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1 Jk . AM JmWtm Beulah Park By Pat Caudill - ■ Four Tracks in Ohio Running Simultaneously Some Relief When Hamilton, Fort Miami Close Hudson Admits Dienst Right on Jockeys Room BEULAH PARK. Grove City, Ohio, May 14.— This track opened last Saturday under a severe handicap. When Beulah Park inaugurated its 19-day spring session, sion, it it made made four four tracks tracks in in opera- sion, it it made made four four tracks tracks in in opera- operation simultaneously in the state for the first time in the history of Ohio racing. In competition for horses and jockeys were Ascot Park, Hamilton Raceway and Fort Miami, in addition to Beulah. Further complicating the situation was Waterford Parks sudden decision to operate during this busy period. Despite the opposition, Beulah Park has lured 555 565 horses horses and and 25 25 riders riders to to the the . AM JmWtm 555 565 horses horses and and 25 25 riders riders to to the the local scene and it is the general belief that only the •off* condition of the racing strip has been responsible for the delay in filling the entries for the opening days of the meeting. Some relief appears in sight with Hamilton winding up its 19-day meeting Saturday and then Fort Miami coming to a close a week from tomorrow. Ascot Park will finish its meeting on May 27, with River Downs to get its 44-day meeting underway Friday. May 24. and ThistleDown opening on Tuesday, May 28. Bill Hudson, custodian of the jockeys room both here and at Gulfstneam, admits that Robert J. Dienst, Beulah prexy. had him on the spot not long ago. Hudson was discussing such quarters with Dienst in Florida and remarked that the jockeys room at Gulfstream Park was one of the largest. Dienst returned the statement. You mean it was; wait until you see the new one at Beulah Park." Hudson laughed at the time, but upon arrival here, grinned and remarked, "I guess Ill have to apologize to Mr. Dienst. This layout has more space than any I have seen." The room is equipped to the utmost for the comfort of the riders and decorating the walls of the recreation room are enlarged photographs of Ted Atkinson, Charles Burr and Steve Brooks. All three riders rode here early in their careers and it was over this oval that Atkinson piloted his first winner in 1938. Johnny Breen Joins Official Family Briefs: Another named rider is making his debut at Beulah. but not in the role of a reinsman. He is Johnny Breen. who rode with considerable success a few years ago on the Eastern tracks, who has joined the official family here as a patrol judge, and is still not too much over the limit as a jockey weight-wise. . . . C. K. Keller, better known in racing as "Clo," is becoming a man of many titles. He is superintendent of Beulah Park on a year -around basis and also doubles as a placing and paddock judge. Any problems arising here, either large or small, usually find their way to him and are quickly and easily smoothed out. . . . Beulah makes good use of its film patrol movies for promotion of the races. Two of the three TV stations in Columbus use films of the races as part of their sport shows nightly. . . . Don Reed, publicity director here, is running on a tight schedule this summer. He left Gulfstream three days prior to the closing there to prepare for this meeting, goes immediately to Monmouth Park at the conclusion of Beulah and will return here following the New Jersey track to prepare for the fall meeting getting underway here September 7. Jack Riggs. announcer at Gulfstream and MRA, is dropping off here en route to Detroit to call the races on Saturday. . . . Jack OHara, the regular announcer, goes to New York to sub for Fred Caposella. who moves into Pimlico for the Preakness. . . . Elgin "Tucson" Fox is handling the riding engagements here for Bobby Wall and apprentice John S. Smith. The latter, the only apprentice presently on the grounds, rode his first winner at Saratoga and has 38 victories to his credit at the present time. He is under contract to trainer Thomas A. H. Smith. . . . Trainer Jack R. Hodges has registered 11 head. Ten of the racers are owned in partnership by Hodge and B. M. Hawkins, with one. Tiny Town, being the property of Hawkins wife. . . . Kenneth Noe Jr., serving as assistant racing secretary here to Owen E. Pons, departs for River Downs following this week to take up duties in the same capacity to James P. Ross Jr. Paul Ward Off to Slow Start % In a private transaction on Tuesday, T. D. Thacker disposed of his half interest in the juvenile, Smokey K„ to R. W. Rice. The racer was formerly owned by the pair. They still own the two-year-old Doctor Gose in partnership, with both racers being trained by R. W. Reeves. . . . Paul A. Ward, leading rider here last fall, has experienced difficulty in reaching the winners circle at this meeting, having failed completely in the first two days of sport. . . . F. T. Bud" Welch is assembling a new public stable here. As a beginning, he is training the three-year-old Paper Toi for Paul B. Smith. . . . Jockey Jimmy Dobson, listed in the American Racing Manual as his birthdate being 1912, has enjoyed three victories here in two days of racing. Winning the Inaugural on Saturday aboard A. M. Holmans Fabucon, Dobson came right back on Monday to score a double on Practical and Lisamin. both owned by Frank Merry of Terre Haute, Ind., and trained by Gale Osborne. . . . Paul R. Anderson, track photographer here, is back on the scene in the same capacity for his sevententh year.
