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JUDGES STAND B CHARLES HATTON LEXINGTON Ky May 8 Free Staters tell us that Crispin Oglebay seems to have a clever sort of two yearold prospect in Noble Impulse whom he bred at Harrie Scotts ver ¬ dant Shandon Farm here in Fayette County Recently at Havre de Grace this son of Bull Dog and Uvira II won a maiden race like a stakes colt He beat nothing by six lengths in 52Vs in the slop This time was a mere twofifths of a second behind Saggys record and some of those who timed Saggy are not at all sure that he ran faster Noble Impulse is a halfbrother to Colonel OF who was one of the better twoyearolds two years ago His dam Uvira H is by Umidwar and was im ¬ ported with the distinction of having won the Irish Oaks As the story goes Oglebay bought her sight unseen in the course of a telephone conversation with Henry Knight for a reported price of about 15000 Knight was quoted as saying If you do not like her when you see her I will take Tier off your hands at the same price Wherefore Noble Impulse we suppose Noble Impulse is trained by the Charlottesville horseman John Paul Doc Jones who has developed Level Best and other nice horses for Oglebay If it turns out he was not just outrunning himself at Havre de Grace he will enliven some of the stakes ih the area this season for he has been liberally engaged engagedA A A A APimlicos Pimlicos crowds include a good many patrons who are chase enthusiasts Interest in this colorful phase of the sport seems to be running high this spring Tom Shehan estimates that more than 25000 saw the recent Maryland Hunt Cup at J W Y Martins place and there are no wagering facilities on this affair Nothing very Noble Impulse Impresses in Maryland Hunt Crowds Show Increased Interest Lincoln Stake Pleased Breed Improvers Seely Shows Promise in Downs Debut Debutmuch much has been made of it but a mare whose blood is colder than a process servers actually finished first in this 52nd Maryland Hunt Cup then was disqualified This is Henry Cadwaladers Carolina whom he pur ¬ chased as a hunter It seems she cut a corner of the course going over the eighth fence when she should have taken the 18th Only for the introduction of walkie talkies for patrol judges which is the one touch of modernity at the Hunt Cup she might have got the red board The winner by a sort of TKO of the turf was Peterski who was sired by the Travers winner Petee Wrack and has a good many relatives running on the flat at the commercial tracks If it interests you the last cold blood to win the Cup was in 1919 when Jervis Spencer won on an equine who was the result of a series of mesalliances A A A ALincoln Lincoln Fields new stake the 10000 Miss America for twoyearold fillies on June 12 not only will please horsemen who have a preponderance of runners of that sex but also the breeders here in the Blue Grass Among the prospects for the first Miss America are Alsabs Day Blue Note Jetrose and other junior misses that have performed at Churchill Downs and Keeneland this spring There is also a possibility that Ben Jones will have a Calumet Farm starter and of course this estab ¬ lishment has some fillies who are at least vaccinated to be stakes performers The Miss America is a sort of companion feature of the 10000 Joliet Stakes which is or twoyearold colts and geldings and is to be decided on May 22 Lincolns transfer to Washington Park has its advantages and disadvantages Hawthorne is more convenient in unsettled weather of which Lincoln has experienced its share in the past but the Hbmewood course draws more of the carriage trade tradeA A A A AThis This reference to the sub debs reminds us that Willie Garner remarked She really was a good thing when he dismounted from Torrance Melroses Seely after she had won off in her first start Seely is a substantial bay filly by Best Seller from the mare Night Lady who has incubated a good many winners and her 53 marked a good run over the track Melrose bred her at his Ohio farm Best Seller stands at the Darby Dan Farm in the Buckeye State you know Melrose is a Cleveland hotel owner and usually races his string at Detroit during the summer season We shouldnt be surprised if Seely is a cut above the calibre of twoyear olds that usually are raced in Michigan A A A ATurfiana Turfiana Ben Whitaker tells us that his yearling Mahmoud colt is a candidate for the 1951 renewal of Santa Anitas Maturity which probably will become the worlds richest horse race A prominent Kentucky market breeder has offered his entire stud for sale Ed Christmas took occasion last week to inspect Challe don at Ira Drymons place I had not seen him since he was in training said the Marylander He was pleased with the son of Challenger II of course The form of Siclcle T some years ago may account for the Sickle aspect of My Requests pedigree Hialeah is roofing its barns Seems it rained in on Relic one day Maryland mint juleps lack the fillip of mint from the left bank of the Elkhorn
