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REFLECTIONS *y NELS0N unstan NEW YORK, N. Y., June 14.— Since April 2, it has been hammer and tongs among the three-year-olds. Scarcely a week-end went by but what the sophomores were not fighting it out in a race that was pointing directly at the "Triple Crown." Now that those three events are history, lAJl, the LUC outcome UULUU111C is lO a iX dispute UIDlJUtC as itf to LU lAJl, the LUC UULUU111C lO a iX dispute UIDlJUtC as itf to LU whether or not Capot is entitled to the championship in the division. The Ponder cheer leaders claim that the defeat of the Kentucky Derby winner can be attributed to Steve Brooks more than" to his mount. They point out that Ponder was running fastest of all at the finish, and "*ad Brooks made his move earlier the issue would never have been in doubt. That Steve Brooks was brilliant in the Kentucky Derby is now a matter of record, but, as we see it, Atkinson was just as brilliant in the Belmont on the week-end. It must be remembered that Atkinson got the most out of a horse who was not regarded as a distance performer, and beat one who was supposedly a "natural" at one and one-half miles. While Capot does not have a clear title to the championship, we do believe that he is entitled to the crown now that the Belmont has been run. Ponder may reverse the decision in a later race, but, until then, we are going to string along with the Greentree racer. AAA Believe it or not, after tomorrows running of the Shevlin Stakes, there are only two events during June for three-year-olds to be contested in these United States. They are the 0,000 Dwyer at Aqueduct on June 25, and the 0,000 Select Handicap at Monmouth Park on the same day. Ponder has moved west, so that leaves Palestinian to fight it out with Capot for the long end of the purse in the Dwyer. With the coming of July, the three-year-olds will be right back in the picture and, as these lines are written, there is a possibility of a 0,000 special race between Capot, Ponder and Palestinian at the Atlantic City track in the middle of Au- Disputes Over Capots Right to Crown Some Claim Ponder Best Horse in Belmont Owners Not Sorry Wistful Moved West Busy June Days for Juvenile Division gust. Whether such a race will take place remains to be seen, but, if so, it would go a long way in straightening out the dispute as to the championship of the division. There is hardly a doubt that Ponder will be seen in the Classic, which will be run at Arlington Park on July 30, and then be pointed for the American Derby, which will be staged at Washington Park on August 27. AAA Besides Ponder, Calumet has moved Wistful; Coal-town, Re-Armed and others to the Midwest, and eastern trainers will shed no tears over the change in scene. At Aqueduct, this week-end, the 0,000 Gazelle, for three-year-old fillies, will be run at a mile and a sixteenth. Then again, on the same day, Delaware Park will feature the 5,000 New Castle Handicap, for fillies and mares, three years old and older, and, as Wistful was not named for either of these events, good-sized fields will probably go to the post in both. Regardless of the confusion among the three-year-old colts, Wiltful stands out like a beacon light as a champion of her age and sex. This winner of the Kentucky, Pimlico and Coaching Club American Oaks will probably make her Chicago debut in the 0,000 Princess Doreen, which is for three-year-old fillies at six furlongs. Calumets miss appears to be in a class by herself and, if any competition is to develop later in the season, it will probably be from Myrtle Charm, the two-year-old champion of last year, but who has yet to make her debut so far this season. It hardly seems likely, however, that Myrtle Charm will return to the races until very late summer or early fall. AAA This Friday, Monmouth Park, in New Jersey, and next Monday, Arlington Park, in Chicago, will swing into action for long meetings of high-class sport. Monmouth and Arlington both have programs which will cater to all divisions, and especially to fillies and mares. This year, Monmouth will stage a new event in the 0,000 Regret Handicap, which, at six furlongs, is for fillies and mares, three years old and older. Arlington Park was one of the pioneers in the scheduling of races which have had great effect in building up the prices for fillies at the yearling sales. Such events as the Princess Doreen Stakes,. Cleopatra Handicap, Modesty Stakes, Arlington Matron Stakes and still other events have been magnets to stables boasting high-class fillies and mares, and, as a result, some of the finest racing in the Middle West has been among members of the weaker sex. This years schedule is substantially the same as it has been in recent years, so it can be expected that many of the ladies, besides Wistful, will be campaigning at Arlington and Washington Parks. AAA Starting with tomorrows Christiana Stakes at Delaware, the two-year-olds of both sexes will have a busy time of it during the remaining days in June. The juveniles will, have their opportunities at practically every track in the country and, next Monday, Arlington Park will usher in its long meeting with the 0,000 Hyde Park Stakes at five and one-half furlongs. On the twenty-second, Delaware Park will feature the Dover Stakes, and, on the same day, Aqueduct will present the Tremont. The Primer Stakes at Arlington Park and the Great American at Aqueduct will bring the month to a close and, in all probability, a much clearer picture of a division that has already developed many promising youngsters.* Re-Armed, the full brother to Armed, made a good impression at the Belmont Park meeting, and he may be one of those who will come back in the fall to compete in the important events that point out the champions of the season. The Great American will be run at six furlongs and among the 79 nominated are many of the youngsters who are giving some evidence of their right to stake competition.
