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Evening star., 1950-01-08
Santa Anito Results
BY the Assoeioted Press

SANTA ANITA PARK, Arcadia. Cali,
JAP P1RsT RaTflss5 Ranrmsufs ans fast. 60 soo.
Tineling (shoemaker1 40 am eo
Jit5y 4IIsS Boy ,(!s5allsson' 81 S''0 s:sc a:so
Marcellus. "''u
SECOND RAcE-Purse. $4,000; claim,
ins; DE- .a11year-olds and upward; furlongs
H90slsm Hsosts 7sSPs,ss SsPsssssen, 1910 $50 s.1o
Cable Car tDomenico) SS0
Also ran9oSihsodry. sha Bar, War
Adend, General Rule, War Coin, Duke Of
saruio' a1Ii PEimus W. willie's Reward and
THIRD RAcE-Purse, $500; claiming !:
Red Count (shoem'erJ 1890 1880 7so
so9n Again IasswelD $50
Also ran-set Time. Phantom Heels
s,end Herld NJ Wids, ass,. Rrisht Scholar; Evening
FOURTH RAcE-Purse $4,000; allow
snces; 3-year-olds; 6 furlongs
Ri5ky saa Rfas RSu 'nsysss ssseos,, go sso so
War Poppy tWestrope) $50
rhssien Aiie He7d gy1ns Box Peep Blue
| HAasien RSIO, Easter Boy CQaluy, P0St-
war Valor, Zee Tee.
FIFTH RACE-Purse. $500; claiming;
4-year-olds and upwards: 8 furlongs
Top Turrett (Moreno) 500 800
Eternal Bomb (Brooks) 25O
r,..I Also IT, rlEan;m.Iprudens na;m.,Ipr Don. AL Trink.tt
SIXTH RACE-Purse, $4,000; allow
ances; 4-year-olds and upwards; fur
longs.
sss. sarsaasro assm toaeslh, odsseGa 40 saoo ssSS
Safe Arrival fshoemaker) $50
Time, 1:24.
Also ran-Belin. q Hedsewood, Capt
:. Fia2g. High Resolve. Under Oath.
I az. -asi.er and King Ranch entry.
SEVENTH RACE-Purse, $50. 600 added;
1 San Ppsauel Psndicap; 3-year-olds and
upwards: lis miles.
Solidarity tNeyes) 1880 $50 $50
| Moor Gongden) $50 4.10
| q fender (Brooks) 3.30
Also ran-1b Olympia, Manyhunk. Fer
vent, Autocrat, Johns Joy. Niche. The
Poet, Old Rockport, Colossal, Papa Red
| bird, Bolero.
i a Calumet Farm entry.
bF. w. Hooper entry.
EIGHTH RACE-Purse. $500; claim
ing: 4-year-olds and upwards: 1ls miles
Jackstraw (Bierman) 35.40 1870 1919
Gold Ace tGlisson) blu 3.St
Superb Command Uongden) 4Se
Time, 1:46B.
j Also ran-Tropical Sea, Nstcherette
! Sneak On. Gold jug. Coma, Hs Auens.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
New Orleans Results
BY the Associated Press

