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. 1 — *"» Connors Corner » By Chuck Connors . Keeneland Yearling Vendues Month Away Bidding Brings Out Competitive Spirit Youngsters on Offer Carefully Screened BELMONT PARK, Elmont, L. I., N. Y., June 20.— In about another month, the boys will be heading for Keeneland, for the annual yearling vendues. Eddie Atlihgton, Atlihgton, a a racing racing character character of of . Atlihgton, Atlihgton, a a racing racing character character of of years ago, once remarked that when a man stepped on a race track he checked his judgment at the gate. Well, about the same thing happens at an auction sale, especially of horses. Reason flies out of the window when the» bidding starts. There is something about an auction that brings out the competitive spirit in a man or woman and many have a hard time time trying trying to to stop stop when when they they time time trying trying to to stop stop when when they they 1 — *"» know that the bidding has exceeded what estimated value had been placed on the object. Bargain hunters as a rule pass up the summer sales preferring to wait for those of the fall when the hullabaloo and hoopla is less pronounced. There are many bargains picked from these late sales. The summer sales attract what is called the cream of the crop, impeccable blood lines, outstanding conformation and all-around characteristics. These youngsters that are slated -to go through the ring are screened carefully before being stamped okay. However, all those precautions do not guarantee" the buyer a stakes winner or an overnight winner for that matter. There are a certain number of stakes for tworyear-olds contested •during the year and many are won by homebreds. Homebreds Dominate iFuturity Roster The Belmont Futurity is one of the nations most prized events for two-year-olds. Each fall this race down the Widener course has drawn the cream of f the crop. Of the last 18 runnings 14 were taken down by homebreds. They were Bold Ruler, Nashua, Porterhouse, Native Dancer, Guillotine, Blue Peter, Citation, First Flight, Pavot, Occupy, Occupation, Some Chance, Our Boots and Bimelech. That is not a bad record for homebreds but rather tough on those who passed through the yearling marts. Anyway, in about a month the boys will be movingln on Keeneland and unlimber-ing the bankrolls to pit their judgment against the other fellows. Then a lapse of several weeks, to replenish the depleted bankrolls, the scene moves on to Saratoga Springs where more opportunities will be accorded to those who believe they can pick a winner. Joe W. Brown, the New Orleanian he has a welltf balanced menage with Johnny Theall, arrived from New Orleans and plans to remain for several weeks. . . . Charles H. Hewitt, the New York insurance man, announced a change in his organization. He is now president of Hewitt, Fickeand Patterson. . . ~. R. L. "Slim" Coyne came down from New England on a busmans holiday. He plans to remain in these parts for a few days, . . . Mr. and Mrs. William Veeneman* will arrive from their Louisville, Ky., home onSaturday to root for Woodlawn in the Oaks. The miss arrived today from Chicago by plane and will, after the race, be returned to that area. . . . Trainer Max Hirsch of "King Ranch will ship Dotted Line to Delaware for Saturdays New Castle. . . . The following notice was posted on the bulletin board in the secretarys office: "All foal certificates and evidence of sleeping sickness vaccinations must be on file with the horse identification offices on or before July 1." Dedicate Faces Belmont Jinx Again . Trainer Carey Winfrey is pointing Dedicate for the 5,000 Suburban Handicap on July 4 but has a dour attitude toward the outcome. The fast and game son of Princequillo has never won a race at Belmont Park, finishing second to Nashua last year in the Suburban and in* the same spot again this season in the Carter and Metropolitan Handicaps, . . . Joe Kyle, clerk of the scales, reported that the exodus of New York jockeys Saturday to other tracks will be much below the standard. The Coaching Club American Oaks will keep the top ones in this area. . : . Keith Stewart, the Bermuda jockey, planed in from Toronto, Ont., and will finish out the Belmont Park meeting as a free-lance. "". . ..Trainer Tommy Root will ship Poll-O-Mine, owned by the Barclay Stable, to Monmouth for a stakes engagement, . . . Trainer Hirsch Jacobs plans to ship Paper Trer to Suffolk Downs for the big one at that track nXt week. . . r-F. Ambrose Clark was a visitor during ftie afternoon. . . . Mrs. Dodge Sloane left for Brookmeade Farm in Virginia to inspect the horses, she has there.
