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BKWmmMM ! ► r— — 4 Lincoln Fields Notebook Arlington Spic and Span for Opening; Ginny Bug Goes in Friday Hurdle Stake ! By J. J. MURPHY- LINCOLN FIELDS, Crete, HI., June 21.— Have at hand a note from Chris Wood, Jr., who makes a business of knowing all about hurdle horses, informing us that a seven-year-old mare handled by a couple of fellows named Murphy is due to show her i wares in the annual Arlington Hurdle Stakes to be run at Arling-I BKWmmMM ton ton Park Park this this coming* coming* ton ton Park Park this this coming* coming* Friday. The mares name is Ginny Bug and she is just about at the top of her class, having been undefeated in six starts this year. She was bred by the U. S. Remount at Fort Robinson, Ark., and this season has been successful in brush brush races races at at Tryon, Tryon, brush brush races races at at Tryon, Tryon, S. C, Louisville, Ky., and Zionsyille, Ind.; in hurdle events at Camden, S. C, and Germantown, Term., and won the three-mile Iroquois Memorial Steeplechase at Nashville, Tell. Ginny Bug is trained by Dennis Murphy, one of the Kentucky Murphys, and has been ridden by Pat Murphy, the trainers son. However, in her last three outings, the mare has been handled by Austin A. Brown, an amateur rider from Castle Park, Mich. Brown, who won the first two runnings of the Arlington Hurdle with Foxy Poise, will be at the reins Friday. Wood goes on to state that the United Sunts Racing Association disburses ,600 in bonus awards to owners at the end of the season, dividing it between the brush, hurdle, and timber divisions of hunt racing. The awards are based on a point system, and Ginny Bug looks like a cinch to take the brush award. AAA, We were one of a crowd of close to 10,000 who took advantage of Arlington Parks prevue Sunday. We saw a spic and span race track ready for the opening of what gives promise of being a banner season. We talked with Pat JParrell, the new racing secretary, and he gave up a quick rundown on the horses he expected would compete in the various stakes. He mentioned the names of some outstanding racers. And he stressed the two-year-olds. We can look for some great battles among the colts. Could be that so many evenly matched colts are around that the added money races for them exclusively may be split in a couple of divisions. Not so with the filly races. A great missy looms as a bugaboo for the juveniles of the distaff side. Her name is Lea Lane. AAA Most jittery man on the grounds during the running of Saturdays handicap was Eddie Rice, Dave Erbs agent. Dave rode the winning Sir Mango. . . . The event just missed being run in a downpour. The track was sloppy for the next race. . . . Fellow told us that the only way Sir Mango could get a stall at Arlington Park as a two-year-old was to be named for a stake. He, therefore, was named for the Hyde Park Stakes and won it. The colts all-time earnings now stand at 76,624. . . . Ruhe was in the money for the third straight season. ... As yearlings, Precious Stone and Royal Bay Gem were sold at the same vendue by Warner Jones, their breeder. Precious Stone brought 0,500 and Royal Bay Gem, ,500. Precious Stone was fourth in the Lincoln. Royal Bay Gem finished eighth. AAA Jockey Otto Grohs, well known to Chicago racegoers, has a young cousin named Phil Grohs, who is the current prize apprentice at Caliente. . . . John Oglesby has Dr. Ole Nelson in good condition and the eight-year-old may again get back to stakes ranks. Won the Hawthorne Gold Cup of 1950. . . . Maj. Ednyfed Williams will entertain a large party in the Post and Paddock Club at Arlington Park Thursday. The major is former chairman of the Illinois Racing Board. . . . George Russell Carr, president of the P and P Club, will also host a gathering of friends. Mr. Carr spent much of his time iff southern California last winter watching the races at Santa Anita. . . . Lou Eilken and Tom Trotter visited Lincoln Fields Saturday, reminding horsemen that the Cleopatra, Myrtlewood and Stars and Stripes handicaps and the Pollyanna Stakes closed on that day. . . . Mrs. Howard Reddy and Mrs. Frank Butzow were among the visitors Saturday. . . . E. E. Major, Jr., whose horses are at Fairmount Park, came in for a visit. . . . Ken Church returned from Monmouth Park. .AAA Understand Dr. Alex Har thill has left for the West Coast. Perhaps some of the Calumets need patching up. . . . In a recent visiting party from Indianapolis were Mr. and Mrs. George Crowley and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Augustus, who motored in for a day of the sport. . . . Telegrapher Paul James daughter, Mrs. Paula Heinz, was winner of the third flight championship in the Womens Western Golf.Associ- JACK HANOVER— Saddled Parklea to win yesterdays feature race at Lincoln Fields. I : : ation tournament recently. Mrs. Heinz, who is an amateur, received a handsome award. . . . Judge Michael Igoe of Chicago was noted in the crowd not so long ago. Also Tom Geary, well-known Chicago politico. . . . Curragh King, who couldnt get close here last season, recently won his second stake at Hollywood Park, beating Imbros, seven furlong worlds record holder who, in his previous start, beat Determine, the Kentucky Derby winner. Curragh King and owned by Ed, Goemans of Milwaukee
