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r Here and There on the Turf Gilded Knight Looks Good Challedon Will Improve Winter Colts Found Lacking T. M. Dorsett Pleases i Gilded Knights absence from the Kentucky Derby eligibles must be a source of gratification to the outstanding candidates for the Churchill Downs classic, as the son of Sir Gallahad HI. and Gold Brick, by Broomstick, in the Wheatley Stable, has blossomed out as a three-year-old of exceptional ability. He came back in the Chesapeake Stakes Saturday to demonstrate that his triumph over El Chico a week previous was no fluke and by the same token the nose defeat of the 1938 juvenile champion is not to be considered disgraceful. Never having won a sweepstakes, Gilded Knight had the benefit of the weights over most of his opponents in the Chesapeake, but his victory was clean-cut over two such formidable colts as Impound and Challedon. The Wheatley colt finished the mile and one-sixteenth route in courageous fashion and he still may have his zenith to reach, in which case he shapes up as a stout Preakness candidate. Challedon made the Chesapeake his first start of the season and although he finished third, two and a half lengths away from CnirlpH TTnicrVit Vile pffnrt wns mn;f snnrHino The Maryland-bred son of Challenger II. and Laura Gal, by Sir Gallahad III. finished full of run and he should come out of the engagement with a seasoning foundation that will permit trainer Louis J. Schaefer to bring William L. Branns colt up to the Derby in just the proper fashion. More than probably Challedon will journey to Louisville soon in order that he may have his final tests for the Derby at the scene of action. It is unlikely that he may be given a tune-up race at Churchill Downs, as he is not eligible to the Derby Trial and the overnight events programmed hardly would suit him. Had Challedon the benefit of a preliminary race before the Chesapeake he may have been sharp enough to have given Gilded Knight and Impound a tussle at the end. In finishing second in the Chesapeake after losing ground on the turn, Impound came through with an effort that should be considered most satisfactory by Alfred Van-derbilt. The Maryland sportsman stated after the Santa Anita Derby running that he didnt plan to aim Impound for the Derby, but he may have changed his mind by now. Impound had 119 pounds on his back, five more than Gilded Knights impost and three less than Challedons weight, the latter being the top weight. The son of Sun Beau Embargo Arts appears to have found himself in going over a distance of ground, and when performing over tracks he fancies his chances are to be respected. He had not been out since February 22, and like Challedon might not have been sharp enough to , handle a colt that was fresh from an impressive effort at six furlongs. Porters Mite and Ariel Toy indicated in the Chesapeake that they are doubtful Derby calibre. Ariel Toy led all the way in the Continued on eleventh page. HERE AND THERE ON THE TURF Continued from second page Arkansas Derby, but he was never threatened and ran as he pleased. His opposition in the Havre de Grace special was of entirely different nature, as he was overtaken at the far turn and thereafter tired badly. Porters Mite went into command . on the second turn, but when he was challenged by Gilded Knight approaching the stretch entrance, the Belmont Futurity winner also began to shorten stride, and the finish found him in fourth place, another length and a half back of Challedon. Tiring horses have no business in a race like the Derby, in which ability to run from the quarter post home is most essential. It should be surprising if both these colts are shipped to Louisville. Another three-year-old seen in a fine performance, Saturday, was T. M. Dorsett, in the Stuyvesant Handicap at Jamaica. The son of Cohort Michigan Girl, by Hire Aux Larmes, safely recovered from the illness suffered while at New Orleans, came from a fast pace supplied by Star Runner to win the six furlongs test going away. Joe W. Browns colt probably will be tested again in the Wood Memorial Stakes Saturday, and by running well in that mile and seventy yards event will deserve a trip to Louisville. The odds appear against T. M. Dorsett, however, of making the grade because the opposition to be encountered in the Wood will be much tougher than that he took into camp in the Stuyvesant, and it is possible the setback encountered in his New Orleans training may cause trainer J. B. Theall not to ask too much of the colt at this time.
