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c~ ..;■,-,,-,, ■-.-.■.■■.-,.■■.,.■.----, ■■■ | Br -v?3L ■■■-■■•••-■■••■-■■••l Weighing In By Evan Shipman Pollys Jet Earns Arcaros High Praise Nantallah Lacked Racing Experience Carafar Clever Steeplechase Winner BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., May 12 — Pollys Jet. who yesterday confirmed the good impression he had made in two successful starts previously by c~ ..;■,-,,-,, ■-.-.■.■■.-,.■■.,.■.----, capturing capturing the the seventy-eighth seventy-eighth re- capturing capturing the the seventy-eighth seventy-eighth re- renewal of the Juvenile Stakes, looks the part of a good colt, "and he certainly runs like one. A rangy but well finished chestnut by Polynesian, from the Case Ace dam, Marys Dell, this attractive youngster was bred by Duval Headley — the Kentucky horseman who sent us Tom Fool a few seasons back — and he now carries the colors of the Barclay gtable. After After the the strenuous strenuous Juvenile Juvenile fin- ■■■-■■•••-■■••■-■■••l After After the the strenuous strenuous Juvenile Juvenile fin- finish, one that saw Pollys Jet, Getthere Jack and the strongly favored Nantallah spread across the Widener course on almost even terms, Eddie Arcaro, who had the mount on the winner and to whose vigor the victory was in no small part due, was frank to say that this is the best two-year-old confided to him this season, while he had nothing but praise for the manner in which the colt had answered his appeal in the long drive. For most of the five-furlong distance, this Juvenile was a hammer-and-tongs duel in the middle of the wide strip between Pollys Jet and Getthere Jack, while the choice, never far back, was running rather greenly along the inner rail. After climbing and giving his attention to varous distractions, Nantallah settled to the business at hand in the final furlong or so of this dash. Gradually, very gradually, he made up ground on the leaders, but his reformation came too late. Fastest Time in History of Stake Emphasizing the signficance of the Juvenile, the time was a remarkable :56% for the five panels, making this the fastest running in the long history of the stake, and only a second off Jet Masters track record for the distance. Sheer speed, as we have indicated, was not enough to win this dash, but it was on his speed as revealed in a corking effort at Jamaica recently and in morning trials, that Nantallah received by far the bulk of the play, going to the post in the field of nine colts at even money. Clockers had caught this well developed, precocious Nasrullah colt in a work that was conservatively announced as :57 for the five furlongs, several watches, we understand, giving this fellow the benefit of an even more brilliant showing. On the tree-shaded Belmont walking ring, Nantallah was the center for everybodys gaze, and he is truly an eye-filling individual, maybe the best looking, best balanced sdh of his utlra -fashionable sire than we have yet seen. Certain skeptics among the horsemen appraising Nantallah fought shy of him before the Juvenile on the ground that, while he was undeniably an unusually rapid colt, still he might, like certain flashy members of his tribe, "curl up and roll over" when he met opposition resolute enough and with quality enough to go right along with him. We are glad to report that, despite his defeat, Nantallah passed this test with flying colors, the style in which he finished out com-pletly refuting the suggestion that he might prove .faint-hearted. No. All Nantallah now lacks is experience, that and the racing manners that ought to come with experience. We are going to hear a lot more concerning the Starmount Stables stake candidate before the end of the current season, and he is certainly the best to represent that combination since the unfortunate Primate. Carafar Pleasing in Chase Victory Steeplechasers of far more than ordinary quality came out to dispute the overnight Whaddon Chase Purse, a two-mile test over the larger hedges, and the winner, to the satisfaction of those of us who have always consideied him a brilliant prospect, turned up in Joseph M. Schiffs French importation, Carafar. This neatly turned little chestnut was confidently ridden by young Flint Schulhoffer, one of the most capable, if not one of the most appreciated of our through -the -field jockeys, and the fashion in which he turned back Dooley Adams foxy, well-timed late bid with Brook -meades Bavaria earned him the compliments of professionals in the mid-week crowd. Carafar, a stakes winner last season over hurdles, has plenty of foot, as was evident when he easily disposed of the pace-setting Follies Bergere on the backstretch, and trainer Oleg Dubassoff. who had selected him several seasons ago on a trip to Paris, has schooled him to be a rapid, sure fencer, one who rates well off the pace or races on the head end, all as his rider may elect. Among the half dozen chasers who came out for the Whaddon Chase, three — the winner, Camee and Prince Llorieux — came from France, while one, Follies Bergere, is an Irish gelding. We mention this to illustrate the readiness of owners to go far afield in a search for promising fencers, and we believe that many stables are highly pleased with their overseas purchases. When the well-known Maryland horseman, Joseph F. Flanagan, selected a group of French horses last year, several of the best of them were victims of atrocious luck, while others of great merit have been brought along here so patiently and carefully that they have not yet proved themselves in public. It will take time before the Flanagan group can be truly evaluated, but we agree with many devotees of the sport that his experimental trip was well worth while, believing also that it could be profitably repeated.
