The daily independent., 1937-06-04

New York, June 3.-(U,P-The
Belmont stakes, Americas count
erpart to the English Derby, will
be run off at beautiful Belmont
Park Saturday, with a field limit
ed to about seven of the original
283 nominees.
!: Prospects of another thrilling
stretch duel between War Admiral
and Pompoon promises to bring
out: record Belmont crowd Of
approximately $4,000 turf follow
erss
The other five thoroughbred
three e-year- -olds expected to COM
pete in the rich mile-and-a-half
classic are: John Hay Whitney's
ga s.sIqels esleIed :llooS Su!GId
moose.
Mrs. Julia Lofts Mosawtre.
which finished fourth in the
Preakness and was considered a
certain starter. was announced
out of training today because of
a slight injury and improper con-
dition.
There is a possibility that
Trainer Earl Sande may send
Maxwell Howard'S SceneShifter to
the post. but it is extremely doubt
full if Sande would consider it ad-
visable to put up the additional
$3.50 starting fee against such
proven class as War Admiral and
Pompoon.
The Glen Riddle farms War
Admiral, victor in four straight
starts as a three-year-old, natu-
rally will be the favorite to win
this seth running of the classic
that is older than the Kentucky
Derby. Tonight the Derby and
Preakness hero was quoted the 3-5
favorite to win the S25 900 added
fixture in which the total purses
will approximate $4,000.
/, Should the Admiral, son of Man
O'War and Brushup, gallops home
in front Saturday. he will be the
fourth horse in history to accom-
plish the Golden Triple" OF WIN
ming the Derby, Preakness and
Belmont stakes His predecessors !
which scored that feat were Sir
Barton in 1919. Gallant Fox in 80
and Omaha in '35. The Admiral
that he is primed for this
tilt by covering the mile-and-a-
half-the English Derby and Bel
mont stakes diStance-in 2:34 2-5 |
in his final preparation workout
Wednesday.
However. there are many who |
believe J. H. Loucheim' bay colt,
Pompoon. may thwart War Ad-
mirars Golden Triple" attempt
i'm spite of the Admirals easy
victory in the Derby and hair-line
triumph in the Preakness. Train
er Danny Clark claims that Pom
poon was thrown off stride in the |
one and a quarter-mile DERBY,
and that if there had been another
yard to run in the mile and three
sixteenths PreakneSs, Pompoon
would have beaten War Admiral.
Many agree with "Humpy' Dan
in his Preakness claims, because
the Admiral l-Pompoon finish was
so close and electrifying.
Trainer Clark emphasizes also
that Harry Richards will be up
on Pompoon Saturday-instead !
of Wayne Wright who rode the
1886 juvenile champion in the
Preakness-and that he considers
Richards the most able OF cur
rent Jockeys.
Because of previous shoWlngs
by the Admiral and Pompoon,
most experts and turf fans con-
slider Saturdays classic strictly
two horse race. But there are
others who remember that fam
GUS tWo-horse race at Saratoga
several years ago between Gallant
Fox and which one, wherein the
100 to l shoS, Jim Dandy, show
ed his heels TO both. Hence they
are stringing along with other
probable starters.
For example, Mosawtre, which
didn't run in the Derby and nm
ished fourth in the Preakness,
has considerable backing. 1t IS
remembered that Mosawtre IS
trained by the astute Make
Hirsch, who had Bold Venture
last year. Hirsch has had consld-
erable success in pointing mounts
for important tests.
And Melodist, in his last work.
out Wednesday, covered the mile
and an eighth in the same good
time of 1:55 turned in by Pom
poon on the same day, without ef-
fort. Jim Fitzsimmons trains Mel
odist. He trained Gallant Fox IN
30 and last years winner, Gran
vile He has a way with horses.
g Anyway, it should be grand
race and the winners name Will
be added to the list of great
horses that finished first in the
Belmont classic-ever since Ruth
less won it's inaugural way back IN
1867. Outstanding among those