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Here and There on the Turf Black Look May Be Withers Choice ChoiceOvercame Overcame Trouble in Swift Flying Scot to Start Saturday Suffolk Downs Ready to Open Black Look shapes up as the favorite for the Withers Stakes following his victory Tuesday in the Swift Stakes The son of Whichone and Beaming captured that seven lurlongs dash by only a head but to all who viewed him closely in the race he was much the best of the field which included several other capable threeyearolds Going to the turn out of the back stretch Black Look rushed up very fast and Workman at ¬ tempted to send him through between horses The opening disappeared however and Workman had to pull up quickly to avoid going down Consequently the C V Whitney colt was a half dozen lengths back of the pacemaker entering the final half mile Recovering nicely he moved forward on the extreme outside and then gained gradually in a very stern stretch battle to defeat Mosawtre by a head while Fencing was another head away awayWith With clear room all the way Black Look could have won the Swift by several lengths and this fact will be duly recorded in the odds to be offered on the Widener candi ¬ dates Saturday The Swift was a wideopen wagering contest with the favorite at 9 to 2 while Black Look was as good as 8 to 1 His connections had high hopes of him how ¬ ever being well satisfied with his perform ¬ ance in the Toboggan Handicap The son of Whichone has been troubled with a throat affliction and trainer Jack Healey fondly hopes the ailment will disappear or will no longer prove troublesome because he intends to send Black Look against War Admiral in the Belmont Stakes if the colt comes out of his Withers engagement in good condition Black Look was prevented from making ready for the Kentucky Derby by his trou ¬ ble as he choked up badly while breezing in front in a race at Keeneland and nothing more was asked of him until the Toboggan Max Hirsch occasioned surprise by run ¬ ning Mosawtre again so soon after the Preakness but the brother to Sortie is still a green sort and his trainer believes the best way to educate him is by experience Mosawtre had the inside post position but couldnt keep up in the early stages but Hubert Le Blanc swung him to the outside coming into the stretch and he finished in determined fashion Elmer Trueman showed a fine prospect for Willis Sharpe Kilmer in Beau Parade which moved up fast after the opening furlong and went into the lead turning into the stretch only to falter near the end Beau Parade which elicited much comment in the paddock because of his al ¬ most perfect likeness to his sire Sun Beau probably was in need of the race not only for conditioning but for experience as well ind he may develop just wprldsii4il asftihe wprlds ii4il tJ9 lUili 5 greatest moneywinner did didFlying Flying Scot and Melodist are two colts which did not coinpete in the Swift which may be regarded as certain starters in the ijWitfcer ijWitfcerQllelodist Qllelodist sidestepped the Preak ¬ ness after running fourth in the Kentucky Derby because he did not ship well on his return to Aqueduct James Fitzsimmons has the Wheatley Stable colt going smoothly again judging by Melodists fjyg gfurlpjcjgs work in 102 the other morning Flyin Scot which carried the John Hay Whitney banner into third place in the Preakness showed sufficient speed in that mile ana t H wJWfei ° n twentyseventh page HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF Continued from second page threesixteenths event to cause trainer James Healy to believe the son of The Porter would prove a stout contender in Saturdays mile affair at Belmont Park Other likely With ¬ ers candidates include Billionaire which has not raced since he finished in last place in the Kentucky Derby DerbyRacing Racing on the highly popular New Eng ¬ land circuit moves to Suffolk Downs Mon day with the close of Narragansett Parks meeting Saturday The East Boston course will hold sway for four weeks or until Sat ¬ urday June 19 and during this time fourteen stakes will be offered These events will cater to members of all divisions During the second meeting at Suffolk Downs in July and August the tracks principal stakes will be offered These are the Mas ¬ sachusetts and Yankee Handicaps the latter for threeyearolds Charles F Adams and his associates have increased the Massachu ¬ setts value to 50000 making it the richest race to which older horses are eligible on the summer program It undoubtedly will be the mecca for the countrys outstanding older horses as any which may be developed during the next couple of months can be nominated at the supplementary closing on July 28