FIRST, RACE-Purse. 5000; claiming;
a.year-olds and up; furlongs.
sNnesf BIoS fr FFeerraT,IiolO) 1880 7so S.so
Count Alert tCoffman) 24.so
Time. 1:15as:
mah Asf lucR9 psh hssy sismors oa liz
Dandy Guy.
SECOND RAcE-Purse. 5000; claiming
4:year-olds and UP; s furlongs.
sid Hady sslnd gsIasip (fGIay5pn fRa9ap1 2o aso sG
Time. il .fni 1:i5ss' ssgonman' s.so
Also ran-Justasnack, Bareback. Mary.
Bsst, First Breeze. Victor Nance. Enrich
daily Double Paid. se1 .eo3
THIRD RAcE-Purse. 5000; claiming
soye,n se.ye,ar-olds and up; furlongs.
Ssss1sP tHBsiis!bRss Bfisb 7s0 ssS sSS as5 as{
susies 1ift IBrooks) 3.sG
tFssaRs eT LAD Lssd Spsin fss, sSdE
oHerron, Record March, Sweet Hope
za%esdoy % and fMannerful
FOURTH RAcE-purse, s1,1oo; claim.
ing; 4-year-olds and up; 8 furlongs.
SSeamans Sasiis & Pal Brooks, $3.50 1880 9.0t
sSsss sfsas fhrn fhhsnasl!s2 Dslahoussaye, 74o s6
Also ran-Hyting,. Normrich. Basuio
s.. fseeuritns Sinser wdUs dWss Mistress Wise Pocy
Prince. Ao1aeA
FIFTH RAcE-purse, $1,000: allow
Ssan.F SsI4nt iHi1i, 6Miaddsnj 1906 s.ao g s.ssSS
Pf!ffs 4fSs, VIII i'la.g. .sci''son' ls:sS s:sS
tu! Aso 5aas assv Fortune ;.a Brown Bgn
yer Romette, Miss Dixieland. I'm Don
I Colorado Sue and Red Design.
ar: Mullen, tr.' entry.
SIXTH RAcE-Purse, $500; allow.
ances; 4.year-olds and upward: Lie miles
Thwarted tDelahoussaye) $40 $50 out
vamanos (Polkl 4.40 out
Franglne tLopez) out
Also ran---Afton Prince, Love Sonnet
SEVENTH RACE-Purse. $1,000; allow.
ances; 4-year.olds: 9 furlongs.
Iy 5mmnS Has9si Gosh hafTsuo 1Rehne, 1900 ao Sf Sf
Hy Diamond tOrosco) 4.2t
Also .ran-Merry. Waltz, Brown Chief
Right Jab, King Alton. Wish Egan, Ban
EIGHTH RAcE-Purse, 81 500: claim
Ing; 4-year-olds and upward; furlongs
Hot and High tBrooks) 1850 500 2.SC
Richevoo fKeene) $50 800
Penniless tGlisson) 2.S(
Also ran--Liittle Flower, Dr.. Reed. Mus
trate and Foray Vina.
NINTH RAcE-Purse, $1,000; claiming
4-year-olds and upward; 1Is miles
Orient Madden) $50 $50 4.Q(
Reason tAnnesley) 3.6t
! Also ran-Darby Doodit. charlisht, Et
ssn sst..k Eys Bog Our Rpmss pos Mao
tain Roar.
/ Field.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
loriot Equals Track Mark
In Feature at Tropical

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. TN .
sensational speed performance:
Windsor Farms Loriot equalled
Tropical Parks six furlong record
today in winning the featured
$4,000 Ponce De Leon handicap,
Carrying lit pounds. the bay
mare reeled of the dash in 1:092s.
tying the track record established
by Hornbeam in 1947. This was
her second straight victory at the
meeting.
Ridden by Herb Lindberg,
Loriot was straight as a string to
beat Mrs. A. Roberts stretch.
running Eatontown by a length,
while Jaclyn Stables Spotted Bull
was weary third, after having
blazed the way for a half mile.
Loriot was the favorite at $3.50
straight and her share Of the
purse was $3,250.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
.Giermak Of W. & N.
Will Play Against
1erps tuesday Night

The appearance of Chet Gier-
max. whose 24.4 average is tops
In the Nation among players in
major colleges, highlights the COL
lege basketball schedule here this
week.
Giermak and his William and
Mary teammates meet Maryland
Tuesday night at College Park in
the Indians only appearance here
this season.
Prior to last nights game against
Washington and Lee, Giermak had
scored 244 points in 10 games, sew
en- Of which William and Mary had
won. Last year the brilliant 6-foot-
D center scored IS points against
George Washington in the South
srn Conference tournament semi
final, which the Colonials won.
Giermak's high for the season is
s6 points against Colby and his low
Is 10 against Akron.
Terps Play G. w. Saturday.
Maryland has two other games,
. Southern Conference engage
ment with Richmond Thursday m
the Virginia capital and a Satur-
day game with George Washington
at College Park. which figures both
IN the conference standing and the
mtra-city series.
Georgetown has a tough week
end coming up, facing two of the
Nations best on successive nights.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Record Purse Seen
For HambIetonian
BY the Associafed Press

