Preakness Line-Up Narrows to Five; Six Fast Juveniles Vie in Remsen: Mount Marcy Out With Bucked Shin; Escadru and Coaltown Also To Pass Up Stake; Citation Will Get Brisk Breeze Today, Daily Racing Form, 1948-05-12

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Preakness LineUp Narrows to Five Six Fast Juveniles Vie in Remsen Mount Marcy Out With Bucked Shin ShinEscadru Escadru and Coaltown Also To Pass Up Stake Citation Will Get Brisk Breeze Today TodayPIMLICO PIMLICO Baltimore Md May 11 A starting field of five definite starters loomed for the Saturday renewal of the historic and classic Preakness Stakes as three horses went on the sidelines Mount Marcy Coaltown and Escadru EscadruThe The five definite starters are Calumefc Farms mighty Citation S W Labrofs Bo vard impressive winner of the Survivor Stakes here yesterday King Ranchs Bet ¬ ter Self Col C V Whitneys Vulcans Forge and William Helis Salmagundi im ¬ pressive winner of a sixfurlong condition race at Garden State Park today Definite information on Salmagundis Preakness status had not been received at this writ ¬ ing but is expected momentarily The worst disappointment of the day was the declaration from the race by trainer Sylvester Veitch of Mount Marcy who ran second to Bovard in the Survivor Veitch revealed that Mount Marcy came out of that race with a badly bucked shin on his near front leg Mount Marcy had bucked once at two and while it is not unusual for a horse to buck at three it still is not too common and in the case of Mount Marcy MarcyContinued Continued on Page Three Admiral Lea Eternal World Meet Again Today in Remsen RemsenContinued Continued from Page One OneFulgor Fulgor II once in a while shows a great burst of finishing power powerTo To return to the Remsen Admiral Lea was a winner in California then became the only juvenile to do five furlongs in less than a minute at this meeting when he beat Eternal World by a length in 59 They were at level weights in that race and Eternal World must now concede him five pounds poundsSince Since that meeting Eternal World won the Youthful Stakes by a head from Arise with Eternal Dream beating only one horse in the field of eight eightCurrent Current News is a double winner at the meeting and has showed an ability to race on fast and off tracks Eddie Arcaro has been named for both of Mrs Rices colts with a possibility that qnly one will start startSwords Swords Town who will be coupled with Eternal World turned in a good effort when only succumbing in the final yards to emulate in his last appearance and might be capable of springing an upset i Transfluent beat Swords Town a scant nose in his last start and this big rather awkward colt appears to be on the upgrade He was made the favorite for lis only other start and raced greenly greenlyFive Five clever fillies and mares have beer named for the third event the Fairy Gold Purse at six furlongs in which Liz Whit ¬ neys consistent Red Stamp looms the choice over Dark Venus Pretty Valley Bimlette andCatana


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