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Here and There j on the Turf j 1 Granville Rules Active Three- J j Year-Olds J j I ! Has Proven Honest Performer Bones Given Fine Handling j iMr. Pompoon Is Louchheims Best i i . Granville became the active ranking three-year-old Saturday in winning the Belmont Stakes, but the good son of Gallant Fox and Gravita had the most difficult of times shaking off the jinx which had relegated him to secondary honors in three previous important events this season. Jimmy Stout saw to it that the Gallant Fox colt did his running on the outside through the stretch and as a consequence Granville photo-1 graphed much better than he did in the Suburban Handicap, Preakness and Wood Memorial Stakes. With Bold Venture on the side lines for the remainder of the season, the Belmont Stakes winner must necessarily, step to the top of the ladder but whether he can remain there is a matter of future occurrences. William Woodwards latest capable three-year-old is at once an honest performer and if he had not had the misfortune of falling down at the start of the Kentucky Derby, it is felt on all sides that he would have participated in the stretch battle with Bold Venture and Brevity. The Belmont Stakes winner is by no means a standout among the three-year-olds still able to campaign, his margin over Mr. Bones being ever so slight. John Hay Whitneys colt displayed a very remarkable performance under one of the greatest rides that the writer has been privileged to witness. The first son of Royal Minstrel to get over- a distance of ground, Mr. Bones was handled in such a manner by Johnny Gilbert thai, he was able to set the pace from flag fall to the very last stride. No better proof of Gilberts fine job can be found than in the fractional time of the race which by quarters was as follows: :24vf,, :25, :24. :25, :261s and :24L The second quarter took in most of the lower turn and the fifth quarter, which was the slowest, was around the second turn. Gilbert conserved the speed of the Royal Minstrel colt so neatly that Mr Bones went through the stretch in :2i, which was only one-fifth slower than the fastest quarter. Had Mr. Bones set the sort of pace he did in the Withers in which he went the opening quarter in :23. half in :46. and the six furlongs in 1:31s. he would have been well beaten in the Belmont St 0.1c 6S Granville and Mr. Bones may resume their rivalry in the Dwyer Stakes on June 20 at Aqueduct or in the Arlington Classic. July 25, and by the latter date White Cockade, which won the Withers in such convincing fashion, may be able to argue with them. Brevity also may be back in his Ion form for the Chicago event and run the sort of race he did in the Kentucky Derby. The J. E. Widener colt bad no excuses as the Belmont Stakes was run, beinj? off with the leaders and in the clear all the way. He moved up on the second turn to reach the Continued on twenty-fifth pagej HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF Continued from second page.y heels of Mr. Bones, before giving way. Although some observers doubt that Brevity can go a mile and one-half, his Belmont Stakes performance should not be taken as a criterion. The colt very possibly could have been suffering from the effects of having been in steady training since midwinter or he might not have had enough work for the Belmont Stakes. Peter Coyne, Brevitys trainer, does not subscribe to the latter notion and he knows his horse. Hollyrdod probable ran to his notch in the Belmont Stakes and if he displays the same sort of effort Saturday in the Detroit Derby, Rushaway may not beat him as readily as he did in the Latonia Derby. Corundum showed an even effort, handling his weight well and he should win some worthwhile stakes before the season is over. Memory Book had no excuses and it seems he has failed to develop into the three-year-old his connections expected he would do. Teu-fel is a natural stayer but the impost of 126 pounds appears more than he wishes to carry and it may prove this the next time he goes in a race with a concession of weight. Jean Bart ran very well for a mile and a quarter and that is just about as far as the Jeffords colt wishes to run in top notch company. Little can be said for Red Rain. Raymond Workman had him under the strongest sort of restraint for a mile, but the Pennant colt just wouldnt respond when called upon. In Pompoon, Jerome H. Louchheim probably has the best thoroughbred hes ever owned. The son of Pompey and Oonah was right with the early pace of the National Stallion Stakes while under restraint from Maurice Peters but when given his head through the final furlong, he walked away from the others in the handiest sort of fashion. The National Stallion was Pompoons third victory in as many starts and he turned back a creditable field in defeating Fencing, War Admiral, Black Look and the other promising youngsters in the field. Pompoons time for the five furlongs stragihtaway was :59, and although it was two-fifths slower than the time required by Advocator in winning the opening event at Belmont Saturday, the Louchheim colt carried six more pounds. Being a gelding, Advocator wasnt eligible to the National Stallion. The fine performance of Pompoon should enhance the value of the Pompey yearlings at Saratoga in August, of which only three will be offered. Most of Pompeys foals of 1935 were sold as weanlings at the Coc dispersal sale last fall.
