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4 JUDGES STAND *y chauis hatton LEXINGTON, Ky., May 24.— Browhell Combs tells us that his smart little filly Sequence is about ready for the races, and she may inject an entertaining new element of speed into the Middle Wests three-year-old stakes. Howard "Babe" Wells has shipped her to Price Salee at Detroit to be saddled for several MRA features before the Arlington season. Combs never was one to search a condition book for "soft touches" for his fillies, and, if they fail to -prove their class,-they are given short shrift at his Bel Air Stud. For instance, Sequence may appear- in Saturdays Frontier, and encounter some seasoned male sprinters in this 5,000 added run of six furlongs. Johns Joy is a candidate, but there is some indication-he will ship to Lincoln-at-Wash-ington for Mondays Peabody Memorial. Naturally, turfmen will be interested to note how she comes back to the races, .what with so many rich filly and mare stakes at Detroit, Arlington and Washington. The 5,000 Maple Leaf of six furlongs on June 4 is one of Sequences objectives at the Motor City. The Arlington and Washington clubs will offer a long series of filly events in June, July and August. These include the 0,000 Princess Doreen, the 5,000 Modesty, the 5,000 Cleopatra, the 5,000 Misty Isle, and the 5,000 Beverly. AAA Its a little bit ironical that Calumet should lose Pensive so soon after he gained the distinction of siring a Kentucky Derby winner. Mrs. Frank Glass philosophizes that, "Perhaps Ponder will train on, and eventually replace him at the stud." He is a veryformidable prospect for the Belmont Stakes. Pensive had been bred to 13 outside mares, and 11 of Calumets when he died, in the midst of the breeding season. Unfortunately, none of these mares was Miss Rushin, who is the dam of Ponder, Pensives only stakes winner to this writing. Pensives brother, Hyperionion, also died young, at the age of six, to be exact, at North Wales in Virginia. They Sequence Prospect for The Frontier Ponder May Replace Pensive at Calumet Capot Is Candidate for Rich Classic Off-Course Betting On tiATCs Agenda are out of Penicuik n., a mare Warren Wright bought from A. B. Hancock for about 2,000, as we -recall. She was carrying Pensive at the time. It is a curious fact that stallions often are more -popular dead than alive at the yearling sales and, now that he has sired, a Derby winner, we expect that Pensives colts and fillies will attract more attention. AAA The Greentree Farm has made some stakes nominations at Arlington and Washington for the summer season of 67 days, which begins on June 20 and extends through September 5. At the moment, trainer Johnny Gaver is trying to make Capot win the Belmont, which could easily turn out to be his toughest assignment of the year. He is to make one appearance under colors before that stake. Later on, he may return to the Middle West for the 0,000 Arlington Classic at Chicagos fashionable North Side course on July 30. Greentree won this stake in 1942 with Shut Out, who also was developed and trained by Gaver. We dont know if Capot is the best of the 1949 crop of three-year-olds, but we think that most Observers like him best. He is a plucky sort of colt who runs head and head on the pace, and it was this competitive instinct which made the Chesapeake, Derby and Preakness exciting races to watch. The other three-year-olds seem to be one-run horses mostly. We were interested this morning to inspect the new crop of Greentree foals with Clarkson Beard, and particularly to see Capots dam, Piquet, and her colt by Bimelech. This youngster is very like his accomplished half brother, in that he is a deep bodied, closely knit colt with a keen interest in everything that goes on about him. Beard believes that Piquet, who was herself a first-class runner, is again in foal to Capots sire Menow. Capot is her first foal to come to the races, and its possible she is one of those "old blue hens," as Dr. Charley Hagyard calls the good producers. Gaver now is training her two-year-old Count Fleet colt Card Sharp, of whom much naturally, will be expected. AAA The National Association of Thoroughbred Clubs will conduct a business meeting here, at about the time of the Keeneland Summer Sales, and one of the subjects on the agenda is off-the-course betting. No doubt, this highly representative club will go on record with the same dim view of the question voiced by the NARC. Secretary Grant Dorland notes that the NATC has subscribed to the Legislative Advisory Service, which will alert members promptly when a bill is introduced that may be harmful to the sport in any racing state. Most industries already have this service. The NATC hopes to be of assistance in achieving a more effective opposition whenever the turf is threatened. AAA Turf ana: Dr. E. W. Thomas gave Mrs. Thomas a half interest in Our Request for her birthday. . . . Ferds form in New York calls attention to Greentrees colt Androcles, who beat him off at Aiken in the Trials, and has yet to start officially. . . . Requested, who began as "the poor mans Bull Lea," has sired winners from mares by Matadi, Mount Beacon, Under Fire, Hadagal and Peter Hastings. . . . Pensive was buried before the foaling barn at Calumet, alongside Dustwhirl and the standard-bred Zombrewer. . . . Harry Wragg estimates English horses-in-training eat twice as much as those in the U. S. . . . Tuesdays are "ladies days" at Lincoln-at-Washingtoh. . . . Steward Bill Hamiltons suggested rule, precluding agents from putting their riders on more than one horse to the race, suggests another rule, precluding trainers from taking riders off horses at the last moment.
