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PREAKNESS WINNERS BLANKET PIMLICO, Md., April 29.— It has been customary to cover the back of the Preakness winner with a blanket of roses. This year, however, a real Maryland flavor will be added to that ceremony provided the Baltimore florists can fill the order. The official state flower for Maryland is the Blackeyed Susan, which, very happily, blends with the official colors of the Maryland Jockey Club, yellow and black. Eveiy effort will be made to have a blanket of blackeyed susans to grace the winner of the Preakness on May 13. I
