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WHICHONE QUALIFIES Leaves No Doubt of Staying Abil ¬ ity After Impressive Trial Works Mile and Half in 232 in inFinal Final Preparation for Bel I mont Stakes Saturday NEW YORK N Y June 4 Whichone completed his strenuous training for the Bel mont Stakes brilliantly at Belmont Park this morning when he ran a mile and a half the Belmont distance in 2 32 It was a move that left no lingering doubt of the staying qualities of the son of Chicle and coming on the heels of the sensational move of William Woodwards Gallant Fox Tuesday morning presagesa royal race when the two colts meet in the big race Saturday SaturdayThe The fact that the Whichone trial was over the mile and a half made it more impressive than that of the son of Sir Gallahad III but Gallant Fox has been in training for a longer period than has Whichone and he has had a seasoning by actual racing that stands him in good stead Before James Fitzsimmons brought Gallant Fox to the races this year lie was so far advanced in his training that a fear was expressed that he might be over trained That happily was not the case and the move of Tuesday pronounced him at the top of his form Now that Whichone has shown this wonderful fast mile and a half no doubt remains of his absolute fitness It followed his easy victory in the Withers when he was worked out an additional quar ¬ ter and it would seem that Tom Healey has used great skill in bringing him to his pres ¬ ent form formEVEJT EVEJT PACE MAINTAINED MAINTAINEDIt It was Marshall Lilly who had the leg up on Whichone in his final for the big race and through the first six furlongs Hat Broom was used as a pacemaker All through the move there was an even pace maintained and it appeared that the colt had his weight up The first furlong was run in 12 and a sec ¬ ond in 12 took him to the quarter in 24 Then one in 11 took him to the three fur ¬ longs in 3GM The half was reached in 4S and the five furlongs in 101 six fur ¬ longs in 1 13 seven furlongs in 1 2G mile in 1 39 mile and an eighth in 152 mile and a quarter in 205 mile and three furlongs in 2 1S and the mile and a half in 32The 32 The colt was going strongly at the end and he came out of the move in no manner dis ¬ tressed Lilly probably the best exercise boy in this country maintained an even pace throughout as the fractions will indicate and the final furlong was run in 13 with ease easeThere There were no other Belmont candidates that accomplished anything of note and as the date for the running approaches it be ¬ comes more and more certain that the field will be a small one Flying Gal will probably bear Gallant Fox company and it is assured that James Butlers Questionnaire will be seen under silks silksThere There are no other of the eligibles that have shown enough to warrant being started against such colts as Whichone and Gallant Fox FoxIt It is observed that in the weights for the Brooklyn Handicap at one mile and an eighth to be run June 14 that handicapper W S Vosburgh rates Whichone a twopound oetter colt than the son of Sir Gallahad III To race against the older horses the Wht ney champion is asked to take up 114 pounds against the 112 pounds assigned the winner of the Preakness and the Kentucky Stakes StakesTO TO BROADCAST RACE RACEA A broadcast account of the Belmont Stakes will be presented over a wide network of stations associated with the National broad ¬ casting Company CompanyElaborate Elaborate preparations are being made by the special events broadcast in the depart ¬ ment of National Broadcasting Company to bring a vivid word picture of the classic to listeners Microphones wilt be set up in the paddock in the judges stand and of the grandstand The broadcast will begin at 4 oclock in the afternoon and will last until 445 p m The race itself will start at 225 but prior to that time a description of the crowds and the parade to the post will be put on the air It is expected that the jockeys of the horses that will compete for the rich stakes will say a few words to the radio listeners while their mounts are being saddled in the paddock paddockGraham Graham McNamee and Clem McCarthy will cover the event by microphone The race itself will be described by McCarthy and Mc ¬ Namee
