Show ml D Turf x f fored wed ored r Be I a By John Chandler m YORK June 15 L The t-n-The The count of or noses Friday in- in that eight or nine colts calls possibly the smart filly How toke eke a whirl at the i Belmont stakes Saturday tries des for the running I and one half haIl Belmont I lit gist t and toughest of the ther r Crown series closed Fr Fri Fri- horning Borning Most people point l bunt Turf the Kentucky I winner winner as the horse to toIl Il Ifor r the rich and coveted x e management expects one biggest since the therold the r wild old ld situation has been wide all in spring i i f challenger to Count Bibid for sophomore honors to come from Battle Battle- I the Battle 1950 year old cham- cham by George D. D Videl Wide Wide- l lmont Park president jl I Battle Morn ers listed as almost certain l are re Battle Morn from the I Hoy stable of oC H H. F F. F tC lc C. C V. V Whitneys Whitney's counter- counter I the Brookmeade stables stable's fast East subbing for the in- in Bold winner Bold winner of oC the the We King ranch's Sonic Val Wal- Fletchers Fletcher's Nullify and Sam lion Isbn Jr Jr's s 's Royal Royall Mustang sr iS a flashy brown filly tI d ilby by the New York shoe- shoe r rj Herman Delman who lio liot t k quite made up his mind won the Kentucky Oaks came me here to take the CoachI Coach Coach- I lub b American Oaks recently ease tj weather weather which has been two days could be a factor ugh the forecast is for clear- clear In fact if the track should tip up p muddy another Whitney probably Mameluke-probably Mameluke probably would f Mameluke is still sUll slightly from the Derby but revels lid id W If i Record Purse few lew record Belmont Stakes Jis lis is virtually assured for if six horses start the race racel l lave lave ve a gross value of the winner netting mp up to now is the ged down in 1947 b by Whit Whit- Phalanx e c owners ners must shell out 1000 each starter so add that i Il for or every everyone one over six for tal purse nty oty of competition for Count Countis is assured since the second rand and fourth horses get 20 and I Il l leyve yve got us to beat Satur- Satur Said aid Sol trainer tint lint Turf The Count worked n the ri the muddy Jamaica track day iday and was pronounced ready said Count appeared appeared slightly sore after ng ng g g the Polynesian purse at ont lint June 5 Tight fitting were ere blamed 11 Fears Fears Battlefield chick looked for his chief lion tion from Battlefield which t both the Derby and ness ess' ess ess j was a it pretty consistent last year and has been pd d for this big one trainer Sylves- Sylves es- es itch said he thought the theto theto theto to beat was Royal Royall Mustangs Mustang jJ s 's a good hitting hard-hitting horse ne ne e like that is dangerous al Mustang was second in rbY Counterpoint won the l gan Pan handicap at Belmont last week beating Battlefield which in turn grabbed the Vithers Withers Withers With With- ers mile last month The race will be televised and broadcast by NBC at pm p.m. eastern standard time |