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— — — — ♦ Connors Corner I By "CHUCK" CONNORS i. Chief of Chart Correspondents JAMAICA, L. I., N. Y., May 10.— Some of of the veterans of New York racing were discussing £ the forthcoming Toboggan Handi-___ cap cap which which is is the the open- Jj cap cap which which is is the the open- Jj opening-day feature at Belmont Park come ! e J next Monday. Their i r conversation was gen- n~ j eral but the underlying nsr theme was topnotch "j* sprinters. This cate- ;e_ *- gory is none too popu- u- " lar with present-day ay f owners and trainers t and the reason is evi- a- l dent. A look at the c prize prize monies monies hung hung on on on t t — — — prize prize monies monies hung hung on on on t t the line for distance offerings for three- e- 2 29 year-olds and over is too great a tempta- a- s tion and as a result route or middle dis- P tance performers are in gseat demand, id. a at There are few campaigners of recent years rs t who were capable of sprinting or going a a route during a seasonal campaign. Trainer er l Hirsch Jacobs always insisted that Stymie lie b could sprint with any of them and he he fa points to speed tests in training trials. Is. C However, Stymie did not glean any acco- o- a as lades for that type of racing. The To- o- S boggan Handicap was instituted at Morris •is C Park, which, by the way, was up in the ne w Bronx and canceled out as a racing ground ti following the 1904 season, has long been m n regarded as one of the best sprint offerings gs T in the East. Good horses have won this [is fixture and to name one as the best is inviting a- trouble. w P Davey Johnsons "Big Train" Roseben i P took down the initial Belmont Park run- ii ning of the Toboggan, and to go on rec- P ord by stating that he was one of the e a at best sprinters of all time would leave P little room for argument. Equipoise won i U for C. V. Whitney and he was a versatile performer at all distances. Eight t C Thirty was not a bad campaigner nor p ti was Devil Diver. However, their forte e w was not sprinting. Exterminator gained 1 w a modicum of fame when he won the » s so Harford Handicap, whipping some top- . n notch sprinters at Havre de Grace a d; couple of decades back. This years running of the Belmont prize, which was 5 n first run in 1890, promises to bring to- P gether a big field. The Toboggan carries 5 L an added value of 0,000 but today is 5 w looked upon as a stepping stone to the ; fi Metropolitan over the mile distance and I H then the Suburban over the mile and I °* of one-quarter route. Few of the Toboggan , ei starters, however, will be found in the . tl the Suburban. ul Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Benjamin, he races ;s Sl under the nom de course of Starmount it ** the stable, came on from New Orleans, La., L N and plan to remain for some of the Bel- ni mont Park meeting . Trainer Moody y Jolley was undecided this morning over the bl status of the Cain Hoy Stables Battle [e si; Morn for the Preakness . Jack Amiel pre- ;_ P sented the boys in the press box with a a ifc its case of wine, to celebrate Count Turfs victory in the Derby. The colt, owner, trainer, k jockey and groom were toasted to a- fare j | * thee well Gustave Ring came up from -. the nations capital for a looksee at some I of his campaigners in action . . Tom Bragg motored down from his nearby Connecticut home for the afternoon . Joe Eitinger. master of Marlboro Stud, consoled himself that his unbeaten Jet Master would be ready for the Juvenile Stakes at Belmont Park Trainer Bert Mulholland reDorted that the majority of the G. D. Widener M two - year - olds are recovering from the to coughing epidemic raging at Belmont Park th the . Harry Heiman. master of the Apheim til Stable, was on hand for the afternoon . . n« Bernborosbelle is one of the few campaign- ws was ers on New York tracks which has a full complement of letters, 14, as permitted by m the Jockey Club for registration purposes of of ...Van and Oscar, the major domos of w the clubhouse dining room, reported a big re real Wednesday turnout and that the reserva- ni tion list for Saturday was extra heavy. ye Regret was expressed among horsemen ?f over the passing of Louis Stoddard, f There are many tales told his Army by 2 career, a brief one that was highlighted t* by a lot of pranks and horseplay but always good for the morale of Jiis fellow troopers Trainer Max Hirsch has de- ° only cided to ship Sonic, owned by the King _" Ranch, and Hull Down, who races for hope Hj the Chicagoan, Mrs. Edward Lasker, to . Pimlico for the Preakness Edward j*. Neusteter came on from his D e n v e r, „ Colo., home for a week or so of Belmont 5 Park racing. He was shown around Jamaica by Jack Brothers, counsellor for tin tion ™ several of the better 57th Street shops . A horse show authorized by the to. American Horse Show Association will be held on June 3 on the grounds of the ne j Academy of St. Joseph, Brenwood, L. I. a]v Equestrian, hunt and hacking events will SU] Continued on Page Forty aw tr the Qj of j£ aj , -g fQ C Co., - is ai and p, j f rn j j - « ti T c n w 0j of T p, aj at £ to W v K fc aj as H L Connors Corner Continued from Page Five comprise the program, which is open to amateurs, professionals and children, with suitable prizes to be awarded. Vince McCarthy opened the business offices of the Westchester Racing Association at Belmont Park this morning. . . . There are many tales told of "Happy" Buxton when he was one of the star jockeys of the nation and his death, long expected, was deeply mourned by racing men. One his last acts on Monday was to accompany his brother Clarence to witness the running of a few races from a car parked the stretch turn. On that occasion he noticed that several of the riders coming the stretch turn were unable to force a horse to change stride and take the turn without losing too much ground. . . .The veteran Jim Fitzsimmons in discussing the result of the Derby remarked that henceforth he will have to address "Slim" Sully "Honorable," instead of "Hey, you."... Harry F. Guggenheim came back from Louisville and was a Jamaica visitor during afternoon. His Battle Morn came out the race unscathed. . . Bill Hastings, the Jamaica regular, underwent a minor operation at Mary Immaculate Hospital yesterday for varicose veins. He hopes to be at Belmont Park on opening day. . Bob Ted-ford, of the Mason-Hanger Construction was a first-time visitor yesterday. When the opportunity presents itself, he a regular.. . Big Stretch, Hall of Fame Hull Down were tested at Belmont Park for their Preakness engagement 10 days hence Duvie Headleys Aunt Jinny may miss a few Belmont engagements. The filly is not herself, according to the latest communiques from the Blue Grass country. The selections are: ATTRUSA in the first. HELIOWISE in the fifth and MUCHO MAS in the sixth.
