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VISCOUNTY MAY BE HARD TO BEAT IN LOCAL HANDICAPS HANDICAPSValdina Valdina Colorbearer Showed Fine Form in Peabody Score ScoreCRETE CRETE 111 June 3 Now that he has reached his best form Valdina Farms Vis county will be a tough horse to whip in the handicap races in the Chicago area He proved that on Friday when he won the 5000 added Francis S Peabody Memorial Handicap at Lincoln Fields The son of The Porter Trap Star she by Trap Rock is a horse who was campaigned in California and New England last summer and he didnt reach his best form until late when he won the King Philip Handicap at Narragansett Park Following which he finished third to the Greentree Stables Hash and Challedon in the Narragansett Special SpecialHe He concluded his New England campaign by winning the Governors Handicap at the Rhode Island track In accomplishing his score in the Memorial Day feature the Texas owned star had to come off a burning early pace established by Withers Dunns Sporting to whip Technician and Shine ONight ONightThe The Valdina representative in making twelve starts this season before he was successful was campaigned in California Kentucky and Maryland before being shipped to Chicago Mileage means nothing to the durable son of The Porter because last year he won at Tanforan in April ran In Chicago in July and then went on to New England in the fall fallNot Not a great horse probably a shade below the Eight Thirtys Challedons Miolands etc Viscounty is a very useful one Probably if he were pointed only for the races in which he would meet only the horses of his own class Viscounty would have a much more impressive record of earnings than the 38040 he had in his favor when completing his 1940 program
