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only 24 hours dista son for this, inclu Hasty Road, and th ity clauses, with n 50 to start. It ou see, and if the blan sands of eager tur and Philadelphia a pilgrimage to Stan others, the Kent hai of Roses, who only debiting Correlatio: thereby encumberi pounds this Saturd Though he mus from three to 15 po to draw a good posi ber five. It is, incid goes to New York J will have fairly exl is Harry Isaacs I G six, and has won al is also John Barry jenough second to J zip is reported to b JUDGES STAND DELAWARE PARK, Stanton, Del., June 4. The fields for this clubs three-year-old features have rarely been wanting in size, and horsemens response to the week-ends Kent verged on an excess of generosity. A stampede of 19 nominees still wanted to have a go at this 5,000 run of a mile and a sixteenth, with the race ,nt. There are, of course, several reading the absence of Porterhouse or e inviting odds inherent in the eligibil-d fee to pass the entry box and only ght to be something pretty exciting to d spring weather continues, the thou-fgoers in the Washington, Baltimore reas will make the brief light-hearted ton to witness it. Among the many s attracted Mrs. Thourons plucky War last week end astonished everyone by n with defeat in the Jersey Stakes, ng himself with top weight of 123 ay. AAA t concede the remainder of the field unds, the Briton was fortunate enough tion in the gate, departing from numr entally, understood that from here he "or the Belmont Stakes. Another who iensive support along the "tote" lines eegee, who carries 120,.drew in number 1 three of his races this season. There Rayns clever Butteyant, a creditable et Action in the Withers Mile. Sheer j his forte, and the importance of this Kent Renewal Attracts Outsize rtandW War of Roses Most Accomplished of 19 Never Say Die Makes Nasrullah Bargain Sire Lefthanded Epsom Suits Longdens Style commodity is emphasized in unwieldy fields. Marylanders will hnr.k "R.iner Twiner, whn earned their admiration and 120 pounds in the Chesapeake, and was prominent for about a mile of the Preakness. An entrant of more than languid interest to us is A. B. "Bull Hancock, Jr.s, imported Nasrullah colt, Limelight, one of the lightweights under 111, and favored further by the rail post position. For reasons which must be perfectly obvious to all, it will be rather a good story if this liver-colored chestnut wins. Green-trees Palm Tree came from Long Island for this engagement, and is virtually on his way back, breaking from number 16. Clearly racing luck will be a factor of unusual importance in this Kent. Everybody now has agreed it is nice that Robert Sterling Clark, our sometimes breafast companion at Pimlicos. Alibi Table, has joined W. C. Whitney, Dick Croker and other American owners of Epsom Derby winners. French and Irish raiding parties are more feared in England, where the purses are pitifully inadequate, but the comparatively few Americans who have raced there have enjoyed some quite signal successes. Big Dipper, The Pie King, Prince Simon, Black Tarquin the list goes on, were flying Yankee colors. For many years Clark raced a rather fashionable string in this country, including the Selima winner, Galaday, dam of his Guineas heroine, Galatea H. He still maintains a stud here, but latterly has concentrated on English racing. There is a story, per- By CHARLES HATTON haps apocryphal our Jockey Club took a dim view of the antecedents of several of his American string, and his interest in racing here evaporated. In any case, he is a keen student of pedigrees and his homebreds have been as consistently, if less importantly, successful as Belairs across the Atlantic. Last Wednesday, his Never Say Die won the race which eluded the late William Woodward for about 20 years. Regarding the Derby result from a somewhat more tangible than sentimental point of view, the best of it is that not only does an American have Never Say Die, Kentucky now has his sire, Nasrullah, and maternal grandsire, War Admiral. Nasrullah could himself only be third in the Derby, but now he has sired a winner of that most covetd of all classics, along with a Derby third in Noor, and now an Epsom Oaks winner in Musi-dora. Great Britains breeders may regret again that he was sold to an American syndicate. AAA The progeny of nearly all stallions are more or less limited in their potentialities. But the Nasrullahs have the versatility they can win two-year-old dashes of five furlongs down the Widener chute, and deep sea voyages such as Epsoms undulating mile and a half. Himself an impetuous, irritable, obstinate animal in training, it seems he sires a good many cheerful, responsive performers. It is nice, too, that Johnny Longden rode an Epsom winner, even though Blue Sail lost. And it does not surprise us Longden, employing the acey-deucy American seat, could cut Tattenham Corner with such facility. You see the racing at Epsom is counterclockwise. That he might get around the sharp turn on the clockwise "old mile" at Ascot as cleverly with his right stirrup higher than the left is something else. Were Native Dancer to go there and Eric Guerin to employ the unconventional American seat, Continued on Page Thirty -Two I JUDGES STAND By CHARLES HATTON Continued from Page FHty-Two his mount could lose lengths at that corner. But "Dancer" isnt going much of anywhere these days. Turf ana: It is good news that Belmont Park tacitly considers its experimental turf course events successful. This will come to more pleasure for the patrons, more "grass horses" for other meets, perhaps including some having class. . . . Correlation has become the most bewildering segment in the jigsaw puzzle of the three-year-olds. A change in equipment may find him repudiating his Jersey Stakes form in the Belmont. ... A noteworthy aspect of the increased attendances about this country is its largely a "paid gate," like that here at Delaware Park. . . . James Stewart, Hollywoods general manager, was Don Ross guest at this course the other day. . . . Jeanne C. has a great look of her ancestor. Equipoise, about her. . . . The horses in the solicitous charge of Jim Ryan sometimes go under saddle through the neighboring fields mornings. . . . Warner Jones won a claimer with Perfect Gem, own sister to Dark Star, here the other day. . . . Fred Hayden is among the many who were impressed by the detached, leisurely manner of Turn-tos Florida conquests, doubts Porterhouse or Determine could have coped with him. . . . Probably Cherokee Rose will eventually be bred to the Celt. . . . Delaware Park has 23 miles of road within its uncon-fining "confines."
