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LONG SUFFOLK MEETING NEARS HALFWAY MARK MARKCommonwealth Commonwealth Handicap Will Be Big Attraction on Saturday New Stables Arriving Daily DailyBOSTON BOSTON Mass June 9 Gathering mo ¬ mentum with each succeeding week Suffolk Downs will soon reach the halfway mark of its sixtyday meeting Enjoying the most I successful session in its history the Eastern Racing Association course is increasing in popularity and with the caliber of racing that has been offered warrants the splendid jatronage jatronageAs As the fifth week of sport got under way here is a noticeable sprinkling of newcomers n the entries New stables have been arriv ¬ ing daily The last from the Metropolitan cir ¬ cuit have been the strings of E R Bradley and the Manhasset Stable Stalls are being readied to receive Glen Riddle Farm and the stable of Mrs Vera S Bragg The latter shipment is coming from the Illinois sector Heading this string will be Blue Pair a win ¬ ner of six in a row at Suffolk Downs last year yearWith With five of the fourteen stakes already passed into history the Commonwealth Handicap a sprint of six furlongs is the forthcoming fixture to be decided From the thirtysix nominations a worthy name should be found to be inscribed ufion the roster of previous winners of the stakes In the first running of the Commonwealth in 1935 Boxthorn was winner in 1936 Party Spirit in 1937 Rough Time holder of the record for the stake 110 Be Blue won the following year then came Sassy Lady while the last renewal was taken by the New BoyThe Englandowned Halcyon Boy The Commonwealth is exclusively for threeyearolds and is endowed with 5000 added It is one of the two major tests for thoroughbreds of that age in preparation for the 25000 added Yankee Handicap to be run on Independence Day The other is the Constitution Handicap down for decision at one mile and to be run on June 28 28McLENNANS McLENNANS TASK EASIER EASIERThe The arrival of the new stables assures racing secretary Charles J McLennan plenty of material from which to make up his daily programs programsAs As the new weeks racing gets under way it is a sparkling card that has been arranged with the Fort Banks Purse a condition offer at threequarters of a mile topping the pro ¬ gram In the Fort Banks a shifty band of threeyearolds have been named It will mark the seasonal debut locally of the Bos ¬ ton favorite Little Beans The son of Mirafel Florhi has shown keen speed in private and comes up to this test right at the top of his form The Fort Banks will serve as a tightener for his sterner test in the weekend feature Opposing Little Beans in Mondays test will be such capable performers as Cape Cod The Bostonian colt credited with run ¬ ning the fastest mile of the current meeting in 137 also is a candidate for the richer Commonwealth Handicap Wise Niece who turned in the fastest six furlongs of the meeting in her last outing getting over the distance in 111 tossed off race after race due to her habit of running out but raced a true course in her last In that engage ¬ ment the daughter of Wise Counsellor was equipped with a oneeyed blinker similar to the one introduced on Whirlaway in the Kentucky Derby In her present good form Wise Niece is capable of extending any of the threeyearolds over sprint distances Alaking and Highanlow a pair recently shipped here from New York will represent Hal Price Headley while the field embraces five other wellseasoned performers performersOn On Tuesday the Dorchester Handicap which closed Saturday will be run over the mile distance for a purse of 1500 On the midweek card a pair of allowance tests the Medford Purse at six furlongs for three yearolds and the Mystic Valley Purse at one mile for older performers are listed On Thursday the top event will be the Bea ¬ con Hill Purse at one mile and on Friday grade B performers will hold the center of the stage in the mile of the Revere Purse PurseJuveniles Juveniles will have plenty of opportunities during the week a short dash for the babies having been listed each day dayAll All in all it seems that one of the bright ¬ est weeks racing of the local meeting is in the offing
