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l stride. stride. What What else else » Preakness Preakness will will be be ► ■ __—_— r— Connors Corner I ■ By "CHUCK" CONNORS New Yorkers Dominate Preakness Misnomer of Black-Eyed Susans Wheat Germ Dies After Workout BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 18. — Blase New Yorkers took the Withers Withers and and the the result result ii in l stride. stride. What What else else Withers Withers and and the the result result ii in could they do? There were no tears shed for the Westchester Association when it was announced that a minus pool forced the auditors and accountants to reach for the pens dipped in red ink. The result was satisfactory, to the enthusiasts and this morning attention was switched to Baltimore where where at at old old Pimlico Pimlico th the 1 ! ; ; 1 | | | [ l I i , where where at at old old Pimlico Pimlico th the » Preakness Preakness will will be be contested on Saturday. This mile and three-sixteenths stake has generated plenty of talk among the paddock gang and the boys are hoping that a fast track, a real one, prevail for the test. Some of the boys, whose habitat is Miami in the winter months and New York during the summer season, have, so it is reported, made plans to journey to Baltimore for the repeat performance. They are certain, or said our informant, that they will get better results than the ringsiders at a recent Chicago repeat performance. They at least will have the privilege of witnessing the two most talked of equines, Dark Star and Native Dancer renew a duel that started in Louisville a couple of week back. Hey! Suppose one of the two gets left in the stall gate? Those things have happened before and if so, what then? Should that unhoped for calamity develop who will be the sufferer? Not Belmont Park for example. Look at all the reams of public fanfare that could develop for the Belmont Stakes to be contested in June. New Yorkers, and that is native and adopted, will dominate the run for the "Black-Eyed Susan." That is another misnomer, for the real black-eyed Susans are not in flower and the winning animal will be draped by an ersatz production ala Hollywood, brought to its scin-tilating beauty in a paint shop. Well, there is an old gag something about "Daisies wont tell," and as for the reaction of this species of field flower, there is no way of determination. The size of the field for the Preakness and its glory plus monetary value is doubt- ful at the moment. Dark Star is on the scene, Native Dancer is bound south to- morrow as is Jamie K. and Tahitian King. The paddock gang this morning was unin- formed over the status of Invigorator from the Saxon Stable. They, the members, pointed out that he had started in every-j thing else and why should he be scratched from this one. Baltimore, according to the grapevine, has a couple of starters in its own right, Royal Bay Gem for sure, and Isasmmothie. Well, you take it from here. While the boys are gagging on the Preakness, the Metropolitan looms up as a big one and tomorrow the boys in the press coop will stand still for a minute or two and think of a guy named Joe Palmer, as a swift bunch of sprinters pa- [ rade postward in a six-furlong dash that sort of serves as a memorial to the I "Hardboot" from Lexington who found race reporting much more fun than try- ■ ing to teach some teen agers the rudi-[ ments of English as it it not spoken on the banks of the Gowanus. James McCue, master of the Brae Burn Stable, flew up from Florida for his first visit of the season and promised to stay around for a visit . . . Staunton Griffith, for- ■ mer ambassador to Argentina, was among the clubhouse visitors to witness the With- ; ers. . .L. K. Monroe, ambassador from New ■ Zealand to Washington, and Sidney Holland, premier of that down under country, were among those present over the week- end. They visited the track between stops while en route to England for the Corona-i tion. . Leon Laschal, secretary of the Sid-: ney Turf Club, left for Chicago and will visit the tracks in that area. He spent sev-: eral days here . . C. V. Whitney spent the week-end at his Adirondack lodge but was among the early stable area visitors during the morning hours. . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Frankel plan to return from Europe in time for the Saratoga session. They are visiting England, France and other European countries. BiU Gallagher, the banking man, kept his Saturday record intact and witnessed Continued on Page Thirty-Fire r i i [ Connors Corner By C. J. CONNORS I Continued from Page Three the week-end program .. John F. Curry reported that he had witnessed the runnings of many a Withers and insisted that Man o Wars effort was still the tops in his book . . . Maurice Gross, the Bostonian who dabbles in insurance matters while not busy watching races, left for his home. He hopes to be back for the Belmont. . .C. S. Jullien, top man at Aqueduct, came over for the afternoon . . .1. J. Collins, the Ohioan, was a surprise visitor over the week-end and surprised everyone by reporting that he will be on hand for a week or two. Bill Booth has a well balanced menage for the Ohioan. He also reported that he may go to England for a look-see at the Epsom Derby, an event he has not had time to witness. Mrs. Margaret Emmerson, mother of A. G. Vanderbilt, oaid her first visit to the track in several years. The occasion was to witness Native Dancer in his Withers effort ... Trainer Bob Odom, of the Charf ran Stable, came up with something new in alibis the other day, as offered by a jockey for the failure of his mount. It seems that Benny Green, who was astride Forsaken in a Widener course dash, ascribed his defeat to a fit of nervousness brought on by a sudden blast of an automobile horn. Green and Forsaken were parading postward when abreast of the auto the drived tooted the horn. Forsaken reacted in a strange manner and developed a high tension fit of nerves. This Green said mitigated against her chances in the race. Trainer Lucien Laurin reported the death of the distance plater Wheat Germ, owned by R. N. Webster. Wheat Germ had just worked a slow six furlongs and when eased up fell against the fence suffering a broken shoulder. However, the veterinarians decreed that heart failure was responsible for the tumble. . . E. Barry Ryan plans to visit Lexington in the near future to inspect the horses he has at that point . . . Carr Hatch, the Torontonian, who was here for several days returned to his native heath to await the opening of the Woodbine season . . John A. Morris, top man at Jamaica, reported that for the present season no improvements are on the agenda for that track. The Aqueduct Clambake Handicap, the third running, will be staged at the Rock-away Boulevard course on Sunday, June 14. This event is limited to good doers, two quart quaffers, and personable mixers. Invitations are by card and acceptees must pass the committee ready for the saliva box. Minors are not allowed to start in this event for which post time is 2:00 oclock. . . Charles Cohen, master of the Charfran Stable, reported that his menage will be represented by a draft of horses for the Arlington and Washington Park meetings . . Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Heller, he races under the nom de course of the Lester Manor Stable, were among those present over the week end . . . Trainer Bill Winfrey reported that he will ship Native Dancer to Pimlico tomorrow for his Preakness engagement . . . John Partridge, of the Spring Hill Farm, plans to ship Jamie K. to Pimlico tomorrow for the Preakness. Jockey Arcaio will go donw later to do the riding.
