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JOHNSTOWN SHIT TO FARM elair Studs Crack Youngster to Be Retired Until Next Season Eligible for Every Outstanding ThreeTear Old Race In Country In 1939 Retires Sound NEW YORK N Y Nov 4 The Belalr Studs Johnstown runnerup to El Cbico for the juvenile crown is romping over a spa ¬ cious paddock at William Woodwards Mary Jand farm The twoyearold stake winner following his triumphs in the Breeders Fu ¬ turity at Keeneland Park was shipped to Pimlico and then vanned to the farm to be turned out until next January The an ¬ nouncement was made at Aqueduct today and Johnstown will be picked up in January and trained for his threeyearold engage ¬ ments over the Queens County course courseJohnstown Johnstown is as sound as a bell of brass sald Harvey Fitzsimmons today and the announcement to retire him came after a conference between my father and owner Woodward The colt is eligible for every threeyearold stake in the country and barring accidents will do the bulk of his campaigning over New York tracks tracksThe The Belair Stud and the Saratoga Stable own leading contenders for the threeyear old prizes Johnstown is the Belalr Stud ace while Volitant is the pride of George H Bull and John A Morris which race under the nom de course of the Saratoga Stable Volitant Is now in Maryland and will fulfill his engagements at Pimlico and then return to New York Jack Goldsborough who de ¬ veloped the colt was a visitor at Aqueduct today and intimated that Volitant may be shipped to Florida to start in the Flamingo Stakes the threeyearold special at Hialeah Park Goldsborough will ship four horses to Hialeah Park and will spend the winter I in Miami MiamiThe The Wheatley and Belair Stud will be well represented during the Hialeah Park meet ¬ ing Plans under consideration call for a shipment of eighteen horses to be raced there meetingThe during the meeting The lot will include several yearlings In addition to older horses Among those that will carry the Wheatley banner are Alps Black Legion and Destroyer These three were at Wheatley Hills for the past month Johake owned by the Belalr Stud was he shipping date will be late in December The horses will be in charge of George Fish Tappen and following the holidays Fitzsimmons will be on hand to take over Jockey James Stout will do the bulk of the riding for the establishment
