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Balmoral I By J. J. Murphy : • j Horsemen Take Up Match Race Subject Allie Reuben Not in Favor of Them Recalling Barbara B. — Fair Truckle Duel WASHINGTON PARK, Homewood, 111., June 9.— The subject of match races now before the public as a result of the proposed joust between Nashua and Swaps is always good for debates around the horsemens "cracker-barrel," which is the paddock. When two racers appear to be about equal, the past performances of the proposed contestants are thrashed out and almost everyone looks forward to the meeting of the "giants." However there are many who do not look favorably on the matching of horses, and in that group is Allio T?miH vn wVinsp TTnsf.v TTnilSP. Farm string is one of the most prominent on the ■ American turf. Several days ago we were discussing the possibility of a match race between his fine grass horse, Stan, and the Santa Anita champion, St. Vincent, later this summer. Reuben was not in favor of such an affair. Seemed to be of the opinion that it was more of a human or personal conflict than if the thoroughbreds met in open competition — a "my father can whip your father" sort of thing*, so to speak. "We enter our horses in handicaps and stakes to meet any and all comers," he said. "I personally am not in favor of matching one horse against another." California Bill Aids Quarter Horses Perhaps the most unusual match race in recent years was the meeting between Fair Truckle, a thoroughbred, and Barbara B., a quarter horse, in the West a few years back. Barbara B.s supporters flocked to town from the quarter horse country of Arizona and New Mexico "loaded" and gobbled up all side wagers available. As the two runners were going to the post, Barbara B.s supporters were willing to lay odds, but found no takers. Barbara B. was the winner and her success more or less paved the way for quarter horse racing in California, where it has become very popular. A bill was recently passed in the Golden State raising the number of racing days for the "dashers" from 84 to 100 annually. As Westerners know, but many Easterners may not be aware, a successful meeting for quarter horses only is staged annually at Las Ala-mitos by Frank Vessels. • The "handle"* almost every Saturday is over 00,000. The "Calumets" are here at full strength. Miz Clementine, Fleet Bird andDukes Lea, all good stakes winners in California in the past year and a half, are at Arlington Park, having arrived late Wednesday. Miz -t Clementine, who broke in as a two-year-old at Arlington Park twos years ago in winning the Primer Stakes and f inishings secbnd to Queen Hopeful in the Lassie, seemed well on the way to becoming the champion of her division until she went wrong. She started but three times and scored two victories. Last year she won seven stakes, four at Hollywood Park and three at Tanforan. She was the hard luck thoroughbred of the last Santa Anita meeting, being ordered withdrawn from a rich stake that, all agree, she could not have lost when she was a few minutes late getting to the receiving barn and was disqualified after having beaten Determine in the Santa Anita Maturity. Fleet Bird won the Sunset j Handicap at Hollywood Park last summer. j Tiger Wander Not in Tuturities - j Oliver Ellis, veteran pari-mutuel employe, who had charge of one of the information windows at Sports- J mans Park and was employed in the money room at Balmoral, passed away Wednesday morning following J a heart attack. . . . Another recently removed from the ! scene through death was Charles MfiNamara, a member of the states attorney staff and a patron of racing, who died Thursday morning. . . . Jockey W. M. Cook as been engaged to ride Precious Stone in the Domino Handicap next Wednesday. . . . Tiger Wander, who . won the Apprentice and Joliet Stakes here, was not nominated for either the Arlington or Washington Park futurities. . . . We are told that Homeplace, who seemed as if he might have won the Joliet in a few more jumps, is valued at 00,000 by his owner. . . . Wednesday marked the second day in succession that the oldest and youngest riders on the grounds, John Adams and Larry Gilligan, took the Daily* Double. On each occasion Adams won the first race and Gilligan took the second. s Ed Axton, one of the owners of the two-year-old Doc Eggers, was in to see tile colt try for the Joliet.*. . . * Tiger Wanders next engagement will be in the Primer at Arlington Park. . . . Owner Art H. Warner left for • j Toronto to witness the running of the Queens Plate at Woodbine. . . . M. E. Affelds four-year-old filly, Betsy T, has been sent to Detroit to run in Saturdays Rose Leaves Stakes. Jockey Chris Rogers will ride her. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Goose departed for Lexington following a brief stay here. . . . Angelo Cilio was in from Fairmount Park to witness his Marks Rickey in actiorrin the Joliet. . . . County Clare and Tritium will be shipped back to New York following their engagement in the Balmoral Turf Handicap. They will leave Sunday in charge of Elliott Burch. . . . Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Krimendahl, of Indianapolis, were on hand for the Joliet. . . . Bill Brindle, an exercise boy in the em- i ploy of Jack Hodgins, the Dixiana trainer, suffered bruises to his face and left thigh when thrown from a horse here Thursday morning. . . . Jockey Don Wag- ner, former rider of the good grass horse, Brush Burnr J will, have, the mount,, on Two Fisted in the Balmoral. /
