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WAR ADMIRAL STRIVES FOR TRIPLE CROWN TODAT Opposes Six Others in Historic Belmont Stakes at New York Arch Rival Pompoon Heads List of Glen Riddle RiddleFarm Farm Stars Old Opponents Meets Brooklyn Brooklynand and Vamoose for First Time This Year NEW YORK N Y June 4 Seven threeyearolds were named overnight for the Belmont Stakes to be run at Belmont Park tomorrow The field includes with only one or two exceptions the best horses of that age in the country today War Admiral is the favorite His arch rival Pompoon is second choice The other five are regarded as having only an outside chance to beat the two leaders of their di ¬ vision The public expects War Admiral and Pompoon to fight it out for the purse with third place the bone of contention among the others However Brooklyn which has yet to oppose either War Admiral or Pompoon this year has worked in brilliant fashion for the race and may possibly make it a threehorse race instead of the twohorse race as it is now considered by race fans everywhere everywhereFollowing Following are the probable starters over the long mile and a half distance together with their weights jockeys trainers and owners Horse Wt Jockey Owner Trainer TrainerWar War Admiral 126 CKurtsingerGlen Riddle Farm G Conway ConwayPompoon Pompoon 126 H Richards J H Louchheim C F Clarke ClarkeFlying HealyBrooklyn Flying Scot 126 J Gilbert J H Whitney J W Healy Brooklyn ThompsonSceneshif 126 W I Wright E B Bradley H J Thompson Sceneshif ter 126 J Stout 31 Howard E Sande SandeMelodist Melodist 126 JLongden Wheatley Stable J Fitzsimmons FitzsimmonsVamoose Vamoose 126 E Arcaro JFalaise Stable J J Lambert LambertPost Post positions to be drawn thirty minutes before post time NEW YORK N Y June 4 Most of the royalty among the nations threeyearolds will be assembled among the seven starters in the sixty ninth renewal of the Belmont Stakes tomorrow afternoon and what may prove to be a record crowd at spacious Belmont Park is expected to view War Admiral in the effort to add to his brilliant record which included victories in the Preakness Kentucky Derby and Chesapeake Stakes The Belmont is not the richest of the countrys threeyearold fixtures having a gross value of 50050 with 37550 net for the winner but it is steeped in tradition dating back to 1867 as well as possessing the unique feature of being the only American counterpart of the English Derby in having a closing at weanling time and being decided over the testing route of a mile and onehalf War Admiral is heading a field which in most mostrespects respects is familiar but his six opponents include two colts which did not feel the heat of his brilliant speed in the Derby and the Preakness They are Brooklyn and Va ¬ moose two sons of Blue Larkspur which won the Belmont in 1929 As was proved the case in the Derby and Preakness the principal foe of Samuel D Riddles colt is expected to be Pompoon and Jerome Louch heims colorbearer undoubtedly will be sup ¬ ported by those believing he had good ex ¬ cuses for his defeat in the Preakness nar ¬ row as it was wasBIG BIG PRIZE AT STAKE STAKEAlready Already the leading money winner of the year with earnings of 106600 the medium sized but mighty son of Man o War and Brushup by Sweep is offered the oppor ¬ tunity of taking a commanding lead over Rosemont in this respect as a Belmont vic ¬ tory will jump his gleanings to 144150 as well as placing him in the same category as Sir Barton Gallant Fox and Omaha as a winner of Americas triple crown crownPompoon Pompoon is the only member of the field to have engaged War Admiral in both the Preakness and Derby finishing second both times but of the others Flying Scot was third in the Pimlico event while Melodist and Sceneshifter were fourth and fifth in the Churchill Downs race Brooklyn has not raced since April when he was third in two outings at Keeneland while Vamoose Continued on thirtyseventh page WAR ADMIRAL STRIVES FOR TRIPLE CROWN TODAY Continued from first page only recently graduated from the maiden ranks ranksFlying Flying Scot Sceneshifter and Brooklyn are considered the most dangerous oppo ¬ nents of War Admiral and Pompoon The John Hay Whitney colt gave a brilliant per ¬ formance in winning the Withers over the mile distance a week after he was beaten eight lengths in the Preakness while Max ¬ well Howards hope has not raced since the Derby although he has