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Connors Corner By Chock? Connors New York Horses in Successful Invasions Capture Delaware, Garden State Fixtures Calumet Running Into Streak of Bad Luck BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., June 4. Now that the novelty of the new look at Belmont Park is wearing off and the gripes about the stair cases at the railroad station becoming less and less strident, the Paddock Gang has again turned to racing matters. That Belmont Park has an inexhaustible supply, well, almost, of stakes and handicap horses to add lustre to stakes and handicaps at other tracks was exemplified last week. The feature offerings at Delaware and Garden State Parks were annexed by invaders from this area, and no doubt from now on every impor tant offering at outside tracks will have emissaries on hand citing the advantages of shipping to their respective fields. The invaders on Saturday were the Cain Hoy Stables Lucky Dip. This fellow won the Kent Stakes at Delaware and Third Brother, from the C. T. Chenery menage, shocked the horse world when he downed Calume.ts Bardstown in the Camden at Garden State. Calumet, this winter in Florida, threatened to run away from all opposition, not only in the three-year-old division but in the older class as well. The stable was rich in three-year-olds with such as Barbizon, Gen. Duke and Iron Liege as the three siege guns and such lesser lights as Whig, Simon Kenton and Boone Blaze ready to move up if needed. Well, something hap- pened, injuries took their toll. Thethreat that Calumet represented in the winter was a real one. However, today the opposition- is not afraid and as a matter of fact is prepared to beard the lions in their own dens. Similar Misfortune Hit H. P. Whitney String Such has been the history of racing from the beginning. Some years ago Jimmy Rowe came out of winter quarters with a stable full of runners to race for Hairy Payne Whitney. The older horses bore established reputations and the two-year-olds were highly regarded. Well, before July rolled around, Rowe had a stable full of lame, injured and broken dreams. Rowe then shipped his charges back to the farm at Red Bank, N. J., and decided to call it. a year. The next year, well that was something else again, and the Eton blue and brown cap were shown in the winners circle three to four times a week. Well, as the man said, such is racing and while on that subject, yesterday was a real ladies day at Belmont Park. Seventy-nine starters paraded postward during the afternoon and of this number 58 were of the distaff side. That must be something of a record for a Monday, even at Belmont Park. Mrs. Henry Winges of St. Mathews, S. C, was among yesterdays visitors to witness the running of the Acorn. Mrs. Winges campaigned the horse Gun Shot, who went amiss a year ago, but is now back, in training. . . . Trainer Max Hirsch reported the final shipment of two-year-olds from King Ranch in Texas. The shipment was held up for several hours in Texas due to a cloudburst which swamped the loading platform and inundated the railroad tracks. . . . Charles McAdam, the newspaper executive, sported a new type plaid cap. and dropped in for some racing. . . Trainer J. H. "Slim" Pierce arrived from Chicago to saddle Alliance in the Juvenile. . . . Mrs. Eugene Constantin Jr., of Dallas, Texas, was an arrival yesterday. She will remain for several days as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Heller. The Constantins were at Delaware Park and Garden State for several days. Mr. Constantin was called to Tampa, Fla., on business matters but plans a New York visit later on in the summer. Return Secret Story to Training Trainer Eddie Holton reported that Secret Story had been picked up and placed back in training. Secret Story was turned out on a farm in Indiana during the winter months. . . . The second issue of the overnight condition book for this meeting was distributed yesterday by Jimmie Kilroe A. Burge, a Sydney, Australia, owner, was a clubhouse visitor yesterday. He is visiting these parts on a vacation. . . . Bourtai, dam of the Acorn winner Bayou, has several other stakes winners to her credit, namely Levee and Delta, who come to mind. . . . Owner-trainer M. R. Sito and Lori-El returned to Chicago this morning by plane. The Kentucky Oaks winner was a disappointment in her eastern debut. . . . Charles Mather of Philadeplhia, he races under the nom de course of the Avonwood Stable, relayed word that he will be on hand for the Juvenile. ... In case you might be interested in the title of todays featured offering, the Mutton Town, it is named for a hamlet in the Oyster Bay district on Long Island. . . . A. B. Hancock, who did some rooting for "his Acorn winner yesterday, Bayou, promised to remain around for some .time.
