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Sportsmans Park By J. J. Murphy- Hold Old Home Week at Sportsmans Park Bishop, Keene and Skoronski Take Charge Illinois Rule Forbids Coldwater Bandage SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero, HI., May 2.— Well sir, it was just like old home week here Saturday. Such members of the Sportsmans Park alumni as William Hal Bishop, Harold Keene and Anthony Skoronski emerged from behind the veil and began to win races, and those stout-hearted telegraphers, the Minegan boys, were cashing in parlays for the first time since they closed their Western Union stand at the Cicero Avenue plant many years ago. Wracking our skull for a solution to such a revival, we came to the conclusion that Bishop, who acquired almost an entirely " new stable during the winter, strode to his barn, had the horses stand to attention, and gave off something like this: "Now listen, you nags, I am supposed to be the big trainer around here, and you guys havent won a race at this meeting. The public expects every Bishop horse to do his duty, and, by golly, if you dont, I will get rid of every last one of you. Now get in there and pitch for good old Bishop, Inc." And Keene and Skoronski might have gotten together in the jockeys quarters and" said: "Look at that newcomer Green, and that whippersnapper, Baldwin, over there acting like kingpins when we were the top riders when they were playing with rattles. Lets go out and show them!" So Bishops horses won three races, and Skoronski and Keene each rode two winners. As for the Minegan boys, it was just the law of average. They had to win sometime. Nance Returns From Baltimore Clement A. Nance, secretary of the Blinois Racing Board, took in his first days sport of the season Saturday. Recently returned from Baltimore. . . . We had snow at this track a year ago today. . . . The 7,000,000th guest, who received 00 in betting money from president Bill Johnston Saturday, lost but 6 of it. Smart gal. Used to handling money. Is a department store cashier. . . . Saturdays attendance of 21,640 was the second largest in Sportsmans" Park history. Highest was 25,533 one day in 1947. . . . Pari-mutel business was the third highest for a single afternoon. . . . Ronnie Baldwin and Tony Skoronski went into the second week of racing all tied up with six winners each to head the list. Roger Luckett brought Anns Reward and Harriets Pet from Florida for Mrs. Ann Bennett. . . . Jack Klu-cina departed to take up his duties as racing secretary at Fairmount Park. He was accompanied by Ray Hop-ton, who serves as one of his assistants. . . . J. H. Ellis, who is a placing judge at Fairmount, leaves Wednesday. . . . E. K. Carey, who had Cleetsie claimed from him out of the third race Saturday, filled the vacant stall almost immediately by claiming Deed I Do out of the fifth race. The Carey runners are trained by Earl Beezley, the old miracle man from Nebraska. . . . Marion Van Berg collected his first purse of the session and departed for his home in Columbus, Nebr., to spend a few days. , A rule eliminating "coldwater" bandages has gone into effect in Illinois. Officials regard it as a good rule. In previous years, many thoroughbreds have entered the paddock with legs swathed in so much wrapping, as to lead onlookers to believe they were just one jump from the glue factory. But when the rolls -of cotton and gauze were unwound, their underpinnings were revealed to be as trim as those of a beauty contest winner. The powers have ruled it is not right to convey wrong impressions thataway, and besides, it is indecent to undress even a horse before hundreds of curious eyes. So the coldwater bandages, which, after all, do not mean much of anything, are out, and we can all breathe easier. Possible Stan vs. St. Vincent on Grass It may be that we will see a turf* meeting between Stan, last years grass champion, and St. Vincent, grass champion* of the Santa Anita meeting, during the coming Balmoral Park session. Both were bred in England, and Johnny Longden, who rides St. Vincent, is real "high" on him. Johnny Adams is regular jockey for Stan. Adams and Longden are about as like in stature as two peas in a pod, and rely on about the same style of riding. A meeting not only between the horses, but between the jockeys on the horses, would be highly interesting. . . . Stalls at Washington Park are certain to be filled for the opening of the Balmoral session. Applications for over 2,400 horses have been received. W. W. Morrow, who trains a public stable, got in with Close Out, Gorgeous Miss, Deep Wonder, Restraint, Haskins and Script Bar. He left 11 horses at Keeneland. . . . E. E. Wilson shipped Gus Fan, Geneva, Loanelle, Perfect Sweep, Wise Maid and Derby N. to Fairmount Park. . . . Owner B. H. Wise departed for Detroit on business. . . . Jockey Gene Pederson was in town visiting with his ailing wife. . . . Owner E. Haugh-ton arrived from his home in Fort Stockton, Texas. . . . Field Spy was purchased in Kentucky from Howard Wells by Angelo Cilio. . . . W. J. Schmidt brought Mason Line, Lianal, Lookout Jeep, Floating Clown, and Angels Doll from Keeneland. .
