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Brooklyn in Record Belmont Work Gallops One Mile and a Half in 231 Faster Time TimeThan Than Several Recent Winners Made in Big Race Wright to Pilot Colt Saturday NEW YORK N T June 1 A field of eight starters in the Belmont Stakes was indi ¬ cated this morning when Vamoose from the Falais Stable of Henry Guggenheim worked the mile and onehalf distance of Saturdays race in 235 handily but his trial and those of Maxwell Howards Sceneshifter and John Hay Whitneys Flying Scot were over ¬ shadowed by the speed test of Brooklyn the candidate of E R Bradley which went the route in 231 handily Brooklyn which failed to train properly for the Kentucky Derby with the result that trainer H J Thompson let up on him for awhile has been comintr UD to his encasement in the Belmont in eradual but steadv fashion with his last stern test for Saturdays engagement pro ¬ nouncing him to be ready Wayne Wright has been engaged to ride the son of Blue Larkspur and Knockaney Bridge BridgeAs As he went over the long route at a steady pace Brooklyn came within three seconds of Man o Wars track record while ex ¬ ceeding the time made by Crusader Chance Shot Vito Blue Larkspur Faireno and Hurryoff in their Belmont victories victoriesFAST FAST FRACTIONAL TIME TIMEBreaking Breaking in front of the stand Brooklyn went the opening quarter in 25 half in 49 and threequarters in 116 He reached the mile in 141 mile and a furlong in 153 and ten furlongs in 206 and at the end of the mile and threeeighths he was tabbed in 218 Split into quarters his time was 25 24 26 25 25 and 25 25Except Except for his two races at Keeneland when he was being prepared for the Ken ¬ tucky Derby Brooklyn will go into the Bel ¬ mont without a preliminary competitive ef ¬ fort In his two outings he was third to Grey Gold and Billionaire and to Fencing and Billionaire the latter being in the Blue Grass Stakes StakesVamoose Vamoose which only recently had gradu ¬ ated from the maiden ranks had not been seriously regarded as a Belmont candidate but trainer John J Lambert altered that situation when he called upon the son of Blue Larkspur and Eastern Lady for his ex ¬ tensive trial After his graduation Vamoose started in the Withers but failed to hold on in placeThe the stretch and finished in fifth place The Guggenheim colt was strongly re ¬ strained in the early stages of his trial as Continued on thirtyfourth page BROOKLYN IN RECORD RECORDBELMONT BELMONT WORKOUT Continued from first page the required 50 for the first half mile 117 for six furlongs and 143 for the mile He was caught at the mile and one furlong in 156 mile and a quarter in 208 and the mile and threeeighths in 222 By quarters his time was 25 25 26 26 24 and 26 26SCENESHEFTEBS SCENESHEFTEBS GOOD WORK WORKSceneshifter Sceneshifter which had been given sev ¬ eral long trials for the Belmont by trainer Earl Sande went through his most ambitious workout when he ran the distance in 233 handily The son of Sickle and Stagecraft displayed good speed for the greater part of the journey although he slowed up through the final quarter quarterDoing Doing the first quarter in 24 Sceneshifter was timed the half mile in 48 threequar ¬ ters in 114 and the mile in 139 He re ¬ quired 152 for the mile and a furlong 205 for the ten furlongs and 218 for the mile and three furlongs His time for separate quarters was 24 24 25 25 25 and 27 27The The most speed was displayed by Flying Scot but trainer James Healy confined the trial to a mile and an eighth The Withers winner stepped the first half mile in 48 six furlongs in 113 seveneighths in 126 mile in 139 and the mile and a furlong in 153 with the son of The Porter and Cale ¬ donia finishing in handy fashion fashionThe The probable field for the Belmont Stakes is as follows followsHorse Horse Wt Jockey JockeyWar War Admiral 126 C Kurtsinger KurtsingerPompoon Pompoon 126 H Richards RichardsFlying Flying Scot 126 J Gilbert GilbertMosawtre Mosawtre 126 E Arcaro ArcaroBrooklyn Brooklyn 326 W D Wright WrightSceneshifter Sceneshifter 126 J Stout StoutMelodist Melodist 126 J Longden LongdenVamoose Vamoose 126 R Workman