GOSHEN, N. Y, Jan. THE
historic Hambletonian, to be run
at Good Time Park here August
9. may result in the biggest purse
in the history of the trotting
classic.
A field of SO three-year-olds
have been nominated for the
event. Should 18 OF the eligible
trotters start the purse will be
about $4,000.
The record purse is $73,451.32
for the initial race in 1926. The
second largest purse was last
years $68,395.
Five of the top horses entered
in the 1850 race are Lusty Song
Florican, Stars Pride, Ardent
Comet and Scotch Dean.
Lusty Song won $4,000 and
Florican $4,000 last year. The
former is owned by Hayes Fail
Acres stable of Duquoin. Ill.,. ano
the latter by e. H. Hartman Of
New York.
Scotch Dean. owned by Charlie.
Phellis, Greenwich. Conn, will be
trained and driven by Fred Egan
Evening star., 1950-01-08

The Hoyas tangle with once
beaten st. Johns in the 69th
Regiment Armory on Friday night
and then travel to Worcester for 9
Saturday night game against Holy
Cross. Is.
George Washington has two
family games out of town before
Saturdays clash with the Old Lin
ers. Tuesday the Colonials meet
v. P. l., supposedly one OF the most
dangerous Virginia teams, and
Wednesday play a return game
with Richmond there.
Eagles Meet Hampden- Sydney.
American University has three
Mason-Dixon Conference games
scheduled. Tomorrow night the
Eagles continue their current trip
by meeting Hampden-Sydney on
the Tigers court, with A. U. hop
ing to hand the hosts their first
regular season Conference defeat
in two years. Friday the Eagles
entertain Mount st. Mary's. and
Saturday play the first game Of
their home-and-home series with
Catholic University at C. u.
The Cardinals have one other
game in addition to A. u, a
Wednesday date with Western
Maryland at Westminster.
The schedule:
MONDAY
American U. at Hampden-S Sydney.
TUESDAY.
George Washington at " P l.
William and Mary at Maryland
WEDNESDAY,
Catholic y. at Western Maryland.
George Washington at Richmond.
Johns Hopkins at Navy
THURSDAY.
Maryland at Richmond
Baltimore at Gallaudet eastern High
FRIDAY.
Georgetown at st. Johns.
Bridgewater at Gallaudet (Eastern).
Mt. st. Mary's at American.
SATURDAY.
Georgetown at Holy Cross
American U. at Catholic u
George Washington at Maryland
Princeton at Navy (2:3O.
Shepherd at Wilson Jefferson Jr. Highly
Evening star., 1950-01-08

1888, the year he was graduated,
didn't have their present day ap-
peal so Sheary went into the
high scheol system in his home
town. He now heads the elemen-
tary school physical education de-
partment in Worcester, in addi-
ton to his Holy 6goss job. The
high school system Is in the hands
of another c. U. court great,
Whitley Ambrose of the memoir
able two-hand, overhead shot.
After his Navy service at Holy
Cross, Sheary stayed on as at
sistant coach under Alvin doggy
Julian. Over a three-year stretch
before Julian resigned to go with
the Boston Celtics. the Crusaders
won IS games and lost 10, and
in 1947 were recognized as ma
tional collegiate champions.
Last season the team won 10
and lost 8. which was not good
enough for the spoiled Holy Cross
court fans. Sheary was criticized
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Tropical Park Results
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

