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QUICKSTEP HANDICAP WORKS Marica Gallops FiveEighths in 100 100Over Over Latonia Course Taggart TaggartFilly Filly Shows Fitness LATONIA Ky June 2 Evidence of the fitness of Thomas D Taggarts fouryearold black filly Marica was displayed this morn ¬ ing over the Latonia course when the daugh ¬ ter of Epinard Canberra worked five fur ¬ longs in 100 in handy manner in prepara ¬ tion for her engagement in the 5000 added Quickstep Handicap first of the major stakes fixtures at Latonia which is sched ¬ uled for decision Saturday The fractional time recorded by Marica was the quarter in 23 half in 47 and the five furlongs in 100 which ranged as the most impressive trial of the morning and there is no room for doubt as to the condition of the filly fillyMarica Marica has not been in action since the close of the Keeneland meeting and the freshening up that the filly received appears to have been the proper move to make The excellent work credited to Marica is certain to attract some support on Saturday SaturdayFive Five other candidates received preps for the event Jack Howards Blue Gauntlet an unlikely starter being sent over a distance of one mile which the chestnut horse tra ¬ versed in 142 breezing breezingT T H McCaffreys Heuvelton went five furlongs in 104 handily Snow Fairy from the stable of J B Respess stepped threequarters in 115 handily while Willard Wilsons Red Quill went six furlongs in 117 and the Rosedalc Stables Kentucky Blues completed five furlongs in 102
