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► r Connors Corner By "CHl/CK" CONNORS Belmont Opens Big Meet Today Time-Honored Stakes on Agenda Bob Mozer at Track on Crutches JAMAICA, L. I., N. Y., May 5.— Belmont Park opens tomorrow and on the agenda are some time-honored stakes and handi caps topped by the Belmont, the third jewel in the "Triple Crown," the one that could be the answer to the present controversy regarding the three-year-old situation. Well, the Belmont is a long time off, about one month give of take a few hours and in the interim many things could happen. Horsemen are hoping that the scourge of coughing and outbreak of bucked shins which has in the past few years played havoc with the juvenile racing will be missing. Horses, like humans, are subject to a flock of ailments and when on the ailing list are pitiful objects. When you have that ailment you are not welcome at the corner ice cream stand. The handicap brigade will be the stars of the Memorial Day parade when the Suburban is on tap. That race, one of the true tests for the distance performers and weight carriers is over the mile and one-quarter distance. Some topnotchers have won that event and left an indelible mark on the pages of racing history. Will there be another Whisk Broom n. to shoulder top weight, break sluggishly and then close with a rush to earn the glory and leave amateur timers squabbling for years ?s to the correctness of his time? Joe Notter said later that Whisk Broom II. was really running in that race and Joe should know. He rode him. Joe rode many a good horse during his days in the saddle and when he stated that a horse was really running he should know. Colin, Regret, Celt, Harmonicon, Maskette. Thunderer, Iron Mask, Sweep, are a few that come to mind readily that he handled and all in all they were no slouches when turned on for the stretch run. Louis Lazare returned from Louisville. Ky., where he witnessed the Derby and inspected several nurseries in the Lexington area . . .W. E. Charles, of the HBPA, was here yesterday on a busmans holiday from Garden State... G. H. "Pete" Bost-wick made his first appearance of the season since his arrival from winter quarters. Aiken, S. C. . . S. L. Kopald, the Memphis. Tenn., owner and patron, was among the afternoons visitors. He is here to spend a few days with his son, Jack, a captain in the Army, who shoves off for Korea over the week-end . Trainer John Partridge reported yesterday that he planned to ship Jamie K., owned by the Spring Hill Farm, to Pimlico for the Preakness. . .Jules Wess-ler celebrated his fortieth anniversary of racing yesterday. He saddled Duke Fanelli for a start in the fifth race of the day. This colt was on the ailing list during the winter months and on several occasions was given blood transfusions to keep him alive. Tuscany, owned by Mrs. Samuel Pis-torio of Baltimore, arrived at Belmont Park yesterday from Maryland to start in the Toboggan Handicap, the opening day feature of that meeting . . . Bob Mozer. who was thrown from a two-year-old several weeks ago, made his appearance during the afternoon. He is hobbling around on crutches, suffering from a fractured hip which was "pinned" into place by Dr. Alex Kaye at the Physicians Hospital, Jackson Heights, N. Y. Mozer will be inactive for several months. . . Native Dancer, runner-up in the Derby, arrived at Belmont Park in charge of trainer Bill Winfrey from Louisville, Ky. The colt will likely parade postward in the Withers Stakes. Harry F. Guggenheim, master of Cain Hoy Stable, whose most valuable possession at the moment is Dark Star, winner of the Derby, returned from Louisville. He spent some time visiting the mares and other horses he has in the Kentucky area J. Louis and Marian OConnor came up from Washington to lend encouragement to their La Corredora in the Firenze Handicap. Following the race, they returned to their home. Trainer Tommy Heard notified Belmont Park officials that he was shipping the Florida-bred Wolf Gal, owned by Dewey Gottlieb, to Belmont Park from Garden State to start in the Fashion Stakes. The filly was one of the better de- Continucd on Page Thirty Eight Connors Corner By C. J. CONNORS Continued from Page Three velopments of the winter season . . . Jockey Nick Shuk will be on hand to ride Tuscany in the Toboggan. He is coming up from Maryland ... Trainer H. A. Luro, with a draft of horses owned by various patrons, is due at Belmont Park from Kentucky tomorrow. Trainer Dolly Byers was informed that F. Ambrose Clark is due back from England in another week for some Belmont Park racing . . . Trainer Willie Crump arrived at Belmont Park with a draft of horses to campaign for A. B. Hancock, Jr. . E. Barry Ryan split the menage that he is racing this year. A draft was shipped to Belmont and the others to Pimlico . . . Invig orator, owned by the Saxon Stable, was returned to Belmont Park from Louisville today . . . Trainer John Gaver of the Greentree Stable, was none too sanguine that Straight Face would face the starter in the Preakness. "Unless he snaps out of it in a hurry, well, it looks far from promising," was his comment. Frank Stevens, president of the Stevens Fishing and Crabbing Association, reported that his lieutenants, Van and Oscar, of the clubhouse dining rooms, have a representative list of reservations for the opening day at Belmont Park. . Webb Everett of Santa Anita, is headed back from Churchill Downs for the better part of the Belmont Park meeting . . . Mattie Glennon and Col. Abe Hallow have about decided to toss the handicap figures into the ocean until the weather decides to act in a more rational manner . . . The scene shifts to Belmont Park tomorrow, and the first jumping race of the season. The post time is the same as at Jamaica and the Daily Doubles close at the same time.
