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Naval Base Seen Choice In Suffolk Downs Event EventColgate Colgate Farm Performer Coming Off Second in Commonwealth CommonwealthSUFFOLK SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass May 11 Nine betterthanaverage thor ¬ oughbreds have been entered to contest the Nantucket Purse feature midweek offer ¬ ings at Suffolk Downs An allowance af ¬ fair for fouryearolds and upward the Nantucket offers a purse of 4000 at the end of the mile and onesixteenth route routeOff Off his race in Saturdays Common ¬ wealth Handicap Naval Fse owned by Colgate Farm must be conceded the top spot The Invermark gelding outran AgrarianU to set the pace in the mile and sixteenth stake and held on gamely to finish second behind lazy F Ranchs Calvados The fiveyearold evidently has found his racing legs for in four previous tries since shipping here from New Jersey he failed to impress against mediocre com ¬ pany Some consideraticn must be given to the fact the track was muddy on Sat ¬ urday but Naval Base has shown good form on fast tracks and under the 111 pounds for tomorrows race one more than recently carried he promises to be a stern foe foeHarry Harry Stutts hardhitting Golden Thorn will be attempting to score his third straight at the local course The Rosemont gelding has had 12 days rast since defeat ¬ ing the majority of contenders in this event In his last Golden Thorn came from off the pace to catch Spiteful Sue in the final yards and gain a neck decision under 111 pounds three less than he will carry tomorrow tomorrowTrainer Trainer Ray Metcalf has entered a for ¬ midable pair in Oran Lodge Stables Va liente and Apropiado Each has been post ward at the current meeting but has failed to establish the form that made them popular during 1947 Slight improvement 9f either will find a battle ensuing in the fate stages stagesThe The seasonal debut of Sandy Strand Sta ¬ bles Shadow Shot is no criterion of what this fellow is capable of doing The race mentioned was at six furlongs and held in a driving rainstorm over a slick racing strip The Chance Shot colt was not pun ¬ ished when his rider was unable to secure clear racing room in the early running In this smaller field Shadow Shot must be rated an outside chance to dispute the de ¬ cision right down to the finish finishThe The remainder of the field includes Gary C Boshamers Vico who is making his sea ¬ sonal debut Fantasy Farms Spiteful Sue Bill Hinphys Shako and F Randoj6 Camps First
