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Superiority Evident in Walking Ring Nashuas superiority was as evident on the Belmont walking ring, damp and gloomy under the heavy skies that compromised 7the success of the gala day, as it was to prove a few minutes later out on the strip. The husky son of Nasrullah — Segula, by Johnstown, may have stripped somewhat lighter in flesh than he had at Louisville, but this is understandable considering all that has been done with him in the interval. He is a magnificently handsome animal, while his equable temperament, the"mental balance" that he reveals in the paddock as he is readied for competition, only accentuates the general impression of latent power. In contrast to the resplendant Nashua, his seven rivals looked to be an ordinary lot, with Mr. Al L., a Stymie colt whose conformation is faintly reminiscent of Nashua, easily the handsomest, but, as the chart will attest, any resemblance to Nashua on the part of Mr. Al L. ended abruptly on the walking ring, glazing Count, a rangy gray by Count Fleet from the Mahmoud mare, Obedient, has completely lost the good looks that distinguished him as an outstading yearling at Stoner Creek, but again appearances were deceptive; Blazing Count ran a completely creditable race, revealing himself as a natural stayer and also as a~colt whose essential class is many pounds above anything hitherto suspected or suggested by his previous races. Another gray, C. V. Whitneys. Mahmoud colt. Little Dell, cut out the early pace in the Belmont, although Arcaro had Nashua well to the fore from the drop of the flag, and Ted Atkinson was also right with the leaders aboard Portersville, another son of Count Fleet. The clip was well sustained, and Arcaro indicated his intention of keeping it so as he assumed the lead on the backstretch with still "a little over a half mile yet to travel. Rounding the far turn and between the turns, Arcaro was indulging his opposition, all seven very much in the hunt, but he was riding with considerably more -vigor than would have been employed on a less chilly mount,, and those not well acquainted with Nashua might have imagined the big fellow to be in trouble. How mistaken was any such surmise-became crystal clear at the quarter pole. Now Arcaro was done with all trifling, he and Nashua set sail, covering the final two furlongs in a perfect extended action and with vast authority. Behind the smooth-striding favorite, Blazing Count, in his turn, drew well clear of all the others, his action, too, earning sincere compliments from horsemen.
