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Twelve Speedy Juveniles in Tremont Hilarious 1 Slight [ Aqueduct Choice Wheatley Colt Must Meet Fort Salonga, Tribe and Romantic Roman in Sprint i i By BOB HORWOOD I Staff Correspondent AQUEDUCT, L. I., N. Y., June 24.— The j « sixtieth running of the Tremont Stakes, , which is named for an almost-forgotten 1 colt, who was perhaps the most sensational 1 two-year-old of the 19th century, is the » 3 1 feature attraction at Aqueduct tomorrow. History records that Tremont, a son of f , Virgil— Ann Fief, by Alarm, was unbeaten i 1 in 13 starts in 1886, all of them in the space g • of eight weeks, and smothered his rivals s with speed from the start. There are no 3 unbeaten youngsters in the field of 12 2 named for this edition of the Tremont, but t the band includes some agile youngsters s who have demonstrated a high turn of j : speed. Wheatleys Stables Hilarious, who will be f coupled with Ogden Phipps Torch of War, will probably be a slight choice over S. P. j* Stecklers Fort Salonga, Vera S. Braggs s , Tribe and Eugene Constantin, Jr.s Romantic Roman. Hilarious comes from two 0 winning races here at Aqueduct, where he e trains, and stepped five and a half furlongs in 1 : 05 for the fastest race of the meeting g at the Tremont distance, just a fifth of a a ~~ second slower than the track mark. Eric c Guerin will ride Hilarious, while Dave Gorman will be on Torch of War, who finished J fourth in a Hash won by Game Chance last out, after winning a maiden race at Belmont Park. Boulmetis to Ride Fort Salonga Fort Salonga compiled a series of victories, 1 including two stakes at the direct expense of Tribe, before failing badly in n the Christiana Stakes at Delaware. The _ »" Mahmoud colt appeared to be bothered in it the early stages of that fixture and dropped nt back steadily, while Tribe went on to finish n I second to Centime. Sam Boulmetis will come e up to ride Fort Salonga, while Tribe will ij ss have the services of Ray York. "S- Romantic Roman showed little in several ~ n races in Florida, but hit his stride at Bel-!_ l" mont. After getting a deadheat with the • unbeaten Dr .Walker he finished only a half lf length behind the unbeaten Tahitian King 8 m in the National Stallion. Hedley Woodhouse • * will ride the son of Roman, who has drawn n •" the outside post position, try ■"y Hilarious, Fort Salonga and Tribe carry 7 -d 1 122 pounds each tomorrow, while Romantic l*j you u Roman and Torch of War get in with 116 6 *g each. 00 The others in the Tremont are C. T. , Chenerys Sugarfoot, 122; Killian Farms s it, Dark Royal, Edward Potter, Jr.s Belfaster, £■ »w Sanford Stud Farms Marsh Tiger, Joe W. , iy Browns Mr. Midnight, Spring Hill Farms s of of Dr. Stanley and G. D. Wideners Upstroke, e re with 116 pounds each, xt Dark Royal won his only start at Aque-at :" duct, beating a band of maidens in fair 1T iy time. Sugarfoot won in California and at d, Jamaica, but tired badly in his two most st be be recent races. Belfaster lacked racing room tw when finishing third to Game Chance and L" a a Country Coz and before Torch of War, r Dd Marsh Tiger, Upstroke and Mr. Midnight ry last out. Dr. Stanley, a handsome son of ■** Crowfoot, has started only twice and could [d off ff show sharp improvement without astonish- x" five ve mS- the he A. G. Vanderbilts Native Dancer, Ben F. "* ed Whitakers Tahitian King and W. B. Mac-a a Donald, Jr.s Count Trim, who are con-m i_ sidered Hilarious chief rivals for juvenile l* so so honors among the colts stabled on Long ig the he Island, are conspicious by their absence from this Tremont. However, Hilarious on 3n jj_ rivals have sufficient credentials to enable 0f of the son of Bimelech — Laughter to take at rn least temporary possession of the two-year-he C- the old championship by defeating them. Last St ve years Tremont was won by Pintor, but the . she ne 1950 edition went to Battlefield, who ended Kl was, 1S the season generally regarded as the le n. champion.
