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JUDGES S T A N D CHAms HATT0N DELAWARE PARK, Stanton, Del., May 31. The Jersey Stakes was a shocking thing to watch, especially if you were backing Correlation, as most of the large Saturday crowd did. We are not his apologist, but it did appear the Californian simply chose the least demanding race he has found in weeks in which to neglect to run to form. He spent most of the nine furlongs lugging in, despite a reversed run-out bit and Willie Shoemakers best efforts to the contrary, ducking into High Gun at the outset, then behind the" leaders through the stretch drive. As you probably know, Correlation is something less than the soundest horse in training, and Noble Threewitt is presently concerned about one of the tall bays most important ankles. Though it would not have taken a really good horse to have beaten him Saturday, the successful War of Roses strikes us as a very decent sort. He was within range from the start, and finished looking for more horses to beat. Mrs. Thourons jaunty little colt was developed right here at Delaware Park, where he was second to no less distinguished a runner , than is Porterhouse in the Christiana Stakes a year ago. He did not become a winner until Hialeah, however, and the Jersey marked his first stakes brackets. But the authority with which he accounted for that one con- tained a fairly strong suggestion it will not be the last. AAA War of Roses is very British and was bred at the Whitsbury Stud, from the youthful stallion Tudor Minstrel and the mare Resurgam, who is by The Phoenix, familiar here as the sire of the light-footed Coffee Money. Tudor Minstrel is a grandson of the incomparable Hyperion, who is constantly recurring in the pedigrees of im- Correlation Loses His Easiest Race War of Roses Delaware Development Turf Crosses Fingers for Native Dancer Grass Racing Indicated1 for Champion portant stakes winners, including that of Andy Crevolins .rniiif r m-ntr rctaFmina ,rPVio Turin cfrel " arnc n nrnMr miler and won the Guineas for John DeWar with Sir Gordon Richards nonchalantly patting him on the back, lengths in advance of the rest of the field. English observers were so taken with him they began comparing him with St. Simon, but in the Epsom Derby he very churlishly turned it up at Tattenham Corner, a good three furlongs from home. Tudor Minstrel seems not to have sired a performer across the Atlantic who has as yet reflected quite the credit on him Mrs. Thourons colt did Saturday, but he doubtless will send up other runners. A A A A disillusioned Napoleon once mused, "What is the throne? a bit of wood, gilded and covered with velvet." r Just the same, racing interests now are hoping Native Dancer doesnt have to vacate his, for he has done more than any horse in history to merchandise the sport to the public. The chances of his flying the Atlantic to throw down the gage to Europes best in the King George "VT. and Queen Elizabeth on July 17 now would seem rather remote; For even before he raised the alarming question if he were not developing a "hot spot," trainer Bill Winfrey had said that, "He has to come up to the race absolutely perfect." It will be disappointing if the redoubtable gray must forfeit the opportunity of proving an international champion. We are confident those European performers would find him awfully hard to beat, despite his uniamiiianty witn turi courses, the Australian gate and slick racing plates. Again a creditable showing at Ascot would enhance his public relations value beyond its present unique magnitude. Native Dancer now has managed to exactly duplicate Man o Wars record of 20 successes from 21 starts, despite the fact his career has been interrupted from time to time by what are called the vicissitudes of racing. First it was his ankles, then bruised hooves, and now, something about his pasterns. If we did not know the Sagamorean we might be a little ungenerous and suspect there is a certain softness in his structure. But it is a rare horse who can campaign so industriously without accumulating some battle scars, and "Dancers" tremendous bulk tends to emphasize the strain upon his running gear, though he is of a temperament to be as easy on himself as possible. It is proverbial among racing men that large, heavy-bodied animals wear less well than those of more moderate proportions. Perhaps it is ah impertinence, but the feeling persists here that the son of Polynesian might be serviceable longer were he to be raced on the grass, assuming that he can race at all. Ben Lindheimer has pointed out, accurately we think, that racing in this context tends to conserve horsemens property. Here there are not the holes which occur in the bottom of most sand tracks. And except in droughts turf courses are less jarring. A A. A Turf ana: Tink Veale plans assembling another stud of mares, observing that he finds the sport affords more pleasure when one races horses he thinks up himself. . . . This reminds that Allie Reuben, who is not a breeder, will, nevertheless, retain Queen Hopeful for the stud, along with any other fillies of Oaks caliber that come his way William Welch, the Illinois industrialist, hopes to race his two-year-old Mr. Busher colt, Beau Busher, at Continued on Page Forty-Seven I JUDGES STAND By CHARLES HATTON Continued from Page Fortf-Eiht Arlington, and Washington, "because we think he deserves a chance against the best of his age." This three-parts brother to War Date recently won the Bay Meadows Beau Brummel. . . . One hears that Gal-cibos obscure sire, China Bull, showed intense speed in training, but became a wobbler arid never raced. Galcibo is to be auctioned soon. . . . Garden States slogan is "Racing Planned for Pleasure." . . . Ty Shea writes some races for maiden three -and four-year-olds. . . . When all the Gaul was divided into three parts, the British racing authority got its share,- but it is nice it hasnt taken the same attitude toward Johnny Longden it did toward Billy Pearson. . . . Correlation momentarily stopped the show at Garden State last Friday afternoon, when it was announced he was being paddocked. Broke out a bit too, as he did at Louisville. ... In a masterpiece of understatement, Gene Mori observed, "Weve had a nice meeting." . . . Monmouth hardly represents conflict with Delaware Park, which will draw heavily pn.;PWlaJelhand 1 .fealdrgil
