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BETWEEN RACES By Oscar Otis HOLLYWOOD PARK, Inglewood, Calif., June 26. Thursdays running of the mile and a furlong Hollywood Oaks failed to provide the answer as to M i z Clementines claims t o greatness, and Jimmy Jones quite agreed with us when we said to him yesterday morning, "This filly won rather cleverly, all right, but somehow, she lacks the zip of A Gleam." Jones replied, "You are quite right, and I think that maybe the best way to describe her race was that, while it was good, it lacked sparkle. As for Miz Clementine, we are at the end of the road, so to speak, with three choices confronting us insofar as the rest of the summer in the West is concerned. We can lay her up and await certain stakes in the East, Chicago, or New York, or both, we can pitch her in against older mares, or we can send her out against three-year-old colts. AAA "As of right now, I am inclined to think we might try Determine on Saturday in the 450,000 Westerner, but as usual, I wont make any flat predictions, and may change my mind at the last minute. Ive been reading a lot about some people saying this filly is the equal to, or even better, than Evening Out. That, I wouldnt know. You couldnt "prove it on the basis of her Oaks win. She is a good horse, all right, but whether or not she is a really great filly will have to be judged off future races. But she has shown improvement in every start so far this summer." AAA We did some further checking on the Haggin Stakes winner, Mr. Sullivan, and discover that he is a product of a farm that is unique even for California, which is remarkable in the nation in that its farms are more diversified as to terrain, pasture, altitude and climate than any other area. But it would be fair only to also remark that operating procedures, a procedure usually lumped under the term "know how," has become more standardized in the last few years, especially in such matters as feeding, parasite control, and general care. In any event, Mr. Sullivan was foaled and raised at the Bakers-field Farm of Phil Klipstein, who, while a native of Warrenton, Virginia, has been raising thoroughbred horses in the San Joaquin Valley since 1910. Miz Clementines Class Puzzling i Oaks Failed to Give Clear Answer Del Mar Expansion Plan Approved Bakersfield, as most Californians know, is the center of an arid desert country, rich in oil, and which, under irrigation, has become one of the garden farm spots of America. "My farm has about 240 acres," explains Klipstein, "and is operated differently than most any other one I know of. The basic difference is three-way paddocks, one-third being in permanent pasture, one-third under the plow, and the other third always in barley . or sudan grass. The barley is grown in the winter and the sudan grass in the summer. And, of course, we alternate the. acreage within the paddock between the barley and sudan grass. AAA "In my opinion, permanent pasture, no matter how good in Southern California, tends to become a trifle dormant in the winter, and because of this, the nutriment just isnt available in the standard pasture during January and February in particular. So, we plant the alternates between the. permanent pasture and the barley. In the summer, we give them a choice between the pasture and. sudan grass, the latter being a somewhat sweet feed with a lot of protein. The horses eat both, and seem to prosper on the varied diet. AAA "If you care to go back Iar enough, you will find that Kern County has a pretty good record for fine horse production. Especially for thoroughbreds and polo ponies. My place is part of the old Antrim Stock Farm of Charlie Kerr, who, in his hey-day, had more than 100 mares on the property. And, if you care to see what kind of horses were produced, all you need to do is check back on the results at Emeryville, old Tan-foran, old Santa Anita, Ascot Park, and Ingleside. And perhaps some of your readers who remember the old days in California andTijuana, would be interested to know that trainer Lon Giboney, who is now near-ing 80, is the man in charge of all my thoroughbred stock and is the person who raised Mr. Sullivan and got him ready for the race track." AA A Walter C. Marty, managing director of Del Mar, tells us that controlling owners Clint Murchison and Sid Richardson will recommend to the board of directors that the building program outlined by Al Hart be adopted with only minor changes, and that the day after the Surf and Turf Club closes its later summer meeting, the million dollar improvement work will be started. Turf architect Art Froelich designed the plans for Hart, and they have been deemed , so outstanding that they will be followed out in basic principle. And the first order of construction will be modernization and expansion of the grandstand area. AAA As this writer has mentioned before, both Marty and Murchison agree that the key toward "the future growth of racing, and they do believe it has a future far greater than its present high status in public acceptance, lies in volume of people. This is not a new concept in racing by any means, for Ben Lindheimer in Chicago has expressed the same thought on many occasions and further has supplemented ideas with action as in the new escalators at Arlington-Washington, and Garden State Parks Walter Donovan always has maintained that "racing planned for pleasure" will bring the people through the wickets, and if that is attained, the handle will take care of itself. Analyzed another way,- it might be stated that a high per capita is not a primary objective. AAA Ira Drymon returns to Lexington after a whirlwind three days in Southern California, during which time he looked at every Polynesian on the grounds, as well as carefully appraising many of the leading California-bred money winners at the meeting. "This is my second trip to Hollywood Park," remarks Drymon, "and I have been taking particular note of the racing. I for one am of the opinion that no one can discount so-called Western form any longer in endeavoring to judge the merit of individual horses. Nor can Kentucky any longer underestimate the importance of the Far Westtrn market. The purse structure in Southern California is such that Western owners cannot afford to stay out of the .yearling markets, be it Keeneland or your own selected sales at Del Mar. Of course, we in Kentucky feel we have reason to be proud of this years crop and I myself have 11 in the Keeneland sale which I believe are representative. Four of these 11, three fillies and one colt, are by Polynesian." Incidentally, we learn that Helen Carruthers will arrive here for the Fourth holiday on her annual western excursion representing the Breeders Sales Company. Mrs. Carruthers has done a magnificent job for the industry and the state of Kentucky on previous visits.
