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USEFUL WORK AT NEW YORK Clodion Breezes Half in :49 in Preparation for Woods Memorial. Scintillator Displays Good Form Chlcolo-rado, Memory Book, Forty Winks and Others Seen Under Saddle. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 13. Fast and outstanding training trials were absent from the work tab at the local tracks yesterday morning, but considerable useful work was reported by the trainers and work watchers. Candidates for the Wood Memorial, Paumonok and other feature races were either called upon for slow trials or were absentees from the track during training hours. Clodion, which Walter Carter is preparing for the Wood Memorial, was one of the better known three-year-olds on the track, but his test was a short one and done under stout restraint all the way. The colt breezed a half mile in :49, hard held all the way. Carter is aiming at the Wood Memorial with this fellow and on his showing in that race will depend his plans for the Kentucky Derby. Scintillator, which during the first part of his two-year-old season gave indications of great promise, is not far from racing when he breezed six furlongs in 1:21. Scintillator, a stake winner last season, the Juvenile at Belmont Park, in which he whipped Apogee, Alrflame, Billionaire, Black Look, Top Radio and others, went amiss in his next start, the Tremont at Aqueduct. He responded to treatment and his early spring training was satisfactory. Yesterday morning the colt was under restraint all the way and impressed observers by the manner in which he breezed. He will be seen under colors during the latter part of the Jamaica meeting or at Belmont Park. CHICOLORADO IN HAND. Chicolorado and Memory Book, owned by the Grecntree Stable breezed together at a slow pace over the main track and were in hand at the end of a six furlongs test in 1:17. Chicolorado Is a Wood Memorial nominee and trainer Brennan expressed himself as satisfied with his condition. The colt Is also an eligible for the Derby. Forty Winks, which during the winter, shaped up as the Greentree Stables leading candidate for the three-year-old event, was on the track during the morning. A recurrence of his two-year-old ailment forced Brennan to let up on him last month. The campaign plans for the Saratoga Special winner, revolve around the Belmont Park meeting with, the Belmont Stakes as the main objective. Forty Winks will be, barring accidents, started in an overnight event at the Nassau County course and then await the Withers and Belmont. Schooling exercise at Belmont occupied the attention of several trainers during the early hours. Trainers Schuttinger, Hugh Fontaine, Bert Mulholland and others Instructed exercise boys to break the two-year-olds from the gate and breeze along two furlongs at a good pace. George Odom, with the main division of the Marshall Field and R. L. Gerry two-year-olds supervised their exercise upon the training track. The youngsters, mostly home-breds, breezed three furlongs at a slow pace. The ones which wintered at Miami moved along at a faster pace. POMrOON IMPRESSES. Horsemen, who for the past three or four years looked toward Aqueduct for the winner of the Wood Memorial, Derby and other important three-year-old races, have transferred their attention to J. H. Louchhelms Pompoon. This colt, following his sensational trial on Monday, will be a starter in the Paumonok Handicap, according to trainer Clarke. The colt was in fine fettle Tuesday morning and will be given a short speed test before parading forth to meet the other candidates for the opening day sprint fixture. Jack Campbell, would not venture a guess as to the probable size of the field, although work watchers and trainers predict that ten or twelve would accept the weights assigned. Jamaica was a busy place Tuesday morning as an army of workmen placed the finishing touches upon the many improvements to the plant. Track superintendent Tommy Maher said that he had the promise of the different foremen in charge of the electricians, carpenters and other crews that by Wednesday noon all work would bo completed and the track ready for the opening on Thursday. The Australian barrier is installed at the mile and a sixteenth starting point and will be used for races at that distance. The two-year-olds will be started from the Bahr gate during the spring session. A small minority of the juveniles stabled at the local tracks were schooled or Btarted from the Australian gate, trainers showing a decided preference for the Bahr. BAD WEATID2R PREVENTION. An improvement which will meet with hearty approval from the automobile patrons is the placing of the turnstiles well back under the grandstand entrance. Protected from all kinds of weather, patrons will not be forced to stand in line to purchase tickets as in other years. Under the new arrangement ticket booths face the entrance to the turnstiles and permit of free and easy access. Club house patrons debarking from automobiles enter a new lane which leads to a ramp to the club house annex. The old club house structure, which, according to present rumors, will be razed next fall so as to complete and follow out the style of the annex, is used mainly for rest rooms, restaurant and grill. Erank Stevens, in displaying the new mens grill, said that it was the best of its type on any race track. The tables and leather-covered chairs, deep oak paneling and a modernistic bar create the impression of a club room. Dr. E. P. Kilroe, president of the Metropolitan Jockey Club, was host today to a luncheon at which were present turf writers, racing officials and other guests connected with racing. The many new improvements were inspected, including the judges stand, stewards stands, camera room, and broadcasting booth atop the stand. Head cameraman Jones was on hand during the day supervising the installation of his apparatus and explained the Workings of the new fast motion camera to those who were interested.
