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I Here and There | on the Turf J — -- Where Nassak Stands. Three Big Chances Coming. | English Turf Review. i Valuable Turf Publication. and — • - j As far as public performance is con- _ j ; i cerned Harry F. Sinclair surely seems to hold a good hand for both the Preakness s Stakes and the Kentucky Derby. The decision ;~ j to send Nassak after both of these e I big stake races was made after the son II I , of Lucullite, carrying 114 pounds, which u is two pounds above the scale, galloped ■ off with the Kings County Handicap at a a| mile and a sixteenth. It was the ease ;G | with which the colt scored his victory y I and the excellent speed that he main- 1_ j j tained throughout that made the race so impressive as a trial for the two big ig races. There was no time in the race that at Laverne Fator really asked the chestnut at colt to run at his best, yet he raced the ie first quarter in 24 seconds, went to the ie half in :48%, three-quarters in 1:13%, *■ the mile in 1:38% and the mile and a a sixteenth in 1:15. Analyzing this time ie there is shown an even pace that tells *s eloquently of the fitness of the colt. The ie first quarter was run in :24, second in in :24%, the third in :23 and the fourth in in :25. And it must be remembered that a* the Jamaica track is slower this spring than in years before. It must also be "° remembered that Nassak was unextended e" at all times. It is small wonder that Hildreth decided e~ to send the colt to Pimlico to start rt in the Preakness Stakes at a mile and a" three-sixteenths, to be run next Friday. iy. Then from Baltimore the trip will be be made to Churchill Downs end right now 3W there does not seem to be any candidate for both the rich stakes better able to duplicate the performance of Sir Barton in 1919 and take them both. In 1923 the he Rancocas Stable seemed to have a great iat hand for both with Zev. He was the he winner of the Paumonok Handicap and = a* h he »] V g g r t to ■ j t I I j i " ] ] ] i t] I | J | i - j _ ; j i s ;~ j e I II I , u ■ a a| ;G | y I 1_ j j so big ig at at the ie ie *■ a a ie *s ie in in in in a* be "° e" e~ rt and a" iy. be be now 3W to the he iat the he and = after that race was shipped to Pimlico, but *y failed badly in the Preakness Stakes and he just would not run for Sande. That was the year that Vigil was the winner. After this defeat Hildreth had Zev shipped back to Belmont Park and he had given up all hope of the Derby. Then Zev was brought out again at Jamaica win the Rainbow Stakes, a sprinting £ race. After that race Hildreth was prevailed upon to ship Zev to Louisville, but he thought so little of his chances that he did not make the trip himself. It is history of how Zev led from barrier raJ, rise to finish to win easily from Mar- fiv five tingale and Vigil, the same colt that had won the Preakness Stakes in which Zev oo was all but disgraced. J* tn the a a It has been announced that Mrs. John po, point Hertz champion, Reigh Count, will not be an sent to Pimlico for the Preakness Stakes, so good but reserved for the later running of the ra Kentucky Derby. That may have been la sit another reason for the Hildreth decision Ql to start the son of John P. Grier at Pim- tei lico. On work reports it would appear _ over that Reigh Count is the three-year-old th the most to be feared and with him out of B1 in; ing the way at Pimlico the way should be Is easier for Nassak. Not that there is any reason to dodge Reigh Count, for there is hc hope of meeting him May 19 at Churchill I ing in, Downs, but the Preakness Stakes can nc tr; do Nassak no harm and may do him a hs has world of good, whether or not he is the ; th winner. After the running of the Ken- JJ tucky Derby, should Nassak and Reigh 1 he he Count prove the top of the three-year- °f of her old division, as seems better than pos- " g sible, there comes another and more try- . r€ ing race for them in the Belmont Stakes, ! at a mile and a half, to be decided at Belmont Park, June 9. g the It has been announced as the campaign 1 w c plan of Mrs. Hertz to send Reigh Count j. k after the Belmont Stakes, though the B 0" American Derby is run the same day in j. " for Chicago. t Sublevado, Mowlee, Daric and Ariel ] o of are also Belmont Stakes eligibles in the h Rancocas Stable, but it is safe to predict t 8 that Nassak will be the main dependence r of the stable in these richest races. He e is the one that appears to shape up as a a i0irare stayer as well as a colt of excellent t speed. a I Clyde Van Dusen continues to bring g h more fame to Man o War in Kentucky y * and his victory in the Idle Hour Stakes S s at Lexington on Saturday left little doubt . J of his being the best two-year-old that it ■ has been shown since the beginning of jj J the Kentucky racing season. t This youngster races for Herbert P. p I Gardner of New York, who obtained a : service to Man o War for his mare Uncles Lassie. The fact that he is a gelding to some extent limits his oppov-lg tunities, but he has made the most of his chances in Kentucky. He was not J nominated to any of the worth while New j York offerings, though it is possible, now| that he has shown high speed, that he I may be raced over New York courses j later in the season. _ The British turf has alwavs been , blessed with a greater amount of litera-ite ture pertaining to the sport than we have ■ in this country and one of the annual | publications that surely belongs in any r turf library is "Famous Horses of the I British Turf." This is issued annuallv , by the British Bloodstock Agency and I each issue contains an illustrated review of the races of the previous year. It is | "* carefully edited by Arthur W. Coaten, , contains twenty artistic photographs of f ! the leading horses of the year, done by ■ I W. A. Rouch and artistically printed by f I the Welbecson Press of London. And it is much more than a mere 3 ! albivn of the outstanding horses of the I i year. With each of the equine heroes I I there is published an entertaining tale R I of not only his accomplishments, but his S j blood lines, as well as a tabulated pedi-I . gree and the summaries of the big events s | ! in which he earned his fame. In the e ! . roll of honor of the year no mention is j I made of two-year-olds and that is ex-I - j plained in the foreword in this fashion: j "We still refrain from including two-I - year-olds, our view being that even the | best of them cannot properly be de-! scribed as famous until they have con-I L. firmed their reputations in the classic c I events or the leading weight for age e I handicaps. The horses of 1927 that make e I up the roll of honor and, whose photo-| i- graphs are shown, and accomplishments „ ! detailed entertainingly are: Abbots _ _ V. Continued ou nineteenth page. I 1 • , HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF s — J Continued from second page. Speed, Adams Apple, Apelle, Asterus, Beam, Book Law, Call Boy, Cinq a Sept, Cresta Run, Dark Japan, Eagles Pride, Ginglas, Hot Night, Jennie Deans, Kincardine, Knight of the Grail, Lightning Artist, Medal, Priory Park and Sprig, the latter by reason of his victory in the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase." And the twenty show twenty different owners with our own Marshall Field among the number with Cinq a Sept, winner of the Park Hill Stakes. "Famous Horses of the British Turf" is commended to all students of the sport and to those who admire the thoroughbred horse. It is both entertaining and instructive, while artistically printed and painstakingly edited by a man who knows the turf and the thoroughbred horse.
