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PROBABLE FIELD FOR 50000 PREAKNESS BALTIMORE Md May 7 With only one day intervening before the running of the 50000 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico it looks as if a field of about twelve will go to the post for this one of the richest of threeyear old stakes run in the East Despite the flattering reports that came from New York regarding William Wood ¬ wards Gallant Fox the race to many appears an open contest Gallant Fox showed a disposition to sulk in his trial this morning which did not earn him many friends among the local colony of horsemen True he showed a great flight of speed for five fur ¬ longs which he covered in little over 100 but then he quit and refused to extend himself the remainder of the mile which he ran in 1 47 It is said that Gallant Fox will not run unless there is a horse to carry him along alongWoodcrafts Woodcrafts race of a few days ago brought him in the limelight but how good he will run with his weight up remains to be seen The same applies to Armageddon ArmageddonHer Her Grace Swinfield Michigan Boy Crack Brigade and Gold Brook are not without admirers and are rated as dangerousThe dangerous The probable starters with their riders are areHorse Horse Wt Jockey JockeyWoodcraft Woodcraft 120 K IlusseH Crack IlusseHCrack ISrieade 12B G KIlis KIlisGold Gold ISrook 120 J llaiben llaibenArmageddon Armageddon 125 P Walls WallsHer Her Grace 121 G Arnold Swinfield ArnoldSwinfield 120 Ii Scliaef er War erWar Saint 120 J Eaby EabyGallant Gallant Fos 12C E Sande Full SandeFull Dress 120 J McCoy McCoyTetrarchal Tetrarchal 120 AV Kelsay KelsaySir Sir James 120 S ODonnell Michigan CurranSun Boy 120 V Curran Sun Craig 120 F JIann
