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PREAKNESS STAKES MAY ATTRACT NINE STARTERS NO RIDER FOR POMPOON Chicagoan Negotiating for Purchase of Over the Top War Admirals Stablemate May Op ¬ pose Him in Saturdays Rich Pim ¬ lico Special Late Workouts BALTIMORE Md May 11 A transac ¬ tion that will throw Over the Top into the Preakness as an opponent rather than a running mate of War Admiral the Ken ¬ tucky Derby winner is likely to be consum ¬ mated here tomorrow morning by George Conway trainer of the Glen Riddle Farms Stable and Bert B Williams representing Mrs William F Furst Chicago sports ¬ woman womanWilliams Williams arrived here today from Louis ¬ ville to inspect the son of Man o War and Crest and should the colt pass the necessary examination he will be on hand Saturday to saddle Over the Top in the 50000 added stake Mrs Furst obtained an option on the colt while Conway was at Churchill Downs last week preparing War Admiral for the Derby and it extends through tomor ¬ row The price agreed upon for the colt was not divulged but it constitutes an im ¬ portant transaction transactionOver Over the Top was given his final impor ¬ tant workout for the Preakness by trainer Conway this morning when he was sent a mile and onequarter in 212 handily This is onesixteenth of a mile greater than the Preakness distance distanceWORKS WORKS IMPRESSIVELY IMPRESSIVELYBreaking Breaking alone at the quarter post the Man o War colt which finished third to War Admiral and Court Scandal in the Chesapeake Stakes after winning his only other start of the year went the opening quarter in 26 He was then joined by Mus catine for the final mile Continuing under steady restraint Over the Top went the half mile in 51 threequarters in 117 and the mile in 145 145Mrs Mrs Furst had hoped to be represented by Gerald in the Preakness as well as in the Kentucky Derby but that colt suffered a heel injury which kept him out of the Churchill Downs race and prevented his further preparation for the Pimlico attrac ¬ tion Even while Gerald was still regarded as a starter in the two races trainer Wil ¬ liams was anxiously looking about for a worthy stablemate stablemateShould Should Over the Top carry the Furst silks in the Preakness he will be ridden by Jack Westropt who is doing the contract riding for the stable Westrope rode the Man o War colt several times last season and is familiar with him himRICHARDS RICHARDS ON MATEY With Harry Richards scheduled to ride Matey in the Preakness for his contract employer Walter M Jeffords no rider has been selected for Pompoon today Cyrus Field Clark trainer of Jerome Louchheims star which finished second in the Derby is dickering with several of the nations lead ¬ ing riders and he hopes to have the matter settled tomorrow tomorrowWar War Admiral and Pompoon are due for their final important Preakness trials to ¬ morrow as are Matey Merry Maker and Continued on thirtieth page PREAKNESS STAKES MAY ATTRACT NINE STARTERS Continued from first page Mosawtre Merry Maker the hope of Miss E G Rand and Willie Shea went three fur ¬ longs this morning in 36 the quarter in 24 in preparation for his longer trial Train ¬ er Max Hirsch had Mosawtre Julia M Lofts representative out for a sharp test the On Watch colt going four furlongs in 47 driving after going the opening quar ¬ ter in 23 and the three furlongs in 35 He also is likely to work out over a longer dis ¬ tance tomorrow tomorrowFIELD FIELD OF NINE PROBABLE PROBABLEWith With the announcement today by trainer R E Potts that the Bomar Stable will not be represented in the Preakness Gold Band and Siam not having come up to hopes the Preakness field seems certain of embracing at least nine horses one of them the filly Jewell Dorsett which finished third to Melodist and Sir Damion in the Wood Memorial Stakes StakesJewell Jewell Dorsett is expected to come from New York along with Flying Scot and Mel ¬ odist trainer James Fitzsimmons having stated that the Wheatley Stable colt would try for the Preakness The son of Royal Minstrel and Vexing finished fourth in the Derby after being a contender from the start Flying Scot is the candidate of John Hay WHitney He did not start in the Derby but displayed winning form recently at Jamaica Meanwhile preparations for handling a great Preakness crowd are going forward under the direction of general manager Matt L Daiger He reporfs an unprecedented de ¬ mand for reserved seats and boxes requests coming from New York Philadelphia Washington and other eastern cities citiesFlying Flying Scot arrived at Pimlico late this afternoon from Belmont Park arid was taken in charge by Wm J Norton who has the local division of the John Hay Whitney sta ¬ ble
