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Equipoise Equipoise Mile Mile Brings Brings Out Out Twelve; Twelve; Cochise Cochise Tops Tops Ten Ten in in Queens Queens County County Piet, Lights Up Main Contenders One Hitter, Sheilas Reward Also Will Try to Beat Gray Son of Boswell at Aqueduct By BOB HORWOOD Staff Correspondent AQUEDUCT. Aqueduct. L. I.. .,. ... June 22.— The Queens County Handic at a mile and a sixteenth foi 0 000 prize and, for the first time, a hand trophy, heads the first Saturday pro at orchidaceous Aqueduct. A if 10 clevei middle-distance runni been named for this forty-sixth ru of the Queens County, headed by B: mdywine Stables Cochise with 126 pounds, including Ovie Scurlock. Cochise showed his present fitness, after a couple of disappointing races earl, the spring, by winning I two starts at Delaware Park, the mosl bring a repeat triumph in the rich Sussex Handicap at a mile and a quarter. The gray son of Boswell has drawn the number 1 post position, but has the early speed necessary to gain a position in the scramble for the clubhouse turn and the stamina to carry it [ all the way. though his heavy burden may begin to tell in the long stretch run. No Dead Wood in Field Cochises chief rivals appear to be Peter i A. Markeys Piet, 122; George D. Wideners Lights Up. 121: Greentree Stables One I Hitter, 119. and Mrs. Louis Lazares Sheilas j Reward, 113. However, there is no dead I wood in this fiela. with the possible excep-I tion of Ben F. Whitakers Deep Blue, who is the light weight of the field with 102 pounds. The othei comparative weights are Brookmeade Stables Wh Now, 111: Mrs. Harry Trotseks Oil Capitol and Harry LaMontagnes Steel Blue. 110 each; Elm Crest Farms Navy Chief. 109. One Hitter won the Massachu Handicap at a mile and a quarter last week, beating Lights Up a half length, but was receiving seven pounds from the Widener colt, a shift of five pounds in favor of the latter. Eric Guerin will ride One Hitter in the absence of Ted Atkinson, who will be astride Hall of Fame at Delaware Park, while George Hettinger will pilot Lights Up. One Hitter, whose best previous races, prior to the Massachusetts, were his victories over Noor at Belmont Park last fall, has drawn the outside post, which may help as he is on the small side and cant stand much bumping around. Piet. who finished third behind Three Rings and Mount Marcy in last years Queens County, will be racing on his home track and has been training well since his Continued on Page Forty-Four Cochise Has Nine Fit Foes in Queens County Pier, Lights Up and One Hitter Compete in Fixture at Aqueduct Continued from Page One defeat in the Metropolitan Mile. The big son of Grand Slam will be ridden by Nichols Combest, the left-handed whipper he needs to stimulate him to his best efforts. Sheilas Reward appears to be the most dangerous of the light weights. This son of Reaping Reward has finished worse than fourth only twice in a busy career and has been racing in fine form at Monmouth Park. He won his last sprint in time only a fifth second slower than the track record. Navy Chief won his last start at Belmont Park, beating Steel Blue, who was again beaten by Gray Matter in fast time earlier this week. Con Errico will ride George Odoms charge. Oil Capitol comes from poor races in the Metropolitan and Suburban, tiring in both Belmont fixtures. However, the son of Mahmoud was making his second start of the year in the Metropolitan and may have needed the race, while he is expected to find the mile and a sixteenth of the Queens County much more to his liking than the 10 furlongs of the Suburban. Nick Wall will ride. Why Not Now, who will be ridden by Hedley Woodhouse, occasionally comes up with a good race, but may be slightly outclassed, while Deep Blue, who will have the services of Joe Renick, has showed nothing in recent races. The Queens County was inaugurated back in 1902, when F. Brindles Margravi-ate earned ,050 for beating Colonel Pad-den and Oom Paul. The first memorable winner was Barney Schreibers Jack Atkin, who scored in 1908, while the first thoroughly good horse to win it was Andrew Millers Roamer, who scored in 1915 and 1918 and finished second in the intervening years, beaten by Short Grass and Old Rosebud. Since then, the stake has gone to such notables of the thoroughbred world as John P. Grier, Grey Lag, Zev, War Admiral, First Fiddle, Gallorette and, the last two years, Three Rings. The popular Stymie tried three times to win the Queens County, but finished second each time, beaten by Olympic Zenith. Gallorette and Knockdown.
