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Ten to Compete in La Salle Handicap CarterTops Aqueduct War Relief Card Apache Bossuefr Have Eight Foes FoesDoublrab Doublrab Alquest Brownie May Give Belair Duo Most Trouble in Sprint Handicap HandicapAQUEDUCT AQUEDUCT L I N Y June 9 The Queens County Jockey Club will offer the third of New York racings War Relief Days at Aqueduct tomorrow when all the net profits will be donated to the National War Fund American Red Cross and other worthy causes The first two war relief days at Jamaica and Belmont Park raised 25276650 a sum which will undoubtedly be increased by at least another 100000 tomorrow The eightrace program is head ¬ ed by the 10000 Carter Handicap which has drawn a field of 10 of the nations leading sprinters and this event is sup ¬ ported by three other handicaps which have drawn well balanced fields fieldsThe The Carters supporting events are the Grassy Bay a 3500 event at a mile and five furlongs the longest route at which horses have run thus far in 1944 This marathon will be the nightcap and has drawn a group of 10 longwinded horses The other two handicaps are the two divi ¬ sions of the Bay Ridge which is at seven furlongs the same distance as the Carter and will be run as the fifth and seventh races bracketing the feature featureEntry Entry Likely to Be Favored FavoredThe The 10 in the Carter are headed by Eel air Studs nimble pair Apache and Bos suet with 132 and 127 pounds respectively and they will probably go ppstward carry ¬ ing the majority of the public wagering as well as their steadying imposts Apache started only once this year when he fin ¬ ished second to Devil Diver in the Pau monok Handicap opening day at Jamaica after setting the pace to the middle of the stretch Bossuet won a pair of sprints at Belmont Park in his first two starts this season showing a high turn of speed on both occasions Then he came out in the Queens County Handicap on opening day here at Aqueduct and found the mile and onesixteenth too long He is sure to be with the leaders as far as he goes and the theContinued Continued on Page Three Carter Headlines War Aid Program ProgramApache Apache Bossuet Doublrab Alquest Six Others Go in Aqueducts Sprint Handicap HandicapContinued Continued from Page One Oneseven seven furlongs of the Carter may be within his limits limitsThe The eight opposing William Woodwards formidable duo are an agile band They are Doublrab 121 Alquest 120 Vait a Bit 118 Brownie 115 Ariel Lad and Jack S L 112 each Bill Sickle 109 and Smart Bet 97 The latter horse is reported to ba blind and it is hardly likely that he will be permitted to start startMarshall Marshall Cassidy steward representing The Jockey Club stated that Smart Bet is believed to be suffering from periodic oph ¬ thalmia and that his entry was accepted pending a report from a veterinarian who examined him today todayDoublrab Doublrab has all the speed that made him the sprint champion a couple of years ago and sometimes carries it to the wire More often he stops as though shot at the head of the stretch Alquest was scratched from the Queens County after finishing third in the Suburban won by his stable mate Aletern He was in front turning into the stretch in that race and might be very dangerous in the Carter CarterWait Wait a Bit has had early speed in most of his races this year including the Sub ¬ urban which was his last start but has yet to finish with any authority authorityBill Bill Sickle May Surprise SurpriseBill Bill Sickle has won his last two starts and while he does not appear to have the class of the higher weights is in splendid form and could well cause a surprise surpriseBrownie Brownie is an honest sort who usually gets a share of the purse in similar com ¬ pany but seems to have gone a trifle stale staleAriel Ariel Lad was a winner at Belmont then ran dully in his next start Jack S L also appears to have lost some of the razor edge that made him a dangerous factor during the New Orleans and early sprin seasons seasonsDevil Devil Diver won last years fortysixth renewal with 126 pounds in the saddle 10 less than he would have had to carry to ¬ morrow if a foot injury had not forced him to the sidelines sidelinesThree Three horses have scored consecutive doubles in the Carter Audacious Osmand and Flying Heels and were he able to start Devil Diver would probably be favored to achieve the same feat Doublrab the only starter with a chance of achieving a non consecutive double in the race holds the Aqueduct sixfurlong record of 110 An ¬ other record holder in the Carter is Apache who shares the mile and oneeighth mark at Aqueduct with Whirlaway having stepped nine furlongs in 149 last Sep ¬ tember
