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BLUE PAIR AND CAPE COD RENEW RIVALRY TODAY MEET IN CONSTITUTION HANDICAP AT SUFFOLK SUFFOLKWeekEnd WeekEnd Attraction at Boston Track to Bring Out Eight Well Matched ThreeYearOld Racers RacersBOSTON BOSTON Mass June 27 One of the greatest renewals in the history of the Con ¬ stitution Handicap appears in the offing here at Suffolk Downs on Saturday Of the fortynine threeyearolds named for the 5000 added prize eight were named through the entry box this morning and embraces a band of about the most evenly matched field that has been brought togeth ¬ er during the present meeting The top weight of the party is Mrs Vera S Braggs Blue Pair The Pairbypair colt recovered from a slightly filled leg suffered in his most recent brisk mile trial in preparation for this engagement Jockey Basil James one of the top ranking riders in the coun ¬ try is coming here to pilot the Bragg colt and will make up most of his 117pound impost Should Blue Pair come out of the Constitution engagement without suffering any mishaps it is likely that James will pilot the colt in the 25000 Yankee Handi ¬ cap on Independence day dayCape Cape Cod already a double winner at the meeting including a triumph in the 5000 added Commonwealth Handicap is in re ¬ ceipt of one pound from Blue Pair and is certain to be a troublesome factor In chalk ¬ ing up his Commonwealth triumph the Bos tonian colt went six furlongs in 110 Jockey Sterling Young who rode the colt in that score stated after his fast ride that Cape Cod could have continued on as far as horses are asked to run The Grover C Greer representative was out on the track this morning and had a blowout of a half mile in 48 This attests to the fitness of the Marylandowned performer performerBOSTON BOSTON MAN DANGEROUS DANGEROUSMrs Mrs H T Archibalds Boston Man has trained brilliantly for the weekend fea ¬ ture and trainer George Arvin has this colt keyed to concert pitch and under his impost of 113 pounds believes him capable of not only adding this stake to his list but going on to capture the richer Yankee Handi ¬ cap of the following Friday FridayBoston Boston Man has already worked a mile well in hand in better than 138 and came back with another breezing mile trial that should have him thoroughly fit It is the concensus of many able judges that the Archibald colt has been trained perfectly for this test His halfmile trial this morn ¬ ing in 46 gives indication that the record for the stake will be in jeopardy jeopardyHal Hal Price Headleys Crowfoot is more or less of an unknown quality The Blue Lark ¬ spur colt has only started twice this year winning on both occasions one of them his graduating effort However this is his first test against threeyearolds of the top flight He has done everything asked of him in training The Headley standardbearer has been assigned a package of 111 pounds poundsOUT OUT FOB FOUR STRAIGHT STRAIGHTW W J Hirschs Tragic Ending a son of Misstep and Mad Finis has been returned the winner in each of his last three races He does not lack for supporters and under his 110pound impost may be considered a distinct threat Jockey Lucas Dupps has been assigned the mount mountThe The weight then drops to 107 pounds vvhjch has been given Marshall Fields Boiled Shirt The Jacopo colt turned in the best trial since arriving in New England in his last start in which he triumphed He is a consistent fellow having been in the money outingsMiss in each of his last nine outings Miss E Carvers Johns Star was shipped here from Delaware to fill his engagement The Sir James colt was good enough to finish second to such a capable sprinter as Bill Farnsworth before being transferred to Suffolk Downs He is in under a 104 pound impost The light weight of the party Is Maplecrest Farms General Jack with 103 pounds The Jack High colt is possessed with abundance of early foot
