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Garden State s Valley Forge 4 n mas Out Ten Others Princeton OneTwo Will Be Opposed by Endeavour II Bright Sword in Mile Test TestGARDEN C GARDEN STATE PARK Camden N J M May 7 Garden State Parks popular oner mjl mile Valley Forge Handicap drew an over ¬ nig night field of 12 for its seventh running her lere tomorrow From all indications the 515000 fixture will be contested over an 0f off track because for the second time I thi this week the Marlton Pike course today rwa was buffeted by high winds and a steady driving rain out of the Northeast NortheastThis This years Valley Forge renewal drew a 3 rather fashionable field headed by Wil ¬ lia liam Helis gifted speedster Rippey and Myron Newmeyers Turbine These two ha handicap stalwarts regaled fans with an ex exciting finish in last Saturdays sixfur ¬ Ioi long Princeton Handicap won by the for ¬ mer in 111 for the distance Rippey will be the starting highweight being slated to carry 121 pounds against 115 for Tur ¬ bir bine In last weeks shorter engagement th their weights were Rippey 124 and Tur ¬ bil bine 116 Because of his admirable form at pres ¬ en ent Rippey is quite likely to rule the Val ¬ ley Forge favorite moving up in mud mudShould ih Should Favor Longer Route RouteTurbines Turbines breathtaking rush in the final fu furlong to garner runnerup honors in the si sixfurlong Princeton most certainly will rally a host of admirers to his support m th the longer C Valley Forge Trainer P Da u Lee Watts charge looked every inch his or once formidable self in last weeks sortie al and under his 115 pounds impost Turbine a appears strictly the one to beat The Valley Forge drew a surprising ar ra ray of ttfpnotch talent because in addition to Rippey and Turbine the field includes sl such established stars as Maine Chance p Farms Knockdown 115 Jorge de Atucha s E Endeavour n 120 Glen Riddle Farms F inr rin Print Weirs R 1 w Mrs Helene K Haggertys Rampart 109 E Hal Price Headleys Pellicle 108 Mrs s Samuel Pistorios Golden Bull 110 and c C V Whitneys Bright Sword 109 109Bright I Bright Sword and the Argentine bred j Endeavour H are newcomers to the New j Jersey circuit having been transferred f from New York for their Valley Forge en ¬ g gagements Endeavour II scored a smash i ng victory recently at Jamaica and may U e at last prepared to live up to the press r notices that preceded him to this country j last summer Bright Sword won at Jamaica as recently as last Monday and turned in a h very commendable halfmile trial over the local track yesterday I Pellicle Arrival From Kentucky KentuckyPellicle Pellicle only recently arrived from Ken ¬ tucky where he had been campagnec moderately during the Keeneland and Churchill Downs meetings The gelded son of Sir Damion Pelisse is still casting tor his initial victory of the current season and merits only an outside chance in the Valley ValleyKnockdown Knockdown regaled fans with a display of early speed they are not likely to forget in the one mile and an eighth Trenton Handicap captured by Double Jay Knock rinwn set a blistering early pace m that r route engagement but flattened out in the tie f final lurlong to finish fifth At the inter r ¬ r mediate distance of one mile this fleet son 3n r of Discovery Bride Elect may take the lie track at the start and never be headed headedAlthough Although he has been rather ambitiously lv campaigned High Trend has managed to retain his fine edge and certainly must not lot be discounted On Wednesday High Trend nd overcame a lot of difficulty to run a credit it ¬ able race in a sixfurlong sprint and last ist Saturday was third behind Ripped and nd Turbine in the Princeton PrincetonFaraway Faraway is a vastly improved threeyear i old who won his last while Senoril an ¬ other Argentinebred also has been a clever winner locally Royal Governor invades Garden State from Maryland and may pounds Rampart distinguished by her vic ¬ tory over Armed last winter in Florida did not race any too well in the recent Trenton Handicap but improvement is anticipated by the mares connections
