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SWINFIELD IN FAST WORK Gallops One Mile in 1:42 at Belmont Park. Dr. Freeland Accompanies Salmon Derby Candidate Busy Day at Xassau County Course. NEW YORK, - N. Y., April 3. -Swinfield, the bay son " of Swinburne Careful, which Pat Dwyer is training for Walter J. Salmon, amazed work-watchers at Belmont Park this morning. This fellow, an eligible for the Preakness Stakes and Kentucky Derby, was in a running mood when called upon for a mile gallop this morning. In company with the four-year-old Dr. Freeland, Swinfield was led out in one of the late sets of the training schedule. The pair jogged around the track before beginning at the mile post to work to the stand. The pair appeared to be going along at a slow pace in the early stages but when timers glanced at their watches as the pair finished, expressions of astonishment were heard. Swinfield was under restraint at the finish as was his stablemate and the time for the journey was 1:42. This is by far the fastest move of the early spring training, and the ease with which the three-year-old negotiated the journey stamped him well advanced in his training. He pulled up in splendid shape and was not distressed. - The first three-eighths were timed in :39, but from that point on the colts began to increase their speed. The half was timed in :51 and the three-quarters in 1:16. The pair was lapped at the finish and the time for the mile was 1 :42. Swinfield is one that Dwyer intends to ship to Havre de Grace to augment the stable now at Bowie. He will leave here next week with several others, including some two-year-olds. Dr. Freeland will als.o be shipped to the Maryland course for he was named for several of the handicaps and stakes to be run there. Swinfield appeared to have plenty of weight up and Dwyer was more than satisfied with the trial. He will be started at Havre de Grace at least once before the running of the Preakness. It was a busy day at Belmont Park and trainers took advantage of the change in weather conditions to make up for lost time. In addition to Swinfield and Dr. Freeland, Dwyer had other members of the Salmon stable out for trials. Snowflake, which is Continued on twelfth page. SWINFIELD IN FAST WORK Continued from first page. being pointed for the Oaks races, worked six furlongs in 1 :16. She was accompanied by Black Diamond. At the finish they were under restraint and apparently could have gone somewhat faster without any undue pressure. The big band which Benny Creech is training for W. R Coe, was brought out early and were put through their exercises in a pleasing fashion. Caruso, Black Majesty and Keep On were in one set. They displayed fine speed throughout the first three furlongs of a half mile gallop before theywere waved down. The trio were under stout restraint for the half mile in :49 seconds. The other members of the Coe Stable showed speed over the short distance, which they were asked to go. The two-year-olds were given long gallops and several were tried over the three furlongs route. Pete Coyne, with the J. E. AVidener string, headed by Osmand with Earl Sande in the saddle, galloped along steadily. Coyne is taking his time with his charges as he will not show anything under colors until the opening of Belmont Park. George Odom, with the R. L. Gerry-Marshall Field and S. Parker Corning Stables, exercised over the training track. Light exercise was the order of the day for his charges. Henry Daniel and Max Hirsch botli bad several horses out, but no fast moves were attempted. Hirsch confined his two-year-olds to short gallops, while Sortie was given a steady gallop. Hirsch intends to ship at least fifteen horses to Havre de Grace for that meeting. He is undecided as to what he will take South, but Sortie is to be included in the lot. This fellow, a candidate for the Dixie Handicap to be run at Pimlico, is training in a way that is satisfactory to Hirsch. Sortie, barring training accidents, will be started at Havre de Grace at least once before the running of the Dixie. Hirsch had not selected the race in which to start him, but will be governed by conditions when he arrives in Maryland. Other members of his stable will be two-year-olds that are well advanced in training; Clarence Buxton, who wintered at Columbia, S C, arrived with his stable. The horses are said to be well advanced. George Ellis, who rode Victorian in the Agua Caliente Handicap, will do the riding for the Buxton Stable this summer. Mason and Hangar, owners of Victorian, will ship their leading money winner East for several stake engagements. Ellis has been engaged to ride him in his eastern stake races. Gallant Fox, which lias been established as favorite in the Derby in company with Frisius. were among the early Belair sets ordered out by Fitzsimmons. They worked one mile in 1 :15 and were waved down at the end. Flying Gal and Bobbles worked together, six furlongs in 1 :16. Fitzsimmons expressed himself satisfied with his charges and stated that he was undecided as to when he would ship to Havre de Grace. "The horses are training nicely and I am training them for racing, not any race in particular," was the veterans final expression of the morning. Samuel Schwartz, a well known Brooklyn racing man, died at his home yesterday. The funeral was held from his late residence, 318 Rochester Ave. He was associated with H. Harris on the lawn for years. Gold Brook, owned by the Howe Stable, which is expected at Belmont Park in company with the other horses which Tom Mc-Greery trains, is not without supporters in the Derby, according to Tom Shaw. He has been accorded strong support in the past few days. The horses which Jack McPherson shipped from Kentucky to Belmont Park were due there yesterday afternoon. Word was also received that the Rancocas Stable was ready to leave the farm, Jobstown, N. J., for Belmont Park.
