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REFLECTIONS by nelson dunstan NEW YORK, N. Y., May 22. Possibly you noticed in this paper yesterday that at Calumet Farm they had given the name Foremost to the colt foal by Whirlaway out of Twilight Tear. It will be two years before this babe gets to the races, but even so, there there is is already already speculation speculation as as to to there there is is already already speculation speculation as as to to whether or not he will be a success on the race course. That old debate, "do good race mares make good broodmares?" can easily be injected when this youngster is discussed. All we can say is that he is one of the most impressively bred colts that has ever come to our attention. So, too, is Sky Raider, a beautifully-bred colt, for he is by Man o War out of Top Flight, who was undefeated as a two-year-old and one of the best fillies of her years. Lets hope that Foremost gets a better break than Sky Raider, for the latter only went to the post on three occasions, winning two and second, once. AAA Despite all the talk of international races, it becomes increasing obvious that considerable spade work must be done to bring these events about. The Jockey Club has appointed a committee of three to discuss and consider racing between the United States and Brazil. It seems to us that races with South Americans will be easier to arrange than those in which invaders from England, France and other European countries are to be brought here for events against our best horses. The Zev-Papyrus race was one of the most colorful ever staged in this country. Epinard came here from France and, while giving a fine account of himself, could not win one of the three international matches at different distances. In a letter received from England yesterday, one of the best-known sports writers over there says, "Tudor Minstrel would be the ideal horse to send to your country. There seems little, or no, chance of it, however. He has already won the Two Thousand Guineas and looks like Foremost Good Name for Illustrious Babe Elmendorf Donated ,000 to Runyon Fund Much Speculation of Yearling Markets Clem McCarthy Has a Host of Friends a mortal cinch to capture the Derby. With these two races to his credit, it is only natural that he be held here for the St. Leger, which is the third event of our Triple Crown, and which his owner would just about give his right eye to win. Should he eventually win the Triple Crown, I doubt very much if they would take a chance of his being beaten in America. Beyond him I cannot think of any horse we have here who would be a colorful representative of English racing." AAA A few days ago in this column, we carried the item that Mrs. Peter A. B. Widener had officially donated a service to Polynesian, the entire proceeds to go to the Damon Runyon Memorial Fund. It was a splendid contribution, for we have already had a bid of ,500 for that service, and we expect others in the months to come. We were very surprised yesterday when we received, from Peter A. B Widener, a check for ,000 as a further contribution from Elmendorf Farm. As you no doubt know, Elmendorf is now a partnership between Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. B. Widener and their son. In writing us, Pet Widener stated, "We are happy to donate this 1,000 to a very worthy cause, and we hope that the members ol your craft who are working for the Runyon Fund will have all the success they deserve." This ,000, coupled with at least ,500 from the service to Polynesian, means that the Wideners have given at least ,500, and we are quite sure that that figure will be increased. AAA Recently, we gave the views of Henry H. Knight, Eci Moore Circle M .and other prominent breeders as to this years yearling prices compared with those of last year. Most of the breeders we talked with in Kentucky thought the prices might be off about 10 to 12 per cent. Surprisingly, Webb Everett, racing secretary at Santa Anita Park, had no such ideas and stoutly maintained that not only would last years records be equaled, but would be topped. With the Kentucky sales just slightly more than two months away, this subject seems to be a favorite one with trainers around the race track. As near as we can gather, quite a few of the trainers, who select the yearlings for their employers, feel that a drop of 10 to 15 per cent must be expected in view of economic conditions. In -view of the fact that purse and stake values are more than holding their own with the values of last season, causes many others who have spent a lifetime on the race track, to say that there is no real reason for a drop in prices. AAA In acknowledging the many letters from readers who wrote regarding Clem McCarthys mistake in broadcasting the Preakness, we are happy to say that of the approximate 40 we received, "every one of them were in compliment to the veteran sports announcer. In Eclitor and Publisher, Robert U. Brown writes, "Clem McCarthy, famous sports announcer, probably could have been laughted out of the profession for his "blooper" at the Preakness, announcing Jet Pilot as the winner, instead of Faultless. The newspaper sports columnists might have had a field day at McCarthys expense, but they didnt. The incident, and its treatment in the press is a perfect indication of the friendship and camaraderie among workers in the craft." We could go a little further than that and say that it. was mainly due to the high respect for Clem in the press boxes throughout the country and the knowledge of the men who work in those boxes of the difficulty in being correct, race after race.
