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New Jersey By Joe Hirsch Gushens High Esteem of Star Rover Impressive in Select Handicap Score Hartack Arlington-Bound on Sunday MONMOUTH PARK, Oceanport, N. J., June 16. Last September at Lincoln Downs we stopped at Irving Gushens barn one sunny morning to chat with his trainer, the personable Eddie Anspach, who had a striking gray two-year-old on a shank. "Joe, I think hell be a runner,"T Eddie said and this morning New Jersey fans realize Anspach was speaking with authority. For Star Rovers important triumph in yesterdays Select Handicap was an impressive effort, despite his comparatively light package of 109 pounds. When "Mousey" Blum shook his stick at the Flushing n. colt near the eighth pole, this sophomore responded with an obvious relish for his work and kept a healthy margin between himself and Brookfields pursuing Impromptu. Commonwealth, the 6-to-5 choice, was the leader for the first quarter, responsible for a sizzling :21 pace, with Star Rover in close attendance. Turning for home the favorite began to retire steadily as Star Rover took over, with the teletimer registering :44 at the half. Impromptu, who had none the best of it in the close quarters that prevailed during the early stages of the race, was set down for a drive by Willie Hartack but gradually drifted wide through the stretch and was never able to seriously menace the victor. Regards Colt as Best Horse Hes Ever Owned Gushen, national president of the HBPA, who raced Star Rovers hard-hitting dam, Miss Moonbeam, says the gray colt is the best horse hes ever owned. When you-consider that the Gushen colors have been carried by such decent campaigners as Andys Glory and Soldier Son, you can appreciate the esteem in which he holds his speedy homebred, and apparently with justification. Star Rover beat Jeans Joe in Keeneland this spring, just before the latter pressed Racing Fool to the wire in the Derby Trial. He was impressive against older horses in New England last month and except for an undistinguished effort in the Suffolk 21 has done just about everything that Anspach has asked of him. Star Rover will remain in New Jersey for the 0,000 Lamplighter at a mile and a sixteenth on June 25, and Blum, who handled him perfectly yesterday, will ride him back. We believe that youll hear more from Star Rover before the season is over. Around the Track: Gushen is heading for Chicago where he has scheduled a meeting of the HBPAs national executive committee for Sunday. From Chicago hell fly to the West Coast where he meets with members of the California division on Monday. . . . Maine Chance was well represented yesterday, Mrs. Elizabeth Graham driving from New York accompanied by trainer Ike Mourar and George Taniguchi, the West Coast flash who will ride for the stable upon his complete recovery from a broken collarbone. . . . Well ship Saratoga to Narragansett on Saturday night for his engagement in the Providence Stakes," says Downey Bonsai. "Were trying to get put of Nashuas way." . . . Carl "Bobo" Olson, the middleweight champion who is currently concluding training for his fight with Archie Moore on Wednesday, came down from his As-bury Park training camp for an afternoon of sport, chaperoned by Frank Graham and some of the other New York fight writers. Jack Turner titled the seventh race "The Champion" and Olson presented a trophy to jockey Logan Batcheller, who then posed with boxing gloves, punching Olson on the chin while perched precariously atop the winners circle railing. . . . Alfred Roberts was married Tuesday to Bettie Jane Bos-worth, daughter of Mrs. King Arthur Bosworth. Rice Juvenile Flight History is Promising Willie Hartack, who drove up from Delaware for the afternoon, reveals hell motor to Chicago on Sunday to join forces with the Mrs. Ada L. Rice string, which will campaign thereall summer under the supervision of Tommy Kelly. Hartack had a good word for Mrs. Rices Flight History, a two-year-old Olympia gelding who is currently sidelined. . . . Doc Jones was here from Delaware Park to saddle a couple for Mrs. Royal Firman, Jr., daughter of Treasury Secretary George Humphrey. . . . Dr. and Mrs. Leon Levy were on hand for the afternoon. Dr. Levy, Atlantic Citys executive vice-president, reports that his son, Bob, and wife, Cissy, in Europe on their honeymoon, dined with Daily Racing Forms Clive Graham in England recently, are presently in Rome, and will journey to France shortly. Bob will tape a description of the Grand Prix in Paris on June 26 and it will be aired over a CBS sports show. Speaking of Atlantic City, general manager Phil Baker requests that all stall applications be mailed before June 22. Racing begins at the resort plant on August 9. . . . Tom Barry may have a good one in Joe Gavegnanos Mighty Story colt, Mighty Baker. The roan two-year-old was a handy winner in yesterdays third event. . . . Speaking of that race, Harry Isaacs, master of Brookf ield Farm, while in the paddock watching Eddie Kelly saddle his colt, Ilite, turned to Sammy Boulmetis who was standing nearby, preparatory to riding Mighty Baker. They exchanged pleasantries and Isaacs, told Sam who had beaten Brookfields I Geegee last Saturday in the Oceanport aboard Clearwater Stables Dark Peter that if anybody had to beat him, he was just as glad that it was Sam. Whereupon Boul-metfa tnk him at hi. word and scored with Mhrtihr
