The New York herald., 1922-03-25
Sent Out to Gallop at Two
Minute Clip, but Exercise
Boy Can't Hold Him.
TOO FAST FOR TRAINER
Fred Burlew Not Pleased With
Trial and Wishes Derby
Was Next Week.
ny HENRY ". KING.

Norwich, the little ugly colt belong
Ing to Benjamin Block, which won the
juvenile championship last year. may
not be as great thoroughbred as
Man o. War, but he certainly Is
sensational colt. At the Jamaica track
yesterday morning he stepped a mile
in 1:44 So. Seldom. If ever. has
three-year-old worked so fast at this
time of year. In the opinion of the
host OF veteran trainers who saw him
work he accomplished wonderful
feat. His tria! was more than i'm
pressive. 1t was almost unbelievable.
On the track less than two weeks.
Fred Burlew, the trainer who de-
veloped him. sent him forth to breeze
q mile at two minute clip and in
structed the negro exercise lad not to
allow him to do better than 1:55 under
any circumstances.
The colt breezed all right and the
exercise lad tried to follow instruc-
tions. But the breeze was at a racing
pace and the exercise lad. who weighs
at least LIS pounds. was unable to hold
him. He had the colts head swinging
In the air almost all the way. but
despite his strong arms Norwich
stepped the first eighth In L Is. the
quarter In "a As. three-eighths in 36 AS.
the half In 494-5, five furlongs in
1:p. three-quarters In 1:1s 4-5 seven
eighths In 1:30 and the mile In 1:44 S-5.
IL allowed to run as he wanted to there
Is no doubt he would have beaten 1:4O.
1 AT tho end of the spin Norwich was
not taking a long breath. Including
the heavy saddle Mr.. Burlew figured
he carried at least 125 pounds.
Derby Too Far on.
The trial caused the host OF on
lockers to wax enthusiastic over It.
but it upset Mr.. Burlew. He wasn't
q bit pleased with it. OF course he
was happy to know he had such fast
horse. but like the other trainers pres
ent, he appreciated the fact that the
colt had run too fast at this time in
the year. especially when the KentucRy
Derby. the race he is being pointed for
is seven weeks off.
Mr.. Burlew, who has trained thou
sands OF horses here and abroad, said
Norwich is the easiest colt to train
he ever had. "He surprised me last
summer by the quick way he came
around" he said, "and he gave me
another surprise last week when he
breezed a quarter in % on three oc-
casions when ! expected him to step
along in 50. He's a glutton for work
and If he doesn't get what he wants
he Fuckers up and causes me trouble
and anxiety.
II wish the Derby was scheduled for
next week. ia have less to worry
about. With II seven weeks off Ill
have my hands full keeping him from
becoming over trained. -,n l can do
with him now is breeze him a furlong
or SO"
MIR. Burlew said he Is going to try
him out with another colt next time
to see if he'll behave better In COM
pany. II was thinking OF breezing him
with Irish Brigadier. but Brigadier IS
TOO good a colt to be killed, as he
IS likely TO kill him.
Mr.. Block was at the track yesterday
morning and was as enthusiastic as a
schooIboy as his colt stepped past each
furlong pole. Mr.. Block said he will
be at the track every morning until
after Norwich wins the Derby or the
Prcakness.