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MAX GLUCK Max Gluck Considered For Ambassador Post Prominent Elmendorf Farm Owner May Represent U. S.. in Ceylon WASHINGTON, D. C, June 4. Max Gluck, prominent race horse owner and breeder who operates the Elmendorf Farm at Lexington, Ky., was reported under consideration today to be appointed next United States Ambassador to Ceylon. Reached at Belmont Park, New York, today, Gluck would not comment on the report. If Gluck is appointed to the post, he would become the second turf patron in recent yeai-s to be named to ambassadorial rank. John Hay Whitney, co-owner of Greentree Stud, is" the present Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Gluck is a New York financier, real estate operator and clothier, who has been in racing since 1950. He is the owner of Prince John, winner of The Garden State, the worlds richest race, in 1955. Gluck, a quiet-spoken man in his 50s, raced a few horses in New York and California in 1950 and 1951 and the following year, in 1952, expanded his operations when he purchased the 505-acre Elmendorf Farm from Tinkham Veale III. and S. A. Costello. He has since become one of the most prominent breeders in the country and is. also a f amilier figure at the auction rings in Kentucky and at Saratoga. About 50 mares and three stallions are at Continued on Page Forty-Fne Max Gluck Considered For Ambassador Post Prominent Elmendorf Farm Owner May Represent U. S. in Ceylon Continued from Page Three Elmendorf Farm. Prince John, who was injured shortly after his victory in The Garden State, stands at the farm, along with Stronghold and Peter Flower. Glucks racing stable of about25 horses is currently competing on the New York circuit under trainer Walter A. Kelley, and he also has about 12 horses stahled at Hollywood Park. Glucks racing interests also extend to the harness sport. Last year, he bought the controlling stock interest in the Western Harness Racing Association, which conducts trotting meets at Hollywood Park, Santa Anita and Bay Meadows. When the estate of William Woodward Jr offered the champion Nashua for sale, Gluck made a sealed bid of ,200,000 for the great horse, an offer which was topped only by the ,251,200 bid made by a syndicated headed by Leslie Combs in. Glucks bid was the highest ever made for a horse by an individual. Gluck also bid the highest amount 251,000 for the five shares in the stallion Nasrullah offered by the Woodward state, but these shares went to the sires syndicate, which matched Glucks j bid, under the terms of the sale. j Gluck resides in New York City and has offices at 370 Seventh Avenue. He is the owner of Darling Stores, Inc., a womens apparel chain in the South and Midwest.