! FIRST RAcE-Purses s1ssOo; claiming;
s4-year-olds and up; Lis miles.
,Mesmerized tservis) 1870 $40 40
King Eric tCulmone) $50.
n,s Also p,ra ranausl!s ~ oslle Danaaa BED
Nnal May, Staters, Rosy Scene and Magpie.
y SECOND RAcE-Purse, sl,so0: claim
,ins; 4-year-olds and up: furlongs.
Ghesekmate tcoosl 1870 sddo 5,2o
%. q. Kelley MANN ~ SO
aI Also s.I,, TsvlEstnis ds1s e.. W, st. JOCK Aysl
bay. Rampaseous' & KhaSula. "'' 0'"' A''
DAILY Double paid Ss1.10)
. THIRD RACFPurse, $1.s0o; claiming;
4-year-olds and up; furlongs.
ia1sS.ddy shs. Klssiers Menteir0, 700 sS sS 35SS 3S
Power Drunk (Moore) 7.50
Also ran-Pilatinum Mink, Halcyon Air,
Lucky Devil, Brasgadocio; Mr. Fox, Burles
Bid, Clusiana, Sabson and Poi.
FOURTH RACE-Purse $1,000; claim
ing; 3-year-olds; 8 furlongs;
Exeitable Mary Church, $50 4.9o $50
Edmgrt Edaainf eHpl1msslS' te1lmoae5 i4'4o 94o 94o
Also ranNBillman, Chic. Glen Arvis, No
Ma'am, Afterwards.
: FIFTH RAcE-Purse, $1,000; claiming
Attentive {Church) 11.70 $50 $50
Cross Wave (Gomez) $40 4.30
Is There tBoulmetis) $50
Also ran-Clean Broom, Saint Maur,
Broken Crown, Marian Ann. One Rose.
cSs1xTH RAcE..Ths Ponce de Leon
up; furlongs.
. Loriot Uindberg) $50 800 2.a0
Eatontown fErrico) 12.4o 5.Zu
Spotted Bull (Rivera) 40
Time, / 1:O9as equals track record.
Also ran-Risk A WhirL Tight Squeeze,
Z Bolo Mack.
SEVENTH RAcE-Purse, $1,000; allow
Omen (Boulmetis) 400 2e0 2.4o
Spider Rock (Batcheller) $50 $3.50
Miss Detroit tAtkinson) $50
Also ranERodney r. Briar Bay Regal,
EIGHTH RAcE-Purse, 81 500 claiming
4-year-olds and UP. ! Is miles.
Bootalone INCL 'ghlin) 1910 lI.20 1.5d
Excel Lad tCulmonel 1850 ~
Also ran-Phara Model, My Lucky Joe,
eombor. Good Look. Pompous. Harvest Re
ward, Chief John o., Jingle and Wameso
NINTH RACE-Purse, 81. 800; claiming;
soYe Male sao eaoms. ap Ia aaio meS ITO $40
Elcan fCulmone1 $50 43g
Gremlin iBoulmetis) 4.10
Also e ranaMr. Dumjohn, chargrey, Kill
leybegs, Beneelobe, Bachelor Boy, Grand
Prince End. Kentmere Miss, olio, eautdge
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Giermok ThrottIed,
But w. and M.
Beats Generals
By the Associoted Press

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Jan.
with Chet Giermak, their
big point man, bottled up in
the slot. William and Mary's
Indians tonight found a long
range scoring punch to defeat
Washington and Lee, 80-56,
in a Big Six and Southern
Conference basketball game.
The Generals played a zone
defense through the entire
game in an effort to stop
Giermak, but Washington and
Lee forgot to reckon with the
long shooting of Ed (Fuzz)
Mcmillan and John Renfro,
who collected 20 and 10 points
respectively. Each bagged
nine field goals. Each shot
almost at will from long range
as the Generals concentrated
on Giermak.
Giermak was held to IL
points.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
AP Photo.

by some who said he worked the
squad too hard and he wasn't the
speech-making. and back-slapping
type. But he had been hired with
the unanimous consent OF the
seniors on the squad; they liked
him.
Sheary still doesn't like speech
making. but he has said this year
that Cousey Is the best basketball
player in the country. He was
worried about recent trip, when
Holy Cross met Xavier, Bowling
Green and unbeaten Syracuse in
four-day period. They won all
three. Cousy scoring So points
and now they're talking of an un-
beaten season.
When he was here for the c.
o. football homecoming, Sheary
confided that Holy Cross had SEN
sational freshman material. Holy
Cross loses Cousy' this year, but
it probably will be a long time
before it loses the ex-Catholic U.
football and basketball captain
and chief in the Navy Viz, who
might be the Coach Of the Year.
-WHITTLESEY. ,
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Sheov, Star Player at Catholic H. Years Ago,
Rises to New Heights as Holy Cross Coach

