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WOOD MEMORIAL TODAY Jamaicas 0,000 Added Prize Real Test for Kentucky Derby Eligibles. Granville, Tintagel, Hollyrood, Ned Reigh and Other Stars Among Those Named to Start. JAMAICA, N. Y., April 24. The Metropolitan Jockey Club offers its best prize at Jamaica Saturday afternoon in the Wood Memorial, a gallop of a mile and seventy yards, to which 0,000 is added. Eight have been named to go to the post, and should they all perform, it will have an estimated value of 4,650. This makes the prize of importance, but the presence of important candidates for the Kentucky Derby in the field gives it considerable more importance, and it promises to give a new line on at least four that are highly regarded for the Kentucky classic, to be decided next Saturday. Of the eight which are engaged, James Fitzsimmons promises to send two out in William Woodwards Granville and the Wheatley Stables Teufel. Willis Sharpe Kilmer is represented by Ned Reigh, which finished second to Granville in his only start of the year. Max Hirsch decided against racing Morton L. Schwartz Bold Venture but he named the King Ranchs Split Second, a filly which was winner of the Selima Stakes at Laurel last fall. "Bob" Smith will saddle Delphinium for Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane, and he has worked well since his failure in the Chesapeake, in which he showed an excellent turn of speed. Marshall Fields Tintagel, beaten in the Fau-monok, but later an easy winner over Holly-rood and Seabiscuit, is another, and Duval Headley has named Hollyrood. The other .starter will be C. V. Whitneys Bright Plumage, one that was particularly unfortunate in the running of the Chesapeake at Havre de Grace a week ago. CONDITIONS OF THE RACE. Under the conditions of the Wood Memorial each starter is to take up 117 pounds, with the exception of Teufel, which enjoys a maiden allowance and is in under 112 pounds. This field is one calculated to maintain the best traditions of the race, and each one of the prospective starters has shown enough, either in public or in trials, to give promise of a remarkable renewal. It is natural that Granville will be the choice of the company, taking a line through his one impressive victory over the same distance, when he so readily took the measure of Ned Reigh. Since that effort the son of Gallant Fox has been going along well for Fitzsimmons, and this morning he was sent along for a half in :49 at Aqueduct. It was sufficient to indicate he has all his speed, and in this he is better equipped than Omaha, the other son of Gallant Fox, with which Fitzsimmons won the Kentucky Derby last year after he had been beaten by both Today and Plat Eye in the running of the Wood. Hollyrood, after his defeat by Tintagel and Seabiscuit, in a six furlongs dash, has moved up considerably in his trials, and he will surely show to better advantage over this distance. On the showing of the son of High Cloud Mandy Hamilton depends his being sent to Continued on twenty-ninth page. WOOD MEMORIAL TODAY Continued from first page. Louisville for the Derby. Should his race be disappointing, Headley has announced he will not go after the greater prize, but he is hopeful his colt will earn his trip to Kentucky. Ned Reigh, though soundly beaten by Granville, is sure to have benefited by that race, and Jack Whyte is confident the son of Neddie will be a different colt when he is sent to the post. In that only start he was not abused by Workman and he was closing at the end in a fashion to inspire confidence that he is better than the race indicated. This morning he was galloped along for a handy three furlongs in :35 at Belmont Park and it was a speed test that was entirely satisfactory. Tintagel, while put down as a sprinter, has been showing some nice mile moves and he is another that is on trial for the Derby. He surely has the speed of the Wood field, and it is confidently expected he Will be the early pacemaker. There is still a doubt .of his being able to race a mile and seventy yards in such company, but, should he stick it out successfully, he will come into new importance and will have his try at Churchill Downs next Saturday. His final at Belmont Park this morning was five furlongs in 1:01, and he is as fit as hands can make him for the running. Bright Plumage met with no end of interference in the running of the Chesapeake Stakes at Havre de Grace last Saturday and it was only his misfortunes in the running that prevented his showing to better advantage. Since being returned to Belmont Park the son of Macaw has worked well for Healey, and there are high stable hopes that he will repeat the victory of his stablemate, Today. Split Second has not yet been brought to the races, but she has had a careful training for the Wood and appears to be fit and ready. Teufel, though a maiden, is a colt of undoubted quality. He has raced in the Chesapeake, and that, as well as his training since, should make him a worthy running-mate for Granville, the one that will carry the stable hopes.
