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t—mmmmmm—mmmmmmm aimMSmm Sportsmans Park I By J. J. Murphy Bishop Is Pack in Familiar Niche Riding Good Jockey in Borgemenke Stables Moving On to Many Points SPORTSMANS PARK, Cicero, 111., May 11.— With four days of the Sportsmans Park meeting remaining. William Hal Bishop is back in his familiar niche as top trainer at the track. His score stands at six winners, which is one more than he saddled at the spring session last year. Bishop got off to a rather slow start here after having had a big winter season at the New Orleans Fair Grounds. But one afternoon he hit the jackpot with three winners and climbed to the top from there. The Anna, 111., turfman started out the season by riding Harold Harold Keene, Keene, an an old old employe, employe, Harold Harold Keene, Keene, an an old old employe, employe, aimMSmm and when the redhead and he parted for the eight h time, Bishop sent to New England for Ralph Borgemenke. Bishop seldom employs a jockey who has not had a good deal of experience. In the past year he has had Robert Baird and Harold Craig doing his riding, as well as Keene. Borgemenke, a 22-year-old from Cincinnati, is a boy with a background. He won his first race at Beulah Park, Columbus, Ohio, in the autumn of 1950, and completed the year with two winners. Ralph struck his stride as an apprentice the following year. Had 1,157 mounts and wound up with 232 winners, 175 seconds and 131 thirds. Charlie Burr, the American leader that year, had 310 winners in 1,319 mounts, so Borgemenke "s score was pretty fair. Last year Ralph had 99 winners. Oddly enough, the three stake victories registered by the Ohio boy during his career were all scored on the same horse. Shadows Start. Many Arrivals for Balmoral Meeting Have a report from Washington Park that horses are checking in daily for the opening of the 30 -day meeting of the Balmoral Jockey Club that gets under way Monday. Among the latest arrivals are the stable of Howard A. Jones, Chicago turfman from Churchill Downs in charge of trainer Steve Birosak. Brought 11 head. ... A shipment from New England was headed by Rock Pilot, stake-running two-year-old of last year. They are owned by the B. and H. Stable and trained by C. A. Cranford. . . . R. W. Lilly came from Florida with five for Mrs. H. L. Nathenson, including Guy and Roman Stripe. . . . Nick Moran, former Fairway Farms conditioner now training a public stable, has foui : Cordite, Mighty Tom, Cousin Hannah and King Bam. . . . Among the public stable trained by A. H. Warner are Roman Spy, owned by E. J. Grosfield; two for D. J. Harrington, and three for Mrs. S. H. Sadacca. Trainer Taters Whatley will send the horses of the Oklahoma oil man, Olen Sledge, to Omaha, at the end of the meeting, and apprentice rider E. Minchey will accompany the shipment. . . . Marion VanBerg will race a division of his stable at th*; Balmoral meeting and another at Detroit. At one time last season Van-Berg had horses racing on three fronts. . . . Trainer J. D. Mikel will send some of the Mikel Farm racers to River Downs and campaign others at Balmoral. . . . Fare on the special trains from Chicagos Loop to Washington Park and return will be .72. . . . Trainer W. A. Fabry will ship the runners owned by Mrs. Grace Kosiba to Detroit. Mrs. Kosiba is a resident of the Motor City. . . . Jockey Job Dean Jessop will journey to Churchill Downs this week end to ride First Lap in the Bashford Manor Stakes. Won the Lafayette Stakes with the colt a couple of weeks ago. Epstein Assistant Director of Racing Dave Stone, trainer for Milton Moseowitz, is sending the horses owned by the latter to Omaha. . . . The runners owned by Sadie Foley will be Detroit bound. . . . Others shipping to Detroit are Myron Smith. F. E. Arnold and F. P. Aime. . . . Much regret expressed by horsemen here over the passing of Judd Alt. who was a regular on Chicago tracks for many years. . . . Dave Erb, who came out of the West several seasons ago to make a name for himself as a jockey hereabouts, will be back in action at Balmoral. . . . Robert Epstein, new assistant director of racing at Balmoral, is a son of the late Judge Ben Epstein, for many years a prominent jurist in Chicago. . . . William S. Miller, member of the Illinois Racing Board, was a visitor Tuesday. . . . Horses carrying No. 7 saddle cloths won each of the last six races here Tuesday. Jockey Jack Keene will leave for Omaha shortly. . . . The fog was so heavy here this morning that it was impossible to see the horses on the track. . . . William Hal Bishop shortened up his stable in selling Heredity to Wallace Strong of Silver Creek, Nebr. ... Ed Krumery, the track superintendent here, has been ailing. . . . Jockey Richard Miguez is planning to show his wares on Detroit tracks during the summer and will leave for the border city after the meeting. . . . Earl Beezley, who handles the horses of E. K. Carey and others, will send the string to Omaha. . . . When Gin Tonic scored Tuesday it was the first winner ever owned by Nate Rubin, a Chicago furniture dealer. Saddled by Ralph Bonn, who will celebrate a birthday this Friday, May 13. . . . Glen Taylor sold Sweet Sigrid to J. J. Gregory, and the latter, in partnership with H. D. Maggio, sold Two by Sea and Tiny Heart to Tom Pruett.
