The New York herald., 1922-04-09
QUINCY STABLES z YEAR
OlDS STARTING OUT.
HORSES MOVE FAST
ON LOCAL TRACKS
Trainers Are Busy With Their
Racers and Many Are Well
Advanced.
ny HENRY v. KING.

Horses at the metropolitan tracks
are more forward now than they were
at the same time last year. At Bel
mont Park, Aqueduct and Jamaica
they are stepping half miles in less
than fifty seconds and could go much
faster II their trainers wished it. Al
most every stable at the three parks
could send several of their charges to
the races next week IL necessary.
Some of the trainers are having diff
Guilty preventing their charges from
becoming overtrained.
The open winter and the fine early
spring have given the horsemen
plenty of opportunity for working
their charges on the track. with the
result that the horses were breezing
several weeks earlier than usual.
Although Norwich, the juvenile cham
pion of last year and the favorite for
the Kentucky Derby, will not don silks
until the opening at Jamaica on May 3,
he has been going along at a pace that
would lead one ito believe he was going
to the races next week. Fred Burlew.
one of the oldest and shrewdest trainers
in the country. Is not hurrying the
colt. On two or three occasions the
speedy son of Runnymede did more than
Burlew wanted him to do but he ac-
complished his task on each occasion
in such an impressive way that he did
nothing to cause much worry.
Norwich Moves Fast.
Sent out to do a half mile at about
minute clip, he almost pulled the exercise
lads arms out OF their sockets and
stepped the distance in AZ AS seconds.
This feat, which was accomplished last
Thursday morning at the Jamaica track,
was the fastest half mile that the colt
has travelled while in training. Mr..
Block Immediately after the trial con-
sented to start the colt in the Kentucky
Derby.
1t was a trife too fast to suit Burlew,
though. and for few hours caused Mr..
Burlew some concern.
But the veteran trainer remembered
how easy the colt was to train, realized
that the colt was 'little bit up In the
air. and decided not to let up on him.
After that trial, Mr.. Burlew said he
feared he might overtrain the great colt
and said he wished the Derby was few
days off instead of six weeks away.
Several of the horsemen at the local
tracks are going to race at Havre de
Grace and they have their charges al
most ready for the races. Nate Byer
could send some of his to the post within
a day or two. Tom Healey's strings.
belonging to r. t. Wilson and Walter ].
Salmon, also are far advanced. Bill
Clancy's platers are ready for the races
and will be In prime condition for the
Havre de Grace meet. Paul Fox's trio.
Buffer, Mollie Barnes and Ira Wilson.
are going along smoothly and. barring
accident, will be ready for Havre de
Grace. too.
Fitx Has Fine string.
Jim Fitzsinlmons' big string belonging
to the Quincy Stable are In fine fettle
and IL Fitz said the word they could step
along at a racing clip. But the astute
trainer Is going along slowly. he IS not
going to Havre de Grace and says ne
has plenty OF time. He Is confining his
Juveniles to halves in 55 and his older
horses to six furlong breezes in 1918.
Fitz's youngsters are a fine looking
lot. One of them, a son OF Ormondale.
Is n picture horse. He greatly resem-
bIes Purchase. and Fitz says he can
run. w. c. vreeland had the privilege
OF naming him. He christened MN
Carol In memory OF son.
or the older horses Relay. captain
Alcock. Copper Demon, All Over and
nav Jav are the stars. All wlntered ex-
centionally we'll and Fitz is confident
each OF them will win several races
Ralav. Raw jay and All Over are being
pointed for the Preakness.
In Mustard Seed, the three-year-old
son OF Peter Ounce and Alsike. Jack
Coldsborough believes he has colt
which can outrun Morvick. He has
wintered exceptionally we'll and is now
as, sound as a pebble.
yellow Hand, Charles y. Stonehams
champion, has grown into one OF the
best looking thoroughbreds on The turf.
Gcldsborough Is sending MN alons
slovlv hut SAYS he will have him ready
sar the handicaps at Jamaica.