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Nine Acceptances In Commonwealth Calvados and Laboulaye to Engage Suffolk Favorite AgrarianU at 1 776 A4cs A4csSUFFOLK SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass May MMay 7Nine of the original 27 eligibles for tomorrows twelfth running of the Commonwealth nigCommonwealth Handicap for a purse of entry box this morning The mile and a sixteenth test third of the eight stakes offered at Suffolk Downs spring meeting forecast following this mornings drizzle promises showers to continue through noon 0Ther 0Therentry ° entry of Jack McKnights Agrar ianTJ top weight under 119 pounds came as a mild surprise Recognized as New two years AgrarianU has failed to live up to his reputationlocally although he has a record of one victory and a third in as many starts Following a triumph over recognized speedsters at Jamaica be fore the opening of the Suffolk Downs meeting the Agrarian Jane F gelding won in a driving finish over Black Knave to annex tfie Damon Runyon Memorial Purse on opening day Five days later he attempted to carry 126 pounds in the Paul Revere Handicap but was third behind d Flag Drill and Dockstader Tired in Interborough McKnight thMcKnight shipped his star to Jamaica a for an engagement in last Saturdays In terborough Handicap Carrying 118 pounds is with his regular pilot Fernando Fenian dez in the saddle AgrarianU led the field ld into the stretch of the sixfurlong event lt then wilted finishing fifth The sixyear r old has always been at his best in races up IP to six furlongs but has proven he is capa a ble of carryingMiis speed at longer dis s tances In fact he won the Rockingham m Park Handicap last August traveling the mile and threesixteenths in 157 This will be a second try for honors in the Com monwealth Handicap Last year Agrar ianU finished fourth and the distance was slightly shorter being at one mile and u vflids Two invaders from New York Lazy F Ranchs Calvados and Mrs H Gordon s Laboulaye have arrived from the Metro politan area and are ready for tomorrow s test Calvados turned in a creditable per formance to finish second to Gallorette worlds leading moneywinning jare in his most recent race Prior to that the Easton Betsy Ross H horse showed noth ing in a sprint at Jamaica Laboulaye is no newcomer to New Eng land racing fans having campaigned to this sector last year Officially he failed to enter the ranks of a stakes winner but won the Governors Handicap at Suffolk Downs only to be placed second to Reyn olds Brothers Mr Chairman after bear ing out badly in the stretch In Ins inost recent race he linished second to C V Whitneys Blue Swords at Jamaica on Monday of this week Laboulaye is nicely weighted under 110 pounds and will have the services of jockey Chris Rogers He rode the Jiveyearold in his stakes en gagements in 1947 1947G G T Babins Dockstader will receive much support from the local patrons In two successive stakes run here the Paul Revere at six furlongs and last Saturdays Governors Handicap at one mile Dock ¬ stader finished second and first m that Weathercock owned by D F Harring ¬ ton must be considered a longshot possi ¬ bility in the weekend fixture Colgate Farms Naval Base Frances Stable sBell theCat Ralph Lentinis Easy Spell and R W Carrolls Belrate round out the prob ¬ able starting lineup
