The New York herald., 1922-05-03
Track Marks May Fall at
Opening of Racing Season
Bic Field Of Good Horses in the
PaumOnOk-MOrvich to Work
Between Races.

The local racing season will open this
afternoon at the Jamaica track with an
exceptionally fine program, The six
events which make up the card have
filled to ovefflowlng with good horses.
and it is likely that a record breaking
crowd will see new track records estab-
lished The track is faster than ever
before. Recent trials there showed that
1t is now almost as fast as Belmont Park
or Aqueduct. And almost all OF the
horses named to start in the different
events have been running exceptionally
fast in their trials. The work of some
Of them has been sensational.
The Paumono!l Handicap is the fea-
ture. 1t is at six furlongs for three
year-olds and upward. Norwich. the
present idol of the turf and favorite for
the Kentucky Derby, was expected to
start In this event, but Benjamin Block,
his owner. and Fred Burlew. his trainer,
decided yesterday that it would be dan
serous to race him in such a big field
almost on the eve of his departure for
Kentucky.
But although he viii not be a starter
the thousands who visit the course this
afternoon will get a chance to see the
great unbeaten son of Runnymede in
action. Fred Burlew win give him
public trial with silks up between the
third and fourth races. lie will not he
out for galop. His trainer said he
viii let him run his best accompanied
ny another horse for ut least six fur
longs, possibly mile.
Morvichs appearance in the Paumo-
roll would have added glanor to the
event. but the stake promises to be
hummer nevertheless. Thirteen of the
fastest sprinters in the country are
named to race for the $4,000 purse and
every one of them is capable OF running
the distance in / :Ic or better.
Mrs. Wilfrid Viaus Audacious. holder
OF the one mile record In compe-
tition, Is top weight with 129 pounds and
he probably will be the favorite. But 1t
is an open race and any one of half n
dozen is likely 20 become the public
choice before the field reaches the post.
Audacious has worked exceptionally
we'll for the event and is ut and ready
for grueling race, but II is question
X he will be able to beat some OF the
younger and lighter weighted con-
testants. There are four horses in the
race which have been fairly flying in
their recent work. They arc Mrs. Pay ne
Whltney's Galantman and Black Rascal.
Clifford A. Cochran's Smoke Screen and
Lawrence Waterbury's SEEMING Park.
All Of these are capable of stepping
the first half In IS seconds, but It is
question of how far they can carry their
tremendous speed. In trial on Mon
day morning Galantman worked Ave-
eighths of a mile at Belmont Park In %
seconds He has been in tiptop shape
and ready for the races for more than
two weeks. II he runs to his work II
WI take a record breaking perform
ancc 10 beat him.
Harry Sinclair will he represented by
two fast horses. Thunderclap and
ISnobbc. His Little Chief Is named.
but bly, will he scratched. Thunder
clap will carry 1875 pounds and Knobbie
119. They came from Rancocas Farm
looking exceptionally nt and their work
at Belmont Park has been impressive.
even though IL was not exceptionally
fast.
Harry Payne Whitneys Tryster is In
the stake with 1875 pounds. He received
his preparation for the event at Brook
dale Farm, but II Is known that Jimmy
Rowe would not start a good horse in
stake like the Paumonok unless he was
fit.
The other entrants. George w. Lofts
on Watch. Walter J. Salmon's Careful.
Mr.. whitney's Rocket and Mrs. Viau's
George have worked fast recently and
II would not be surprising TO see any
ono OF them returned the victor. Horse
men said last night II Is the most open
event ever run for the stake.