Europa Handicap at Aqueduct Today To Engage Trio Topped by Stefanita: Widener Filly Will Concede Night Glow Fourteen Pounds And Good Morning Nineteen, Daily Racing Form, 1944-06-16

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STEFAN ITA The George D Widener homebred unsuccessful in two engage ¬ ments thus far this season seeks to return to her winning ways via the Europa Handicap at Aqueduct this afternoon Europa Handicap at Aqueduct Today To Engage Trio Topped by Stefanita Widener Filly Will Concede Night Glow Fourteen Pounds And Good Morning Nineteen NineteenAQUEDUCT AQUEDUCT L L N Y June 15 Only three fillies and mares are slated to contest the 5000 Europa Handicap feature of to ¬ morrows program at Aqueduct but this restricted field promises to provide a stir ¬ ring race as handicapper John B Campbell has weighted them Top weight of the trio is G D Wideners Stefanita who is asked to carry the steadier of 126 pounds Isa dor Biebers Night Glow is next in line with 111 and Cain Hoy Stables Good Morning gets in with a mere 107 107If If Campbells weight adjustments are as well gauged as in some of his recent handicaps notably the Carter which re ¬ sulted in the historic triple dead heat be ¬ tween Brownie Bossuet and Wait a Bit these three mares could come to the wire on a line at the end of this mile and one sixteenth sixteenthStefanita Stefanita is the name horse of the trio After a dismal 1944 debut she showed some improvement when finishing fourth behind Boojiana MarKell and Silvestra in her last start Good Morning wound up seventh in the same race but had a four pound weight pull for a little more than a length and the prospect of rain enhances her chances chancesFairly Fairly Consistent Sort SortNight Night Glow has raced consistently well all season and while she may lack the class of her rivals is capable of taking advan ¬ tage of any mistakes they make Her sta blemate Moon Maiden finished only a neck back of Stefanita in that Top Flight Handicap and trainer Hirsch Jacobs should have a fair idea of Night Glows chances The mere fact that shes accepting issue to ¬ morrow should indicate that she has a bet ¬ ter than fair chance chanceThe The supporting features on tomorrows Aqueduct program are the 3000 Frigate Handicap at six furlongs and Williams burg Purse of the same value at a mile and onesixteenth onesixteenthThe The Frigate has drawn a small but speedy field of six headed by R S Clarks Colchis under 122 pounds This fellow who once was good enough to beat Alsab when Alsab was also good seems to be gradually re ¬ turning to form The others in this dash and they have plenty of speed are Breezing Home 118 Baby Dumpling 120 Piccadilly 115 Peppy Miss 107 and Mr Pharned with the feather of just 100 pounds The latter will have the addition of blinkers added to his equipment and though he seems a bit over his head in here he has been working well wellEleven Eleven have been named for the Wil liamsburg and this band of threeyearolds is headed by Sutton Place under 122 pounds all but about eight of which will be Eddie Arcaro Magellan a winner her on Wednes ¬ day gets in with 119 pounds and is the likely favorite The Roebling colt has been finishing his races well and should appre ¬ ciate the distance


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