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At Havre de Grace One Best Bet — JOCK — In the Fourth Race. The The Contrpssinnal Congressional TTnndican Handicap is is the the main main With With a a return return to to his his hpst best form form he lie should should 1 I i 1 1 I I - f I • - - 3 , s f The The Contrpssinnal Congressional TTnndican Handicap is is the the main main attraction at the Havre de Grace course today. This is over the mile and a sixteenth distance and carries a purse of ,500. Jock, the E. B. McLean racer, is asked to shoulder top weight of 123 pounds. Sir Harry, winner of the Coffroth Handicap of 1926, gets in with 117 pounds, while his stablemate Gaffs-man is to pack 115. Strolling Player, with 104, and Button with a like impost, complete the field. Strolling Player will be making his racing debut in this country in this number and his showing will be watched by many, as he is a Kentucky Derby eligible, and this race should go a long ways toward showing whether or not he is of Derby caliber. The Amazon Purse, to be run as the fifth number, and the Landsdowne Claiming Handicap, which comes sixth on the card, round out the fine mid-week program. Good fields are to start in both of these races and some fine sport should result. The remainder of the card, with the exception of the initial number, which is for two-year-olds, is given over to the claiming brigade. SPORT— DONNA LIGHT— CHICLEIGHT. A limit field is entered for the opening number of the afternoons program and the conditions call for two-year-old fillies which have not won to race over the half-mile distance. SPORT looks to be the logical selection. She has plenty of speed and, al- though she is picking up eight pounds over her last start, that should not prevent her from winning this tilt. DONNA LIGHT ran a splendid race in her only start at Bowie and, with some improvement, should prove to ba the contender. The Nevada Stock Farm Stable, which has some fast two-year- olds this season, has CHICLEIGHT as its colorbearer. The latter raced greenly in her only effort and, with that as a qualifier, she should get third place here without much trouble. THE BLONDE will bear watching on her recent good morning trials. SAGAMORE STABLE ENTRY— PORTIA-BOYISH BOB. STAB GOLD and SHAKITUP, from the Sagamore Stahle, are well placed in the second offering at three-quarters of a mile. The stable captured the opening day handicap with Kock Man and, for this reason, we be-■ lieve that all of its horses are ready for a winning effort. PORTIA has been away from the races since last year, but on her daily workouts she seems to be ready. She has ppeed to burn and we look for her to prove a tough one to beat. BOYISH BOB is another which is making her first start to-I day and, on past performances, should get the short end of the purse. FAIR LARK may prove dangerous at the weights. JtfAXIE— KNOW-ME-GNOME— PARCHESIE. MANIE is a safe bet in the third race at one mile and an eighth. The distance is to his liking and, with but 109 pounds up, we hardly think he will be beaten today. KNOW-. ME-GNOME has been showing good form in his recent races, but will have to show un- usual speed to defeat MAXIE. However, the former has enough stamina and speed to get second place without much trouble. PAR- CHESIES last race was one which should not be considered, as he can do much better. . , With With a a return return to to his his hpst best form form he lie should should hold the others safe for the show end of the purse. HIGHWAYMAN may cause some trouble. JOCK— STROLLING PLAY KR— SIR HARRY. Even though asked to give weight to every other starter, JOCK looms as the best play in the Congressional Handicap. He was good enough to finish second to Justice F. in the New Orleans Handicap and, with 126 pounds in the saddle. He only has to run his usual race to be the winner of this number. We are selecting STROLLING PLAYER to land second money on the strength of a recent good workout. He went a mile in 1 :43% in easy fashion and, if he elects to show the same manner of going in a race, may prove to be the most dangerous contender. The Salubria Stable colt was winner under high weights in England and should give a good account of himself with his light impost today. SIR HARRY has been working in good fashion and should get some portion of the purse. GAFFSMAN is also said to be working well. BANTON appears to be outclassed in this field. BREAK O MORX— VERDI— SHASTA LAD. The fifth race, the Amazon Purse, brings some good sprinters to the post, with BREAK O MORN getting tne call for the winners share of the purse. The filly had a winter campaign at New Orleans and seems to be right on edge for one of her best races. She gets in with a light impost and this should help her in proving the winner. VERDI has been turning in some fast morning trials and, on her workouts, figures to be a contender here. SHASTA LAD seems to have trained off a little from his best form, but he may be able to show enough speed to hold the short end of the purse safe in this field. REJL VEXATION— GEORGE DK MAR-WAXDERIXG MISTRKL. REJUVENATION may be the one to proe best in the Landsdowne Claiming Handicap, which will be run as the sixth race. In his first start at Bowie he was returned an easy winner and on that fast run race he has to be given the call for the major portion of this purse. GEORGE Dp: MAR figures to be the strongest contender and, taking a line on his races at the Fair Grounds, he has to be given a good chance for some part of the coin. WANDERING MINSTREL has not been seen under colors for some time, but he has been training well and we think he is good enough to be among the placed horses of the race. HOI POLLOI— GAY* PARISIAN— DENTARIA. On her recent races HOI POLLOI seems to be the play in the final number. With some improvement over those last few races and with weight off, she should get out in front and make every pole a winning one. GAY PARISIAN showed flashes of speed at Havana and turned in a good effort at Bowie. With a good start she may cause HOI POLLOI to extend herself to the limit and may even lead the field to the wire. At the weights, DENTARIA should land in third place and hold the short end safe from the other starters. SUN RAJAH would prove dangerous should the track become muddy.
