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Isaqueen Outruns Sportsmans Rivals Renew Massachusetts Handicap July 5 Suffolk Programs Thirteen Fixtures FixturesMayflower Mayflower Hannah Dustin Will Have June 15 Closing With Rich 50000 Event EventBOSTON BOSTON Mass May 13 New Englands richest race the Massachusetts Handicap for a purse of 50000 added will be run at Suffolk Downs Monday July 5 This assurance was given today with the release of the Suffolk Downs stakes events by president Charles F Adams AdamsThe The Massachusetts will be the feature event of the Suffolk Downs 60day meeting and will head a card of 13 stake events the first of which is to be run Saturday the Governors Handicap for 5000 added Total added money of the 13 stakes is 130000 and the Eastern Racing Associa ¬ tion additionally will give trainers awards for the Massachusetts Hannah Dustin and Mayflower MayflowerNominations Nominations for the Massachusetts will close on June 15 and once again the best horses in training are expected to be named for the ninefurlong classic which will have its eighth renewal renewalThis This famous race has never been won by any but a topranking thoroughbred and was used last season by Whirlaway as a final stepping stone to an alltime money winning mark Its running this season on Monday July 5 is a drastic departure from previous seasons when it had its renewal on the final Wednesday of the meeting The switch in dates has been made to avoid in ¬ terference with other richly endowed races for older thoroughbreds thoroughbredsMayflower Mayflower on Closing Day DayThe The Massachusetts was inagurated in 1935 when Top Row beat Whopper and Discovery Subsequent winners besides Whirlaway were Time Supply Seabiscuit Menow Fighting Fox Eight Thirty and War Relic RelicNext Next richest fixtures are the 15000 May ¬ flower Stakes for twoyearolds to be run closing day Saturday July 17 and the 10000 Hannah Dustin Handicap for threeyearolds and upward to be run July 10 10Nominations Nominations for the Hannah Dustin and the Mayflower will also close Tuesday June 15 The other stakes will close approxi ¬ mately one week before their running runningThe The first running of the Massachusetts Handicap in 1935 was won by Top Row who later in the year journeyed to Cali ¬ fornia and proved the victor also in the inaugural running of the 100000 Santa Anita Handicap Time Supply proved the second winner of this fixture and during the next five years the names of Seabiscuit Menow Fighting Fox Eight Thirty and War Relic were aSded to the winnirfg roster rosterIn In 1935 and 1936 the Massachusetts car Continued on Page TwentyEigtit Suffolk Downs to Renew Massachusetts Handicap HandicapProgram Program 50000 Fixture July 5 Twelve Other Stakes Listed ListedContinued Continued from Pcge One Oneried ried an added money value of 25000 and the Eastern Racing Association ooosted the value of the race to 50000 added Sea biscuit won the richest renewal when he took down 51780 in 1937 1937The The complete lineup of Suffolk Downs stakes follows followsMay May 15 Governors Handicap 5000 threeyearolds and upward one mile mileMay May 22 Paul Revere Handicap 5000 threeyearolds and upward one and one sixteenth miles milesMay May 29 Puritan Handicap 5000 threeyearolds and upward one and one eighth miles milesMay May 31 Tomasello Memorial Handicap 5000 threeyearolds and upward six fur ¬ longs June 5 Commonwealth Handicap 5000 threeyearolds six furlongs furlongsJune June 12 Plymouth Rock Handicap 5000 threeyearolds and upward six furlongs furlongsJune June 17 Bunker Hill Handicap 5000 threeyearolds and upward one mile mileJune June 19 Betsy Ross Stakes 7500 two yearolds fillies four and onehalf fur ¬ longs longsJune June 26 Constitution Handicap 5000 threeyearolds one mile mileJuly July 3 Myles Standish Stakes 7500 twoyearolds colts and geldings four and onehalf furlongs furlongsJuly July 5 Massachusetts Handicap 50000 threeyearolds and upward one and one eighth miles milesJuly July io Hannah Dustin Handicap 10 000 threeyearolds and upward fillies and mares one and onesixteenth miles milesJuly July 17 Mayflower Stakes 15000 two yearolds five and onehalf furlongs
