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Requested Works Six Furlongs in 111 Beimont Is Scene Of Sparkling Trial TrialTime Time Overdrawn in 1 26 for Seven Furlongs Bourmont Goes 1 18 Miles in 154 154ELMONT ELMONT L I N Y May 10 Train ¬ ing activities at the two tracks at the Nassau County course over the weekend were up to the usual standard The main track attracted the greater share of atten tion from horsemen and workwatchers Speed trials over the lightning fast strip of the main track bordered on the sensa ¬ tional with several horses flashing speed at six furlongs Requested owned by the Texas patron Ben F Whitaker sped over the six furlongs distance in 111 Re ¬ quested has no stake engagements at this meeting but is being trained for overnight handicaps and condition events He was timed the first quarter in a shade better than 23 the half in 45 five furlongs in 58 and the full route in 111 The colt was not unduly hurried at any stage and had something in reserve at the end endOverdrawn Overdrawn owned by Dearborn Stable of James Powers of Detroit showed that he is at his peak form in his sevenfurlong test which he negotiated in easy fashion He was eased up in the late stages and was timed in 126 He displayed high speed in the early stages covering the first quar ¬ ter in 23 the half in 46 five furlongs in 58 and the six furlongs in 112 112At At this point he was taken under firmer restraint and in the final seventy yards was eased up upWithersBelmont WithersBelmont Candidate CandidateOverdrawn Overdrawn is another who has no stake engagements here but is being kept on edge for overnight races racesBourmont Bourmont the baycoated son of Rose mont Bourbonette who is owned by the Brookmeade Stable and a candidate for the Withers Peter Pan and the Belmont was called upon for a mile and a furlong test The threeyearold he hasnt started this year was timed in 154 A commendable work workBourmont Bourmont was highly regarded as a ju ¬ venile and accounted for a race last sea ¬ son Trainer Fontaine instructed the rider to let this fellow step along but not to urge him at any stage The colt completed his move in easy fashion and appeared to have speed in reserve He according to present plans will start in the Withers the 15000 added feature that will be contested on Saturday May 22 22The The Boeing pair Slide Rule and Twoses were also called upon for sixfurlong tests and in company traversed the distance in 117 and they were in hand all the way The two are potential starters in the Swift which is to be run on Wednesday over the seven furlongs distance distanceThe The Greentree Stables Corydon was called on for a mile and a quarter test Corydon finished out his task in easy fash ¬ ion and was timed in 209 Corydon has one outstanding engagement at Belmonfc Park the Suburban This old fixture will be run on Decoration Day DayThe The training track witnessed several short trials and among those noted were Porters Cap owned by C S Howard Porters Cap was breezed three furlongs in 38 Red Level from the J P Jones en ¬ tourage was sent a half mile in 51 while Fair Weather was timed over the three fur ¬ long distance in 39
