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POMPOONS REAL TEST Kentucky Derby Favorite Must Prove Himself in Wood Memorial Result of 20000 Jamaica Contest Contestto to Decide Status of Number of ofDerby Derby Candidates JAMAICA N Y April 30 Pompoon Jerome H Louchheims swiftrunning son of Pompey Oonagh will have his final test for the Kentucky Derby at Jamaica Satur ¬ day afternoon when he is sent to the post for the Wood Memorial This is a gallop of a mile and seventy yaftds ty which 20000 is added for the first time and with eleven named to race against the present favorite for the Derby it will have a gross value of 26975 which gives it big individual im ¬ portance portanceThe The fact that so many of the other eligl bles have been named through the entry box is evidence that many trainers are not frightened by the fame of the Louchheim colt for after all beyond what he has shown in his private trials the son of Pompey has not proved himself over such a distance as the mile and seventy yards His one race when he was winner of the Paumonok Hand ¬ icap a six furlongs sprint testified to his being the same speed marvel he was last year but there remains the memory of his defeat in the New England Futurity when Reaping Reward came from far back to run him down and be the winner winnerOf Of the eleven that are named to go against the longlegged bay colt Saturday afternoon Max Hirsch promises to send out two in Mrs Julia M Lofts Mosawtre andssMrs Parker Comings Up and Doing Thesehad a worthy final for the running ThursdayiiT the Panetian Purse over the same distance as the Wood when Mosawtre was an easy winner with Up and Doing second secondCHICOLORADO CHICOLORADO IMPROVED The Greentree Stable is represented by Chicolorado a son of Chicle Robins Egg that has impressed greatly this year He appears to have improved by pounds over his juvenile form and races in a fashion to suggest distanceWalter he will be well suited at the distance Walter Carter will send out Clodion his Fairmount II gelding which recently was brought back to competition in a satisfactory manner George Odom chose Sir Damipn over Charing Cross to bear the silks of Mar ¬ shall Field and he is confident the son of Sir Gallahad III will improve greatly over his one disappointing race over the six fur ¬ longs distance distanceJohn John Hay Whitneys Flyiiig Scot has had one conditioning race for his effort He is Continued on thirtiettt page POMPOONS REAL TEST Continued from first page one that is not eligible for the Kentucky Derby but a worthy son of The Porter that has been moving along well in all his train ¬ ing Merry Maker which is to bear the silks of Miss E Grand for the first time in this prize had his final for the engagement between races at Jamaica Thursday and on his Maryland form he should give an excel ¬ lent account of himself This final was an easy mile in 140 and he is one of the promised starters that will run all the way wayRTJDIE RTJDIE DANGEROUS DANGEROUSOthers Others to complete the field are William H Gallaghers Rudie Alvin Untermyers Gurkha Wheatley Stables Melodist and Joe W Browns Jewell Dorsett Rudie was an easy winner over the same distance irt his last previous start and it demonstrated the son of Reigh Count was something more than a sprinter In that winning effort he was favored by a muddy track and he read ¬ ily took the measure of Flying Scot Jewell Dorsett had a busy winter season and is thoroughly seasoned while it is expected that both Melodist and Gurkha will improve greatly over what they have already shown Some of these were brought out this morning for sharpening up and Chicolorado showed he had all his speed when he reeled off three furlongs in 35 at Belmont Park Clodion went three furlongs in 36 while Flying Scot was sent along a half mile in 49 and Gurkha turned in his half in 49 Sir Damion was permitted to go along for five furlongs in 102 and the others were only galloped along their training having been completed completedRICHARDS RICHARDS ON POMPOON POMPOONPompoon Pompoon will have Harry Richards who rode him to victory in the Futurity of last year and the Paumonok of this year as his pilot This accomplished jockey knows the son of Pompey better than any other rider and in fact one excuse for his defeat in the New England Futurity was that he was not ridden by Richards RichardsThe The Louchheim colt will unquestionably go to the post favorite for the running but the field opposing him comprises the best of the crop not already in Kentucky making ready for the Derby to be decided next Sat ¬ urday Should the son of Pompey add the Wood Memorial to his score he will be even a shorterpriced favorite for the Derby for so many of the prominent candidates for the Kentucky classic have failed by the wayside that about all the serious contention left seems to be in War Admiral winner of the Chesapeake and Mrs Ethel V Mars Reap ¬ ing Reward which has not yet been brought to the races this season JAMAICA HANDICAP HANDICAPBesides Besides the Wood which makes this week ¬ end racing the most important of the Metro ¬ politan Jockey Club season at Jamaica there is also down for decision the Jamaica Handi ¬ cap a six furlongs sprint with 5000 added which would be a feature itself in any day of sport With seven acceptances of the weights should they all go to the post this prize will gross 7350 7350Hal Hal Price Headleys Whopper is at the top under a burden of 126 pounds and his recent victory in the Philadelphia Handicap at Havre do Grace indicates that he has returned to his good form Probably his opponent most to be feared in the Jamaica is Mrs Deering Howes Only One This good son of Lucullite after being away from the races all last year was brought back by trainer Harrison to beat the best sprinters that could be mustered against him at the first asking He takes up 122 pounds George Odom will send out Marshall Fields Tintagel which had some winter racing in Florida as did Whopper and another of the company is Wheatley Stables Snark holder of the worlds record of 115 for the six and onehalf furlongs established at Hla Icah Park last winter
