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Only Four Acceptances in Pandora Three of Lot in Belmont Mile Event Eligible to Top Flight Carolyn A Looms Favorite Over Honeymoon Grillette Big Fields in Other Races BELMONT PARK Elmont L I May 20 There were 112 horses entered for tomorrows races at Belmont Park this morning Taut only four of them have been named for the featured 7500 Pandora Handicap for fillies and mares at one mile Twentyfive of the entrants are maiden ju ¬ veniles running with medium claiming tags and another 20 are 7500 claimers four yearolds and older olderThree Three of the four named for the Pan ¬ dora are candidates for the 20000 Top Flight Handicap to be run at a mile and a sixteenth on Wednesday June 9 They are Ben F Whitakers Carolyn A winner of the Correction and Firenze Handicaps at Jamaica WL Ranchs Honeymoon a star in California and the Midwest two seasons ago who has been training steadily for a comeback and Abram S Hewitts Grillette a good winner at Santa Anita last winter Harry LaMontagnes Conniver who was not nominated for the Top Flight but who raced well at Jamaica completes the field fieldCarolyn Carolyn A has topweight tomorrow with 118 pounds four more than she carried when beating the hardhitting Gallorette with ease in the Firenze in which she was getting a dozen pounds from the Brann mare She will probably be a solid choice tomorrow tomorrowHad Had Good Year in 1946 1946Honeymoon Honeymoon who gets in with 117 is sure of support on her intrinsic class When she was good she was very very good winning seven stakes in 1946 in ¬ cluding the Drexel Handicap at Washing ¬ ton Park mile in 135 Hollywood Derby mile and a quarter in 202 and the Se ¬ quoia Handicap seven furlongs in 123 The daughter of Beau Pere was a disap ¬ pointment when invading the East last spring but is believed to have profited by a long and needed rest restConniver Conniver finished less than a length be ¬ hind Lord Grillo and Donor in a three horse race at Jamaica two weeks ago in her last appearance but won her two pre ¬ ceding starts She has 110 pounds to carry most of which will be Basil James JamesGrillette Grillette has her feather impost of 106 pounds to recommend her is in the capable hands of Horatio Euro and raced well enough at Santa Anita to rate her consid ¬ eration Conn McCreary will ride rideDoug Doug Dodson has been assigned to Hon ¬ eymoon while Charley LeBlanc will ride Carolyn A again
