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Battlefield Returns to Races Today Asked to Take Up 124 in Polynesian PolynesianNorthern Northern Star However May Rule Favorite Over Widener Ace at Belmont By BOB HORWOOD HORWOODStaff Staff Correspondent BELMONT PARK Elmbnt L I N Y May 5 George D Wideners Battlefield who finished last season in a dead heat with Hall of Fame behind Counterpoint in the annual pool for sophomore honors is slated to begin his 1952 campaign here at Belmont Park tomorrow The consistent but temperamental son of War Relic has no easy task as he is required to pick up 126 pounds in the Polynesian Handicap a sixfurlong dash named for the late Pete Wideners speedy Preakness winner of a few seasons back conceding from 12 to 24 pounds to his seven rivals rivalsBattlefield Battlefield has been training at his own ¬ ers Erdenheim farm near Philadelphia and is reported ready for a good effort with the Metropolitan mile on May 17 as his first major objective However he was scheduled from a similar overnight race at Garden State Park last Tuesday in which he was much more favorably placed because of a muddy track and that en ¬ gagement was selected in preference to the local Toboggan Handicap in which he also had 126 while his chief rival tomorrow Greentree Stables Northern Star was in with 117 Northern Star has three less to carry tomorrow tomorrowArcaro Arcaro to Ride Battlefield BattlefieldEddie Eddie Arcaro is slated to ride Battlefield as he did in many of that colts better races last year while Ted Atkinson will be on Northern Star The Greentree sprinter was a disappointment in the Toboggan finishing fourth beaten five lengths by Dark Peter From the stands it appeared that Northern Star was not too enthusias ¬ tic about his job but Atkinson said later that he believed his mount was doing his best In any case his race was good enough to assure his being favored tomorrow at the weights and with condition presum ¬ ably in his favor favorThe The others in the Polynesian are Jack Amiels 1951 Kentucky Derby winner Count Turf Brookmeade Stables War King and T P Morgans Vigorous 110 each A G Vanderbilts First Glance 109 Breezy Crest Stables Yellmantown 107 arid Cresson Farms Dusty Darlin 102 Count Turf War King First Glance and Dusty Darlin will be making their first local appearnce of the year yearCount Count Turf won one of several races in California where his campaign was a dis ¬ appointment War Kings best race last year was in the Vorsburgh Handicap here which he was awarded when Miche winner of a foul of the Santa Anita Handicap was disqualified First Glance and Dusty Darlin seem slightly outclassed outclassedVigorous Vigorous finished in a dead heat with Knowitall in a sprint at Jamaica then was scratched from his next engagement at that track Yellmantown was making his first start of the year when he turned in a dull race in the Toboggan TobogganThe The Polynesian which carries a 6000 purse is supported by the 5000 VBendix Purse an allowance event at a mile and a sixteenth which has attracted a field of seven headded by Spring Hill Farms re ¬ cent winner Teaneck Flash with 122 pounds He will be opposed by such as Ted M the likely favorite with Eddie Arcaro and 119 pounds Colony Date Dart By and Prop 113 each and Valadium and Libba 108 each
