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|I:..iim:#. """%,4,t [reflections I By Nelson Dunstan Every Division Has Rich July Stakes Eastern Older Stars Point for Brooklyn Calumet Has Powerful Pair of Fillies Polynesian Making Good as a Stallion NEW YORK, N. Y., June 25. Three-Dot Shorts: From this year on, Bull Lea, who is now 17 years old, will be reserved for mares of Calumet Farm, with no outside services even though his fee has been ,000. . . . Eddie Arcaro Arcaro is is scheduled scheduled to to ride ride the the Brookfield Brookfield |I:..iim:#. """%,4,t Arcaro Arcaro is is scheduled scheduled to to ride ride the the Brookfield Brookfield Stables Intent in the American Handicap, at Hollywood Park on Jul" 4, Real Delight at Arlington Park on July 5, Tahitian King in the Great American at Aqueduct on July 9, and then go back to California for the 00,-000 Hollywood Gold Cup on July 12, followed by a mount in the 00,000 Arlington Handicap at the Chicago track on July 26. . . . One of four English yearlings to arrive at Arthur B. Hancocks Claiborne Farm this week is a colt by Nasrullah, out of Nova Puppis, and, so far as this writer knows, knows, he he is is the the only only Nasrullah Nasrullah youngster youngster to to , j , ] 1 t € ! J J J * * J J ■ ■ j % * c s s a c * J J J j; s 1 I t c knows, knows, he he is is the the only only Nasrullah Nasrullah youngster youngster to to be offered at public auction this season Of the 382 yearlings to be sold at Keeneland this year, 62 are from breeders who did not sell at the two previous summer sales. . . . Many visitors at Henry H. Knights Almahurst Farm ask to see the yearling full sister to Spartan Valor, and who will be sold on "Knights Night" at Saratoga Col. Phil T. Chinn has a colt by Tehran-Trail Ground that he will offer at Keeneland and the youngster will attract considerable attention as his sire is also the daddy of Tulyar, winner of the 1952 Epsom Derby. . . . Unbelievable recently won his first race, but Jimmy Jones has little or no hope that he will ever come within the shadow of his fuU brother, Citation. During July, there wiU be many rich events for all divisions, especially the older horses, who will have two 00,000 events and no less than four 0,000 races to strive for. Out on the West Coast, Intent appears to be a warm favorite for the Hollywood Gold Cup. There is a possibility that Spartan Valor will start in the 0,000 Equipoise Mile this week-end, and, if so, that race will be followed by the 00,000 Arlington Handicap on July 25. Here in the East, we have no older performer who is now so highly regarded over the others as Intent and Spartan Valor in their respective areas. On July 4, the feature at Aqueduct will be the Carter Handicap at seven furlongs, but every horse with any pretention to class in New York is pointing for the 0,000 Brooklyn Handicap, which wiU be run at the Long Island course on July 12. The 0,000 Dwyer, for three-year-olds, is to be run a week prior to the Brooklyn, and that event drew 49 nominations, including almost every good three-year-old now in training. It is possible that some of those now on the sidelines will return to action for this event. With the Tre-mont now history, Long Island fans are also awaiting the Great American, for two-year-olds at six furlongs, so the good ones in all divisions will have plenty of action before Aqueduct gives way to the Empire City meeting at Jamaica. Calumet Farm has had many a "banner day" in racing, particularly with their colorbearers running one-two-three in stake events. On July 5, the "devils red and blue" contingent could climb high on the money-winning ladder for A Gleam is scheduled to start in the 0,000 Westerner at Hollywood Park, while Real Delight is entered in the 5,000 Arlington Matron at the Chicago track. There is a growing feeling that if any three-year-old filly can give Real Delight a run for the money, it is A Gleam, who recently won the Cinema, at a mile and one-sixteenth, with 124 pounds up. In that race, the daughter of Blenheim ri. defeated some of the best colts they could muster against her, and, although the distance of the Westerner is at one and one-quarter miles, there is hardly a doubt she can negotiate it as capably as she did the distance of the Cinema. She is a jewel of consistency and should she hook up with her stablemate, Real Delight, they will pack any track in the country to the rafters. Polynesian now gives promise of being as brilliant in the breeding sheds as he was in winning 21 stakes during his four-year campaign against the best horses in the country. He is by Unbreakable, out of Black Polly, while his third dam was the famed Black Maria, one of the best of her sex in her particular years. The son of Unbreakable has "let down" to be a grand looking, massive horse, every inch the stallion. His fighting head, with well-pronounced jowl and full, mild eye, gives an inkling to the quality, character, temperament and constitution of the horse, who is making good in a big way. His neck runs smoothly into the shoulders. As is is said that a strong neck always goes with a vigorous constitution, this can certainly be true of the Widener horse. Seven Polynesian yearlings are to be sold at Keeneland, and, besides the three owned by Ira Drymon, there is a filly in the consignment of Colonel Chinn, a filly in the group of Leslie B. Combs, II., a filly consigned by Walnut Springs Farm, a colt out of Lady Dabney, a daughter of Our Boots, in the group from the Wood vale Farm of Royce Martin. One of the Polynesian colts to be sold by Drymon is a bay out of Double Shamrock, thus a half-brother to Doublrab, a stakes winner of 25 races. There are times when a young stallion will hit the front page of the breeding gazettes with a bang, and Polynesian has done so this season. Last Saturday, a group of breeders and this scribe, were looking at this horse at Drymons Gallaher Farm, and someone said, "Hula is starting at Belmont today." An hour or two later, we learned that Hula had won the fourth race in New York by 12 lengths. While that bolstered the standing of A. G. Vanderbilt on the money-winning list, it was also money in the bank for breeders who have sons and daughters of Polynesian to sell at Keeneland and Saratoga this season. A few years ago, this writer had the privilege, through the courtesy of Mrs. Peter A. B. Widener, of selling a service to Polynesian and the successful bidder was John De Blois Wack of California. WaCk sent his mare, Tirl, a daughter of Tick On, to Polynesian and the result of that mating was the stake-winning Tonga. In 1951, Polynesian was represented by the stake-winner Thata-way, and, this year, he has three impressive winners in Native Dancer, Tahitian King and Hula, the latter being out of Now What, by Chance Play, thus a half-sister to Next Move, one of the best of her sex in recent years. All of which will add a touch of dollars to Polynesians youngsters in the coming sales.
