New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-05-06
Stellar Field
Faces Barrier
I'm Paulnonol&
Naturalist Assigned Top
Weight in the Handicap;
Stake for Two Year.Old
By w. ]. Macbeth

ss.asy at the Jamaica track.
pssn or shine, the return Of the
,Aaroughbreds 20 the metropolitan dis
,,,.t win be greeted with great out
s.nr,ne OF turtles who have been con-
-. sirce last fall to follow she ponies
sua their performances from 8 dis
lance.
Preparations at all the racing CEN
ss-z in and around greater New York
sbev clearly that the Jockey Club ex-
rsess TIE biggest season in the his
...v az The sport o. kings, and at ali
- the local ovals improvements have
hsen made that viii add class TO the
| osaIity Of the pastime.
Jamaica is no exception to the rule.
This big Long Island Enclosure, which
~ moor to-day will be the mecca of
thousands. has been treated to new
saat of paint everywhere there is o
Alank visible,
Fine Track for Mudlarks
Although many improvements have
ssen made on the track itself, the GO
~ ta-dav Will be suited 80 the mud
I.~ks Heavy rains of the last few
Ssrs have thwarted all attempts OF
ssores of workmen TO keep the surface
sara and fast and the drizzle of last
p;ght served TO make conditions worse.
Il was reported yesterday that every
stall at Jamaica was occupied or en-
~sved Al Belmont and Aqueduct hum
Sreds of thoroughbreds are CHARTERED,
srs MANY OF these Will make daily trips
10 Jamaica to take their turn inrcom-
nation.
Until late yesterday horse trains
Prom Maryland helped Co swell the
eoterie OF turf stars, here TO remain
until racing on the metropolitan cir
emit closes next fall.
Without reflection on the class or
ruautity of thoroughbred flesh that is
5sinr displayed at Pimlico, there is no
cainsaying the fact that the size of the
5ejds at the Maryland course has
diminished Roticeably since Saturday,
Wien the exodus to New York reached
iood-tide.
That two meetings of such high class
"a those ae Pimtico and Jamaica can
run simultaneously and still afford
snort Of the highest quality is tribute
to the great love of the turf cherished
By the Eastern public. It also indi-
Gates that the great game of racing is
in the aseendancy. There are perhaps
more high-elsss horses in training to-
dgy than ever before and the continual
inflow Of new capital to the breeding
industry augurs we'll for the future,
Fine Card for Opening
In respect of class, the card of six
events which viii usher in the sport
TODAY at Jamaica is comparable to any
that might be selected at random from
the numerous stables. This is note
worthy fact, TOO, for it must be consid-
cred that the Kentucky Derby, the clas-
sic Of the American turf, is set for de-
eisen tomorrow at Churchill Downs
and the East has contributed literally
Of It's three-year- Odds TO the entry list
in that event
The Pooh-Bahs may be watching the
Derby candidates eireiing a Kentucky
oval tomorrow, but by Sunday many
Of them will be headed Tor New York
eager to be among those present at ia
maea on Monday Sever a of the
horses in the Derby will be shipped
direct from Louisville to New York fol
long spell Of campaigning.
No better competition could be OF
tered than that promised in the Pau.
y manok Handicap, the feature of the IN
gugural day at Jamaica. This race will
bea sprint affair of six furlongs, for
shFee-year-oids and upward. Among
saAse entered are names TO conJure
with in the choice of a winner.
Sentimentally, the greatest horse ir
tais race IS G. D. Widener's old re-
liable ! asuralist. This veteran Of many
gruelling contests on metropolitan
tracks will take 131 pounds TO the post
this afternoon. This may be com.
Apfiment to his worth as a racehorse ans
% the high regard the racing frater-
nifty itself has for him, but it never
fhesess may prove little more thar
ne gan shoulder and lead the way fol
me other ones of class named to try
conclusions with him.
Heavy Burden for On Watch
In the face of these odds. however
naturalist deserves serious considers
Ieil. On Watch, from the Loft barn
fyh be burdened with 126 pounds ane
ms ls more serious burden than tn
lsl that Naturalist must carry. P. A
clark has Dgnboyne in with 124 pound
ana he seems TO have a big edge OF
some Of the others that will go.
Harry Payne Whitney will be repre-
ssnted IN the Paumenok by DR.. Clark
IHis fellow is q shifty sprinter, like
aeayy going and has been assigned
Only LID pounds. The Quincy Stable
candidate is Captain AlGock. anothe
Iasf one in dash. and still anothe
AeeEt0oted runner is Biazes, sent III
ny HaI Parr from Maryland, with tn
showed purpose of grasping the lonl
ssa 81 the first fat purse to be dis
IIerted this season hereabouts.
WITH the Rsneocas Stables Lor,
brighton, the erratic Irish Dream, tn
&Ilrain Stables entry, and severa
aEheTs TO round out an even dozel
xtAfS the paurnnpaL iS anuhodxy5s 7ra -
shsii the numbers have been hung ur
should prove horse race in ever
ease of the word and one worth travel
sng miles to witness.
sut the Paumonok Is not destire,
% provide all the fun or all the kee'
eMpetltion to be enjoyed down Lon
sane way thls afternoon. Right oa
the box the Inaugural will affor
sae snarpshooters all the pleasure the
eAak Thirteen are entered in tn
suKSin-raiser, and several Of them ar
snsiFely capable of completing the fv
Tine 800
First Spin fer Juveniles
Fao-year-olds, some of them faein
Starter for the first time. will b
EVEN their FIRST spin at Jamaica in tn
ss h,rd event Of the day the Suffoi
ssling Stakes. This feature for til
sasenlies promises to introduce som
Ansasssy ones about which Mr.. Genera
aphe VIII know more a month or tw
Smse The distance is five furlongs.
!. mere is only one race set down fl
sas afternoon in which the candidate
Isl os asked TO travel over q dssSane
=. ground. This is the fifth event, at
a.sa1e and seventy yards, in which eleye