Twenty years ago Eddie Lafond
Catholic University's athletic d.
rector and boxing coach, made q
trip to Worcester to put in c. US
bid for one Of the finest schoolboy
athletes in the history of the
Massachusetts, city.
The youngster was. only 5-feet-
8 and about 160 but as a football
fullback and basketball guard
he was terrific. The college scouts
f1ocked to Worcester, but c. u.
had quite a reputation then, both
in football and basketball, and
Lafond got his man.
About Is years later, the Wor-
cester flash was back in Washing
ton again, in the Nays Viz pro-
gram under Max Harrington, the
present director of athletics at
George Washington. harrington
sent him to Holy Cross as a physi-
cal fitness director.
The fellow, now 40. trife
pudgy and gray at the temples, is
Lester (Bus) Sheary, and he's still
at Holy Cross. He is coaching the
undefeated Crusaders basketball
team. including perhaps the best
college basketball player in the
country, Bob Cousy. Sheary's team
plays Georgetown Tuesday night
in Boston and the Hoyas figure to
become the 11th straight victim
of Cousy 81 Co.
A lot Of Washingtonians have a
sentimental interest In the Holy
Cross five this year because
Shcary made a lot of friends
while at Catholic o. and in the
Navy here. Besides Lafond and
harrington. his warmest boosters
include his old football coach,
Dutch Bergman; Tommy Whelan,
who was his roommate at c. o.;
John Jankowski, another back
field teammate there and Abe
Rosenfield. the present basketball
coach of the Cardinals.
Sheary. the chunky type, was
a great fullback on some of Berg
mans early teams at Catholic o..
and brilliant basket ball player.
He not only scored in basket ball,
ne was a playmaker, a ballhawk
and trickster in the ball hand
ling department.
Everybody knew Bus as a nice
guy. except on Saturday after
moons in the football season and
a few nights week in basket
ball. When he was playing he
was a tough guy. but only be-
cause he liked to win.
There have been complaints
that ne works his Holy Cross team
too hard, but if so it's a carry
over from his college days. Sheary
always practiced long and hard
and If he found a teammate who
wasn't putting out, the fellow
heard about it.
Basketball conflicted with box
ing at Catholic u, but Sheary
often would drop into the gym
and spar with some of the boxing
regulars. But Lafond couldn't
persuade him to trade basketball
for boxing. Sheary also played
baseball in high school, but he
gave 1T up at C. u. Two sports
were enough for a fellow who
maintained excellent marks in
his studies. |
Pro football and basketball in
Evening star., 1950-01-08
By HombIo Bouer
North American Newspaper Alliance

MIAMI, Jan. 7.-Thousands Of
people dream Of attending the
summer sales at Lexington, KY,
purchasing a thoroughbred year.
ling and, two years later, winning
the Kenuctky Derby with him. But
few have been lucky enough to
see this dream come true.
| In 1943, Fred Hooper, a Miami
contractor whose racing activity
had been confined to running
quarter horses at county fairs,
made his first appearance at a
thoroughbred yearling sale. He
bought a Sir Gallahad III colt for
$10.500 and named him Hoops Jr.
In 1945, under Trainer Ivan Parke.
the colt won the Kentucky Derby
for Hooper.
Another Quarter Horse Man.
During the 1948 Keeneland sum-
mer sales. another quarter horse
man, Tom Gray, an automobile
dealer from Tulsa, Okla, arrived
in Lexington seeking a thorough
bred yearling. Assisted by Trainer
Harry Trotsek, Gray selected a
Mahmoud colt. He paid $4,000
for him and named him Oil
Capitol.
Less than a year later, promis-
ing bulletins came out. Oil Cap
Iitol won his second start as a
tWo-year-old. He also won his
third start. Then someone wanted
to buy Oil Capitol for $50 900 cash.
But by this time, Trotsek had de-
cided that the colt was cut out
for really big things, and he ad-
vised Gray not to sell.
At this point Oil Capitol ran
into a streak Of bad luck. He was
knocked down leaving the starting
gate and received a minor leg in
jury. He stalled a little and lost
weight. Trotsek gave him a rest
and fed him quantities of dande-
lion greens, which he considers
an excellent tonic for horses.
Easy Winner At Pimlico.
In November. Oil Capitol justi-
fed Trotsek's faith. He won the
Pimlico Futurity-a distance Of
one mile and one sixteenth, Just
three e-sixteenths of a mile short OF
the Derby-by the wide margin Of
seven lengths. He finished his first
year of racing with six wins out
Of 13 starts and with $106,956 to
his credit.
Oil Capitol is a good sized black
colt with few white hairs
scattered throughout his coat, and
a grayish-white blaze on his face.
He is registered as a gray, and
probably, as he grows older. more
of his black hairs will turn white
and he will become plainly gray.
Oil Capitol's sire, Mahmoud,
was a gray, bred in France by the
Aga Khan. He won the EPSON
Derby in 1886, and in 1887 was
retired to the Aga Khan's stud in
England. c. v. Whitney was i'm
pressed with his bloodlines and
bought him for approximately
$84, 900 in 1910. He now stands at
the Whitney farm near Lexington.
Some of Mahoud's colts and
flllies were bit f1ighty. However,
Oil Capitol seems as quiet as
mouse around the stable. He will
eat almost anything, including
doughnuts. He is particularly fond
of sugared ones.
Was Known As "Cribber."
He has only one bad habit, he
is what is known as a "cribber." :"
This is a habit which is usually
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Keiser Signs os Pro
At Ohio Country Club
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

