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Smoke Screen Runs Creditable Race The track was soft from repeated rainfall throughout the week, and this may have been to the liking of the winner, who enjoyed good fortune throughout the running and was able to get through on the inside entering the stretch. Back of the victor, who was doing his best under urging to score by six lengths, came an American-bred, Smoke Screen, to prove that the outlanders were not invincible. Cascanuez, an Argentinian and favorite, was a well-beaten seventh. Perhaps the weights tell the story better. Blue Choir, under 110, was weighted heavier than only Bugledrums at 104, plus four pounds overweight, and Salmon Peter, who as lightweight of the field under the feather of 103, was able to take third honors. All the pace in the .race was set by the starting highweight, Sea O Erin, who was bred in Kentucky by Miss Mildred Wool-wine and carried 120 pounds. Sea-O Erin has never shown a pronounced favoritism for the grass footing. Officers and members here of the recently formed Society of North American Racing Officials are marking time until the June 22 deadline for charter mem-* bership, but already in the fold are the vast majority of the nations officials who are eligible for membership, and applications are still filtering in from those who have given more study to the plans and aims of the organization. The membership here at Balmoral is like that at any other points, 100 per cent of those eligible, which gives the new society a firm base from which to operate. Interest in the group is now being shown by persons affiliated with the sport in various capacities. Edward J. Brennan, general manager of Monmouth Park, lauded the new organization for its selection of M. C. "Ty" Shea as its first president. Here at Balmoral, Keene Daingerfield, steward representing the Illinois Racing Board and secretary-treasurer of SNARO, is in receipt of a letter of commendation for his activity in the new group from Paul Serdar, chairman of the Illinois Racing Board and vice-president of the National Association of State Racing Commissioners. Serdar says, in part: "I note in the Daily Racing Form that you attended the. organization meeting of the racing officials. It makes me very happy to see that our officers are taking an interest in this national organization, which, I believe, has tremendous potentiality." * Serdar went on to say: "An organization of this type has been discussed many times by various groups, ■* and in most cases lias met with opposition. I feel it is the right thing for the officials themselves to organize their own organization and am very happy to see that you are taking an active part in this from its inception." It is such encouragement as this that proves 1o the members that their aims in organizing are not misunderstood and that their mutual affiliation has been accomplished with the end in view that all sections of racing will benefit. In fact, one of the clauses in the societys constitution pledges co-operation with racing associations and commissions to achieve common understanding and interpretation of laws and rules.
