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: I reflections! I By Nelston Dunstan I Fine Babes in Saturdays Juvenile Zaca Rosa Not in American Oaks Withers to Reveal Fastest Miler Give Whirlaway 129 for Suburban NEW YORK, N. Y., May 21. Saturdays magnet at Belmont Park will naturally be the Withers, but for a contest that might top it from a competitive viewpoint, the co-featured Juvenile Stakes could well be the race. At five furlongs over the Widener straightaway this baby event promises to bring together such as Jack S. L., Hickory Head, Four Freedoms, All Hoss, Joe Burger and others who give promise of competing for the Futurity and other important events later in the season. Sun Again and Some Chance ran one-two in last years renewal and went on to run one-two in the Arlington Futurity, with Some Chance conquering Devil Diver in the Belmont Futurity later in the season. Inaugurated in 1874, the Juvenile has been won by Sensation, Spinaway, Tre-mont, Hourless, Tryster, Dice, Blue Larkspur, Equipoise and others who distinguished themselves on the race course. Red Sonnet is not eligible for the two-year-old race, for his connections had little or no idea he was going, to prove such a speedster. Jack S. L., owned by Mrs. J. S. Letellier, will probably be favorite, as he has demonstrated both his speed arid liking for the straightaway course. It should prove a hard-fought race from end to end and one that should give the spectators many a thrill. "While the Withers should definitely settle the question of who is the fastest miler among the three-year-olds, it will probably bring to light the one who is to be looked upon as the leader of the division, at least, until the Belmont Stakes is , run. A victory for Alsab or Shut Out would put them on the three-year-old throne, if only temporarily. From all indications about a dozen will start, and two that will be watched with keen interest are R. S. McLaughlins Fairaris and the Foxcatcher Farms Star Beacon. The former was very impressive in defeating older "horses at Belmont last week-end and, after that race, more than one expressed the JOHN B. CAMPBELL Released a opinion that the Canadian-owned colt highly interesting set of weights for the would be a tough nut to crack in the eligibles to the Suburban Handicap. Withers. Little has been said about Sun Again and Requested, but it would not be surprising to this writer if one or both are in there battling fromend to end. Requested was not at his best in the Preakness, and may prove to be a far sharper horse if he goes in the feature Saturday. Sun Again has been doing all asked .of him in training, and while Ben Jones has been extravagant in his praise of Alsab, it would occasion no great surprise if his Arlington Futurity winner were to be on the head end at the finish line. Devil Diver was a winner on Tuesday, but even though he gave Dogpatch nine pounds, he had little margin to spare and will have to do better to be among the first three Saturday. Vagrancys loyal followers were disappointed by her defeat in the Acorn, but Californians once again had an opportunity to cheer when W. W. Crenshaws Zaca Roca, came through to win by a length and a half. After the quarter the daughter of Zacaweista, ridden by Wahler, made her own pace, and although she was visibly tired as she finished, there was nothing lacking in courage. A. A.Baronis Bonnet Ann finished third, so even though C. S. Howards Chiquita Mia finished six and Myron Selznicks Joans Tip was seventh, Californians did all right, all things considered, especially so when Selznicks Cant Wait came through to win the Ben Brush Handicap, the race following the Acorn. Unfortunately, Zaca Rosa is not an eligible for the Coaching Club American Oaks. The Acorn, at one mile, was the longest race of her career, and whether she would cover one and one-half miles brings in a big question. She has been pretty consistent, being in the money fifteen times in eighteen tstarts. Vagrancy, on the other hand, will probably appreciate the added distance of the Coaching Club American Oaks.. Mackerels showing in the Acorn was too bad to be true. While the Suburban will be the biggest race in the country on Decoration Day, Wednesdays Coaching Club American Oaks should attract a large midweek gathering to the beautiful Long Island course. With 0,000 added, this will be the 26th running of the one and one-half mile event for three-year-old fillies. Last year this event was won by Level Best, but the distance has been changed from one and three-eighths miles to one and one-half miles. Should eight start, it will gross 1,425, thus making it the richest event run in this country for three-year-old fillies. A total of 35 fillies are still eligible and the winner will join a roster that is a "Whos Who" of filly champions for the past quarter of a century. Three of Man o Wars daughters have been winners of this event, but the only representative Big Red has on the eligibility list this year is Glen Riddle Farms Military Brush, a brown filly by Man o War out of Brushup, the dam of War Admiral. Equipoise joined the Coaching Club sire list when Level Best was last years winner. This year, he is represented by Lotopoise, Ubiquitous, Equipet, Mackerel, Run of Luck, Hi Diddle and John Hay Whitneys Court Manners. Thus, of the 35 eligibles, no less than seven were sired by the "Chocolate Soldier." Jack Campbells Suburban weights are a looking glass of The Jockey Clubs handicappers opinion of the current crop of three-year-olds and older horses. Whirlaway tops the list with 129, then comes Mioland, Market Wise and Attention, all three at 124, followed by Challedon, War Relic and Fenelon, in at 122. War Relic, naturally, will not go arid we doubt if Fenelon will. The scale for three-year-olds in May, at one and one-quarter miles, is 108, but as the race is to be run on Saturday, May 30, with the scale jumping to 112 two days later, Alsab is actually assigned scale weight and Whirlaway three over the June scale Of 126. In other words, Campbell rates Whirlaway a three-pound better horse June scale than the Sabath three-year-old, who starts in the Withers Saturday. Campbell apparently does not take Reading Il.s first outing too seriously, for he has assigned the Australian invader 119. But he has placed the Peruvian, Meissen, down in the 105 group, so thats that. Barring the unforeseen, Ben Jones will send Whirlaway after the "cocoons," for when a horse is in need of 6,000 to becoming the worlds money-winning champion, a race with 0,000 added is certainly one to shoot at. He will, have Attention to beat for the long end of the purse, with all due respect to Market Wise and Mioland.
