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Aqueduct By Chuck Connors Transportation Important Phase of Racing Airways, Van Lines Now Playing Major Roles Transfer of Horses to Other Tracks Routine AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 18. Transportation is an important phase of racing these days, not only from the standpoint of moving people to and from the scene, but for horses,, traps and the men in charge of the performers. The movement of horses at one time, and not so far back, was delegated to the railroads and express companies. Today that province has broadened, and the van lines and airplane companies handle a goodly share. The shipment of horses by air is considered big business these days, and many horsemen prefer the swiftness of air travel over the slower movements of earth-bound traffic. However, for short hauls the van lines for the moment dominate the scene. This is borne out daily at any of the local tracks, and horses moving in and out for engagements at Monmouth, Delaware or New England are an hourly occurrence. The telephone is a handy article in a racing menage, for trainers have on file overnight condition books for meetings that are in progress at; all of the near-by racing centers. A race in any of the different books could be one that suits a particular horse in their stable, presuming that no engagements are available here. Pick up the phone and call the racing secretary at any of the tracks, name the horse, and an hour or so later call back to learn whether the race filled and your charge is a starter. Should the answer be yes, another phone call to the van man, arrangements are quickly made, and in a matter of minutes you can delegate a man to make the trip with the horse. Then jockey agents are contacted and the riding chores are settled. Horses Upkeep Prompt Frequent Shipping The run to the different scenes is an easy one, whether it be New England, New Jersey or Delaware. The roads are good, the vans big and roomy and accommodations are assured at the point selected to compete. Under present-day conditions, operating costs are mounting, and a horse cannot earn his keep while standing in his stall; thus the old credo of the pro-sional comes to the fore, "When they are good, run em." Hence the frequent vannings between scenes, for that old say of horses, for courses could crop up with a member of your menage and winning a pot or sharing in the monetary award will pay the freight tab. This not only applies to stake and handicap per-. formers, but the backbone of the racing program, the plater. Today the latter has more opportunities of taking down winnings than a handicap performer who is a shade below the top level and a step or two above the selling ranks. Cascanuez, owned by the Charfran Stable, is back from Chicago and will be shipped to Monmoulh for a grass race engagement. . . . Jockey George Tanaguchi, under call to the Maine Chance Farm, resumed riding today following a lengthy absence. He suffered a broken shoulder shortly after his arrival from the West Coast in April to report to the Mrs. Elizabeth Graham menage when thrown from a two-year-old. . . . Charlie Cohen, the Miamian, checked outt for Narragansett Park to lend moral encouragement to his Brown Booter, a starter at that track during the afternoon. . . . Bill Markey planed in from Miami to do some extracurricular rooting for his charge, Place Kick. . . . Louis Lazare came over from Monmouth Park for the afternoon. . . . Eddie Lissburger made his first appearance of the season. He was taken ill during the Hialeah season and remained in that area to convalesce. Hayes Goes to Monmouth for Stake Jack Amiel deserted the Times Square area restaurant for a look-see at several of his horses in training trials. . . . Trainer Casey Hayes checked out for Monmouth Park to saddle a starter for C. T. Chenery in a stake engagement there. . . . "Vernon G. Cardy, the Montrealer, planed back to the Canadian city after witnessing several days of racing here. . . . Mrs. Henry C. Phipps of the fashionable Wheatley Stable came out for the afternoon. . . . Trainer John A. Gaver of the Greentree Stable will ship several horses to Monmouth Park for engagements there. . . . Felix Young, the Miami Beach restaurateur, was among those present for the afternoon. . . . Paul Healey accepted congratulations yesterday when he said that he was a grandfather. The youngster, a six-pound, 12-ounce husky, was born to his son and daughter-in-law, the Paul Healeys, Jr. God Child, owned by John M. Lee, arrived from Delaware Park to fulfill her engagement in the Distaff Monday. Jockey Eddie Arcaro will do the riding chores on this one. . . . Smooth Ctride, owned by the Trio Stable in charge of Merritt 3uxton, is due here from New Jersey for the Tremont Stakes on Wednesday. Sterling Young of the Jockeys Guild returned from Newport, R. I., where he attended a business conference and then announced that his son, Sterling, Jr., had enlisted in the Marine Corps. ... A track rule that applies to hurdle horses was posted in the secretarys office. The rule bars horses that have started in hurdle races from schooling over the local strip. However, in some instances the stewards will decide as to the eligibility of a green fencer or one that suffered a mishap.
