New-York tribune., 1922-05-04

soon as he had found his foo; McA,oo
TOOK snug hold. In even. rhytbm;c
bounds the handsome brown borso
mashed past the starting mark and
feeled OIL the first furlong in eleven
seconds fiat. He maintained the same
SmooIh even gait through the second
eighth and passed the quarter in 900
ou' IN spite OF this sizzling pace the
great colt was full of running and chat
lng under his mild restraint. Norwich
began to fight for his head and McAtee.
one of the keenest judges of pace be
tore the public, found it necessary to
prove who was master. He tiphtened
his hold just trife
The third furlong was % second
slower than either of the first two
Norwich ran the three eighths in o:33
20, still fighting for his head. and the
fourth eighth he covered a second slow.
er still. Yet he sped the half-mile in
the phenomenal time of O:45 45
Norwich Finishes Under Wraps
Trainer Fred Burlew, out in the in
field, meanwhile was signaling franti-
cally for McAtee to take the big brown
up. AS Norwich raced to the five-fur-
long pole IN OBS 3-5 he was actually
waved down. McAtee immediately nut
his steed under triple wraps. But Nor
vich, pulled almost to a canter THROUGH
the final sixteenth, finished the six fur-
longs in 1:12 fiat and under the Derby
weight of 1876 pounds.
None Of the $4,000 spectators was
more interested in this trial than Louis
Feustel, trainer for the Glen Riddle
Farm and August Belmont stables
Feustel it was who brought up the
hallowed Man O. War
"A great race horse" said Feustel.
"Perhaps the best three-year-old in
training He has always done every
thing asked Of him. | cannot under
stand why some of the clockers have
soured on him. Norwich strikes mo as
being thoroughbred that can carry
his speed over q distance Of ground
Those who think he will curl under the
Derby route of mile and quarter
are likely to be badly fooled They
talked the same way when Man o. War
was the horse of the hour Somehow
the general public always seems to be
against the guy or horse on TOP.
"But if Norwich is as good AS think
he is. as good as Fred Burlew and he
is one of the best trainers in the bust
ness) thinks he is, what q great race it
would be between him and Man O. War
next fall! Man O War could come
paCh lToIfl tne StuQ TO all MS FORMER
racing glory. could have him ready
for the race of his life within six
weeks time at the shortest notice. This
would be race for the gods but
guess it's out of the question:" he broke
off, as he STROBE mournfully away.
True Filler Wins Suffolk
Sam H. Harris's True Filler, a two
year-old chestnut Pennant filly, won
the Suffolk Selling Stakes at FIVE fur
longs, the secondary feature Of the
afternoon. Oakwood and Kirk Lady
were off winging in a struggling start.
but Marinelli took his time in work
ing up to the front runners with the
favorte. He bothered Kirk Lady
somewhat and pinched her back on the
race around the bend, but did not set
sail for Oakwood until after he had
Strengthened for his run home. True
Filler got up to the leader at the fur
long pole and quickly raced him into
submission. The winner was buck
jumping through the last sixteenth.
Kirk Lady undoubtedly was second
best.
The Rancocas Stable uncovered
mighty fine juvenile in Whirlwnd son
of Ultimus and Sarnia, in the last
brush at five furlongs. This one
simply toycd with the field and (never
once letting DOWN showed one minute
fat for the distance, only hree-ffths
of second outside the track record of
Roval Ensign