The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-19
Shaky Yankees Face Giant-KiLLing 7ask
Porke Brothers Hove Won $4,0o0. 900; BurIey Points Free For All For Belmont
Ny HARRY CRIMSON NEA Snort Editor

NnA bVUEN AUhtUN
 New York Burley Parkes reoor,l of saddling consecutive winners of tho eountrye top-ranking futuritieT has been phenomenal, With the juveniles he trains for John Marsch retired Chicago railroad contractor parke has bagged nine of the rich events ln the last three seasons, and still has threo coming up this year
 Horsemen and experts have been amazed at the string of sue- eesses that started in l9A9, when Occupation swept through the Arlington, Washington Park, Bel- mont and Breeders and landed second in the Pimlieo, where the remarkable Count Fleet finally caught up with him, He beat John D, Hertz unbeatable three. year-old in the Belmont Futurlty,
 Last season Occupy, 0 full Bull Dog brother to Occupation, TO. peated in the Washington Park and Belmont and was second be- hind JerErahel, Q stablemate In the Arlington.
 This year Free For All took the Arlington and came from behind to cop the Washington Parks first prize of SA7950 and swell tho te- tal earnings to S490,700, Parke obviously believes in getting the important money quickly,
 Having disposed of the eastern cracks, Flood Town and Fighting Don, at Washington Park, Free For All s headed for New York and new fields to conquer.
 READY FOR RACE OF YEAR
 Barring accidents, the brown son of Questiennaire- -Panay, by Chiele, will tackle uhdefeated Pa- Vot and, Esteem and other eastern swifties in the Belmont Futurlty, Sept, 30 Free For All and his Stablemate, ErrNrd wbleh runs close to him, are also nominated for the pimlleo and Breeders fu. turtles,
 The first meeting of Free For All and Walter M, Jeffords' pavet will be the race of the year,
 Soft.spokeh, unaSsuming Burley parke iS a member of that noted family of race riders hailing from the small town of Welee, Ida, n piece out of Twin Falls, Five of eight brothers took to tho tracks to join other great fdahe Jockeys such as Laverne, Mark and Earl Fator, Earl sande and Arthur Mortenson
 tt iS figured roughly that the Parke brothers have ridden and trained herses that have won S4000, 000
 IVAN TWICE LEADING RIDER
 Younger brother Ivan became the champion race rider of Amer lea, leading in 1923 with i99 Wins nerS and repeating as the front runner the following campaign, Bufley was the second leading jockey in 1921 Monte was run. ner.up to Jack WeStfepe in 1883, VosGo, custodian of the jocks room at Washington Park, and Charley enjoyed unusual success in the saddle,
 Three of the brothers did not got the hankering to follow tho horses, The eldest, Gilbert, is still on the old homestead in daho, Elmer Is school teaher and superintendent in his native state, NorVen looks after e 5B.Rere fruit ranch near santa Resa, Calf which Bprley purchased q couple Of years ago,
 Like se many jockeys, Burley and Ivan turned to training when that Old Debll weight forced them out Of the saddle Ivan is With Y. W, Hooper, wealthy Floridian who has bought c number of high.pfieed yeNrlings He has three pretty good two.year.olds In Alabama, Q swift stake winner and Freddie's Game and Hoop Jr,
 Horses run kindly for the Pnrke brothers,