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Connors Corner m, By "CHUCK" CONNORS Irish Lore Surrounds Buttevant Extra Points Aids Chase Sport Commonwealth Shows High Speedy BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 24. — The paddock gang chewed on a couple of tasty morsels over the week end, namely namely the the two-year- namely namely the the two-year- two-year-| old Commonwealth and the flashy steeplechaser Extra Points. The latter proved to be a shot in the arm for the fencing sport that has lacked a standout performer for some time. Anyway, Extra Points has rekindled some interest in that branch of racing. racing. Steeplechasing Steeplechasing racing. racing. Steeplechasing Steeplechasing is as old as the hills as the boys say, but it originated in Ireland, which no doubt accounts for the success of many of the Emerald Isles exports in the Grand National at Liverpool. According to records preserved in an old manuscript in Dromo-land Castle, County Clare residence of Lord Inchiquin, in 1752 a couple of the gentry OCallaghan and Blake decided to have a race across country on horseback from Buttevant to the nearby church steeple of St. Legers Church. The result is clouded in doubt, the boys forgot to put down the name of the winner, but anyway Buttevant brings us up to the Belmont Stake for a three-year-old by that name will represent John Barry Ryan in the event. Buttevant, naturally, was named for that ancestral town seat of the Barry family, who settled there following their arrival from France, where it was reported that they had a bit of trouble with the powers who be, a political difference or something:. Anyway, the town they built was named after their home in France, but when the Irishers .go*, through the French pronunciation it was better known as Buttevant. The Ryans and the Barrys, instead of going to war with each other, intermarried and then another migration set in to America, and come Saturday, June 12, the Ryans and the Barrys are hoping: that it will be a banner day for the Irish. James Cox Brady and Bobby Dotter, [aided and abetted by Dave Gorman, un-| veiled a New Jersey-bred that zipped down the Widener course as if pursued by a hant. This fellows name is Cpmmonwealth and he is by Roman from Burgoo Maid. Commonwealth captured the imagination of the crowd in a hurry and some research followed. Burgoo Maid is the dam of Secret Meeting, who won the Acorn last summer; Maidens Prayer and Superupper. She has a yearling at the Brady farm in New Jersey, but last year lost her foal by . Casemate and was injured in foaling, and as a result was not bred this spring. Next spring plans are to breed her to Alibhai.. . . Well-authenticated sources have it that Sir Gordon Richards, Englands premier jockey, will be astride Native Dancer in his English starts. Richards is familiar with all the English courses. The boys report that there is some kind of a ruling on the books in England that bars American riders, although Longden, born in Wales, and Lang, a Canadian, rode there in the last few decades. Jack Skinner returned from a trip to Virginia and reported that the five yearlings owned by Nelson Asiel are doing: nicely. Two mares are at the duPont Farm in Delaware and three are in Kentucky and they will be assembled at Mid-dleburg in the early summer . . . Herbert Bayard Swope was on hand Saturday and compared handicap figures with another old veteran, the elder statesman, Bernard Baruch. The latter in witnessing the running of the Roseben recalled some of the feats of another sprinter of yesteryear, Hobcaw, who raced in his silks . . . Max Bell, the western Canada publisher and owner, and jockey Johnny Longden flew to England to witness the running of the Epsom Derby. Bell was a visitor on Saturday. John. William Jacobs who quit school to learn the rudiments of training with his father passed his Army physical and is awaiting a call to the colors Earl Sande showed up as an owner and trainer on Saturday when he saddled his own Cygni in the fourth race . . . Benjamin L. Lindheimer of Arlington and Washington Parks, accompanied by K. Weatherford of the organization, were present on Saturday. Lindheimer reported that he is east on a business matter and that his daughter Marjorie is showing improvement in California following a siege of illness . . . You have, no doubt, heard of horses being turned out for a rest arid shipped to a farm. Well, the reverse happened the other day. Frank Moore decided that a long rest Continued f getForfy-/fje - f " . " Connors Corner By C.J.CONNORS Continued from ta§9 Fur at a farm would do him a world of good and he did just that. Bernie Fels took over the training of the Mrs. H. Fink horses . . . Major Albert Warner of the Warbern Stable will leave next week for Los Angeles and a months stay in that area. He has a draft of horses racing at Hollywood Park including some promising two-year-olds. The horses owned by Tinkham Yeale n. are due here from Maryland and will be entered in the sale of horses in training ...Humphrey Finney reported that at present 125 entries have been received for the vendue at Belmont and that it will comprise two days, June 9 and 10 , . . Elliott Menaker for whom the late C. Feltner trained, is undecided upon his future racing plans . . . Trainer Harry Trotsek shipped in Hasty Road, Queen Hopeful and Inseparable from Pimlico. The van made a detour to Garden State to pick up Mr. Black who has a couple of engagements here. Trainer Noble Threewitt relayed word that Correlation, owned by R. S. Lytle, would be here later in the afternoon from 1 Pimlico . . . Bill Gallagher kept his Saturday record unblemished. He passed up the Preakness for the week-end program . . . Allie and Billie Reuben of the Hasty House Farm are due here Thursday from their Toledo, Ohio, home . . . A. G. Vanderbilt and Bill Winfrey will plane to London following the running of the Suburban on Decoration Day. They will be gone for several days . . . Jockey Bill Boland returned from Pimlico and started a 10-day suspension inflicted for careless riding on Friday . . . Track superintendent Neil Boyle journeyed to Delaware Park on Sunday and came back with rave notices on the new cafeteria at that track . . . Memorial Day, one week hence, will witness two conflicts in racing dates bidding for patronage, Delaware Park and Garden State and Rockingham and Suffolk plus Belmont Park, of course.
