The New York herald., 1921-04-06
HORSES EAGER TO
RACEAT GRAVESEND
Trainers Have Job Keeping
Charges in Check-GOssip
of the Track.
by HENRY v. KING.

by HENRY v. KING.
''The horses here are just crying to
rum" said Jimmy Fitzsimmons at the
! Gravesend track yesterday. They'd
startle the clockers II they were set
down." And so it seemed. 1t was work
day at the track and almost all of the
dozen trainers stabling there had their
charges out early. Fitz has forty-four
in his barns and all but six were sent
out for smart breeze. And all did
everything their trainer asked and want
ed to do more.
| Contrary to reports circulated widely,
Fitz is not going to Havre de Grace.
| He Is not going to ship from his home
grounds until the Pimlico meeting. For
that reason he Is having a job keeping
his big string in check
Among his charges are three candi-
dates for the Kentucky Derby-knobbie
Playfellow and Sunny Jim. Until yes
\ terday morning il was the veteran train
er's intention TO send one or two OF them
\ to Chuchill Downs for the three-y year-old
classic But he changed his mind yes
terday and decided to point them for the
Preakness.
AS was the case last season, Sunny
pet of the stable. Because of the host
Of friends who are interested in the colt
F'itz considers him a public horse and
says that he pays as much attention to
him as If he were Man o. War. He Is
an exceedingly fast colt and looks and
acts as if he has plenty of heart and
stamina. Three times last season his
trainer believed he could have won a
race, but on each occasion his shins
! htt,.t h onI rot tha fal fha
chance of disappointing his followers he
scratched him.
And he will do the same this season.
when this colt goes to the post he will
be as fit and ready as | can make him.
he said. There won't be much price
against him, but | think he will win the
nrst time he goes to the post"
With Joe Mooney in the saddle Sunny
Jim was allowed to breeze mile. He
was full OF run, and although never
turned loose and eased up during the
last hundred yards he stepped the dis
tance IN AS.
Man o. Wars Brother GnIIops.
When he had finished Playfellow, the
full brother of Man O. War. was brought
out. He was accompanied by Ed Nash's
Bennington, which Fitz has stabbed dur
ing the winter and is pointing for the
Derby. Mooney was on Playfellow,
while Rob Lancaster had the leg up on
Bennington. They stepped along at a
nice steady pace, covering three-quarters
in 0 20 and seven-eighths in O :39. Both
were eased up during the last sixteenth,
and although Playfelow finished five
lengths in front, it is a question as to
which worked the better.
/ Accompanied by Ballet Dancer. Knob
bic received a nice breeze. Mooney was
/ on knobbie and Seth Low on the filly.
They stepped along together. covering
the first six furlongs in rs and the
mile. eased up. in go
! With these three Derby colts out of
the way Fitz brought forth his juveniles
and allowed all Of them to step along at
a good stiff clip. They covered quar-
about 0 :52.
|. The lads at the Fitzsimmons barn
have named Anniversary the hard luck
COLT. Since this son of Celt and Dis
cipline was a yearllng he has been on
the hospital list almost continuously
There never was anything serious the
matter with him, but it was necessary
to throw him out of training at least
q dozen times. Last week he wrenched
his hook and has been confined to his
stall since.
Joseph f. Davis and William Maxwell
were at the track during the morning
and held a clock on all of F'itz's horses.
They were impressed by the workouts
and predicted great guns for the Quincy
stable.
Fitzsimmons has more Jockeys In his
stable than any man in the country.
i
mounts this summer. Joe Mooney leads
the bunch. He is the star. Then
comes Rob Lancaster. lie went to
\ Havana practically a maiden and re-
/ turned with forty-seven victories to his
credit. Seth Lowe is a youngster OF
\ great promise. F'itz says il he didn't
\ have Mooney and Lancaster he wouldn't
engage an outside jockey, he would use
Lowe.
But little Pete Walls Is the favorite.
\ This young brother of George Walls
weighs less than seventy pounds, but he
rides Ike "A veteran. AS soon as he
becomes a little stronger Fitz says he'll
be one of the best in the country The
other Jocks" In the barn are Maurice
Rowan, the veteran. who rode for Ed
Nash last season: j. Wessler and Rob
| Turner a youngster who rode few
races while farmed out to Andy Blakely
last winter.
4 George Odom has small but select
string, including King Piaudit ana
Major Parl5e. These two good colts are
| going along nicely and promise TO win
races. King Plaudit is showing no
signs of lameness and acts az if he
could dash off a mile in / 40 without
difficulty any time.
Other trainers who had their charges
out were Steve Judge with a good look
ing batch OF Short Grass juveniles be-
longing TO Emil Herr. John Whalen.
Walter House. Frank Taylor. Fred
Crafts. Dick Miller. Frank Murphy.
Jack Goldsborough. Frank Regan.
Johnny Mayberry and James McManus.
Paul Fox left the course yesterday
morning with his trio Bluffey. Molie
Barnes and Ira Wilson. Paul thinks
highly OF Buffer. He says he Is ne
good os any three-year-old and that if
he gets anything like good rides he will
win many races
Jim Boden and Dynamite Jack
Thornby we're at the course They just
returned from Tia Juana. Boden had a
very successful sojourn there. Jacks
luck wasn't so good.
JOHNSON ACCUSED OF
FOUL RIDE AT BOWIE