view raw text
Offer Show Pool Despite Small Field Though there were only five in the Richards, the sporting Stanton club offered a show pool, and this was minus on Saratoga to the extent of ,976.94. As we understand it, the state, which splits breakage with the local track, assumes a share of any minus pools on an accumulative basis, depending upon the entire days proceeds. There are states, including New York, which do not share in any minus pools. Under the racing statutes here, Delaware Park might pay .05, but as in most other areas it breaks to the dime. The wagering on the Richards was just another illustration of Delaware Parks open-handed policies. It might have requested permission to eliminate a show pool or to run the race as an exhibition. Instead, it showed a commendable willingness to play its own game, taking a sporting gamble with its patrons. Extraordinarily enough, in view of the abominable weather conditions, a crowd of 19,443 turned out and wagered ,501,494 on the eight events. One finds it difficult to say with any assurance if Saratoga duplicated his scintillant form of the Preak-ness in the Leonard Richards, because of Nashuas absence and the saturated track conditions. * But certainly he did not look any less formidable, nor did he appear to "wash" and otherwise display anxiety as in some of his previous engagements. Actually the attractive black colt with the star seems to have gained some substance of late under trainer "Downey" Bonsais solicitous care. There is nothing further for Saratoga at this meeting, and to latest indications he will point for the Providence in New England. * The Scott colt came out of his engagement on the week end "calm, cool and gone," ready to repeat his performance. His stable companion, Westward Ho, who won the Kent in a near thing, is pointing for a Long Island stake next Saturday, in which he is to be ridden by Bhuk. The Phipps High Voltage is .due here from her Aqueduct headquarters at about 4:30 this Tuesday morning to fill her engagement in next week-ends 5,000 added Delaware Oaks of nine furlongs. This classical event has an estimated gross of about 0,000, and Mr. Pitz has indicated that the lovely gray daughter of the French Ambiorix will have her final prep for the race over the local surface. Already here to attempt wresting divisional leadership from her is Cain Hoys surprising Lalun, who accounted for the important Kentucky Oaks back at Churchill Downs. She is also sired by a. Frenchman, Djeddah, and she is infinitely the smartest performer her noted dam, Be Faithful, has yet" sent to the races. Canny Max Hirsch has saddled three eligibles who have won thus early in the Stanton Reason, and any or all of the trio may reappear for the Oaks. These are Rico Reto, Rico Romance and Loquacious. Other prospective starters include Hibernia, Petitioner, Hen Party, Girl Crazy, Rosy Miss and Nimble Doll. From this distance it seems certain that High Voltage, heroine of her age and sex division a year ago, will go postward as distinctly the one to beat. The Sage of Sheepshead Bay wants convincing evidence that any other of the three-year-old fillies can beat her.
