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- " I W E I G H I N G I N By EVAN SHIPMAN BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 31. Justice, horsemen and particularly breeders, we feel, were served when Cain Hoys Cherokee Rose vanquished a fine field of her contemporaries in Saturdays renewal of the Coaching Club American Oaks. By the staying Princequil-lo, out of the Sickle mare, The Squaw n., this attractive bay miss is a full sister to Herman Delmans brilliant 1951 Oaks winner, How, and the lesson that "blood will tell" was amply borne out by Cherokee Roses sparkling, game performance. At the end of this mile and three-eights test, Capt. Harry F. Guggenheims filly with the appropriate pedigree was only a mere head to the good of Walter M. Jeffords homebred Open Sesame, but this pair had been at grips from the head of the stretch, and there is little doubt but that the eventual winner richly merited this coveted trophy. This Oaks, the - fillies equivalent of the Belmont Stakes and the most important fixture for the division offered on the American turf, marked the first time during her career that Hasty House Farms brave little Queen Hopeful had failed to finish among the first three, the diminutive Roman filly winding up fourth behind King Ranchs Riverina and beaten some four lengths for it all. But Queen Hopeful, despite the fact that she was close to an even-money choice in this select field of eight, is neither bred like the typical daks winner nor resembles such a filly in conformation. Chereokee Rose on the other hand not only can boast classic bloodlines, but satisfies the eye at every point as one for whom mere distance need have no terrors. AAA From the point of view of the watch, this was an ordinary enough race, Cherokee Rose requiring 2:19 to. Breeding Tells in Coaching Club Oaks Renewal Cherokee Roses Full Sister, How, 51 Winner Distance Too Long for Little Queen Hopeful Correlations Last Shows Colt Needs a Rest negotiate the odd .distance, but an even pace had been assured by Hal Price Headleys Garb, the real-contenders Open Sesame and Cain Hoys daughter of Princquillo lying just off the leader until, leaving the quarter pole, jockeys Ted Atkinson and Hank Moreno were ready to launch their serious bids. Once the preliminaries were over, this was as pretty a contest as you could wish to see. Open Sesame and Cherokee Rose were battling it out in the middle of the track approaching the furlong pole, while, at this point, Riverina, on whom Eric Guerin had saved a world of ground looping for home, loomed so menacing that her many partisans in the crowd were already hailing this King Ranch representative as the victor. Riverinas run, however, petered out, Open Sesame and Cherokee Rose continuing locked, and the verdict in dispute until the final jump. Both winner and runner-up were weary at the end, very weary, but each had endured a long drive with rare courage, looking exactly the type that the Oaks was designed to point out and reward. AAA After her game second to Fascinator in the Kentucky Oaks and her sparkling victory in the recent Black-Eyed Susan at Pimlico, Queen Hopefuls talents at the middle distance are certainly evident, but it is a far cry from the Coaching Club American Oaks route of nearly a mile and a half to the mile and a sixteenth of the lesser features. This time, Queen Hopeful was obviously in beyond her depth. Jockey Johnny Adams rated her carefully, nurs ing her speed as well as he could for the crucial test in the stretch, but by the time they had reached the stretch, Queen Hopeful had nothing left to offer except her natural gallantry, and we were witness once again to the fact that a stout heart, without adequate physical means, is simply not enough. This defeat was perfectly honorable; it points our her limitations. But Queen Hopeful gave weight and a beating to Cherokee Rose last winter at Hialeah over a moderate distance, and she may still be the best at a mile or under. AAA Correlations downfall at Garden State on Saturday did not surprise those who had analyzed his effort in the Preakness the week before. The California colt bore in so badly at Baltimore that his chances for the big race were hopelessly compromised, jockey Shoemaker never free to aid his mount in the drive. Bearing in, as we see -it, is more than a bad habit with Correlation; it is a sign that something is hurting him, and, as he continues racing, this will naturally get worse rather than better. In our account of the Preakness in this space, we suggested that Correlation now needs a rest. If he is bothered by a "blind splint," proper treatment can hardly be given while the big colt continues in full training. At one time, we thought that Correlation would be the one to test Mrs. M. E. Persons Porterhouse in the imminent Belmont - Stakes, but in his present unsatisfactory condition, we hope that the son of Free America will hot be started for the Belmont. AAA While the highly favored Correlation was far back in the beaten field in the Jersey Stakes on the week end, Mrs. J. R. H. Thourons importation, War of Rose, scored over Woodley Lane Farms Red Hannigan and Continued on Page Forty -Seven WEIGHING IN By EVAN SHTPMAN Continued from Page Forty-Eight King Ranchs High Gun, the race like Cherokee Roses Oaks being moderate enough in regard to time, but perhaps indicating a good stayer. We had watched this Tudor Minstrel colts final start, a winning one here at Belmont with considerable interest, our impression being that he is very much "on the improve" right now, and that he will show to good advantage when .asked to travel a full mile and a half. Trainer Jim Ryan has always held this one in high regard, while his schedule has been so arranged that War of Roses should be at his peak when sent out for the Belmont Stakes, the stables great objective. Unless we are much mistaken, the Belmont field will present an entirely different appearance from that of the two classics that have preceded it, while among those with whom Porterhouse wiil have to deal, War of Roses has now earned a high rating.
