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i-— . ... t Charles Hatfon Julius Looks Horse With Most Wham Tim Tarn Most Professional Performer Queen Winner of First English Classic CHURCHILL DOWNS. May 2.— Jewels Reward-Tim Tam— Silky Sullivan. Very possibly this is merely another of our critical abberations — the effusions of i-— . ... t a a confused confused and and. dilletante dilletante hand- a a confused confused and and. dilletante dilletante hand- hand-icapper. But if anybody cares to know, that is alKwe can make of the rather vexed situation at Churchill Downs. The evidence of the form is good but insufficient. It is good in the sense that when they jnet in the Flamingo, Jewels Reward and Tim Tam ran like good colts. As for the donnybrook of their stretch run, it is always questionable who actually actually suffers suffers most most from from what what actually actually suffers suffers most most from from what what Marshall Cassidy politely terms "contact" the bumper of the bumpee. It is insufficient in that it supports no dogma. There is no standout, nor even a clearly documented favorite. Subjective judgments are incapable of proof. Silky Sullivan represents "X, the unknown equation." He has yet to run •down what we consider, as of now, a really good colt. He runs like Paavo Nurmi, with a detached ■air, oblivious of his opposition, timing his run to suit himself, racing against the clock. No question the immense Californian is the horse with the most box-office. We happen to think Jewels Reward is the horse with the most wham. Both Descendants of Equipoise - In making these incautious selections, we do so with no apologies to Tim Tam. And yet Mrs. Markeys. very professional colt commands respect. If he is slower than is Jewels Reward from the gate, and therefore more vulnerable, he has infinitely more poise. Like a bomber, Tim Tam requires a long runway before becoming airborne. But once in gear, what he does transmutes motion into poetry. He has finesse. Both Jewels Reward and Tim Tam descend from Equipoise. And both are -intuitively racehorses, brimful of courage. They are thoroughbreds -n the finest traditions of the word, and the strictest definition of the austere Jockey Club. Above all we hope the best horse wins the Derby, and that its result is universally acceptable as a "true bill." Last years was not too conclusive. Now that racing is so diffuse over the country, the Derby sometimes brings together the delegates of widely scattered areas, who may never meet again. No one race can be entirely comprehensive, a yardstick by which horses capacities are measured for all time. Round Table is patently much more formidable today than when he was in the Derby. But if the Derby develops the only point of reference, it is piously hoped it produces no excuse horses. _ A few words more about our quixotic venture, or misadventure, into the dark provinces usually inhabited only by handicappers. We are picking horses here, not trainers, jockeys nor owners. It always-has been this observers policy to disregard personalities, in these matters, though it sometimes makes for strained relations with the bores of the "love, me love my dog" school. We cannot- think any of the contenders in this Derby got that way through negligence or careless conditioning, nor that their riders were engaged "faux de meaux." Contemporary racing appeals to two classes of people, men and women. It is nice that three of the contenders for this Derby, Jewels Reward, Tim Tam and Gone Fishin, are owned by the fair sex. The ladies have been playing an increasingly important role in the sport ever since Queen Anne formalized and refined racing at Ascot in England, and Marie Antoinette established it at Longchamp in France, amid loud outcries of popular disclaim. Bald Eagle Tardy Abroad To conclude this filibuster, marking time until the magic hour of 4:30 CDT, it is a little disappointing that Harry Guggenheims American-bred Nasrullah colt Bald Eagle was a tardy favorite for the 2,000 Guineas. Apropos the role which the fair sex plays in racing, the Queens Pall Mall proved the winner of this coveted mile, first of Englands Triple Crown events. He is trained by Capt. Boyd-Rochfort, who saddled Bald Eagle. Heredity was served, for Pall Mall is by the Aly Khans Gray Palestine, who short-headed William Woodwards American bred Prince Simon in the Guineas a few years ago. .Eight furlongs was the end of Palestines tether. It may be that Bald Eagle will fare better in the Epsom original of our Kentucky Derby. ,1116 fact he is out of Siama, by the vicious Tiger, has stirred misgivings about the Guggenheim colts stamina. Boyd-Rochfort has never expressed any doubt Bald Eagle stays, at least not before the Guineas. On the contrary, he was inclined to wonder if the Newmarket mile was not too short for the 17 hands Bald Eagle to show to best advantage. Worth noting is the fact Philadelphias Mrs. P. A. B. Widener also has a fancied entrant for the upcoming Derby at Epsom. This is the American-bred Neptune n., who last year forced a name for himself in the two-year-old prizes in France and England. He is a Crafty Admiral out of a mare by George Wideners stalwart Eight Thirty.
