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GALLANT FOX SHOWS SPEED 4 ; Works One Mile and an Eighth in 2:05. Trainers Extremely Active at Belmont Park . and Aqueduct School Juveniles at Barrier. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 1. At Aqueduct this morning. James Fitzsimmons had Gallant Fox and Flying Gal, the Belair Stables main dependence for the big three-year-old fixtures of the season, out for an early workout. The colt and filly were worked in separate sets, but both turned in gallops which were highly pleasing to the veteran trainer. Gallant Fox, with Whitey Abel in the saddle, worked in company with Frisius. The big three-year-old was full of speed and it was with difficulty that Abel held him down to pace instructions. The pair began together and ran the first three furlongs in :3G. The half was timed in :50, when Fitzsimmons began to wave them down. They raced the first five furlongs in 1:05, and the six furlongs in 1 :19. The seven furlongs was negotiated in 1:32, and the mile in 1:46. They were galloped out the mile and a furlong hard held in 2 :05. Both horses pulled up in good condition and could have gone faster without showing distress. Flying Gal and Peto were in the next set led on the track. They were sent a steady seven furlongs and were timed in 1 :3G. The first quarter in :23, three furlongs in :3G, the half mile in :51, five furlongs in 1:06, six furlongs in 1:20, and seven-eighths in 1 :36. This pair were under restraint throughout. It was a busy day at both major training grounds, Belmont Park and Aqueduct. In addition to Gallant Fox and Flying Gal, Fitzsimmons had many of his older charges out for exercise. The work turned in was satisfactory to the trainer. At Belmont Park, the main training track-was crowded during the morning hours with horses. The majority of those out for gallops were unnamed two-year-olds. Short gallops and schooling at the barrier was the order of the day for them. The weather, winch was ideal in the early morning, turned much colder later on, and this hurried training operations along. Several "important moves were noted. Pat Dwyer had the W. J. Salmon band out early. Dr. Freeland and Swinfield, the latter the Preakness candidate, turned in a smashing three-quarters. They ran the first part at a fast pace and were waved down by the trainer. They were timed for the first three-quarters in 1:15 and eased up seven-eighths in 1:29. The three-year-old is well advanced and it was the consensus of opinion that he could have gone faster. Continued od second page. GALLANT FOX SHOWS SPEED Continued from first page. Snowflake, Rosern and Black Diamond were in another set that was galloped. This trio raced along at a smart pace, the three-quarters being timed in 1:1C. Balmoral and Bagatelle, two three-year-olds which Pete Coyne has for J. E. "Widener and never started as two-year-olds, showed up handsomely in a half-mile trial. They went along easily under steady restraint in 50 seconds. Trainer Bill Knapp had the J. D. Hertz and H. B. Swope horses out for gallops. In the lot were Lativitch and Gipsy King. This pair went three-quarters in 1:17. Max Hirsch had the majority of his two-year-olds but for steady gallops and expressed himself satisfied witn them. H. McDaniel had several of the G. A. Cochran lot out and The Beasel, an Oaks candidate, was timed in 1:17 for three-quarters. Polygamous raced along in 1:16. "W. Hogan galloped his band early, while "Chuck" "Walker had the Madden string out for light gallops.
