view raw text
WAR ADMIRAL NOW AT PIUCO FOR PREAKNESS MEETS POMPOON AGAIN Derby Rivals to Renew Feud Saturf day in Old Fixture FixtureFairy Fairy Hill Shipped to Owners Farm Farmin in Delaware for Rest Matey Mateyin in Easy Workout BALTIMORE Md May 10 Of the four horses which arrived this morning from Churchill Downs where they competed in the Kentucky Derby on Saturdayy three are regarded as definite starters in thet f orty seventh running of the Maryland T Jockey Clubs historic event at Pimlico this coming1 Saturday SaturdayArriving Arriving in good condition from ChurchilJ Downs were War Admiral Pompoon Merry Maker and Fairy Hill but the latter waSv met by a van which transferred him to the Delaware farm maintained by William Du Pont Jr and he will be freshened up pend ¬ ing the meeting at Delaware Park ParkBecause Because of his sensational victory in the Derby the Glen Riddle Farm colt is re ¬ garded as a strong favorite for the Preak ¬ ness and the general conjecture is that he will rule at odds of even money or Jess in Saturdays race over the mile and threesix ¬ teenths distance distanceMAY MAY REVERSE FINISH FINISHCyrus j Cyrus Field Clark trainer of Pompoon stated here today that he had every hope that the Jerome Louchheim star would re ¬ verse the decision gained on him by War Admiral in the Derby He pointed out that Pompoon wasnt able to get to the Man o War colt and he is confident his charge will display more speed in the Preakness PreaknessMerry Merry Maker which finished back in the Derby pack after being among the last to leave the post is expected to start in the Preakness regardless of track conditions although it is believed that slow or muddy going would improve his chances Willie Shea trainer of Miss E G Rands color bearer is confident Merry Maker could have done much better in the Derby but for the size of the field fieldA A dozen starters are indicated for the Preakness and most of these are already quartered here including the trio arriving today The others here include Over the Top stablemate of War Admiral which fin ¬ ished third to him in the Chesapeake Stakes Walter M Jeffords Matey Julia M Lofts Mosawtre Bomar Stables Siam and Gold Band and Mrs Emil Denemarks Prairie Dog DogFLYING FLYING SCOT MAY START 1 1Definite Definite assurances have been received that John Hay Whitneys Flying Scot will be shipped here from Belmont Park by trainer James W Healy and James Fitzsimmons may elect to send the Wheatley Stables Mel ¬ odist here from Aqueduct That colt which finished first in the Wood Memorial Stakes and fourth in the Derby was shipped directly to his home grounds from Louisville Another Preakness candidate in New York for which quarters are being reserved here is Jewell Dorsett Joe W Browns filly which finished third to Melodist and Sir Damion in the Wood WoodWord Word was received here today that the Milky Way Farm stable is not expected to Continued on thirtysecond page WAR ADMIRAL NOW AT ATPIMLICO PIMLICO FOR PREAKNESS Continued from first page have a Preakness starter although its eligi bles include Reaping Reward Military and Mars Shield The last named filly won the Texas Derby while the two colts were dis ¬ appointing starters in the Kentucky Derby although Reaping Reward finished third thirdMatey Matey which is considered the strongest Of the locally trained candidates for the Preakness was given an easy workout this morning by trainer M Burch being hard held as he went six furlongs in 123 He scored an impressive victory here last week over a field that included older horses Over the Top was sent six furlongs yesterday in 118 and is due to have a more strenuous jworkouk on Wednesday