been training steadily steadilyBROOKLYN BROOKLYN DT FORM FORMBrooklyn Brooklyn which was held out of the Derby by E R Bradley when he failed to withstand the preparation has been pointed for the Belmont in a more gradual but nevertheless steady manner He was asked for the fastest workout over the Belmont distance of any of the candidates going over the long route Tuesday in 231 231Melodist Melodist the Wheatley Stable candidate is the only member of the field which has not been given a workout over the Belmont distance but he appeared in a mile and a furlong race last Monday and since has gone a similar distance in 155 155War War Admiral was tried over the Belmont route three times by trainer George Con way the last being in 234 breezing Pom poons last effort was nine furlongs in 155 after he had gone the mile and onehalf in 235 several days previously Since going the Belmont distance in 235 Flying Scot has been nine furlongs in 153 and the mile and a quarter in 211 Vamooses time for the route was 235 while Sceneshifter con ¬ cluded his heavy training for the race by going around the Belmont course in 233 233DISPLAYS DISPLAYS FINE SPEED SPEEDExcellent Excellent speed was shown by Brooklyn this morning in his blowout for the race The son of Blue Larkspur and Knockany Bridge went five furlongs In 59 handily Pompoon ran three furlongs in 35 and Sceneshifter had no trouble in doing a half mile in 48 in other speed sharpeners by Belmont candidates candidatesWar War Admiral will be ridden by Charles Kurtsinger who has handled the colt in all of his engagements this season He will arrive from Chicago Saturday morning Kurtsinger is seeking his second Belmont victory as he previously had won on Twenty Grand in 1931 1931James James Stout who will be up on Scene shifter and Wayne Wright Brooklyns pilot are other jockeys with Belmont victories to their credit Stout guided Granville a year ago while Wright handled Peace Chance in the 1934 running runningFAMILY FAMILY HEIRLOOM HEIRLOOMWar War Admiral hopes to become the third son of Man o War to have won the Belmont as well as the fourth successful representa ¬ tive of the Glen Riddle Farm Stable Man o War was the first of the Riddle horses to capture the important race his feat being duplicated by his sons American Flag and Crusader in 1925 and 1926 1926Bradley Bradley is the only other owner whose colors have been victorious in the race Blue Larkspur having accounted for the 1929 run ¬ ning For John Hay Whitney Jerome Louchheim Maxwell Howard the Falaise Stable owner Henry Guggenheim and Wheatley Stables patrons Mrs H C Phipps and Ogden Mills a Belmont triumph would prove a new experience experienceThe The Belmont tops a triplestake program of seven races which will bring to a close Belmont Parks most successful meeting in many years Most important of the support ¬ ing events is the National Stallion Stakes which has drawn the entries of seven of the most promising twoyearolds shown this season among them C V Whitneys The Chief Hal Price Headleys Bourbon King J H Whitneys Sweetie Pie Starmount Sta ¬ bles Catalysis and Mrs E Graham Lewis Great Union UnionWith With all starting the race will have a net value of 11580 to the winner with 4320 being divided among the nominators of the stallions represented by the first three horses to finish finishFor For devotees of the field sport the attrac ¬ tion is the Meadowbrook Steeplechase Han ¬ dicap at twgjniles anjl ahalf the qverjiight field of eleven being topped by Thomas Hitchcocks Rioter with an assignment Qf 161 pounds Other well known jumpers In the field are Arc Light Jungle King Birm ¬ ingham and Ship Executive ExecutiveOfficials Officials of the Westchester Racing Asso ¬ ciation have made preparations to handle a record crowd whether or not the turnout exceeds the gathering which saw the Zev Papyrus race Requests for boxes and for luncheon reservations both in the enclosure and Turf and Field Club reached an un ¬ precedented number Slightly cloudy weather and a fast track is promised promisedFollowing Following are the probable starters in the National Stallion Stakes 4000 added for twoyearolds at five furlongs of the Wide ner course together with their weights and jockeys jockeysHorse Horse Wt Rider Catalysis 119 E Steffen The Chief 122 R Workman Enchanted 122 N Wall Transmitted 122 4 W D Wright Bourbon King 122riVH Richards Great Union 122 j E Arcaro Sweetie Pie 122 J Giloeft
