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ters ters with with Bill Bill Winf Winfrey JUDGES STAND *y owis wrroN PIMLICO, Baltimore, Md., May 20. — The Preakness scene began to assume the expectant atmosphere and the hustle and bustle that are the unmistakable harbingers of an impending "Run for the Black-eyed Susans" this morning. Soon after dawn and coffee at the alibi table we motored over to the Vanderbilt training quar-rey to to see see the the highly highly fancied fancied Native Native ters ters with with Bill Bill Winf Winfrey to to see see the the highly highly fancied fancied Native Native Dancer gallop twice around, and even at that unthinkable hour a group of trainers and sightseers already had assembled at the gap to watch the Preakness colts at exercise. Among them were Eddie Hayward and Clyde Troutt, who train Dark Star and Royal Bay Gem, and general manager, John Jackson. As the playful big gray from Sagamore entered the track, another horse shied, and his rider grinned "He is scared just looking at that colt/ Hayward put in "Yes, I am glad Dark Star already has been out. I dont want him to see Native Dancer again until Saturday." Troutt greeted Winfrey, then remarked as an aside, "He knows he has us all nailed down." In the midst of this joviality, Troutt ran a practiced eye over the Withers winner and observed, "I really think he looks better than he did at Louisville." Meanwhile, the son of Polynesian was galloping along, neck bowed, and obviously as jockey Ronnie Nash said, "Looking for horses." Watching him, it struck us that the expression, "He seems to flow," is an appropriate description. It is almost singular that so large an animal should be clever as a cat, always in cadence, as the French say, never seeming to put a foot down wrong. We suspect this goes far toward explaining his racing capacity. If you have the impression from all this Native Dancer is considered distinctly the-one-to-beat for Saturdays Preakness, you couldnt be more correct. On the stand side of the ancient Pimlico property today, the management was hastening preparations to make the Approaching Preakness in the Air at Pimlico Coincidence in Form of Clarke Sprinters Waddington and Agas Breeding Theory Irelands Prospective Mate for Tulyar thousands of Preakness visitors comfortable. Saws screeched and hammers knocked all about the place. The stone steps before the grandstand were being partitioned from the lawn, and benches situated in them to seat more of the crowd. In short, this promises to be one of the best Preaknesses in years, with Native Dancer and his return engagement with Dark Star the fascination of Saturdays mile and three-sixteenths. Thirty-five thousand programs will be ordered if that suggests anything to you. AAA One of the showiest performances of the Maryland spring season, from the point of view of sheer, unalloyed "zip" was given here recently by Alan T. Clarkes mare, Jeannie C. She made a "good" track look better when she stopped the teletimer at five and a half furlongs in 1:06%, time within two-fifths of the course record. Further, the starting gate is almost directly opposite the pole in five and a half furlongs races. By a coincidence, Jeannie C. exactly duplicated the time displayed by Senator Joe, who is her stablemate, workmate and full brother, earlier in the meeting, dockers were reminded that she works smartly as Senator Joe. Racegoers were reminded that she once stopped the world record breaker, The Pimpernel. And studying her as owner-breeder-trainer Clarke saddled her, we were reminded of something that is perhaps a triviality, except that she is so obviously Equipoises granddaughter. Humphrey Finney, who carries a standard concealed in a cane, also has remarked this. Her color is gold rather than burnt sienna, but there is the same exquisite quality, deep body and extraordinary development of quarters. A really captivating filly individually, and one we can recommend to those who like horses to appeal to their aesthetic sense. Jeannie C. is by the European stallion, Alaking, out of the mare, Bolo Mowlee. As you might guess, the latter is by Mowlee. Clarke is a former major league ball player who has been breeding thoroughbreds upward of a decade, and along the way accumulated a number of Mowlee mares, though pedigree pundits wondered what in the name of Herod, Matchem and Eclipse, he wanted with them. They have been the foundation of what is proving quite a successful stud, and one he sold. Anna Mowlee, is the dam of La Corredora. AAA The Aga Khan was convinced, when The Tetrarch sired three St. Leger winners, that speed can produce stamina. And apparently Nesbit Waddington concurs in this theory. Writing in "Irish Racing and Breeding," the manager of the Agas studs comments that speed is dominant in Mumtaz Mahals line and adds, "With such a line dominant for speed, the quality that more than any other distinguishes the thoroughbred from the half-bred, anything is possible with scientific mating, and I need only recall to your memory that from Mumtaz Mahal, within two or three generations, have come the Derby winner, Mahmoud, the Eclipse and Arc de Triomphe winner, Migoli, and those very successful stallions, Nasrullah and Royal Charger." Of Neemahs ancestress, Uganda, Waddington recalls a story which describes the lengths to which the Aga is prepared to go in obtaining what he considers the best prospects for his stud. "When Ugandas owner, a Monsieur Edouard Kann, died, he had in his stud Uganda and a good race mare called Pom are but Continued en Page Forty JUDGES STAND By CHARLES HATTON Continued from Page Forty-Four otherwise a lot of rubbish. Prompted by Colonel Vuillier, the Aga Khan was determined to possess these two mares as potentital foundation stock for his own stud. The only deal acceptable to the executors was a purchase of the entire bloodstock, including two stallions and a stud farm in Normandy. Although he did not want all these the Aga Khan agreed to their terms and bought everything, after- » wards selling off the rest of the blood- I stock and keeping only Uganda, Pomare i and the stud farm." AAA ] Students of bloodstock breeding about the world will be interested, we should think, that the Irish Government now j owns 10 mares who may be bred to the European wonder horse, Tulyar. These ■ are Star Sapphire, by Mahmoud — Cumha; ] I Spendthrift, by King Salmon — Spend a Penny; Gauch, by Mieuxce — Balvalley; ■ Golden Penny, by Hyperion — Pennycome- quick; Valiant, by Bahram— Trustful; ] Cnoc Gorm, by Blue Peter — Hillhampton; Visite Royal, by Admiral Drake — Magda-lena; The Lady in Red, by Solario — Foxy Gal; Staff a, by Hyperion — Jiffy, and Gre-gos, by Tourbillon— Kudos. There is also a Tehran mare and a Bois Roussel mare, but booking these to Tulyar would represent rather too close inbreeding. Golden Penny, whom we saw at "Tully," is, incidentally, a half-sister of Calumets Penicuik H., the dam of Pensive, by Hyperion. Major Cyril Hall thinks her one of the studs best mares. The Irish Government makes some of the yearling output of its stud available on the open market. AAA Turf ana: Pimlico patrons enjoy booing Nick Shuk much as Jamaicans get their kicks razzing Arcaro, and he takes it just as gracefully A Texas editor writes that an organized minority is blocking the wishes of a disorganized majority in the matter of restoring racing to tne state, but J thinks inevitably the sport will win, in from three to six years. . . . Pimlico has a distance series of overnighters. . . . Horse- men will be delighted with the modern, new Waterford stabling facilities. . . . Ky. J Commr. D. A. Headley plans attending J the Preakness. . . . Dabney Harrison has * a new patron in the Keuka Stable of New J York. . . . Laurels Joe Cascarella is a Pirn- i lico regular. . . . Lincolns Peabody Memo- ] rial may tempt Royal Bay Gem. *
