown, who has a pretentious menage here with Johnny Theall, plans to visit Kentucky on his way home to New Orleans. He has a big representation of foals and yearlings at Jack Howards farm near Lexington . . . Pete Bostwick returned from a one-day visit to Monmouth Park where he has several horses in training . . . Trainer George Riola, who has the Dunbar horses in his care, saddled his first winner in some time in the days opener. He said before the race that he had the best looker in the parade . . . Trainer Jake Byer named Hartsyille; for several New Jersey stake of-ci • 9 ferings following his two triumphs at Belmont Park . . . Trainer Max Hirsh said that On Your Own, owned by the King Ranch, would more than likely fill her engagement in the Distaff Handicap here on Monday, June 28.
