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REFLECTIONS By NELS0N DUNSTAN NEW YORK, N. Y., May 24.— It is natural at this time of the year that the yearling sales in California and at Keeneland, Saratoga and Maryland start claiming the attention of breeders, owners and trainers. This year, however, there is more than the usual number of dispersal sales scheduled, and the latest of these was the surprise announcement that Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., would dispose of his racing stable and later sell all of his yearlings and breeding stock at Saratoga in August. Since he became interested in the turf, Chrysler has been a liberal buyer of yearlings at Keeneland and Saratoga, and has also been prominent at dispersals in the bidding for broodmares of quality. About a year after he came into the business, he purchased North Wales Stud at Warrenton, Va., and made that historical old spot one of the show places of the state, that has been a producer of thoroughbreds since Revolutionary days. He has many prominent stallions standing at his Virginia establishment, but, as some of these are owned in partnership with others, there is a question at this time just which will be offered at the upstate Spa. In his broodmare group, there are many fine producers who will attract their share of bidders when they are sent under the hammer. AAA The Fasig-Tipton Company will be the auctioneers of all the Chrysler horses. Some 27 horses-in-training will be offered at Belmont Park on Thursday, June 2, and, on the following day, the Fasig-Tipton Company will sell some 65 additional horses-in-training from various consignments. Among those in the Chrysler sale is an unnamed black colt by Haltal — Dorimar for whom Chrysler paid 5,500 at the yearling sales last season. u Another colt who will attract his share of attention is a brown by Donatello — Cosquilla, who is the dam of that well-known race horse, and now sire, Princequillo. Chrysler purchased this dam abroad, and he has bought quite a few others in the foreign markets. Among the other two-year-olds to be sold are Broken Crown, Italic, Chrysler Dispersal Surprise to Turf Fans Horses-in-T raining Sale at Belmont, JuneQ Fasig-Tipton Company Has Busy Schedule Keeneland Sales Features 420 Colts, Fillies Jimminy Cricket, Manavel, Hesperd, The Creek and others who are unnamed as yet. There is a bay colt by Whirlaway — Fair Weather, a bay filly by Bull Dog — Irvana, and a bay filly by By Jimminy — Strange Device. Quite a few three-year-olds are also included in the dispersal. AAA Speaking of sales, the first group which the United States Remount will disperse takes place tomorrow at Fort Reno, in Oklahoma. Approximately 159 head will be sold, and that includes the three stallions, Excite, Remolino, Witez n., and, besides them, some 96 thoroughbreds, 27 Arabians and one Lippizzaner. A number of these horses are from the stock of captured European thoroughbreds which were brought over by the United States Army in 1946, but for which The Jockey Club refused registration in the American Stud Book. These horses will, naturally, be bought by farmers who have been put in a sad predicament by the failure of the United States Government to budget any sum of money for the continuation of the Remount Service after this year. The second sale will be staged at Fort Robinson, Neb., on Friday, June 3, when approximately 133 head will go under the hammer. The stallions to be sold include Flag Pole, Red Bug, Villon and St. Brideaux, who is now 21 years old. St. Brideaux, who is by St. Germans out of Panache, by Broomstick, was a good race horse, but, at his present age, it is doubtful if he will bring any spirited bidding. AAA The Fasig-Tipton Company will be a busy one in the months to come, for they will stage the W. E. Boeing dispersal at Potrero Grande Ranch in California on July 5, the Saratoga Sales in August, and, later in the • year, the Louis B. Mayer sale, the time and place being undecided as yet. W. E._ Boeing has been a prominent buyer of yearlings for many years and in his dispersal will be the two stallions Devils Thumb and Slide Rule. Devils Thumb is a nine-year-old bay horse by Grand Slam out of Daintiness, who is a full sister to that great mare Myrtlewood. Devils Thumb was one of the best race horses of his years, and his first foals are now two-year-olds. Slide Rule is also a nine-year-old, and is by Snark out of Kings Idyll, by Sir Gallahad m. Slide Rule, top, was a fine race horse, for, while he was out of the money when Count" Fleet won the Wood Memorial, he did defeat such a speedy racer as Occupation in the Cowdin Stakes, and then, in the last race of his career, the Westchester Handicap, he defeated Boysy and First Fiddle. Beside the two stallions mentioned, Boeing will sell the stallion Grim Reaper and also his entire group of broodmares. AAA Dates have already been arranged for the three important yearling sales that are annually held in this country. The first of these is sponsored by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association and will be staged at Santa Anita Park on Monday and Tuesday evening, July 18 and 19. Entries for these sales closed on May 1. The Keeneland Summer Sales will follow on July 25 to 28, inclusive, and the Breeders Sales Company will eventually narrow this down to about 420 colts and fillies that have been selected from the 800 that were named by the breeders originally. The consignors draw for positions at this particular sale, and the drawing will take place some time around June 3. Entries for this sale close on June 1. The Saratoga Sales will be held, as usual, in August, and will open this year on Tuesday night, August 9. While this writer has yet to see the list of yearlings to be sold at Keeneland, or Saratoga, there is hardly a doubt that many of the quality breeders will be sending fine youngsters to these vendues. There is, naturally, much speculation as to this years market as compared to that of former years, but the majority of people we have talked with seem to feel that the demand at both points for racing material will be keen.
