The Washington times., 1930-05-28
WH|TNEYCOLT 7
. FAVOR|TE IN
BIG RACE
BY TOM THORP

BY TOM THORP
Harry Payne Whitney's Which |
one, son of Chicle- Flying Witch, |
winner of the two-year-old title !
last season. rules a favorite over
Gallant Fox. winner of the Wood
Memorial Derby. in the historic
$4,000 Belmont Stakes, the old
est, richest and most sought after
three year old classic of the
American turf, to be decided at
Belmont Park on June 7.
Tom Shaw, leading pricemaker
Of the country. has installed
Whichone a pubic choice at 7 to
S. This latest cut of Whichone's
price was made because of a
steady flow of big money to sup
port the H. P. Whitney repre-,
sentative since he worked a mile
and an eighth in 1853.
Many checkers got the SON
of Chicle- Flying Witch as
good as 1852 3.5. The big
whitney colt stepped the
mile in 1899. He was hard
held at the time.
No doubt had Trainer Thomas
]. Healey cared to ask greater
speed, Whichone would have
obliged. Marshall Lilley, who
was on his back. did not urge
Whichone at any time during the
sparkling trial. The latter was
we'll in hand all the way.
Because of this excellent exhi.
bition of speed and stamina.
many shrewd turf followers sent
in large commissions on Which
one. The flow Of money cut his
price favcritism to 7 to S. Gallant
Fox's price scared to 9 to 5.
Whichone will get his final
workout in the Withers' Mile Sat
urday. The H. P. Whitney colt
looks to be in the very pink of
condition for this rich classic. It
is rumored Gallant Fox will not
start in the Withers. Reports
have Trainer Sunny Jim" Fitz-
simmons recommending that Will
liam Woodward keep Gallant Fox
o1lt of the WifhorS
Fitz Is Of the opinion that
the long siege of hard train.
ing that Gallant Fox went
through to win the Wood
Memorial. PreaknesS Stakes
and Kentucky Derby was
enough to earn much
needed rest. Gallant Fox will
therefore be reserved for his
much talked about meeting
with Whichone in the Bel.
mont Stakes at Belmont Park
on June 7.
This stake should prove the
classic of the century" Both
colts are sure to come to the
starting line with the racing
world almost equally divided. No
turf contest Of the past genera
ton has aroused one-half as
much interest as this coming
classic. Patrons are coming from
all sections Of the turf world to
witness the title test.
President Joseph E. Widener
has requests for reservation from
England and France. A number
of sportsmen of the two foreign
sport centers are anxious to see
the great American pair of thor
oughbreds fight it out for the
three-year crown. The much
talked-of meeting of Man O'War
and John p. Grier is likely to fade
into significance when Which
one and Gallant Fox meet in the
rich Belmont Stakes.
Two better matched thor.
Oughbreds would be impOssi.
BILE to discover. The fact they
are meeting ct equal weights
makes the test take on all of
the aspects Of a truly title con.
test. Neither 3-year-Old will
have an excuse of any kind to
offer for q defeat. To the
victor will go the champion
ship crown of the American
turf.
The decision to rest UP Gallant
Fox is not going to reduce the
Withers Mile to commonplace
stake. Wichone is going to en-
counter real opposition in the
Withers. The sensational race of
James Buffers QUESTIONABLE in
the Metropolitan behind Jack
High and Balko moves the popu.
lar son of Sting Miss Puzzle into
contention for the Withers,
Jack High was forced to race
the mile in the new American rec
ord time Of 1885 to beat Question
naire but a few lengths. The @.
D. Widener 4-year-old at the finish
of the stake was out to the last
ounce Of strength.
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