LIMA, Ohio. Jan. Herman
w. Keiser, the 1916 Masters cham
pion, today signed as resident pre-
at Lima's Lost Creek Country
Club. d.
Keiser, former professional al
Firestone Country Club in Akron
said he will cut his summer tour
nament play to four appearances
the National Open, the Masters
Tam O'Shanter and PGA-to meet
demands of the Lost Greek job
He will continue to play in winter
meets.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Boxing Writers Dinner
To Honor Bill Corum
BY the Assoeiatsd Pres,

NEW YORK, Jan. 7. Bill
Corum, veteran New York sports
columnist, and new general man
ager of Churchill Downs, will be
honored at the 18th annual din
ner Of the New York boxing writ
ers Thursday at the Waldorf AS
toria Hotel.
Corum will be presented with
watch in recognition for his
long service to boxing and his
advancement to an executive posi-
ton in racing,
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Holy Cross Sets
Record to Win
17th Straight

WORCESTER. Mass, Jan.
Z P.-With the phenomenal
Bob Cousy shattering the
schools scoring record, Holy
Cross undefeated basketball
ers made it Ii in a row by
trouncing Boston College, 93-
IS before a jam-packed $500
crowd in the auditorium here
tonight. Cousy meshed "a
points as he sparked the Cru
saders to their one-sided vic
tory.
Evening star., 1950-01-08
Brooks Top Jockey
lin 'N With Nine Wins
Al $4,000 or More
BY the Asseeiofsd Press

NEW YORK.-For a kid who
was born in a covered wagon,
Steve Brooks Is riding high.
In case you don't know Brooks,
he's the jockey who rode Ponder
to victory in the Kentucky Derby.
Arlington Classic, American Derby
and Jockey Club Gold Cup this
year. He also rides Coaltown and
Citation.
Brooks had his biggest season
in racing in 1949. He won nine races
in which the net value was $50, 1000
or more. Such veteran standouts
as Eddie Arcaro and Ted Atkinson
were the only riders who came
close to Brooks mark in the big
ones. They each rode six winners
in races where the value was $50,-
900 or more.
The nine big ones Brooks rode
for Warren Wright's Calumet
Farm amounted to $462,525, or
almost half the money won by
Calumet which In 1949 passed
the million dollar mark In win
nings for the third straight time.
With 10 per cent to jockeys in
stakes races, Brooks pocketed
sac, ,252.50 on these nine races
alone.
Unhurt in Plane Crash.
Brooks can thank his lucky stars
for having such a great year. Be-
cause he believes in speed on a
horse and in the air he almost
ended his career in mid-Septem-
ber. He pilots his own plane. On
September II after losing with
Ponder In the Narragansett Spe-
cial his plane crashed on the take
off, but luckily he and Calumet's
young trainer, Jimmy Jones, and
their wives were unhurt. On the
same day at Aqueduct. Calumet's
Bewitch was being beaten IN the
Beldame Handicap.
The story goes that the Brooks
family was travelling In a covered
wagon near McCook, Nebr., when
little Steve was born in 1921. With
a large family to feed, the Brooks
permitted Steve to live with an
uncle, Ed Orin. 1t was Orin who
gave Brooks his start on small
tracks In Idaho and Montana at
the age of Is.
First Victory at Shreveport.
When he reached II, Brooks
rode his first winner on a recog-
nized track at Shreveport, La. It
was the only winner he had out of
nine mounts in 1888.
Before his success with Calumet
he was the No. contract rider for
Charles T. Fishers Dixiana Stable,
That he's been riding since 1943
without penalty or suspension is
the best proof that he knows his
way around racetrack.
With the Calumet string usually
split up with Ben Jones handling
one section and his son Jimmy the
other contingent, Brooks flies his
plane from one important riding
engagement to the next. When
he's in one place for a spell he
resides in handsome trailer with
his wife Elwana and 6-year-old
daughter Cathy.