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JUDGES STAND charms HATT0N ATLANTIC CITY, Mays Landing, N. J., Aug. 15. The crowd of 11,666 irrepressible turf enthusiasts who practically swam into this park yesterday, and departed amid scenes resembling an evacuation, is not going to bulk very large in 1953 statistics illustrating racings popularity. But to our mind it was the greatest attendance at any race course in years. In the first place the program scarcely was anything that would be cited as a contribution to breed improvement at 250 Park Avenue. More "especially, there were the storm warnings, alerting everybody in the area of the imminence of a hurricane. And a recognizable facsimile of one materialized before race time. The rain created several fairly deep lakes not included in the track plans. But the undismayed buds of local femininity proved these quite navigable when they, along with some of the rather fuller blooms, removed their shoes and waded for it. The wind blew the rain high into the stands, shredded two flags run up on the innerfield pole, and whipped the lagoon out of its boundaries. One chap who appeared in some danger of drowning from the inside, was blown down and very possibly waterlogged. Altogether it made the Belmont hurricane of several years ago seem like a day in the country. Nevertheless the fans came out and not only were uncomplaining but thought the whole thing-highly diverting. They sent a total of 70,327 through the "tote,"a fabulous per capita of some 0. The next time somebody tells us of the hardihood of football fans, the reckless abandon of those who attend fox hunts, and the dauntless inscription of the New York post office, we are afraid we are not going to be very impressed. For sheer, unalterable . sticktoitiveness we will take John Kellys patrons. AAA For a time, there was rather a fascinating hope that Atlantic City Draws Greatest Crowd Pinza Unlikely to Perform in America Boardwalk is Race of Week in Jersey Hasty Road Prospect for Garden State Sir Victor Sassoon would send his Pinza here for the Washington, D. C, International at Laurel, and that Capt. Cecil Boyd-Rochfort might bring the Queens Aureole to America. It seems to have occurred also to Atlantic City they might be interested in the United Nations. But we understand Boyd-Rochfort plans to start Aureole just twice more this season, in his native England, and that Sassoon declined in favor of keeping Pinza at home to point for four-year-old engagements. It is especially disappointing Pinza is not coming for the English are making proud little boasts he is "The best three-year-old in the world," including our Native Dancer JWe should like to see this opinion proved or disproved. Indeed some of the more opinionated Britons now "are comparing Pinza favorably with the 00,000 Tulyar. The son of Chanteur n. has to be a good colt, of course to have won the Derby and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. But he has established no such record as the aristocratic little Tulyar did a year ago, when he was reducing mile and a half races to one breathtaking furlong. Although Pinza now is not expected to come here, we may hope that his rider, Sir Gordon Richards, will have the mount on an English delegate to the International. If lie does, Americans will see a wonderful jockey in action. "Cheeky Charlie" Smirke, Charley Elliott and Togo Johnstone may be flashier. Smirke used to delight in winning, easily, by a head on Tulyar, finishing laughing to himself and patting the colt on the neck. But it is thrilling just to watch Richards sit a horse. Only his protege "Manny" Mercer looks as well in the saddle, and he seems never to make a mistake. Intuitively making the right maneuver at the righ time has found him the leading rider for more than 20 years. AAA The 5,000 Boardwalk Handicap is "the race of the week" here at Atlantic City, and this Saturday attraction may be the medium of bringing together some of the prospects for the "Triple Turf Classic" at a flat mile on the grass. A Latin American element joined the local performers several days ago when Belmont Evans brought John Kreeses Again n. here. This angular bay gained a placing in both the Monmouth and Long Branch Handicaps and is an interesting prospect for John Kelly sr turf course features. Evans trains him South American style, sans saddle and walking leisurely about the track many minutes longer than most horses are exercised. He seems to respond well to this curriculum. It may be also that Potpourri, who won a grass race opening day with impressive elan will reappear in the Boardwalk, though he will be confronted with more searching competition. In fact the competition in this phase of the Atlantic City sport promises to become progressively keener, with such as Mark-Ye-Well, Royal Serenade, Real Delight and Royal Vale nominated for the Turf Classic. AAA Several times in recent days we have been asked whom we consider the most capable of the two-year-olds we have seen in our swing of the circuit. It still is too early to have formed any very definite opinion, but Allie Reubens Arlington Futurity winner Hasty Road strikes us as a clever colt. And we are told he is a candidate for the 00,000 Garden State. Though a mile and a sixteenth looks awfully long to most Romans, this one has the scope of a colt who will stay that far, and he could conceivably Continued on Page Forty-Three I JUDGES STAND By CHARLES HATTON Continued from Page Fifty-Two have inherited some stamina from his dam Traffic Court. The New York colts Fisherman and Porterhouse we know only by reputation. Among the fillies, are two very professional performers in Evening Out and Incidentally. And a fast filly of good breeding in Good Case, who is by Case Ace out of the Oaks winner Damaged Goods. She is rather light of barrel, however and has none of her dams appearance of rugged-ness. Experts in these matters assure us this is a good crop of two-year-olds, though it would be too much to expect another Native Dancer. His sort run very few to the acre. The 00,000 Garden State and Las Vegas stakes, suggest that two-year-olds this season may be brought along more slowly and campaigned more conservatively during the summer than they were in the days the Westchester Futurity marked the end of the year for the topnotchers. These 00,000 events, along with the Champagne, East View, Pimlico Futurity, KJC Stakes and other stakes a mile or beyond can only have a good effect both on breeding and the way in which two-year-olds are handled. AAA Turf ana: The Bohemia Stable of Mrs. R. C. duPont appears to have obtained a bargain in the Count Fleet filly Maid of Flight, who has won two consecutively for her new owner... Dr. John Lee last fall bought five Keeneland yearlings for Bill Helis. Rippish, Lady Bouncer, Woodlands and Helioscope have won, Rippish running the fastest five furlongs of the Monmouth meet, Lady Bouncer winning the Colleen. . . .New challengers for Native Dancer in the American Derby are Imbros, Landlocked, Matagorda and Eternal Will. . .Val Ris is a half-brother to Spartan Valor, but apparently nobody has told him this. . . Atlantic City looks pleasantly like Laurel from the sand, both haying a backdrop of dense woods... The seven furlongs chute here is downhill. . .Charley Shaw has E. P. Taylors Castle ton in sleek condition and the Briton is expected to improve off his recent grass race.
