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National Stallion Draws Ten Fillies Belmont Juvenile Stake Wide Open Home-Made, Judy Dunstan, Aerolite and Flirtatious To Attract Bulk of Play • By BOB HORWOOD Staff Correspondent BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y„ May 13.— The junior misses take the spotlight for the second time at this brilliant meeting tomorrow when 10 of them meet in the filly division of the National Stallion down five furlongs of the Widener straightaway. Despite the coughing, which has reached record proportions this year, this field is twice the number who met in last years National Stallion, won by Cigar Maid, and the largest since the filly division was inaugurated in 1948. The National Stallion has usually drawn a small, but often select band, even when both sexes ran in the same division. Since the stake has been run at Belmont Park, Colin, Sir Martin and Sweep had only four rivals, Blue Larkspur beat a dozen, but Equipoise had only seven behind him. Ten went postward in Pompoons year, while there were 11 in the field led by Attention, but Some Chance had only four to oppose him. More recent winners who went on to better things include Jet Pilot, My Request and Bed o Roses. Tomorrows edition of the National Stallion appears wide open, with favoritism almost equally divided between A. G. Van-derbilts Home-Made, Hal Price Headleys Aerolite, Herman B. Delmans Judy Dunstan and Ogden Phipps Flirtatious. Home-Made and Aerolite have the disadvantage, a-serious one on the straight course, of the two inside post positions. Flirtatious, on the other hand, has drawn post position 9, while Judy Dunstan has drawn number 7. Ran One-Two in Fashion Home-Made and Aerolite finished in that order at the end of the Fashion Stakes here, a nose apart and the same scant margin behind Countess Jane, who is not eligible for tomorrows test. Aerolite got to the front midway of the Fashion, appeared to hang, then came again in the very last strides. Home-Made finished very fast after a sluggish beginning and both appeared to be getting to the winner, who swerved near the finish. Home-Made, who will be ridden by Eric Guerin, had won her previous start at Santa Anita, while Aerolite, who "will have the services of Jim Nichols, came from a victory in a division of the Lafayette Stakes at Keeneland. Flirtatious finished sixth in the Fashion, finishing fairly well after a slow beginning, then- came back to score cleverly in two-fifths of a second faster time over Miss Nancy and others. Dave Gorman replaces Eric Guerin on the Menow filly. Judy Dunstan, a good-looking daughter of War Admiral, won her only start here in impressive style, after being backed into favoritism. The bay miss came from sixth place to score by almost a length over Lazy F. Ranchs Close Play, who was also making her debut. Close Play had more early speed than her rival and held on well, but Judy Dunstan seemed to have something left. Eddie Arcaro will again be in the saddle on the Delman miss, while Ted Atkinson will again ride Close Play. Scurlock to Ride Crouton The others in the National Stallion are Eslie Asburys Crouton and Belle Rebelle, John C. Clarks Appian, Ethel D. Jacobs Our Cricket and Mrs. Ben F. Whitakers Grecian Queen. Crouton raced at Keeneland, while Belle Rebelle is making her debut. Both are wellbred and come well recommended. Ovie Scurlock will pilot Crouton, who has the advantageous outside post position, while Gerald Porch will be on Belle Rebelle. Appian finished second, beaten two lengths by Countess Jane, in the Rosedale Stakes last out. The daughter of Roman, who will be ridden by Con Errico, won her previous start at Jamaica from a field that included Flirtatious. Grecian Queen won* a maiden race at Jamaica, then showed little in the dash won by Flirtatious, who, incidentally, improved sharply with blinkers. Our Cricket was the only daughter of Stymie to win during the" winter, scoring in * her debut at Hialeah. She has not run back to that race and tired badly behind Flirtatious last week. A better-than-average steeplechase is also on tomorrows program. This event, styled the Battleship for the American-bred Aintree Grand National winner of 1938, marks the 1952 debut of A. Edward Masters Titien II., winner of last years Meadow Brook Steeplechase in his only start over brush, and a hurdle star for the past three seasons. The Frenchman has been schooling well of late and will be ridden by Evan Jackson. The chief opposition is expected to come from Brookmeade Stables His Boots, who fell at the last fence when tiring in his recent seasonal bow. F. Ambrose Clarks Flying Wing is also in this race.
