New-York tribune., 1922-04-02


at the various metropolitan tracks to
justify optimism. Not within the last
fifteen years have there been so many
thoroughbrcds in training hercabout.
Stable room is at a premium at Bol-
mont PARK. Aqucduct and Jamaica.
Horsemcn who wintcred about New
York arc delighted with conditions as
they arc just one month before the
opening of the metropolitan season at
Jamaica.
Provided the weather continues ia
vorable the crop of thoroughbrcds
trained here viii provide large and
well balanced fields throughout the
both with Maryland end kentucky,
New York until we'll into July, and
there will he longer than the custom
ary conflict with Maryland because of
the earlier start here. The season
opens one week earlier than in 1921
and two days after the opening of the
Pimlico meeting. Pimlico and Jamaica,
therefore, wilt conflict for ten days.
Norwich the Attraction
Beautiful Belmont Park undoubtcd-
ly boasts the best collection Of thor
oughbrcds to be found in training in
tho North. though Jamaica is attract
ing more attention because of the pres
ence there of Benjamin Blocks un-
beaten Norwich. Norwich. which
matched Collins -year-old season
and bcttcred that of Man o. War, both
as to victories and earnings, is CON
sidcrcd by some of the very sniartest
trainers and owners as fine a three
car-old prospect as was Man O War
on the eve of his greatest campaign.
The mighty three-year-old son Of
Runuymede has not been prepared in
secret. His works have been open to
the world
Among the three hundred or three
hundred and fifty thoroughbreds in
training at Belmont Park are a fine lot
of royalty bred juveniles most kindly
to the eye. Tom Healy has one Of the
NEST pretentious stables thirty four
in all seventeen belonging each to
r. r. Wilson and w. J. Salmon. The
four-year- old flly Careful, known as
the Miss Man o'War early in her two
lear-old year and wilmer Of nine con-
secutive races, is picture of thorough
bred class. She is 100 pounds heavier
than last year. In the opinion of Mr..
Healy, Walter J. Salmon will have a
most prominent candidate for the han
dicaps. TreveNan, Super lative, Jocose
and Crossess. of the Salmon string,
arc pictures of physical ftness-appar-
entity SO well attuned they could go to
the races within a week if necessary.
Of the older Wilson horses Kirkelev-
ington, Pillory, Duncecap, Mama, Tan
gcrine and Sedgefeld will be fit to race
at Hayre de Grace two weeks hence.
Mr.. Wilson has some high-class Camp
fire colts that have shown unusual
speed for this early season. The most
impressive are Wilderness and Forest
Lore.
Jack Joyner has ten, including the
fourycar-old Last Straw, the three
year-olds Mizcr, Mount Hope, Astrolte,
Yankeedom (Which has never gone to
the races) and Golden Guinea, a five
yearold chestnut horse imported from
England by A. B. Miller, WHICH arrived
only last week. He has also four we'll
regarded two-year- olds = Sweepstakes,
by Sweep; Careless, by Celt; Equinox
ial, by Ultimus. and Bird Shot, by
Chicle.
The Cochran String
The Clifford A. Cochran string, headed
by Smoke Screen, will remain at Bel
mont until the opening of Jamaica.
Tom Healey. Max Hirsch, Nate Byers
and most of the others will ship the
most forward of their strings to Havre
de Grace. Jimmy Evans, who trains for
Cochran. is very much impressed with
Fox Tail. This is a two-year-old, by
Short Grass-Triple Crown, which was
bought as a yearling from Emil Herr
for $4,000.
Probably hundred of the horses in
4 Of n l.
Havre de Grace and proportionately
from other local training tracks also.
But this is not going to relieve the con-
gestion. Some Of the most promi-