Evening star., 1942-05-25
Belmont and Jamaica
Alone Expected 10
Yield 100000
Three RivoIs Damaged,
3-Yeur-OId Title Now
Cinch for AIsub
BY SID FEDER,,'
Associated Press Sports Writer.

AShOCldVSQ fIco8 opOieo WHICH,
NEW YORK, May 25.-When
Herbert Bayard Swope threatened to
walk out of the Turf Committee
of America unless the Nations race
tracks got started on war contribu-
tions, it apparently did more than a
little bit to wake up the fellows
who run the show.
For, on top of joint statement
from Belmont and Jamaica tracks
for WAR Relief Day" on June
6 that probably will net about $780,
900, the Turf Committee announced
today that United States racing's
goal of s2,000,00O for the war effort
SIS we'll in sight"
Reports are coming in," Commit
tee Chairman Swope added, from
New England, Maryland, Illinois,
Florida, West Virginia, Kentucky
and other regions increasing the
known amount (of contributions on
hand almost daily"
This is quite an improvement on
the situation a month ago when
racing was getting no where fast
on war relief plans that criticism
was piled on it from all sides.
Swope Loses His Temper.
SWope was so irked he finally told
the sport that unless things started
to pop-and fast-he was washing
his hands of the Turf Committee,
which officially was named as the
co-ordinating group for some so
tracks. the breeding industry and
the jockey club to work out war
relief plans. This brought results.
The new Belmont Jamaica plan
Is that the former track will donate
Its entire proceeds, minus only purses
to horsemen, from its June 6 program
which is headed by the classic Bel
mont Stakes. Jamaica will match
whatever Belmont gives.
This should amount to approx
imately 100000 each. Under tenta-
tive plans it will be split three ways
40 per cent each to Army and
Navy relief and 20 per cent to the
U. S. o.
The Belmont Stake, itself, appears
as personally conducted tour for
and by Alsab. Mrs. Al Sabaths
Chicago Limited coasted in so easily
with the Withers crown Saturday
after Sun Again, Requested and
Devil Diver had been sidelined by
leg injuries-that both the Belmont
and the championship Of the 3-year-
old division now look no tougher
for him than buttoning your vest.
Only Shut Out in His Way.
Only the Derby winner, Shut Out,
still is sound enough to give him a
run for the Belmont.
With racing enjoying what well
may be its biggest year-New York's
one-day betting record was broken
Saturday for the second time in
eight days when ST ,933 ,493 was tossed
into the mutuels-the Turf Com
mittee didn't see any harm in it If
the sport went over its self imposed
goal of $4,000, 900 for war relief.
There is no restriction" said
Swope, who also is New York's
Racing Commission chairman. pre-
venting racing and it's component
parts from raising further funds for
war relief through such plans as
extra days or extra races"
The extra-race idea is being tried
In New England this summer and
if it works, may spread to other
plants.
Cleveland's Thistle Down plant
Joined the war relief parade yester-
day when General Manager Ed
Strong announced the track would
turn over its gate receipts for next
Saturday - opening day to the
Army and Navy relief funds, the Red
Cross and United Service Organiza-
ton, in four equal parts.