Carter Handicap Promises Fine Field: Riverland and Attention Work Well for Aqueducts Fixture; Corydon Heads Small But Classy Line-Up of Five in Todays Short Grass Purse, Daily Racing Form, 1943-06-10

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W ARNOLD H A N U t it iic well known owner and breeder is taking in the sport at Aqueduct Carter Handicap Promises Fine Field Riverland and Attention Work Well for Aqueducts Fixture Corydon Heads Small But Classy LineUp of Five in Todays Short Grass Purse PurseAQUEDUCT AQUEDUCT L I N Y June 9 The Carter Handicap on the weekend is next of the Queens County Jockey Clubs liberal roster of nine flat fixtures to be decided and this 7500 added run of seven furlongs promises to prove an excellent half holi ¬ days headliner Top weight of the 38 nominees both in handicapper Campbells expert opinion and among those regarded as prospective starters is the Louisiana Farms erstwhile plater Riverland who holds a decision over both Alsab and Whirl away and is assigned 127 pounds poundsOnly Only a pound inferior to Coldstreams tall son in the official handicappers esti ¬ mation are William Helis 55000 Louisi ¬ ana Purchase Attention and Greentrees Devil Diver winner of the Toboggan and Metropolitan during Belmont Parks spring season seasonOthers Others of the nominees for this valuable sprint who may accept are Josephine Grimes rheumatic but capable With Re ¬ gards under 122 pounds the 1942 sprint king Doublrab with 118 Tommy Heards storybook horse Boysy 114 Ben Whit akers classy Requested at the same impost Pictor and Vain Prince who are bracketed at 112 and still others of lesser fame fameAttention Attention was withdrawn from the Queens County Handicap when the course became sloppy but that Equipoises rakish son is maintaining his good form seemed obvious at Belmont this morning when he skipped through good going on the out ¬ side main course in 49 117 and 143 143s s 143Helis Helis Awaiting Big Thrill ThrillThough Though he has invested quite a fortune in assembling a stable and stud William Helis has yet to see his attractive blue and White colors which incidentally are adapted from the flag of his native Greece in the winners ring ringRiverland Riverland also breezed this morning at nearby Belmont being timed a mile in 48 114 and 141 Seemingly this Louisi anan is holding his form formMrs Mrs Vera Braggs Gold Shower a promi ¬ nent eligible for the 25000 Dwyer on Sat ¬ urday June 19 also was an interesting breezer during morning training hours at the Nassau County course The large Jim Healys most prominent charge stepped a mile in 48 114 and 142 142Slide Slide Rule who performs for W E Boeing and won the Swift Peter Pan and Experi ¬ mental during his spring campaign on Long Island skipped a half in 49 and five furlongs in 102 102Another Another about to entrain for the Tod ¬ dling Town and who resumed training to ¬ day was Warren Wrights Mr Longtail The worlds richest horse went five fur ¬ longs in 48 and 101 moving on out six furlongs in 115 Henry of Navarre NavarreGreentrees Greentrees Shut Out leading money winning 1942 campaigner but somewhat of a disappointment thus far in the cur ¬ rent season bowled a facile mile in 114 and 140 140Thursdays Thursdays off day proceedings at the Queens County Jockey Club Park will be interesting for the decision of the Short Grass Purse a 2500 allowance affair for class C runners of a mile and a six ¬ teenth to which five have been named Greentrees Corydon is best known of these and carries top weight of 123 pounds con ¬ ceding from six to eleven pounds to such familiar though scarcely distinguished horses as Red Thorn He Rolls Copperman and Sir Alfred


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