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■ ■ — I r- 1 New Jersey j By Fred Galiani Boston Doge Keeps Them All Guessing Wrenched Ankle Forces Change of Plans Passes Up Jersey; Stays in New York GARDEN STATE PARK, Camden, N. J., May 5.— Until shortly after 1 p. m. this afternoon, the greatest guessing game since "Twenty Questions" was going on concerning Paul Andolinos Boston Doge. In view of the numerous confusing statements that had been issued over the months by the stable concerning plans for the Vcolt since he achieved a niche in the hall of fame this winter, it was anybodys guess as to where the colt was and what he "was going to do. For more than a week officials at Garden State were advised that Boston Doge would be sent here for Saturdays Delaware Valley Stakes, with Wednesday slated as the day for his arrival. But Wednesday came and went and there was no sign of Boston Doge. This morning he was still among the missing and itwasnt until the afternoon, that it was learned from Tommy Trotter of the secretarys office at Belmont Park, that the colt, who had won 10 straight races before being defeated in the Swift last Saturday, had wrenched an ankle and would not keep his engagement. The first report out of Belmont had Boston Doge being sent to Jimmy McGees farm up near Monmouth Park, but a conversation with that establishment brought nothing but blank answers. Boston Doge? They knew nothing about him. A few more calls to New Yorks massive race course finally made connections with Jack Foster, the stall superintendent. From him was gleaned the information that Boston Doge was still on the grounds, but that he had been slated to leave for New Jersey last night. Foster checked further and later reported that Boston Doge was going to leave all right — but for New England. injury Settles Jockey Problem The injury to the colts ankle obviously was a recent development. Earlier in the week the Delaware Valley engagement was certainly in the Andolinos mind, as Frank called here and sought to obtain the services of Willie Hartack for the race, since Eric Guerin, who had ridden him recently, was going to be at Churchill Downs on Mrs. John Galbreaths Summer Tan for the Derby. Hartack had ridden the colt successfully in two races in Florida including the Hibiscus Stakes, but the Tack was also unavailable, having been committed to handle Brookfield Stables Impromptu in the Delaware Valley. f Arthur Brown, the colored apprentice boy under contract to George Howell, has ridden two longshot winners so far at the meeting. He has Howard Miles handling his engagement book, which probably makes them the only Negro combination in the country. Miles serves as receptionist to the stewards at Atlantic City and Monmouth Parks, and also filled that capacity at this track until this year. At one time Miles was also agent for Skeets Holland, another colored rider of not too many years ago Jack Lamarr, who does the color for the daily broadcasts of the races over station WCAM, became a father for the third time yesterday, with the arrival of an eight-pound, four-ounce boy at West Jersey Hospital, Camden. Batcheller Wins Along Comeback Route - When Gale River won the fourth race Wednesday it marked the first success of a comeback campaign for the squat reinsman, Logan Batcheller, who broke his back in a spill at Atlantic City last summer. Batcheller just hit the comeback trail at this meet. . . . Lando Bressan, better known as "Sixty," is here distributing condition books for the Pimlico meeting and soliciting stakes nominations for the ThistleDown ses-. sion. . . . Don Powley has become affiliated with the William Helis, Jr., stable and is galloping horses to get back into shape for a riding campaign. Powley has been absent from the races since the fall meet at Waterford Park and spent the winter as a hotel clerk in Baltimore. . . . Johnny Yocum, manager of express traffic for the Pennsylvania Railroad, and W. B." Hendricks and D. R. Moynihan, of the Railway Express Company, came out to take a look at what is their chief cargo — horses. Yocum reported that over 300 carloads of horses were handled by the Pennsy line in shipment from various winter sites to the northern racing centers. Bernie Sorensen, contract rider for the Rappahannock Farms, visited the outfits trainer, Al Jensen, who is confined in the Prince George Hospital, Cheverly, Md. He says that Jensen is coming along nicely from his recent heart attack. . . . Equine painter Ann Collins, currently engaged on an oil of C. V. Whitneys Fisherman, took in the races Wednesday. . . . Frank Papiano, who turned over the training reins to his son, Frank, Jr., last year, is a fairly frequent visitor here. His horses are currently running at Wheeling, where he spent last week When Charlie OBrien begins riding here at the end of his suspension, his engagements will be made by Gene Fisher. . . . Owner-trainer Jimmy Beattie checked in from the Willowbrook Farm in Pennsylvania with Billys Beam and Dual Streak. . . . Felix Bocchicchio, who turned from managing Joe- Wal-cott into the heavyweight championship of the world, to running his new motel, is an occasional spectator of the Garden State races. . . . Henry McGuigon, former rider for Janet Kelly, was recently released from the Army and paid a visit here yesterday. His plans are not definte at the moment, but he hopes to .slim downt to riding weight and resume his profession in the near future. - . 4
