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ThistleDown : i ; By J. R. Batty Russell Stein Quits Riding After Mishap Was Confined to Hospital Seven Weeks Crack Router, Sun Master, in Quarters THISTLEDOWN, North Randall, Ohio, June 22. Manes and Tales: Russell Stein, who announced his retirement from the saddle after being released last week week from from St. St. Thomas Thomas Hospital Hospital week week from from St. St. Thomas Thomas Hospital Hospital where he had been confined for . seven weeks with injuries suffered in a spill at Ascot Park this spring, will dispose of his riding equipment here on Saturday. . . . Sun Master, an English importa-tion, arrived here recently and joined the string that W. J. "Little Bill" Daly is conditioning. Sun Master is owned by T. W. Smith of South Windsor, Conn, and holds the mile and a half track record of 2:3515 and the two-mile best time of 3:34 at Cranwood Park, a three-quarter mile track located within walking distance of ThistleDown and operated by the same management. A seven-year-old gelded son of Grandmaster Idol Lee, Sun Master set the two standards last fall during the course of chalking up six straight victories. . . . Jack Doyle, former Shaker Heights high school football star and now a sophomore class officer and honor student, at Notre Dame, is now on his third semester as a parker of cars at ThistleDown. He is the son of Jimmy Doyle, Cleveland Plain Dealer sports columnist. Last week, when the rains came, Jack was overheard to say, "I wish I was bred for the mud." . . . Dick Morris, maitre de of Thistle-Downs clubhouse dining room, returned from a week end visit by plane to Brooklyn, N. Y., where he visited with his wife and three sons. Apprentice Sterling Winless and Grounded Ralph Sterling, the first apprentice rider of the meeting to be suspended, is under contract to Dorchester Farm Stable, owned by the Clevelander, Jack Price. Sterling was grounded for 10 days by the stewards f ollowing the disqualification from second place to third money on Nordcan on June 13. From Puerto Rico and 19 years old, Sterling is still seeking his first - saddle triumph. . . . Kenny McMullen, a 97-pounder from Brooklyn, N. Y., joined the large stable trainer Frank E. Fitzgerald has here. The latter acquired the lads contract from Frank Dougherty, now campaigning in New York, McMullen is expected to don silks for the first time in the near future. ... In private transactions D. J. Martine acquired Quick Mission from P. T. Zalinger and Carlton Stable bought Repel from the Parkman Stable. . . . Jockey Eddie Plesa returned to action on Tuesday, having completed a 10-day suspension meted him by the local stewards. . . . Elmer A. Littrell has done well for himself since embarking at this meeting on a training career. His father, Boyd, turned over several horses to him when the session began and he has tightened the girth on three winners. Dr. G. E. Woollards Dander was humanely destroyed this morning according to trainer Tony Cataldi. Dander, a five-year-old son of Bull Dandy Porters Chip, broke down near the finish of the first race on Saturday Jockey R. J. "Bobby" Martin checked in from Maryland with his agent, John Harkins. Martin accepted mounts on Monday and found the winners circle with Slinker, who goes postward in the Ohio Derby on Saturday, according to trainer Milton Kite. Leading rider at Pimlico this spring, Martin is making his first campaign in Ohio and plans to remain for the Randall meeting. He resumed riding on April 21 after being idle four years. Martin rode the much publicized dark horse, Sticks, in the Preakness. Scratch Causes Claiming Box Oddity An oddity occured here on Monday when a claim was voided in the fifth race. Page Pug, a scheduled starter in the fifth race, developed lameness during the post parade and the track veterinarian ordered her scratched with all wagers on her being refunded. Before the program got under way her owner, Mario Pisano, dropped a claim ticket in for Houcks Mill, in the same race as Page Pug was supposed to have competed. However, Pisano had not started a horse previously at the meeting and with his fillys withdrawal, became ineligible tohalter Houcks Mill. The first half of this 44-day meeting was concluded -with Mondays card. Statistically speaking there were 23 claims during this period. Top price was ,000 with two going at this sum. Russell Fisher, of Dayton, Ohio, on Tuesday claimed Blue Square for ,000 and on June 14, M. J. Thorgevsky, paid, a similar price for My Preference. . . . Jockey Paul A. Ward is leading rider at the half-way point with 28 winners from 126 mounts. Next best is apprentice Bobby Wall, who had 18 winners through Monday and in third place is Eddie Plesa with 12. Plesa was grounded for 10 days of the period. The Cleveland News awards the top rider a "wrist watch at the end of the meeting. Ed Bang, sports editor of that Cleveland paper, makes the presentation. Last year, Ward, walked off with the timepiece and he might repeat. . . . Ben Rosenthal, who has the Saggy Farm horses here, is leading the trainers with seven winners. Reid Armstrong and F. T. Welsh are tied for second with six each. . . . Morris Lindenbaum was on hand to see his Chestnut King perform in the third race Tuesday. The two-year-old did not give a true effort because of breaking poorly. Lindenbaum is a pharmacist from Reisterstown, Md., and he became interested in racing because His home is near A. G. Vanderbilts Sagamore Farm.
