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- fV;,:vlnTri Arlington Park By J. J. Murphy Honeys Alibi Product of Fine Breeding Ship Colt for ThistleDowns Ohio Derby Blue Lem Might Prove Top Stakes Threat ARLINGTON PARK, Arlington Heights, 111., June 20. Honeys Alibi, who won Saturdays Chicagoan at Washington Park, is one of the real blue bloods of California uaniornia breeding. breeding. His His sire sire is is the the - California uaniornia breeding. breeding. His His sire sire is is the the great producing stallion, Alibhai; his dam, the brilliant race mare Honeymoon; and his grandsire on his dams side, Beau Pere, a mighty horse from Australia. Louis B. Mayer imported both Alibhai and Beau Pere and raced Honeymoon. Honeys Alibi was bred by Harry M. Warner and Mervyn LeRoy, who operate under the nom de course of W-L Ranch. When vynen Louis ijouis B. b. Maver Mayer was was thp- the- - - When vynen Louis ijouis B. b. Maver Mayer was was thp- the- - - fV;,:vlnTri kingpin of California breeders with a vast ranch at -Perris, Calif., his stallions in order of their importance at that time were Beau Pere, Alibhai, Hunters Moon IV., and Tubo. Beau Pere wa-f regarded as the star, but the get of Alibhai has proved superior. Alibhai has produced many winners of 00,000 or more, including Determine, On Trust, Cover Up, Solidarity, The Dude. Hasseyampa, Trusting Special Touch, and Gold Capitol. Beau Pere, aside from Honeymoon, got Great Chicle, winner of the richest Santa Anita Maturity, and Stepfather. Honeys Alibhai, if all goes well, may soon make it another 00,000 winner for his sire. Also the first for Honeymoon. His earnings to date are 8,350. Scurlock Turns in Good Performance Honeys" Alibi was well ridden by Don Scurlock in the Chicagoan. That was not the first 0,000 purse ever won by a horse ridden by Don. He has had several others. Incidentally, Scurlock has been engaged to pilot the W-L Ranch three-year-olds in the OhoJDerby this Saturday. The colt will be shipped to ThistleDown about mid-week. . . . Blue Lem stamped himself as a derby horse of quality in the Chicagoan. Many were of the belief that mud as his forte, but the Fruehauf runner proved by his race that he likes a hard track also. He came from last place in a 17-horse field to finish fastest of all. Wet or dry, Blue Lem may prove a potent threat m the three-year-old stakes to be staged in this area this summer. A training accident has shelved Tiger Wander, Sam E. Wilson, Jr.s good colt who won the Apprentice and Joliet Stakes during the Balmoral meeting. Tiger Wander injured his ankle in a workout for Arlington Parks opening day Primer and may be on the sidelines for some time. The full extent of his injuries cannot be determined until X-rays are taken. . . . Former jockey Joe Inzelone, who saddled Honeys Alibi Saturday, was the happiest man in town. It was the most important race he had ever won asa trainer. Inzelone, who as an apprentice many years ago topped the American jockey list, came into the business under the veteran Bennett Creech. Jockey Eldon Nelson, who was one of the best riders on the Chicago circuit, has arrived at long last and will be seen in action at Arlington daily. . . . Jockeys Charlie Burr and Bennie Green will return to the saddle Tuesday after having taken an enforced vacation. . . . Jockey John L. Rotz,.who was badly injured during the Sportsmans Park meeting, arrived from his home in Decatur, 111., and is making ready to return to the saddle in about one week. . . . Apprentice rider Jesse Parsons left for Ohio with the stable of Bennett Creech, to whom he is under contract. . . . Jockey Chris Rodgers returned from Detroit and rode opening day. . . . Jockey Job Dean Jessop will journey to Delaware Park Wednesday to. ride the two-year-old First Lap in a stake at that point. Will be back at Arlington Thursday. . . . Jockey Dave Erb will have the mount on Dogoon in the 5,000 added Warren Wright Memorial to be decided July 2. Sallee Arrives With 18-Horse Unit Ed Axton came in from Kentucky to view Doc Eg-gers, one of the products of hisbreeding farm, in action in Mondays Primer Stakes. The colt is owned jointly by Axton and his trainer, Nick Burger. . . . Lea Lane, good three -year-old filly, and Jenjay, a stakes runner, were among the 18 to arrive in the public stable trained by J. P. Sallee. . . . Clifford Porter, former trainer, was an arrival from Lexington and is looking around. . : Ed Coffey, who holds an important post in the TRPB, arrived in company with Harold Mannell, who has been assigned to Chicago tracks.- . . . The new announcer, Harry Hensen, turned in a good job during the Balmoral meeting and looks like a fixture for the summer. . . . T. P. "Peaches" Fleming is again on hand as an assistant to Horatio iuro. . . . Wajlace Strong, Nebraska owner, has purchased Six-Three -Four from Emil Denemark. A number of people looked over the Arlington Park track Sunday and seemed much impressed. . . . Joe Gaul reports a heavy demand for seating reservations. Especially heavy are requests for seating-accommodations for Independence Day and for July 16, the day on which the Arlington Classic will be run. . . . Vice-president Graham Smith was on the job early Monday morning and paid a visit to the press box to greet the boys Frank Butzow, after having escaped injury in his two score years around thoroughbreds, broke his thumb the other morning while feeding chickens. . . . Irving Gushen, president of the Horsemens Benevolent and Protective Association, attended todays opening, after having presided at the Sunday meeting of the organization.
