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WAR ADMIRAL RETAINS FORM DerbyPreakness Winner in Brilliant BrilliantDisplay Display Over Long Mile and anda a Half Belmont Route NEW YORK N Y May 26 War Admiral which hopes to become the fourth horse to win Americas triple crown indicated his fit ¬ ness for the Belmont Stakes this morning when he breezed the mile and onehalf dis ¬ tance over the Belmont Park track in 236 236Under Under the direction of trainer George Con way Glen Riddle Farms mighty atom went through his long workout at a very even pace going the first quarter in 26 half in 52 threequarters in 118 mile in 144 and the mile and onequarter in 210 210By By quarters the time of the brown son of Man o War and Brush Up unbeaten in four starts as a threeyearold was 26 26 25 26 25 and 26 26STRONG STRONG FAVORITE FAVORITEBecause Because of his continued evidence of fit ¬ ness the Kentucky DerbyPreaknessChesa peake winner is maintaining his position as a stout favorite for the Belmont which is to be renewed a week from Saturday Sir Bar ¬ ton Gallant Fox and Omaha are the horses which have the triple crown to their credit creditJames James Fitzsimmons transferred the Wheat ley Stables Melodist from Aqueduct to Bel ¬ mont Park for a sharp speed test in prepara ¬ tion for the Belmont Equipped with blinkers for the first time the son of Royal Minstrel and Vexing which won the Wood Memorial Stakes and then was fourth in the Ken ¬ tucky Derby displayed dazzling speed as he went six furlongs in 112 and was eased up seveneighths in 126 126Melodist Melodist went the opening quarter in 22 threeeighths in 33 half in 45 and five eighths in 58 He is expected to work out over a longer route over the weekend
