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Doublrab Valdino Punch and Sollure Clash in Tomasello at Suffolk Downs Gray Christopher Sprinter Seeks Second Stakes Score In Three Days at Track TrackEAST EAST BOSTON Mass May 29 The 1944 renewal of the 5000 added Tomasello Memorial Handicap is to headline the at ¬ tractive program arranged by racing sec ¬ retary Charles J McLennan for presenta ¬ tion at Suffolk Downs tomorrow The holi ¬ day feature which is styled for threeyear olds and upward to meet at six furlongs drew the overnight entries of nine of the better class sprinters and the race shapes up as one of the best carded in New Eng ¬ land thus far this season seasonMrs Mrs Tilyou Christophers topweighted Doublrab who Saturday downed a good field in the Governors Handicap will shoulder 126 pounds for the Tomasello and the son of Sherab and Double Shamrock is expected to answer the bugle well sup ¬ ported Doublrab ridden by Jack Westrope in the Governors made every post a win ¬ ning one in that event and he was not hard pressed to step the eight furlongs in liSS liSSs s which time was indeed commend ¬ able ableDoublrab Doublrab will have plenty of serious con ¬ tention tomorrow when he meets H G Bedwells Sollure assigned 124 pounds and Dr W I Lunts Valdina Punch also brack ¬ eted at 124 pounds Sollurevictor in the thirtysecond running of the Harford Handicap at Pimlico on April 22 defeated such performers in that Maryland stake as Porters Cap New Moon Piccadilly and Cape Cod CodPrevious Previous to that effort theBedwell colt accounted for the Balko Purse in which event he turned back Calumet Farms Mar Kell Homeward Bound and New Moon among others othersValdina Valdina Punch a brown son of Teddys Comet and Mint Tea won six important engagements thus far during his 1944 cam ¬ paign and is generally rated as one of the best sprinters in New England Harry Pratt the nations present leading rider is to guide Valdina Punch in the Tomasello TomaselloCompleting Completing the field for the dash are such as Tetra Rock 115 Diego Red 106 Valdina Alpha 110 Royal Flush the light weight of the band 102 Mintlock 103 Baroque 114 114The The best of the supporting races on the Suffolk holiday card are the Decoration Day Purse for threeyearolds and the Ar ¬ boretum Purse for fouryearolds and up ¬ ward Both these events are to be decided at one mile mileMemorial Memorial Day racing always has been one of the highlights of the seaside course schedule and track officials are preparing to entertain a record crowd Gates at Suffolk Downs tomorrow are to be opened at 12 noon and the first race will be called to the post at the usual hour 230 p m
