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t .. . . ....................... t Here and There on the Turf War Admiral Impresses in Chesapeake Is Standout Among Maryland Hopes New York Colts Gain Seasoning Stakes This Week May Cut Field a Maryland racing is sending a forceful candidate after the Kentucky Derby, judging by the ease with which War Admiral won the Chesapeake Stakes, Saturday, at Havre de Grace. The smallish but powerfully made brown colt by Man o War and Brushup, demonstrated in very decisive fashion in his Chesapeake triumph that he is something more than a sprinter, using his natural gift of speed to take the lead at the start and then to smother his opposition, which included several of the best three-year-olds developed in winter racing, including Fairy Hill, winner of the Santa Anita Derby and Court Scandal, victorious in the Flamingo Stakes. Both horses were close to War Admiral in the early stages, but the Glen Riddle Farm colt began edging away from them leaving the back stretch until he was ahead by six lengths at the end and under restraint. War Admiral probably will not race again before the Derby, but George Conway has him very close to top condition, ready for his best effort over the mile and one-quarter distance. The colt likely will make an early appearance at Churchill Downs in order to obtain seasoning over the course, where the Derby will be decided. The only questions now to be answered by War Admiral are his ability to go the distance under 126 pounds and his quality to turn back the opposition. It seems safe to believe that the mile and one-quarter route offers no terror for him, but whether the higher impost against more determined opposition will make a difference remains to be seen. At least we can see no great reason why the owners of the colts defeated by War Admiral in the Chesapeake should send them on to Louisville as long as the Man o" War colt will be there. The Chesapeake performance of War Admiral by all tokens was the most impressive of those shown Saturday on the various fronts by Kentucky Derby eligibles. Chico-Jorado won the Stuyvesant Handicap at Jamaica by coming from behind with a rush in the stretch, but from a time standpoint the Greentree Stable colts effort does not begin to compare with that of Fompoon in the Faumonok Handicap. The son of Chicle S. and Robins Egg may be expected to oppose Jerome Louchheims star in the Wood Memorial Stakes this coming Saturday, as probably will some of the other three-year-olds which performed in the Stuyvesant, and several which raced in an overnight event at six furlongs the same afternoon. This con- iContinued on twenty-teventh page. HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF Continued from second page. test was taken by the improving Mosawtre, whose time was one-fifth of a second faster than that turned in by Chicolorado. Julia M. Lofts colorbearer defeated Bagpipe by a head, with Sir Damion, making his first start of the year, just a length away. Royal Reigh, also highly regarded and making his 1937 debut, was fourth after getting to the front at the stretch turn. At Kceneland, Dellor made his first start since finishing third behind Columbiana and Finance in the Widener Challenge Cup, in which he was the top weight, according to the scale, but he could not run down Count Morse, as that four-year-old came through with one of the best efforts of his career. In carrying 108 pounds, one under scale, the son of Rolled Stocking and Gossip Avenue was giving Count Morse ten pounds, and that may have been just about the extent of his defeat. Considered a first-class mudder, Dellor was made a strong favorite, but Count Morse, whose dam, Nellie Morse, won the Preakness in the mud, also found the sloppy going to his fancy, racing within a second and one-fifth of the track record. James W. Parrishs colt does not give freely of his speed in workouts, and the race should do him much good. He is considered a certain starter in the Churchill Downs classic. Slightly more than two dozen horses now shape up as probably Kentucky Derby starters, but the running of the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland on Thursday and the Wood Memorial at Jamaica, Saturday, may reduce this number. A decisive triumph by Pompoon would have the effect of discouraging other eligibles being shipped to Churchill Downs from New York, just as War Admirals Chesapeake victory has done In Maryland. The Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland hardly will have a similar result because practically every one of the likely starters in that mile and a furlong event are almost certain to start in the Derby, barring accident. Opposing the horses coming out of the Chesapeake, Wood Memorial and Blue Grass Stakes will be such as Reaping Reward, Sceneshifter, Gerald, No Sir and Military, all of which are already on the grounds at Churchill Downs and patiently marking time.
