The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-10
Turfmen Are
Prominent in
Beach Crowd
Scribe Meets Jockey Who
Keeps Black Cat for
Riding Luck.
BY FRANK ORTELL

NTIAMI, Fla, Jan. 10.-The Mi
A'A ami whirligig goes round ano
round. There's no slackening ir
the mad, dizzy pace of having q
good time down here Bathing
night clubbing, spooning under the
Miami moon, betting on the horses
the greyhounds, jai alai, terrapins
cock fights, gambling on the little
white ball (roulette to you), Afri-
can dominoes, blackjack, the bird
cage-these are but samples from
the diversified program holding the
attention of tourists, playboys, tired
business men, rich men, poor men
and what have you. It's Broad
way and Monte Carlo rolled into
one. In spots, though, Miami has
a touch of Coney Island, as, for in
stance, the coconut and orange
drink emporiums, 15-cent seven
course eateries, frog sideshows OF
batting of an astrologer for cash
customers on Flagler-st. The
gimme boys still are conspicuous
and doing pretty we'll. The cru
SADIE to keep city gangsters away
from the races, a move backed by
the Florida Racing Commission, has
proved, SO far, very ineffective.
Those flamed-colored flamingoes
that fringe the infield lake at Hia-
leah Park thrive on diet of rice
and shrimp. -. The recent yam
kee" hurricane that almost tore
Miami off the map didn't even
bulge the web-footed birds. c.
H. (Pat) Knebelkamp, owner of
King Saxon, great miller, has started
IA horses at Tropical Park and lost
Is bets
CENE TUNNEY and his wife are
at Miami Beach for short
vacation. They were accompanied
by Charles and Mrs. Coe.
James j. Braddock is due next week
{. The Deans are also here for
the winter. No, not Dizzy OF
the Cardinals, but the man noun
tain of the rasslin' racket. . &c
j. Tranter, president of the Fasig-
Upton Company, which sells thor
oughbred and standardized horses
emerged from his Fort Lauderdale
winter home to see his first race
since last October. Former
Congressman George w. Loft. whose
Pap won the Belmont Futurity in
1917, and later raced Donnaconna
and On Watch, makes trips to the
paddock before each race to look
EN- over. Eddie Morrison de-
serted La GORGE golf course yes
terday to cash bet at Tropical on
Laughing Sun. Arthur Sey-
mour made quick trip with his
candy samples to buck the tote.
And there's Clyde Phillips back
training his wife's horses. He
weighs Is pounds less from a re-
cent illness. Nat Ray, lead
ing steeplechase jockey and har-
ness horse driver in bygone days,
can't land one of his steeds in the
picture. Nose (Bet Mosie)
Crossman, betting agent for Col. E.
r. Bradley, arrived from New Or
leans and reports racing game in
the Crescent City only fair. :.
Marshall Fields Tintagel, Belmont
Park Futurity winner, had his first
breeze at Hialeah Park, stepping
three furlongs in SO seconds. E.
He's the early favorite at 3 to /
to win the Florida Derby. !.
Friends say Damon Runyon is i'll
at his Hibiscus Island home
There are about 20 farriers working
at Hialeah and Tropical Parks.
Most big stables carry their own
skilled platers. Men who shoe
the race horses. Broad-shoul-
dered Garry Schmelke, former cage
star of the Celtics, has turned pro-
moter. -. He will stage a series
of midget auto races around dairy
farm at Hialeah beginning next
week. Col. Bradley believes
he'll win the Kentucky Derby for
the fifth time this year. joey
Wagner says black cat, IS years
cid, named Mig" and a japanese
gold ring are the two symbols of
luck speeding his recovery from a
recent siege of pneumonia. A
japanese owner presented the husky
lad with the ring after Wagner won
his first race on Sun Alley, Soto
/ shot. He has worn it since
The black cat strayed into
Wagner's apartment while he was
riding at Rockingham Park.
The following day he rode five win
ners and came back the next after
noon with four winners. Mig
has since been his travelling COM