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PROBABLE PREAKNESS HELD CUT DOWN TO EIGHT MELODIST WITHDRAWN Fitzsimmons Decides to Reserve Wheatley Colt for Withers Prediction of Showers and Possi ¬ bility of Muddy Track for Re ¬ newal of Pimlico Feature BALTIMORE Md May 13 With the ar ¬ rival of Jewell Dorsett lone filly in the field and announcement from James Fitzsimmons that Melodist would not be a starter an overnight field of eight horses for Satur ¬ days renewal of the 50000 added Preakness Stakes at Pimlico was definitely assured today todayThe The daughter of Cohort and Michigan Girl was brought here from Aqueduct by trainer J B Theall having completed her training on the Long Island course following her performance in the Wood Memorial Stakes in which she finished third to Melodist and Sir Damion Her impost in the mile and threesixteenths event will be 121 pounds Jive pounds less than the weight to be car ¬ ried by her colt opponents Dunice Dubois who is doing the regular riding for the stable of Joe W Brown is due here to ride Jewell Dorsett DorsettFitzsimmons Fitzsimmons who was here today to judge the annual yearling show stated that Melo ¬ dist did not stand the return trip from Churchill Downs following the Derby in the best of condition and he thought it advisable to pass up the Preakness with the Wheatley Stable colt and to reserve him for the With ¬ ers and Belmont Stakes StakesWAR WAR ADMIRAL STARTER STARTERWith With showers predicted In this section to night the possibility of an off track for the Preakness was considered today War Ad ¬ miral will be a starter regardless of track condition George Conway trainer of the Glen Kiddle Farm colt stated but unless the course is good or fast Matey will not go to the post Preston M Burch trainer of the son of Man o War and Tavy in Walter M Jeffords stable said Mateys chances would be hopeless unless the track is fast fastWillie Willie Shea who with Miss Eunice G Rand of Hollywood owns Merry Maker and who is looking after his conditioning is one trainer of a Preakness candidate anxious for a muddy track He believes the son of Cynic wil have a much better chance over an off course but Shea intends to start the colt nevertheless neverthelessConway Conway much prefers a fast track al ¬ though War Admiral displayed mudrunning ability in the Richard Johnson Stakes at Laurel last fall when he finished second to Bottle Cap He began in front in that race as usual but Bottle Cop wrested the lead from him after a quarter mile to open up an advantage of two lengths War Admiral was gaining again at the finish however howeverOVER OVER THE TOP READY READYOver Over the Top which will sport the red silks of Mrs William H Furst who pur ¬ chased him from the Glen Riddle Farm the other day is believed to be a capable mud der by Conway who developed him and has trained him so far He will be saddled in the Preakness by Bert B Williams and will be ridden by Jack Westrope who arrived here today from Louisville so as to be on hand to Continued on thirtieth page PROBABLE PREAKNESS FIELD CUT DOWN TO EIGHT Continued from first page ride the colt in his final blowout tomor ¬ row morning morningThe The only Preakness candidate to be asked for speed this morning was Flying Scot which will sport the silks of John Hay Whit ¬ ney The son of The Porter and Caledonia which was shipped here from Belmont Park Tuesday went through his final paces under the direction of trainer James W Healy He was asked to go only a mile and was under very strong restraint as he went the first quarter in 25 half in 50 threequarters in 117 and the eight furlongs in 145 His trial began and ended at the eighth post postAll All Preakness candidates now have jock ¬ eys definitely assigned Shea having been in touch with George Woolf late yesterday and being assured by that veteran pilot that he would be on hand Saturday to pilot Merry Maker If Clarke had been able to contact Woolf on Tuesday or earlier Wednesday the jockey could have had the mount on Pom ¬ poon but owner Lpuchheim did not wish to delay any longer in obtaining a rider and when he found Wayne Wright available at Belmont Park the J E Widener saddle star was assigned assignedRICHARDS RICHARDS TJNCEBTAIN TJNCEBTAINHarry Harry Richards would have ridden Pom ¬ poon but for the presence of Matey in the race as he is under contract to Jeffords Should Matey be out of the field because of a muddy track Richards more than prob ¬ ably would be left without a mount mountEddie Eddie Arcaro is to guide Flying Scot in a trade between John Hay Whitney and the Greentree Stable by which Johnny Gilbert will handle Memory Book for the latter es ¬ tablishment in the Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park Saturday
