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CRACK FIELD ASSURED FOR YANKEE HANDICAP HANDICAPRobert Robert Morris Market Wise and King Cole Expected at Suffolk for 25000 Holiday Attraction AttractionBOSTON BOSTON Mass June 26 The field in the 25000 Yankee Handicap richest threeyear old event of the New England season is beginning to shape up although a majority of the fortysix eligibles are now stabled in the East and must be regarded as probable starters right up to entry time timeA A newcomer to Suffolk Downs is Major T H McCreeiy reporting that J F Byers threeyearold star Robert Morris worked impressively in a recent trial and will be shipped to Boston on Sunday to fill his In ¬ dependence Day engagement The colt will be given an easy work over the local strip probably during an afternoons racing so that a weekday crowd may see him in ac ¬ tion and that will be his final prep for the important 25000 doings Major McCreery also stated the Yankee would be Robert Mor ¬ ris last appearance until late in the Sara ¬ toga season He feels the young son of Jacopo Arch Queen has had a strenuous campaign running against Whirlaway and other tops of his age and with a short let ¬ up will come back better than ever everMajor Major McCreery was surprised at the in ¬ terest shown in the Yankee Handicap by horsemen in New York as well as owners of nominees Perhaps the deflection of Whirlaway to the Chicago sector has had much to do with this but at least it means that many colts will make the trip who might have remained sulking in their tents like Omar rather than face the Calumet kingINVADERS king INVADERS FROM NEW YORK YORKFrom From New York also is coming Ogden Phipps King Cole Louis Tufanos Market Wise and others They will join the large colony of eligibles already on the grounds and a thrillpacked field and race awaits one of the largest crowds in Suffolk Downs history on the afternoon of July 4 The enthusiasm aroused by the high class of the entrants has already been reflected in the largest advance sale of reservations in the sevenyearold history of the course Oddly enough a majority of the early reser ¬ vations have been from outoftown fans fansRocky Rocky Palladino is working like mad to have Little Beans on hand for the parade It was a real blow to him when the son of Mirafel pulled up lame after a recent work ¬ out but with a shade from Lady Luck the threeyearold will be in top fettle for the Yankee although being forced to dodge the issue of the Constitution Handicap on Sat ¬ urday The grapevine also has reported that Mrs Vera Braggs Plue Pair hero of a mile work in 138 the other matinee came out of the work with a filled leg and is a doubtful starter This report was scoffed at by those affiliated with the William Crumptrained stable They admit a slight filling but do not think it will militate against the colts performance in the chase for the twenty five grand grandCertainly Certainly the coming Yankee Handicap its seventh running since a 1935 inaugural is the richest the classiest and the most in ¬ tense renewal in its history So closely grouped are the respective rivals that the ultimate winner will not be known until about 530 on the afternoon of the event The race will be carried nationwide by the Mutual Broadcasting System as millions tune in and thrill to the heat and beat of thoroughbred hoofs over the Suffolk Downs strip
