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P0MP00N AT BELMONT Champion Juvenile of 1936 Reaches New York Track Without Mishap. Training for Wood Memorial and Kentucky Derby to Begin at Once Dawn Play Out of Big Race. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 9. Swathed In loose knee high shipping bandages and protected from the steady drizzle by a rubber sheet, Pompoon, J. H. Louchheims aspirant for the three-year-old crown, was unloaded at Belmont Park this morning. The colt was in a playful mood as he stepped from the car, but quickly settled down and walked to the stall that had been prepared for him in stable forty-five "up on the hill." Trainer Cyrus Field Clark witnessed the unloading of his noted charge and intimated that his first engagement for the year would be in the Wood Memorial, at a mile and seventy yards, in which he will meet those of his own age. The Wood Memorial will be the deciding factor as to whether the son of Pompey and Oonagh is a stayer or a sprinter. Owner Louchheim Is convinced that Pompoon can go a route, and trainer Clark shares in this belief. LIGHT GALLOP TODAY. Pompoon will be given a light gallop over the main track Saturday and later called upon for a short speed test before entering the final phase of his training for the Wood Memorial. Jockey Harry Richards will journey here from Baltimore to work the colt in his final prep for the Wood, which will be his supreme test for the Kentucky Derby. Owner Louchheim will be an interested watcher as the colt reels off his final trial for the site for which may be Jamaica during racing hours several days before the running of his first race under colors. Trainer Max Hirsch received a draft of two-year-olds owned by King Ranch, which arrived from Columbia. He stated that Dawn Play, the Clock Tower filly, which raced sensationally last fall, jould not be a starter in the Derby, but would be reserved for stakes in and around New York. The filly is eligible for the majority of the leading filly fixtures, and may not be called upon to meet the colts until later in the season. Hirsch will depend upon Mrs. G. W. Lofts Mosawtre to duplicate his successes and pick up where Bold Venture left off. ODOai STRING ARRIVES. George Odom arrived from Columbia, S. G, in time to witness the unloading of the main division of the Marshall Field and R. L. Gerry stable, which wintered at that plant. Heading the band was Sir Damion, looked upon as the stables main reliance for the Kentucky Derby. Charing Cross and a draft of two-year-olds, which received Continued on twenty-second page. P0MP00N AT BELMONT Continued from first nage. their education and early training at the South Carolina center were included. Training activities on the three Long Island tracks were at a standstill during the early morning. The steady drizzle which set in overnight made overhead conditions unpleasant, but the footing was in good shape. Local horsemen are directing their attention to the Paumonok Handicap, the opening fixture of the season. Sgt Byrne, the John Simonetti starter, breezed a slow half mile over the Jamaica strip yesterday in :53. The horse was well in hand all the way and could have gone much faster had his rider wished. Marshall- Fields Tintagel, Wheatley Stables Snark, H. P. Headleys Whopper and Howard Bruces Jay Jay are looked upon as potential starters among the oldsters, while the three-year-olds which will face the starters are a problematical lot. Walter Carters Clodion and J. H. Louch-heims Pompoon are not expected to face the starter, due to the weight assignment and better prospects in the Wood Memorial which will be run on May 1. FRIDAY GALLOPS. Among the trials at Belmont during the morning were several good moves over the five furlongs distance. Gold Mesh, from the Middlcburg Stable, went along five furlongs in 1:03; the Brookmeade Stable, in charge of Hugh Fontaine, breezed Brogue, Neap, Top Radio and Top Gem in 1:17 for six furlongs, and Sun Post, which is by far the most advanced of the winter horses, was timed six furlongs in 1:17. Night Bud, which trainer Fred Hopkins wintered at Aiken for Mrs. F. A. Clark and a nominee for the Wood. Memorial, breezed one mile in 1:46. Jack Healy called upon C..V. Whitneys Piccolo for a slow test over the eight furlongs route, and this fellow was timed in 1:44. Short breezes and long open gallops prevailed at Aqueduct and Jamaica during the morning. Recent arrivals at Aqueduct include W. L. Johnson, W. Closter, Joe Kahn and K. Ramsey.
