Hollywood Gold Cup Attracts Stars Of Turf: Sixty-Four Nominated To 5,000 Headliner; Whirlaway, Mioland, Challedon, Haltal, Big Pebble and Bay View Among Entries to Coast Stake, Daily Racing Form, 1941-05-23

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LEVEL BEST Crispin Ogelbays crack threeyearold filly sped a mile and a furlong in 152 In an excellent trial at Belmont Park yesterday morning HOLLYWOOD GOLD CUP ATTRACTS STARS OF TURF SIXTYFOUR NOMINATED TO 75000 HEADLINER HEADLINERWhirlaway Whirlaway Mioland Challedon Haltal Big Pebble and Bay View ViewAmong Among Entries to Coast Stake StakeINGLEWOOD INGLEWOOD Calif May 22 Prospects for a race which may go a long way toward deciding the years handicap championship at Hollywood Park whose fiftyday meeting gets under way tomorrow was seen when nominations were announced for the 75000 Hollywood Gold Cup The mile and a quar ter event for threeyearolds and upward drew a record entry list of sixtyfour and included in this number are many of the best horses in America AmericaThe The stake to be run this year for the fourth time is scheduled for July 19 and at this early date seems assured of its most brilliant renewal renewalStanding Standing out prominently in the array of stars named for this Cup one of the richest races in the world are William L Branns Challedon Warren Wrights Whirlaway Charles S Howards Mioland and Porters Cap Mrs Royce G Martins Haltal and Our Boots Mrs Anthony Pelleteris Bay View the Circle M Ranchs Big Pebble and Get Off A A Baronis Specify and William B Simpsons Genl Manager ManagerNone None of these thoroughbreds needs any introduction to turf fans for their exploits are well known knownCHALLEDON CHALLEDON FULLY RECOVERED RECOVEREDChalledon Challedon is beginning to hit the come ¬ back trail in quest of the American handi ¬ cap championship for the third straight year and his connections are greatly op ¬ timistic of his chances to do so Fully re ¬ covered from the series of mishaps includ ¬ ing a cracked heel which interfered with his training at Santa Anita last winter the son of Challenger II is taking steady exer ¬ cise now and soon is to begin breezing In addition to the years handicap title the Brann horse also is seeking the worlds moneywinning championship which Seabis cuit took into retirement with him himWhirlaway Whirlaway is the present kingpin of the threeyearold division as a result of his smashing successes in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness while Porters Cap win ¬ ner of the Santa Anita Derby and the Chesa ¬ peake Stakes and Our Boots Belmont Fu ¬ turity winner last year and conqueror of Whirlaway in Keenelands Blue Grass Stakes this spring are among his most prominent contemporaries contemporariesMioland Mioland wag one of last years outstanding horses and bids fair to enjoy that same dis ¬ tinction in 1941 He won the San Juan Cap istrano Handicap and finished second in the Santa Anita Handicap in his most important engagements during the winter and early spring and just recently he ran second in Pimlicos Dixie Handicap Bay Views one great effort at Santa Anita gave him victory in the Santa Anita Handicap and Haltal has successes this spring in Churchill Downs sixtysevenyearold Clark Handicap and the Dixie Handicap at Pimlico to recommend him as a runner of real quality qualitySPECIFY SPECIFY WORKING WELL i iBig Big Pebble and Get Off ran onetwo in the Widener Challenge Cup at Hialeah Park and Genl Manager is remembered as one of the most consistently dangerous handicap performers throughout the Santa Anita meeting Specify like Challedon is being prepared for a comeback and he too is training in a satisfactory manner mannerOther Other prominent thoroughbreds named for the 75000 special are A T Jergins Meissen a widely heralded Peruvian racer now on the high seas on route to America Robinson Philpots Woof Woof and No Competition Gaffers Battlers Wedding Call Louis B Mayers Two Ton Tony and Beautiful II Circle S Stables Hysterical King Ranchs Dispose R C Stables Royal Crusader and Harry C Hills Sweepida SweepidaThe The complete list of nominations for the Hollywood Gold Cup follows Horse Haltal Dorimar Our Boots Bay View Sun Lover Andy K Sir Mill Mioland Porters Cap Meissen Ringie Sirocco Touch and Go Omelet Jacomar Hysterical Wise Father Colorado Lad Fairmond Wedding Call Specify Mr Grundy Port ChicoNeddie Chico Neddie Boy Paperboy Royal Crusader Son of War Whirlaway Pirate Challedon Aethel old Horse Farragut Shantytown Don Juan II Don Bingo II Barrancosa Brown China Roman Governor Cute Trick Verse Transient Gallant One No Competition Woof Woof Wing and Wing Strength Sweepida Soul of Wit Time Counts Welcome Pass Staretor Cppperman Sierra Nevada Buckhorn Creek Genl Manager Joy Boy Beautiful II Two Ton Tony Get Off Big Feeble Ship Biscuit Shining One Titilator


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