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FIVE IN SALEM HANDICAP Star Porter Dreel Bachelor Dinner Dinnerand and Spixi Named for Rocking Rockingham ham Feature Today SALEM N H June 11 Only five have been named for tomorrows running of the Salem Handicap at six furlongs but de ¬ spite the small field the race promises to be interesting H D Monroes weights have been so well adjusted that all of the quintet rate mighty close together High weight of the party will be Star Porter a son of The Porter in the stable of Ral Parr which is being asked to pack 120 pounds While this veteran did mighty well in Maryland during the spring his light has not been shining so brightly in Rock ¬ ingham competition He has yet to run his race in these parts generally missing such husky handling as he has been accustomed to from such a lad as Sonny Workman WorkmanDreel Dreel is rated five pounds below Star Porter and the Alfred Vanderbilt sprinter won his last the Dartmouth Handicap in game style In fact Vanderbilt horses were first second and third in that event with Star Porter fourth Deel will run coupled with Bachelor Dinner a fast but uncertain threeyearold It is presumed the entry will be an equal choice with the Parr sprinter sprinterHandicappers Handicappers are according a royal chance to Gentle Knight onetime member of Marshall Fields stable and so not un ¬ known to New Yorkers This speedster made Identify and Stocks stretch their necks to lead him past the judges in the White Mountain Handicap on Saturday In that event he carried a feather of ninety eight pounds the same burder as he is being asked to shoulder tomorrow Spixi the remaining member of the quintet also is in with a feather of ninetyeight The son of Macaw did scant running last out but in front of it he has a performance which makes him a contender contenderThe The seven remaining events all have drawn bumper fields and if the sun shines as brightly as it did this afternoon there should be a great crowd present Barring further rain the track will be fast
