The Washington times., 1922-05-30

The Withers. a race OF one mile
for three-year-olds, in which all
starters pack weight for age-colts
126 pounds, fillies 121-is a Belmont
Park heritage from Morris Park.
This seasons renewal will have an
added money value OF $1,000. Add
the subscription and forfeit fees OF
176 nominations and the starting
fees Of eight or ten actuaY partici.
pants to this not ungenerous con.
tribution Of the Westchester Rae.
ing Association, and the total will
be something like 10000 sizeable
purse.
Prospective Wjthers contestants
with Snob III, are PilIOry, winner
at PimllcO Of the $4,000 PrealS-
ness renewal; Hea, the PrealSness
contender; Bunting, Whiskaway,
Column, SnOb, Kai-Sang, Pirate
Gold, Galantman, Letterman, juno
Grass, Mustard Seed, Nantucket,
st. Henry and Excelsis.
On the showing Snob makes in tn,
Withers will depend his worthines
to start on June 10 in a renewal OF
the Belmont. the Westchester Asso
ciation's $4,000 race for three-year
olds at one mile and three furlongs
and on June "a at Latonia in the $50.
600 Kentucky Special, a race of on,
mile and a quarter framed by Colone
Matt J. Winn, general manager Of
the Kentucky Jockey Club, for tn,
purpose Of bringing into competition
the result Of which racing folk wil
feel disposed to accept as determine
tive Of the three-year-old champion
ship Of the current spring sport, tn
best colts, fillies and geldings IL
training,
Mr.. Sanford, who bred Snob II, Il
France from May Dora, a New Yorl
bred daughter OF Isidor and Mai
which he took abroad for the partic
ular purpose Of mating with Prestige
put Snob in the Withers and tn
Belmont. Mr.. Cosden announced las
week. Immediately after he pur
chased Snob, that he would nam
the imported colt for the Kentucl.
Special when It closes on June IL
and send Snob to Latonia in tn
event he made a creditable showing
in the Withers and Belmont.
SnOb viii not necessarily have
to win either the Withers or the
Belmont to qualify for the Ken
lucky Special. II will be suf-
ficient II he demonstrates in the
renewals Of these Eastern specials
that he can carry his speed one
mile and In the fastest company
the East can send to the post.
Snob Is said TO be handsomes
three-year- old training. Possisbly h
hasn't much in the line of physica
attractiveness on several othel
colts about just now. Pirate Golt
is some locker. So is Runstar
Nor is there anything the matte
with My Play. This three-year-olt
brother OF the super-horse, MAJ
O'War, has Man O'War skinnet
a block in the matter of finisi
and balance.
But once-overing Snoo is not
bit hard on the eyes. He Is
strapping sixteen handler, admirabl!
balanced and graceful in carriage
Horses OF his matchless proportion
do not Immediately discover thei
size.
Pillory and Hea are considered tn
most formidable of Snobs prospect
| i've Withers opponents, because o
/ their performances in the Preakness
They beat Pirate Gold. June Grass
Galantman and a flock of that kim
away off. Finishing only a fev
inches apart, with Hea steadily gain
ing. these colts galloped the Preak
ness mile and a furlong in ISL 3-5
which was as good time as Man Q
War made when he won the PreaE
ness renewal OF 1920, beating Upse
and Wildair.
PilIory, q son Of Olambala and
Hester Prynne, was bred by Rich
ard 7. Wilson, president OF the
Saratoga Association. He races
under Mr.. Wilson's silks. He Is
n brother OF Dimmesdale, n winner
at Belmont Park on Saturday. PHI
lory Is angular and unattractive to
the eye. He races better than he
looks.
Hea is a robust, masculine colt b
Sea King. He was bred by Joh
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