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Name Arland Ward Jockeys Room Custodian at Omaha OmahaOMAHA OMAHA Nebr May 7 Appointment of Arland Ward 43 a native of Crawford Nebr as superintendent of the jockeys room at AkSarBen for the forthcoming May 20 through July 5 races was announced today by general manager J J Isaacson IsaacsonSon Son of the late Charles Ward well known throughout the Midwest and West as the conditioner of a highlyuseful stable Ward has an impressive racing background backgroundAs As a youngster Ward rode for two years at the Nebraska and South Dakota half mile tracks But the weight bugaboo caught him and he turned to valeting valetingHe He has been superintendent of the jockeys room at Phoenix since 1948 and has held similar positions at Longacres in Seattle and Playfair in Spokane He was a valet at AkSarBen in 1941 and 1942 1942Ward Ward succeeds George Bulcroft at Ak SarBen
