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Majority of Preakness Contestants Proceed North for Belmont Stakes Consensus of Opinion Is J That Alsab Is Really at Tops — Colchis Not Eligible BALTIMORE, Md., May 11.— A majority of the performers who participated in the first two of the Triple Crown" events, moved out of Pimlico Sunday for Belmont Park, where the third and final edition known as the Belmont Stakes will be staged June 6. Robert Sterling Clarks Colchis was a member of the caravan, but being a gelding, he will not be under colors in the Belmont. Valdina Orphan entrained for Suffolk Downs. Ben Jones, trainer of Warren Wrights Sun Again, who dead-heated for the place award with Requested in the Preakness Stakes, stated Sunday morning, while directing the loading of the fine son of Sun Teddy, I believe the three-year-olds have stopped beating Alsab. He moved up in the Derby and was back to his best in the Preakness. He was tops last year and should he keep going, will have all of the three-year-olds in the bag." Jones is pointing Sun Again for the Withers. After dismounting from the Sun Teddy colt in the Preakness, Eads said, He needed the race." Jones verified the statement Sunday. Some Excuse for Valdina Orphan Devil Diver and Shut Out moved out of Pimlico under John Gavers supervision. The formr.-r Maryland banker was disappointed. He believed Devil Diver would make amf-nd:; for his poor showing in the D-rby and that Shut Out had a royal rhance of repeating his Kentucky Derby i The Kerif-ral opinion among disinterested tmUtn v.n.: Alsab came back to himself. The raf;e, Valdina Orphan excepted, was a truly run affair. The Valdina repre-5.*-ntaUve v. as shuffled back when Alsab ?;r.d Colchis made their runs on the out-f.ide and Fair Call was on the inside of t .in arid Valdina Orphan in the middle of the pak. All contestants came out of the battle mtcarred and none tin: worse for wear. Sunday. 1 000 employers of the Maryland JOdWf CMi IBd tbi Harry M. .Stevens Catering Company cleaned up thr ancient plant Only t.nose -.iu,U-n awaiting the Delaware Park BMfttOf Md p.«v«rnl MsMltaV merits quartered at lirnoni urn. Havre de ► — Grace and Laurel having stall accommo-I dations at Detroit remained at Pimlico | today. The Delaware Park brigade included the more prominent thoroughbreds I owned by Christiana, H. Guy Bedwell, Breckinridge Long, J. H. Stotler and others. E. H. Gaines and several other trainers | have selected the Motor City track as the next point of invasion. More than 150 horses left here Sunday and today for Suffolk Downs and each owner signified that he would have representatives at Delaware Park and the new Garden State race course. Charles McLennan, who serves as racing secretary at Suffolk Downs, acts in the same capacity at the Camden track, now under construction.
