Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-29
CLASSY FIELD FOR
THE WALDEN STAKES
Leochares, Rock View, Fred
erick L. and Yankee Notions
to Hook Up at PimIico.

No race Of the present season will
hold greater interest. perhaps. than
the Walden stakes for two-year- olds
at mile. to be run at Pimlico on the
fourth day Of the coming meeting.
November 5. It will, in fact. decide
the two-year-old championship. for
youngsters that have proven their su-
perfority will have to take up scale
weight meeting on equal terms. there
fore. and covering the mile route. The
Maryland Jockey Club framed the wal
den with the object in view OF giving an
opportunity to owners of the best two
year-olds to settle the championship Un-
der the conditions, eligibles for the Ga
baugh Memorial run last spring are also
eligible for the Walden. Every good two
year-old in the east has been nominated
FOR the Walden, which, by the way, WIZ
be the richest stake event Of the Pim-
leo fall season, having $1,000 added to
the subscription and starting fees. II
will be worth to the winner more than
$1,000.
That the Walden will be a horse race
is assured. for there is every likelihood
that the four great two-year-olds of the
east will meet. w. Schorr's Leochares
August Be.mont's Rock View, II. C. Hal
lenback's Frederick L., and the Oneck
stables Yankee Notions, not to speak OF
r. T. Wilson's Tar ar. Flammarion
Robert Bradley. His Majesty, Cock o the
Walk and others.
Which is best Of the big quartet that
are rivals for the two-year-old champion
ship is a question upon which no two
horsemen can agree. The Canadians Will
not yield bit In their arguments that
Leochares, the champion Of the Domin-
ion. when right, can't be beaten by Rock
View: the westerners have supreme faith
in the Harenback colt Frederick L., and
the old guard Of Sheepshead Bay insist
that Yankee Notions will continue to go
on triumphant even when he is required
to take up stake weight and go a route.
OF course. Rock View has proved his
quality. He has handled his weight and
gone as far as he has been asked to go.
That Rock View can stick a mile Is be-
yond question. The royalty bred colt by
Rock Sand is one of the best looking
youngsters seen in years. He showed at
Pimlico last spring that he has quality
and quantity.
Trainer Fuestel, who developed the colt.
ever owned by Mr.. Belmont. which is
saying much, for the chairman OF the
Jockey Club has owned some Of the
stars Of the American turf.
Leochares. the Schorr colt, carried
everything before him in Canada. includ-
ing Calgary. looked upon as the best
youngster Of the year until Leochares
took him into camp. Leochares is not
a goOd-loOking horse. He has the char
acteristics of his sire Broomstick, being
small and short coupled. To look at him
one would not pick Leochares as a cham
pion, but when it comes to running the
colt is as game as any that ever raced.
In most of his races he has been slow
to begin, but. like his stable companion
Froglegs. he comes with an Irresistible
rush at the finish
The western colt Frederick L., for
whom Mr.. Hallenbeck paid a big price,
was almost invincible In kentucky, and
he held his own after coming east. In
his last start he was beaten a head by
Yankee Notions. and behind him were
Leochares and Tartar, but Frederick L.
had up 11S pounds. while Yankee No
tons weight was only 1Os and that of
Leochares 115. On this race 1t would
appear that Frederick L. should hold
both Yankee Notions and Leochares safe
when they meet at equal weights. but
1t was plain in that race that Leochares
did not run to his true form. The ques-
ton that Yankee Notions will have to
answer is whether he can shoulder his
weight and go the route.
The meeting Of this galaxy Of two
year-olds In the Walden will be worth
going long way to see. for 1t is sure
to be sinew-straining contest.