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i --------------------------t Here and There on the Turf Freakness Entries Expected Jones Takes No Chances Challedon Seems Ready Chesapeake Field Strong ---4 The supplementary closing of the Freakness did not attract quite as many nominations as had been hoped by the Maryland Jockey Club, but the sextet made eligible to the historic three-year-old classic are all horses which figure at this time to have more than an outside chance of victory, and it is very possible all may get to the post jon May 13. Every one of the six made eligible to the Preakness at ,500 each were expected to enter the list because of the willingness indicated by their connections, although Benjamin A. Jones, trainer of the Woolford Farm stable, did not get excited about the matter until last Saturday when the supplementary nominations were due. Then he made sure Herbert M. Woolf, breeder and owner of Technician, had named the Flamingo Stakes winner. A year ago the Preakness supplementary passed without Lawrin being entered after that colt had captured the Florida special. A. J. Joyner, in charge of the George D. Widener racing interests, stated last fall Eight Thirty would be pointed for the Preakness and would pass up the Derby, even though the good son of Pilate was not nominated for the Pimlico classic at the regular closing. That Eight Thirty was entered is an indication he has progressed in his spring training in a manner satisfactory to his connections. El Chicos entry, naturally, was expected, as William Ziegler, Jr., wishes the 1938 juvenile champion to have every chance to gain three-year-old laurels as well. His nomination was not due until Remainder on twenty-seventh page. HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF Continued from second page after he had suffered his first defeat, so it shows the New York sportsman and trainer Matt Brady were not disheartened. Alfred Vanderbilt, naturally, was expected to enter Impound, the best of his three-year-old prospects, in the leading event at the track, of which he is the leading spirit. Ciencias nomination came as a natural consequence of her sensational victory in the Santa Anita Derby. The good daughter of Cohort and Science is regarded as a likely starter in the Chesapeake Stakes after which she will be pointed for the Pimlico Oaks, which comes a week before the Preakness. It develops that the failure of Ciencia to be among the eligibles to the Kentucky Derby and a candidate for the Churchill Downs classic was the result of an oversight on the part of Max Hirsch. The veteran horseman, who has charge of the main division of the King Ranch stable of Robert J. Kleberg, had filled in the nomination blank for Ciencia while at Santa Anita during the winter bui he neglected to mail it at the time of closing and did not discover his oversight until some time later. Perhaps the King Ranch board of strategy believe it is just as well that Ciencia is not in the Derby, but they may think differently if she should go well in the Preakness. Louis J. Schaefer, the former capable jockey who has developed into an equally result-getting trainer, appears to have Challedon ready for his three-year-old debut, scheduled to take place Saturday in the 5,000 added Chesapeake Stakes, outstanding attraction of Havre de Graces spring meeting. The son of Challenger 11., winner of Marylana, New England and Pimlico Futurities last season, may not be quite as light as he should be to engage the several winter-campaigned Chesapeake candidates on even terms, but he may rule the favorite nevertheless. His mile in 1:44, with plenty to spare, shows that he has a good foundation in his preparation and with two weeks to follow after the Chesapeake, the William L. Brann colt should have no excuses about being short for his Derby engagement. In addition to Ciencia, Challedon may be opposed by Ariel Toy and Day Off. In fact, these respective winners of the Arkansas and Louisiana Derbys are certain starters, the former having been shipped to the Harford course several weeks ago and Day Off moving there this week from Keeneland where he has been training since his clean-cut triumph at New Orleans. Eight Thirty also has been mentioned as a Chesapeake starter and if he accepts, his conditioning may be taken for granted. If the Widener colt comes back to his juvenile form, not even Challedon, Ciencia, Ariel Toy or the others in the Chesapeake field may be able to hold him. Everything considered, the lineup for the Havre de Grace test of a mile and one-sixteenth shapes up as one of the best in the history of the event.
