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t Here and There on the Turf Cripples Win Two Stakes Teddy Weed Improved Horse Honey Cloud Back in Form Both Former Platers - t At Hialeah Park last winter, Teddy Weed was in such a sore condition that his usefulness to the Calumet Farm stable was greatly Impaired. In such large establishments as that maintained by Warren Wright, only outstanding or promising horses which go lame from incurable ailments or those requiring many months of rest and care to be overcome are kept. The others are sold either privately or via the claiming route. So Teddy Weed was placed in a claiming race and he was taken by the Tomara Stable, trained by Herbert J. Bundscho, one of the younger school of horsemen. The son of Teddy Star Weed, by Pharlaris, little more than paid his way for the Tomara Stable until Saturday, when he captured the second running of the Tropical Handicap in one of the most exciting finishes of the winter season. After obtaining Teddy Weed, Bundscho went to work on him and his efforts were rewarded when the horse improved sufficiently to capture an allowance event at Havre de Grace last spring. He was second in his next two outings, but after performing in the Constitution Handicap at Suffolk Downs late in May, Teddy Weed had to be placed in temporary retirement, as his infirmities became too serious. Bundscho did not get him back to the races until this winter at Hialeah, and the Tomara trainer undoubtedly brought back an improved horse, although Teddy Weed was unable to win until his fourth start. However, he was third to Joe Schenck and Little Shaver in his first outing, a six furlongs dash, run in: 1:10, and then finished right after Francesco and Redbreast in a mile and one furlong test, completed in 1:49. Greater improvement was shown in his third start of the winter, although he finished fourth, but Teddy Weed was beaten less than five lengths by Stagehand, as that horse won the McLennan Memorial Handicap in 1:48, equaling the track record. Separating the Calumet Farm cast-off from Stagehand were Bull Lea, his one-time sta-blemate, and Mythical King. Encountering no such opposition in his next start at Hialeah and displaying a pleasing fondness for the distance of a mile and one-quarter, Teddy Weed scored a handy triumph which he repeated a week later over the mile and seventy yards route at Tropical, but at the immediate expense of a horse like Pasteurized. Largely on the basis of that performance, he was installed the favorite for the Tropical Handicap, in which he forced Co-Sports pace all the way and then held Bobs Boys, Our Ketcham and No Sir all safe while shouldering an increase in weight. Patience had its virtues in respect to Teddy Weed but he may return even more dividends. Honey Cloud looked more like the keen horse he was last fall Saturday in capturing the Southern Maryland Handicap at Bowie than he did in California during the winter, where he went in quest of the 00,000 Santa Anita Handicap and some of the other stakes. He won Bowies week-end feature by outgaming Challephen in a long drive while carrying top weight of 121 pounds. He gave nine pounds to Challephen, which had finished second to Hypocrite in the Bowie Handicap the previous Saturday, the latter being a well beaten fourth in the Southern Maryland. A. J. Abel, former rider, in whose wifes silks the five-year-old gelded son of High Cloud and Honey Pot, by Sir Martin, performs, started the horse in the Rowe Memorial, at six furlongs, on the opening day of the Bowie meeting, in which he failed to enter contention, but a smart workout since put him right for the Southern Maryland. Last fall at Pimlico and Bowie Honey Cloud showed himself to be a very hardhitting horse, running third in the Riggs, then winning the Ritchie and W. P. Burch Memorial Handicaps and dead-heating with Conquer in the Prince George Autumn Handicap. This showing prompted Abel to ship him to Santa Anita, but the horse developed an ailment which finally was found in his shoulder. In the meantime the former plater started nine times, including three stakes, but the best he could do was to capture one overnight dash of seven furlongs. That was in his semi-final start of the winter after his injury had been located and placed under treatment and he displayed a creditable effort in the San Juan Capistrano Handicap, showing the way at the quarter pole in the mile and one-half event. His portion was fourth behind Cravat, Today and Jacola. In winning form again, Honey Cloud may be expected among the starters in races like the Harford, Philadelphia and Dixie Handicaps, soon to be decided. Like Teddy Weed, he was obtained via the claiming route and improved after undergoing a long rest.
