Cougar and Golden Light Vie in Jamaicas Devon: Both Go Into Todays Attraction Seeking Repeat Wins at Track, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-11

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Cougar and Golden Light Vie in Jamaicas Devon DevonBoth Both Go Into Todays Attraction Seeking Repeat Wins at Track TrackJAMAICA JAMAICA L I N Y May 10 A mod ¬ erate band of threeyearolds are slated to meel in the featured Devon Purse at Jamaico tomorrow Though there are no stars or even potential stars in this allow ¬ ance test at six furlongs it should provide an exciting and highly speculative contest for the patrons patronsWalter Walter S Homes Cougar and Belair Studs Golden Light both won here last Tuesday on a sloppy track with Golden Light beating Harry LaMontagnes Cave Canem and Maine Chance Farms Top Pilott whom he must meet tomorrow That race was the racing debut of the costly Top Pilot who should show normal im ¬ provement and gets nine pounds from his rival for a matter of two and a half lengths Golden Light scored in 113 while Cougar required 115 three races later Among those finishing behind Bill Posts charge in that race was Mrs Ethel D Jacobs Our John Wm who was the favorite but reared at the start having no chance to employ his early speed He too gets nine pounds from Golden Light and Cougar tomorrow tomorrowWhile While the Devon appears to lie between the four horses discussed Anthony Aliens Laurel Road has speed and maydo better that hej has shown at this meeting Harvey Cantors Sunsation ran a fair race last out to finish third to Seaward and Three Rivers and a head before Rus sell A Firestone Quickset who was the favorite in that dash on May 3 and was blocked and forced back in the running Greentree Stables Bainbuco and Golden Shoe Farras Bow Pen were in the beaten field that day The first named ran in spots while Bow Pen finished fairly well after being outrun in the early stages stagesWhile While the balance of tomorrows pro ¬ gram is made lip of maiden and claiming events it is quite possible that the best1 horse on the program will appear in the dash for maiden twoyearold fillies at five furlongs that is third on the card Only one of a half doben junior misses named for this dash Frank Frankels Fond Em ¬ brace is extensively staked but Delgra Stables Holly Star P A Tamburps Georgies Gal Philip Godfreys Sickle Sue John C Clarks Plunder and J WNizleKs Maruca have not yet proved that they are devoid of class which is more than canrbT said of the others on the moderate pro ¬ gram A


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