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Shiny Penny Appears Likely Silversmith Purse Favorite Bert Paper Mill Among Ten Facing Garfield Sprinter in Todays Feature at Suffolk SuffolkSUFFOLK SUFFOLK DOWNS East Boston Mass May 20 The Silversmith an allowance dash for threeyearolds and upward at six furlongs is carded as the feature attraction at Suffolk Downs tomorrow Eleven capable sprinters have been named overnight that includes two couplings Mrs B F Lister will be represented by Atomic Wave and Eternity and Sandy Strand Stable has named Hydrant and Bert Sam Garfields Shiny Penny appears the probable choice on his recent races over the local oval re ¬ gardless of track conditions conditionsIn In addition to those mentioned above Shiny Penny will be opposed by Anthony Cataldos Paper Mill O B Burghers Wild Advice W S Jacobs Ima Fastone J H Carrs Chevalier H M Stacks Gorget and Mecklenberg Haymakers Landn Sea SeaShiny Shiny Penny listed as an eligible for Sat ¬ urdays running of the Plymouth Rock Handicap will probably be absent from the weekend stake although trainer Robby Robertson hasnt definitely made up his mind to try for the weekend 10000 dash with only the stablemate Respire Shiny Penny has been in actual competition twice since his return to the races this year and on both occasions the effort was worthy of comment In his first start the son of Torchilla finished third behind Tim B and Black Knave then 11 days later he forced the pace in a large field that boasted of top sprinters only to weaken in the late stages and wind up fifth Tomorrows dash should be much easier for the eightyearold than in the Plymouth Rock RockHydrant Hydrant Capable Sort SortBert Bert turned in a creditable effort while launching his sevenyearold season earlier in the week and the race should have done him a world of good Under an impost of 110 pounds the son of Neddie must be ac ¬ corded much consideration in a sprint of this calibre Hydrant showed signs of rust after a long layoff in his 1948 debut re ¬ cently when finishing last and well beaten in a field of 12 The Bull DogFire Lass stallion holds a trace of class and if his underpinnings can stand the going he is more than capable of defeating this group groupPaper Paper Mill is a former stakes winner that has failed to display any of the form that made him a threat at all distances on the New England circuit last season The Heather Broom Lady Supreme horse an ¬ nexed 16700 in purse money during 1947 placing inthemoney 11 times in 22 starts but must show decided improvement to re ¬ gain that form formBill Bill Hinphy a rider in recent years has an outside chance of saddling the win ¬ ner of tomorrows feature with Ima Fast one The Tiger mare has started twice at the current meeting displaying keen speed in each race and needs only to sustain the speed during the late stages to prove a thorn in the side of Shiny Penny She gets in under a light impost of 105 pounds poundsAlexandra Alexandra to Saddle Gorget GorgetGeorge George Alexandra is returning to New England racing after a short absence caused when he resigned as trainer last summer for the local sportsman Weston W Adams Alexandra will tighten the girth on Gorget highweight of the field under 122 pounds The Happy Time gelding has been away from the races since February when he was a well beaten sixth at Hialeah Park Since that time he has been at Tropical Park Havre de Grace and Pimlico and shipped here only a few days ago It is doubtful if the sevenyearold will be in top form formChevalier Chevalier who was one of the better sophomores in this sector in 1946 before he decided to jump the fence while leading in a race at Suffolk Downs will be making his seasonal debut The well bred fiveyearold was on the shelf last year and his chances tomorrow must be considered a question mark until a better line is acquired of this seasons habits habitsThe The Lister pair will probably rank as outsiders despite the fact that they have been well regarded in prior seasons Eter ¬ nity holds enough class bub has gone way back to unsound feet while Atomic Wave although a speedster has the bad habit of running wide which has caused him to for ¬ feit victories in the past The latter will be appearing for the first time this season seasonLandn Landn Sea has raced only once since sincehis his 1947 campaign but is in the hands of ofthe the veteran conditioner Sport Haymaker HaymakerI I and cannot be counted out Wijd Advice Adviceappears appears overmatched
